Radeon 2015 Open vs. Closed

Various Radeon graphics card tests on open and closed-source drivers in December. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1512198-GA-EOYRADEON81.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionCatalystOpen-Source HD 6870 HD 6950 HD 7950 R9 290 R7 370 HD 6950 HD 6870 HD 7950 R9 290 R7 370Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores)Gigabyte X99-UD4-CFIntel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon16384MB120GB Samsung SSD 850Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MBRealtek ALC1150DELL P2415QIntel ConnectionUbuntu 15.104.2.0-19-generic (x86_64)UnityX Server 1.17.2fglrx 15.20.34.4.13399GCC 4.9.3ext41920x1200Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MBXFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB1920x1080Supported device 67B1 4096MBMSI AMD Radeon R7 370 4096MBSapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB4.4.0-rc3-amdgpu-pp-phx-xmas (x86_64) 20151218radeon 7.6.994.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB3.3 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB4.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MBMSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MBOpenBenchmarking.orgEnvironment Details- Catalyst: HD 6870, Catalyst: HD 6950, Catalyst: HD 7950, Catalyst: R9 290, Catalyst: R7 370: 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/driProcessor Details- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveGraphics Details- Open-Source: HD 6950: EXA- Open-Source: HD 6870: EXA- Open-Source: HD 7950: GLAMOR- Open-Source: R9 290: GLAMOR- Open-Source: R7 370: GLAMOR

unigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenbioshock-infinite: 1920 x 1080 - Very Highcsgo: 1920 x 1080dirt-showdown: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra - 2x MSAAmetro2033-redux: Phoronix Test Suite v6.2.0m1metroll-redux: Phoronix Test Suite v6.2.0m1openarena: 1920 x 1080tesseract: 1920 x 1080tf2: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - UltimateCatalystOpen-Source HD 6870 HD 6950 HD 7950 R9 290 R7 370 HD 6950 HD 6870 HD 7950 R9 290 R7 37022.3562.2154.0453.6644.2045.72173.73125.89123.24150.1834.9764.28112.0956.6149.0254.03195.20139.35125.77166.8648.4265.89157.9064.2875.1483.38293.90206.17128.49157.1974.1272.90178.1063.6679.6492.01327.37221.96124.72159.4138.6266.95128.0466.0929.0928.3497.3660.5134.9738.67112.33134.0093.06131.6322.94167.30113.2498.9238.7827.1959.2326.9556.5132.2441.16214.63176.2269.78152.0633.3327.1654.1231.5937.72191.27146.1774.06143.86OpenBenchmarking.org

Unigine Valley

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

CatalystOpen-SourceOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenHD 6870HD 6950HD 7950R9 290R7 3701632486480SE +/- 0.52, N = 6SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 322.3534.9748.4274.1238.6229.0922.9438.7859.2333.33

BioShock Infinite

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Very High

CatalystOpen-SourceOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBioShock InfiniteResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Very HighHD 6870HD 6950HD 7950R9 290R7 3701632486480SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.79, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 6SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 362.2164.2865.8972.9066.9528.3427.1926.9527.16

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

CatalystOpen-SourceOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 1920 x 1080HD 6870HD 6950HD 7950R9 290R7 3704080120160200SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 1.92, N = 3SE +/- 1.83, N = 3SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 354.04112.09157.90178.10128.0497.36

DiRT Showdown

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Multi-Sampling: 2x MSAA

CatalystOpen-SourceOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDiRT ShowdownResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Multi-Sampling: 2x MSAAHD 6870HD 6950HD 7950R9 290R7 3701530456075SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 1.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.07, N = 4SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 353.6656.6164.2863.6666.0960.5156.5154.12

Metro 2033 Redux

Phoronix Test Suite v6.2.0m1

CatalystOpen-SourceOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro 2033 ReduxPhoronix Test Suite v6.2.0m1HD 6870HD 6950HD 7950R9 290R7 37020406080100SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 1.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 344.2049.0275.1479.6434.9732.2431.59

Metro: Last Light Redux

Phoronix Test Suite v6.2.0m1

CatalystOpen-SourceOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro: Last Light ReduxPhoronix Test Suite v6.2.0m1HD 6870HD 6950HD 7950R9 290R7 37020406080100SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 1.78, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 345.7254.0383.3892.0138.6741.1637.72

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

CatalystOpen-SourceOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080HD 6870HD 6950HD 7950R9 290R7 37070140210280350SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 1.51, N = 3SE +/- 2.82, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 3.15, N = 6SE +/- 1.02, N = 3173.73195.20293.90327.37112.33167.30214.63191.27

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time

CatalystOpen-SourceOpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeHD 6870HD 6950HD 7950R9 290R7 370714212835Min: 1 / Avg: 5.75 / Max: 18Min: 1 / Avg: 5.13 / Max: 16Min: 1 / Avg: 3.39 / Max: 11Min: 1 / Avg: 3.08 / Max: 13Min: 3 / Avg: 8.87 / Max: 19Min: 2 / Avg: 5.95 / Max: 13Min: 1 / Avg: 4.66 / Max: 30Min: 2 / Avg: 5.2 / Max: 29

Tesseract

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

CatalystOpen-SourceOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080HD 6870HD 6950HD 7950R9 290R7 37050100150200250SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.78, N = 3SE +/- 3.30, N = 3SE +/- 2.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 3SE +/- 2.63, N = 6SE +/- 1.82, N = 3SE +/- 2.16, N = 3125.89139.35206.17221.96134.00113.24176.22146.17

Team Fortress 2

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

CatalystOpen-SourceOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080HD 6870HD 6950HD 7950R9 290R7 370306090120150SE +/- 3.16, N = 6SE +/- 3.07, N = 6SE +/- 3.31, N = 6SE +/- 2.22, N = 6SE +/- 2.00, N = 6SE +/- 1.16, N = 6SE +/- 1.09, N = 6123.24125.77128.49124.7293.0669.7874.06

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

CatalystOpen-SourceOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateHD 6870HD 6950HD 7950R9 290R7 3704080120160200SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 1.30, N = 3SE +/- 1.43, N = 3SE +/- 1.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 1.94, N = 3SE +/- 1.14, N = 3150.18166.86157.19159.41131.6398.92152.06143.86

Phoronix Test Suite v10.8.4