Radeon Linux 4.5 - ATI DDX vs. Mode-Setting Performance

Radeon DRM tests from Linux 4.5 while testing xf86-video-ati and xf86-video-modesetting for impact on 3D OpenGL Linux gaming performance.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1601318-GA-MODESETTI60.

Radeon Linux 4.5 - ATI DDX vs. Mode-Setting PerformanceProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionR9 290 - Radeon DDXR9 290 - Modesetting DDXIntel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores)Gigabyte X99-UD4-CFIntel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon16384MB120GB Samsung SSD 850XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MBRealtek ALC1150DELL P2415QIntel ConnectionUbuntu 15.104.5.0-rc1amdgpu-pp+ (x86_64) 20160125UnityX Server 1.17.2radeon 7.6.994.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4GCC 5.2.1 20151010ext43840x2160modesetting 1.17.2OpenBenchmarking.orgKernel Details- R9 290 - Radeon DDX: amdgpu.powerplay=1Processor Details- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveGraphics Details- R9 290 - Radeon DDX: GLAMOR

Radeon Linux 4.5 - ATI DDX vs. Mode-Setting Performancecsgo: 3840 x 2160dirt-showdown: 3840 x 2160 - Ultra - 8x MSAAtesseract: 3840 x 2160tf2: 3840 x 2160unigine-valley: 2560 x 1440 - Fullscreenxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Highxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultraxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultimategputest: Furmark - 2560 x 1440 - FullscreenR9 290 - Radeon DDXR9 290 - Modesetting DDX81.7046.97107.8474.5238.39180.33146.30115.66170682.4146.43108.6072.4538.47177.68151.23116.801699OpenBenchmarking.org

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Resolution: 3840 x 2160

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 3840 x 2160R9 290 - Radeon DDXR9 290 - Modesetting DDX20406080100SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 381.7082.41

DiRT Showdown

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Multi-Sampling: 8x MSAA

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDiRT ShowdownResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Multi-Sampling: 8x MSAAR9 290 - Radeon DDXR9 290 - Modesetting DDX1122334455SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 346.9746.43MIN: 29.09MIN: 28.85

Tesseract

Resolution: 3840 x 2160

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 3840 x 2160R9 290 - Radeon DDXR9 290 - Modesetting DDX20406080100SE +/- 1.50, N = 3SE +/- 2.04, N = 3107.84108.60

Team Fortress 2

Resolution: 3840 x 2160

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 3840 x 2160R9 290 - Radeon DDXR9 290 - Modesetting DDX20406080100SE +/- 1.12, N = 5SE +/- 1.26, N = 374.5272.45

Unigine Valley

Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: FullscreenR9 290 - Radeon DDXR9 290 - Modesetting DDX918273645SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 338.3938.47

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: HighR9 290 - Radeon DDXR9 290 - Modesetting DDX4080120160200SE +/- 1.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.98, N = 3180.33177.68MIN: 100 / MAX: 308MIN: 95 / MAX: 309

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltraR9 290 - Radeon DDXR9 290 - Modesetting DDX306090120150SE +/- 3.02, N = 6SE +/- 0.18, N = 3146.30151.23MIN: 60 / MAX: 281MIN: 77 / MAX: 278

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltimateR9 290 - Radeon DDXR9 290 - Modesetting DDX306090120150SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3115.66116.80MIN: 35 / MAX: 237MIN: 36 / MAX: 240

GpuTest

Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: FullscreenR9 290 - Radeon DDXR9 290 - Modesetting DDX400800120016002000SE +/- 3.18, N = 3SE +/- 4.84, N = 317061699

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