Radeon Catalyst End Of Year 2015

Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article.

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Catalyst 14.12 Omega

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: fglrx 14.50.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13283, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

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

Radeon Software 15.12 Crimson

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: fglrx 15.30.3, OpenGL: 4.4.13416, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Radeon Catalyst End Of Year 2015OpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores)Gigabyte X99-UD4-CFIntel Xeon E5 v3/Core16384MB120GB Samsung SSD 850Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz)Intel C610/X99DELL P2415QIntel ConnectionUbuntu 14.103.16.0-23-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.3.1X Server 1.16.0fglrx 14.50.2fglrx 15.30.34.4.132834.4.13416GCC 4.9.1ext43840x2160ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriversOpenGLsCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionRadeon Catalyst End Of Year 2015 BenchmarksSystem Logs- LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri - Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Catalyst 14.12 Omega vs. Radeon Software 15.12 Crimson ComparisonPhoronix Test SuiteBaseline+19.5%+19.5%+39%+39%+58.5%+58.5%78%8.2%6.2%4.6%4.5%3.8%3840 x 21601920 x 1080 - Fullscreen1920 x 10807.3%3840 x 2160 - Very HighTessMark - 3840 x 2160 - FullscreenPixmark Piano - 3840 x 2160 - FullscreenFurmark - 3840 x 2160 - FullscreenTriangle - 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreen2.4%3840 x 2160 - Ultra2.3%Team Fortress 2Unigine ValleyOpenArenaBioShock InfiniteGpuTestGpuTestGpuTestGpuTestXonoticCatalyst 14.12 OmegaRadeon Software 15.12 Crimson

Radeon Catalyst End Of Year 2015bioshock-infinite: 3840 x 2160 - Very Highdirt-showdown: 3840 x 2160 - Ultra - 8x MSAAopenarena: 1920 x 1080tesseract: 3840 x 2160tf2: 3840 x 2160unigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultraxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultimategputest: GiMark - 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreengputest: Plot3D - 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreengputest: Furmark - 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreengputest: TessMark - 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreengputest: Triangle - 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreengputest: Pixmark Piano - 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreengputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 3840 x 2160 - FullscreenCatalyst 14.12 OmegaRadeon Software 15.12 Crimson25.3357.64286.6799.8962.5969.15192.90147.563620640521796462529198124374926.9058.26267.08101.13111.4174.80188.56145.4836206404018654837285203254750OpenBenchmarking.org

BioShock Infinite

A Steam-based test of the BioShock Infinite game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBioShock InfiniteResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Very HighRadeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega612182430SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 326.9025.33MIN: 7.47 / MAX: 81.98MIN: 7.28 / MAX: 81.96
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBioShock InfiniteResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Very HighRadeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega612182430Min: 26.87 / Avg: 26.9 / Max: 26.92Min: 25.29 / Avg: 25.33 / Max: 25.37

DiRT Showdown

This is a benchmark of DiRT Showdown on Steam. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own a copy of this game. This automates the process of executing the game and using its built-in benchmark mode. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDiRT ShowdownResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Multi-Sampling: 8x MSAARadeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega1326395265SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 358.2657.64MIN: 32.46MIN: 45.16
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDiRT ShowdownResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Multi-Sampling: 8x MSAARadeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega1224364860Min: 57.53 / Avg: 58.26 / Max: 58.71Min: 56.47 / Avg: 57.64 / Max: 58.33

OpenArena

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega60120180240300SE +/- 11.04, N = 6SE +/- 3.43, N = 3267.08286.67MIN: 1MIN: 1
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega50100150200250Min: 213.3 / Avg: 267.08 / Max: 286.3Min: 281.2 / Avg: 286.67 / Max: 293

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeRadeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega918273645Min: 1 / Avg: 3.57 / Max: 25Min: 1 / Avg: 3.53 / Max: 46

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.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 3840 x 2160Radeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega20406080100SE +/- 0.94, N = 3SE +/- 1.82, N = 3101.1399.89
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 3840 x 2160Radeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega20406080100Min: 99.38 / Avg: 101.13 / Max: 102.59Min: 97.04 / Avg: 99.89 / Max: 103.27

Team Fortress 2

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 3840 x 2160Radeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega20406080100SE +/- 2.05, N = 6SE +/- 0.81, N = 3111.4162.59
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 3840 x 2160Radeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega20406080100Min: 103.02 / Avg: 111.41 / Max: 115.93Min: 61.22 / Avg: 62.59 / Max: 64.04

Unigine Valley

This test calculates the average frame-rate within the Valley demo for the Unigine engine, released in February 2013. This engine is extremely demanding on the system's graphics card. Unigine Valley relies upon an OpenGL GL3 Core Profile context. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega20406080100SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 374.8069.15
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega1428425670Min: 74.52 / Avg: 74.8 / Max: 74.94Min: 68.83 / Avg: 69.15 / Max: 69.31

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.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltraRadeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega4080120160200SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.86, N = 3188.56192.90MIN: 89 / MAX: 376MIN: 95 / MAX: 378
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltraRadeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega4080120160200Min: 188.02 / Avg: 188.56 / Max: 188.85Min: 191.4 / Avg: 192.9 / Max: 194.36

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltimateRadeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega306090120150SE +/- 0.81, N = 3SE +/- 0.76, N = 3145.48147.56MIN: 35 / MAX: 330MIN: 35 / MAX: 333
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltimateRadeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega306090120150Min: 143.87 / Avg: 145.48 / Max: 146.47Min: 146.08 / Avg: 147.56 / Max: 148.61

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.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: GiMark - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega8001600240032004000SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 336203620
OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: GiMark - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega6001200180024003000Min: 3620 / Avg: 3620.33 / Max: 3621Min: 3620 / Avg: 3620.33 / Max: 3621

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega14K28K42K56K70KSE +/- 49.35, N = 3SE +/- 81.22, N = 36404064052
OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega11K22K33K44K55KMin: 63989 / Avg: 64040.33 / Max: 64139Min: 63907 / Avg: 64051.67 / Max: 64188

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega400800120016002000SE +/- 24.10, N = 6SE +/- 25.85, N = 518651796
OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega30060090012001500Min: 1828 / Avg: 1865 / Max: 1983Min: 1756 / Avg: 1796.4 / Max: 1895

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: TessMark - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega10002000300040005000SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 348374625
OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: TessMark - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega8001600240032004000Min: 4837 / Avg: 4837 / Max: 4837Min: 4625 / Avg: 4625 / Max: 4625

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega60K120K180K240K300KSE +/- 767.85, N = 3SE +/- 195.46, N = 3285203291981
OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega50K100K150K200K250KMin: 283692 / Avg: 285203.33 / Max: 286195Min: 291639 / Avg: 291981 / Max: 292316

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega60120180240300SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3254243
OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega50100150200250Min: 254 / Avg: 254.33 / Max: 255Min: 243 / Avg: 243 / Max: 243

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega160320480640800SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3750749
OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon Software 15.12 CrimsonCatalyst 14.12 Omega130260390520650Min: 750 / Avg: 750 / Max: 750Min: 749 / Avg: 749 / Max: 749

Catalyst 14.12 Omega

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: fglrx 14.50.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13283, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

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

Testing initiated at 4 January 2016 10:46 by user phoronix.

Radeon Software 15.12 Crimson

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: fglrx 15.30.3, OpenGL: 4.4.13416, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

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

Testing initiated at 4 January 2016 12:47 by user phoronix.