AMDGPU PowerPlay vs. Catalyst Linux

Radeon R9 285 Tonga and Radeon R9 Fury Fiji open-source Linux OpenGL benchmark results on Mesa 11.1-devel Git plus experimental PowerPlay kernel code for re-clocking compared to Catalyst. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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Stock: R9 285
November 12 2015
 
PowerPlay: R9 285
November 12 2015
 
Catalyst: R9 285
November 27 2015
 
Stock: R9 Fury
November 12 2015
 
PowerPlay: R9 Fury
November 12 2015
 
Catalyst: R9 Fury
November 27 2015
 
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PowerPlay: R9 285

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 285/380 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.3.0-powerplay2 (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 11.1.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Stock: R9 285

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.3.0-powerplay (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 11.1.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Stock: R9 Fury

Changed Graphics to Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY 4096MB.

PowerPlay: R9 Fury

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.3.0-powerplay2 (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 11.1.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Catalyst: R9 285

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Supported device 6939 2048MB (918/1375MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.3, OpenGL: 4.4.13399, Compiler: GCC 4.9.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Environment Notes: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/fglrx/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/dri:/usr/lib32/fglrx/dri:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Catalyst: R9 Fury

Changed Graphics to Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 Fury 4096MB.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionPowerPlayStockPowerPlayCatalyst R9 285 R9 285 R9 Fury R9 Fury R9 285 R9 FuryIntel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores)Gigabyte X99-UD4-CFIntel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon16384MB240GB OCZ VERTEX3XFX AMD Radeon R9 285/380 2048MBRealtek ALC1150ASUS PB278Intel ConnectionUbuntu 15.104.3.0-powerplay2 (x86_64)UnityX Server 1.17.2radeon 7.5.993.0 Mesa 11.1.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4GCC 5.2.1 20151010ext42560x14404.3.0-powerplay (x86_64)Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY 4096MB4.3.0-powerplay2 (x86_64)Supported device 6939 2048MB (918/1375MHz)4.2.0-18-generic (x86_64)fglrx 15.20.34.4.13399GCC 4.9.3Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 Fury 4096MBOpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveEnvironment Details- Catalyst: R9 285, Catalyst: R9 Fury: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/fglrx/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/dri:/usr/lib32/fglrx/dri:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri

metroll-redux: Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m5openarena: 2560 x 1600tesseract: 2560 x 1600xonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Highxonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Ultimategputest: Plot3D - 2560 x 1600 - Fullscreengputest: Furmark - 2560 x 1600 - Fullscreengputest: Triangle - 2560 x 1600 - Fullscreengputest: Pixmark Piano - 2560 x 1600 - Fullscreengputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 2560 x 1600 - FullscreenPowerPlayStockPowerPlayCatalyst R9 285 R9 285 R9 Fury R9 Fury R9 285 R9 Fury33.17166.23104.92210.76129.433686522379117339810507.0126.6021.0345.5234.356217246151751323466.7113.4440.9821.8569056401008628773619.8336.79119.9858.3620821211732087953243553.33188.33143.90221.89154.69557932286210544336101990.50336.00216.16230.08165.278397661464385157792511OpenBenchmarking.org

Metro: Last Light Redux

A Steam-based test of the Metro: Last Light Redux game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

CatalystPowerPlayStockOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro: Last Light ReduxPhoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m5R9 FuryR9 28520406080100SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 390.5053.3319.8333.176.717.01
CatalystPowerPlayStockOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro: Last Light ReduxPhoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m5R9 FuryR9 28520406080100Min: 90.29 / Avg: 90.5 / Max: 90.71Min: 52.93 / Avg: 53.33 / Max: 53.73Min: 19.66 / Avg: 19.83 / Max: 19.97Min: 32.89 / Avg: 33.17 / Max: 33.31Min: 6.69 / Avg: 6.71 / Max: 6.75Min: 6.98 / Avg: 7.01 / Max: 7.04

OpenArena

CatalystStockPowerPlayOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600R9 FuryR9 28570140210280350SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.98, N = 3336.00188.3326.60166.23
CatalystStockPowerPlayOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600R9 FuryR9 28560120180240300Min: 335.2 / Avg: 336 / Max: 336.4Min: 187.5 / Avg: 188.33 / Max: 189.7Min: 26.6 / Avg: 26.6 / Max: 26.6Min: 164.8 / Avg: 166.23 / Max: 168.1

CatalystStockPowerPlayOpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame TimeR9 FuryR9 28520406080100Min: 1 / Avg: 2.95 / Max: 6Min: 1 / Avg: 5.31 / Max: 41Min: 3 / Avg: 37.57 / Max: 98Min: 2 / Avg: 6.01 / Max: 41

Tesseract

Tesseract is a fork of Cube 2 Sauerbraten with numerous graphics and game-play improvements. Tesseract has been in development since 2012 while its first release happened in May of 2014. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

CatalystPowerPlayStockOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 2560 x 1600R9 FuryR9 28550100150200250SE +/- 3.47, N = 4SE +/- 2.03, N = 6SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3216.16143.9036.79104.9213.4421.03
CatalystPowerPlayStockOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 2560 x 1600R9 FuryR9 2854080120160200Min: 210.84 / Avg: 216.16 / Max: 226.3Min: 136.55 / Avg: 143.9 / Max: 148.75Min: 36.48 / Avg: 36.79 / Max: 37.31Min: 104.65 / Avg: 104.92 / Max: 105.16Min: 13.29 / Avg: 13.44 / Max: 13.63Min: 20.99 / Avg: 21.03 / Max: 21.05

Xonotic

This is a benchmark of Xonotic, which is a fork of the DarkPlaces-based Nexuiz game. Development began in March of 2010 on the Xonotic game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

CatalystPowerPlayStockOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: HighR9 FuryR9 28550100150200250SE +/- 2.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.93, N = 3SE +/- 3.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3230.08221.89119.98210.7640.9845.52
CatalystPowerPlayStockOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: HighR9 FuryR9 2854080120160200Min: 226.07 / Avg: 230.08 / Max: 232.51Min: 221.19 / Avg: 221.89 / Max: 222.74Min: 118.17 / Avg: 119.98 / Max: 121.24Min: 204.45 / Avg: 210.76 / Max: 214.24Min: 40.93 / Avg: 40.98 / Max: 41.03Min: 45.43 / Avg: 45.52 / Max: 45.61

CatalystPowerPlayStockOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltimateR9 FuryR9 2854080120160200SE +/- 1.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 1.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3165.27154.6958.36129.4321.8534.35
CatalystPowerPlayStockOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltimateR9 FuryR9 285306090120150Min: 164.16 / Avg: 165.27 / Max: 167.32Min: 153.67 / Avg: 154.69 / Max: 155.51Min: 58.25 / Avg: 58.36 / Max: 58.43Min: 127.81 / Avg: 129.43 / Max: 131.99Min: 21.84 / Avg: 21.85 / Max: 21.86Min: 34.3 / Avg: 34.35 / Max: 34.39

GpuTest

GpuTest is a cross-platform OpenGL benchmark developed at Geeks3D.com that offers tech demos such as FurMark, TessMark, and other workloads to stress various areas of GPUs and drivers. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

CatalystPowerPlayStockOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: FullscreenR9 FuryR9 28520K40K60K80K100KSE +/- 40.48, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 3SE +/- 102.91, N = 3SE +/- 63.56, N = 3SE +/- 73.83, N = 3SE +/- 7.77, N = 38397655793208213686569056217
CatalystPowerPlayStockOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: FullscreenR9 FuryR9 28515K30K45K60K75KMin: 83908 / Avg: 83975.67 / Max: 84048Min: 55790 / Avg: 55793 / Max: 55795Min: 20669 / Avg: 20820.67 / Max: 21017Min: 36778 / Avg: 36865.33 / Max: 36989Min: 6757 / Avg: 6904.67 / Max: 6979Min: 6206 / Avg: 6217 / Max: 6232

CatalystPowerPlayStockOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: FullscreenR9 FuryR9 28513002600390052006500SE +/- 58.99, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 1.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 36146228621172237640246
CatalystPowerPlayStockOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: FullscreenR9 FuryR9 28511002200330044005500Min: 6028 / Avg: 6145.67 / Max: 6212Min: 2284 / Avg: 2285.67 / Max: 2288Min: 2115 / Avg: 2116.67 / Max: 2120Min: 2237 / Avg: 2237 / Max: 2237Min: 640 / Avg: 640 / Max: 640Min: 246 / Avg: 246 / Max: 246

CatalystPowerPlayStockOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: FullscreenR9 FuryR9 28590K180K270K360K450KSE +/- 968.09, N = 3SE +/- 23.73, N = 3SE +/- 47.68, N = 3SE +/- 1678.83, N = 3SE +/- 2.40, N = 3SE +/- 9.71, N = 343851521054432087911731008615175
CatalystPowerPlayStockOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: FullscreenR9 FuryR9 28580K160K240K320K400KMin: 437080 / Avg: 438514.67 / Max: 440358Min: 210501 / Avg: 210543.67 / Max: 210583Min: 31992 / Avg: 32087.33 / Max: 32137Min: 89013 / Avg: 91172.67 / Max: 94479Min: 10081 / Avg: 10085.67 / Max: 10089Min: 15156 / Avg: 15175 / Max: 15188

CatalystPowerPlayStockOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: FullscreenR9 FuryR9 2852004006008001000SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3779336953398287132
CatalystPowerPlayStockOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: FullscreenR9 FuryR9 2852004006008001000Min: 779 / Avg: 779 / Max: 779Min: 336 / Avg: 336 / Max: 336Min: 953 / Avg: 953.33 / Max: 954Min: 398 / Avg: 398 / Max: 398Min: 287 / Avg: 287 / Max: 287Min: 132 / Avg: 132 / Max: 132

CatalystPowerPlayStockOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: FullscreenR9 FuryR9 2855001000150020002500SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 32511101924351050736346
CatalystPowerPlayStockOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: FullscreenR9 FuryR9 285400800120016002000Min: 2511 / Avg: 2511 / Max: 2511Min: 1019 / Avg: 1019 / Max: 1019Min: 2433 / Avg: 2434.67 / Max: 2436Min: 1050 / Avg: 1050 / Max: 1050Min: 736 / Avg: 736 / Max: 736Min: 346 / Avg: 346 / Max: 346

PowerPlay: R9 285

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 285/380 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.3.0-powerplay2 (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 11.1.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Testing initiated at 12 November 2015 13:35 by user phoronix.

Stock: R9 285

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 285/380 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.3.0-powerplay (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 11.1.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Testing initiated at 12 November 2015 14:49 by user phoronix.

Stock: R9 Fury

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.3.0-powerplay (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 11.1.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Testing initiated at 12 November 2015 16:22 by user phoronix.

PowerPlay: R9 Fury

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.3.0-powerplay2 (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 11.1.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Testing initiated at 12 November 2015 17:33 by user phoronix.

Catalyst: R9 285

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Supported device 6939 2048MB (918/1375MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.3, OpenGL: 4.4.13399, Compiler: GCC 4.9.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Environment Notes: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/fglrx/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/dri:/usr/lib32/fglrx/dri:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Testing initiated at 27 November 2015 11:38 by user michael.

Catalyst: R9 Fury

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 Fury 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: ASUS PB278, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.3, OpenGL: 4.4.13399, Compiler: GCC 4.9.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440

Environment Notes: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/fglrx/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/dri:/usr/lib32/fglrx/dri:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Testing initiated at 27 November 2015 12:24 by user michael.