Ubuntu 14.04 LTS vs. Ubuntu 16.04 AMD Radeon Graphics Tests

Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1603151-GA-AMDXENIAL57.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLOpenCLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionUbuntu 14.04.4 - fglrxUbuntu 14.04.4 - MesaUbuntu 16.04 R9 270X R9 285 R9 290 R7 370 R9 Fury R9 270X R9 290 R7 370 R9 270X R9 290 R7 370 R9 FuryIntel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores)MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0Intel Sky Lake16384MB120GB Samsung SSD 850Supported device 6810 2048MBRealtek ALC1150DELL P2415QIntel ConnectionUbuntu 14.044.2.0-30-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.2.6X Server 1.17.2fglrx 15.20.34.3.13399OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (1800.11)GCC 4.8.4ext43840x2160Supported device 6939 2048MBSupported device 67B1 4096MBMSI AMD Radeon R7 370 4096MBSapphire AMD Radeon R9 Fury 4096MBGigabyte AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270X/370 OEM 2048MBradeon 7.5.993.3 Mesa 11.0.2 Gallium 0.4XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MBMSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MBGigabyte AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270X/370 OEM 2048MBUbuntu 16.044.4.0-12-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.4.0X Server 1.18.2radeon 7.6.14.1 Mesa 11.2.0-rc3 Gallium 0.4GCC 5.3.1 20160311XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MBMSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MBSapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MBOpenBenchmarking.orgEnvironment Details- Ubuntu 14.04.4 - fglrx: R9 270X, Ubuntu 14.04.4 - fglrx: R9 285, Ubuntu 14.04.4 - fglrx: R9 290, Ubuntu 14.04.4 - fglrx: R7 370, Ubuntu 14.04.4 - fglrx: 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/driProcessor Details- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performanceGraphics Details- Ubuntu 14.04.4 - Mesa: R9 270X, Ubuntu 14.04.4 - Mesa: R9 290, Ubuntu 14.04.4 - Mesa: R7 370, Ubuntu 16.04: R9 270X, Ubuntu 16.04: R9 290, Ubuntu 16.04: R7 370, Ubuntu 16.04: R9 Fury: GLAMOR

bioshock-infinite: 1920 x 1080 - Very Highbioshock-infinite: 2560 x 1440 - Very Highdirt-showdown: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra - 8x MSAAopenarena: 1920 x 1080tesseract: 3840 x 2160tf2: 1920 x 1080tf2: 2560 x 1440tf2: 3840 x 2160unigine-heaven: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenunigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Lowxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Highxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultraxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultimategputest: GiMark - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: TessMark - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 1920 x 1080 - FullscreenUbuntu 14.04.4 - fglrxUbuntu 14.04.4 - MesaUbuntu 16.04 R9 270X R9 285 R9 290 R7 370 R9 Fury R9 270X R9 290 R7 370 R9 270X R9 290 R7 370 R9 Fury39.6128.4286.51276.4389.63131.59133.21121.3837.2146.01302.13208.64170.08120.363389427991354489518158213930736.8527.9592.65315.93108.32132.48132.15114.8444.7251.83301.31221.28183.81133.903552420691429627210823717050949.0440.0196.84402.00136.66132.54132.25132.5664.8974.94301.55248.12212.27163.333616640071693482228181724474936.2826.8281.22271.3385.04129.79131.34110.2532.4338.90302.00195.50153.53104.532870431191006440117405010623047.7640.8596.96388.53145.44131.55130.99129.9784.4595.52300.47248.77214.07174.59457367341321794262499633541122238.1374.1499.73100.1181.7234.4733.78321.18161.05124.7492.2129342118476318123420287.33108.65100.66101.0696.7353.3048.83328.01203.26165.93126.2931905170581927220755214.4365.39101.4598.2074.3130.7629.84312.56142.90108.3479.0527692944663959733351.7450.2779.65231.1380.22102.57117.8297.7724.5640.72329.94160.51126.6689.692914013207621213837650.5549.7187.72287.07108.38119.34119.66114.4940.8863.91339.84206.15166.46127.563188917198104423865151.8948.5976.56204.5371.62118.99116.6186.7922.3534.75322.12141.16108.7679.042758510656736210829268.1767.4789.28324.90159.08118.84118.59116.2744.8479.97355.53242.79202.54156.213896830771035734401155OpenBenchmarking.org

BioShock Infinite

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Very High

Ubuntu 14.04.4 - fglrxUbuntu 16.04OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBioShock InfiniteResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Very HighR9 270XR9 285R9 290R7 370R9 Fury1530456075SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 339.6136.8549.0436.2847.7651.7450.5551.8968.17

BioShock Infinite

Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Very High

Ubuntu 14.04.4 - fglrxUbuntu 16.04OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBioShock InfiniteResolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Very HighR9 270XR9 285R9 290R7 370R9 Fury1530456075SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 328.4227.9540.0126.8240.8550.2749.7148.5967.47

DiRT Showdown

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Multi-Sampling: 8x MSAA

Ubuntu 14.04.4 - fglrxUbuntu 16.04OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDiRT ShowdownResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Multi-Sampling: 8x MSAAR9 270XR9 285R9 290R7 370R9 Fury20406080100SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 386.5192.6596.8481.2296.9679.6587.7276.5689.28

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Ubuntu 14.04.4 - fglrxUbuntu 14.04.4 - MesaUbuntu 16.04OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080R9 270XR9 285R9 290R7 370R9 Fury90180270360450SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.77, N = 3SE +/- 4.34, N = 3SE +/- 3.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.97, N = 3SE +/- 1.63, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 1.07, N = 3SE +/- 3.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 2.20, N = 3276.43315.93402.00271.33388.53238.13287.33214.43231.13287.07204.53324.90

Tesseract

Resolution: 3840 x 2160

Ubuntu 14.04.4 - fglrxUbuntu 14.04.4 - MesaUbuntu 16.04OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 3840 x 2160R9 270XR9 285R9 290R7 370R9 Fury4080120160200SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.62, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.97, N = 389.63108.32136.6685.04145.4474.14108.6565.3980.22108.3871.62159.08

Team Fortress 2

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Ubuntu 14.04.4 - fglrxUbuntu 14.04.4 - MesaUbuntu 16.04OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080R9 270XR9 285R9 290R7 370R9 Fury306090120150SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.96, N = 3SE +/- 0.63, N = 3SE +/- 3.43, N = 6SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 1.65, N = 4SE +/- 0.62, N = 3SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3131.59132.48132.54129.79131.5599.73100.66101.45102.57119.34118.99118.84

Team Fortress 2

Resolution: 2560 x 1440

Ubuntu 14.04.4 - fglrxUbuntu 14.04.4 - MesaUbuntu 16.04OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 2560 x 1440R9 270XR9 285R9 290R7 370R9 Fury306090120150SE +/- 0.61, N = 3SE +/- 0.74, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3133.21132.15132.25131.34130.99100.11101.0698.20117.82119.66116.61118.59

Team Fortress 2

Resolution: 3840 x 2160

Ubuntu 14.04.4 - fglrxUbuntu 14.04.4 - MesaUbuntu 16.04OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 3840 x 2160R9 270XR9 285R9 290R7 370R9 Fury306090120150SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.87, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 1.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3121.38114.84132.56110.25129.9781.7296.7374.3197.77114.4986.79116.27

Unigine Heaven

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

Ubuntu 14.04.4 - fglrxUbuntu 14.04.4 - MesaUbuntu 16.04OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 4.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenR9 270XR9 285R9 290R7 370R9 Fury20406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 337.2144.7264.8932.4384.4534.4753.3030.7624.5640.8822.3544.84

Unigine Valley

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

Ubuntu 14.04.4 - fglrxUbuntu 14.04.4 - MesaUbuntu 16.04OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenR9 270XR9 285R9 290R7 370R9 Fury20406080100SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 346.0151.8374.9438.9095.5233.7848.8329.8440.7263.9134.7579.97

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Low

Ubuntu 14.04.4 - fglrxUbuntu 14.04.4 - MesaUbuntu 16.04OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: LowR9 270XR9 285R9 290R7 370R9 Fury80160240320400SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 1.41, N = 3SE +/- 1.10, N = 3SE +/- 1.13, N = 3SE +/- 1.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 3SE +/- 1.47, N = 3SE +/- 1.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 3SE +/- 1.26, N = 3302.13301.31301.55302.00300.47321.18328.01312.56329.94339.84322.12355.53

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: High

Ubuntu 14.04.4 - fglrxUbuntu 14.04.4 - MesaUbuntu 16.04OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: HighR9 270XR9 285R9 290R7 370R9 Fury50100150200250SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.78, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 1.96, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3208.64221.28248.12195.50248.77161.05203.26142.90160.51206.15141.16242.79

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra

Ubuntu 14.04.4 - fglrxUbuntu 14.04.4 - MesaUbuntu 16.04OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltraR9 270XR9 285R9 290R7 370R9 Fury50100150200250SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 1.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 1.91, N = 3SE +/- 0.95, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3170.08183.81212.27153.53214.07124.74165.93108.34126.66166.46108.76202.54

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

Ubuntu 14.04.4 - fglrxUbuntu 14.04.4 - MesaUbuntu 16.04OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltimateR9 270XR9 285R9 290R7 370R9 Fury4080120160200SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 2.15, N = 3120.36133.90163.33104.53174.5992.21126.2979.0589.69127.5679.04156.21

GpuTest

Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenR9 270XR9 285R9 290R7 370R9 Fury10002000300040005000SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 333893552361628704573

GpuTest

Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

Ubuntu 14.04.4 - fglrxUbuntu 14.04.4 - MesaUbuntu 16.04OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenR9 270XR9 285R9 290R7 370R9 Fury14K28K42K56K70KSE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 4.58, N = 3SE +/- 5.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 28.94, N = 3SE +/- 14.73, N = 3SE +/- 22.52, N = 3SE +/- 150.51, N = 3SE +/- 58.83, N = 3SE +/- 76.05, N = 3SE +/- 22.07, N = 3427994206964007431196734129342319052769229140318892758538968

GpuTest

Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

Ubuntu 14.04.4 - fglrxUbuntu 14.04.4 - MesaUbuntu 16.04OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenR9 270XR9 285R9 290R7 370R9 Fury7001400210028003500SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 26.90, N = 4SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 6.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 2.73, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 3.84, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 7.17, N = 313541429169310063217118417059441320171910653077

GpuTest

Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenR9 270XR9 285R9 290R7 370R9 Fury2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 348956272482244019426

GpuTest

Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

Ubuntu 14.04.4 - fglrxUbuntu 14.04.4 - MesaUbuntu 16.04OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenR9 270XR9 285R9 290R7 370R9 Fury60K120K180K240K300KSE +/- 42.67, N = 3SE +/- 1.86, N = 3SE +/- 11.17, N = 3SE +/- 8.01, N = 3SE +/- 10.84, N = 3SE +/- 115.46, N = 3SE +/- 52.59, N = 3SE +/- 880.00, N = 3SE +/- 190.42, N = 3SE +/- 185.93, N = 3SE +/- 39.00, N = 3SE +/- 341.19, N = 3181582108237281817174050249963763188192766395762128104467362103573

GpuTest

Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

Ubuntu 14.04.4 - fglrxUbuntu 14.04.4 - MesaUbuntu 16.04OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenR9 270XR9 285R9 290R7 370R9 Fury100200300400500SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 313917024410635412322097138238108440

GpuTest

Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

Ubuntu 14.04.4 - fglrxUbuntu 14.04.4 - MesaUbuntu 16.04OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenR9 270XR9 285R9 290R7 370R9 Fury2004006008001000SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 330750974923011224207553333766512921155

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