Clear Linux vs. Ubuntu 16.10 vs. Fedora Graphics Latest Tests Fresh Skylake Linux graphics tests on various distros. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article. Clear Linux 11920 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 13.1: Processor: Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170M-D3H-CF, Chipset: Intel Skylake, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Intel HD 530 (Skylake GT2) 3072MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Clear Linux 11920, Kernel: 4.8.11-279.native (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.12, Display Server: X Server 1.19.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.0, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 + Clang 3.9.0 + LLVM 3.9.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Ubuntu 16.10: Processor: Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170M-D3H-CF, Chipset: Intel Skylake, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Intel HD 530 (Skylake GT2) 3072MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Ubuntu 16.10 - Mesa 13.1-dev: Processor: Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170M-D3H-CF, Chipset: Intel Skylake, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Intel HD 530 (Skylake GT2) 3072MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Fedora 25: Processor: Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170M-D3H-CF, Chipset: Intel Skylake, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Intel HD 530 (Skylake GT2) 3072MB (1050MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Fedora 25, Kernel: 4.8.6-300.fc25.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.22.1, Display Server: Wayland, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.2.1 20160916, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Fedora 25 - X.Org: Processor: Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170M-D3H-CF, Chipset: Intel Skylake, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Intel HD 530 (Skylake GT2) 3072MB (1050MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Fedora 25, Kernel: 4.8.8-300.fc25.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.22.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.2.1 20160916, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 ET: Legacy 2.75 Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 11920 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 13.1 . 67.50 |============================ Ubuntu 16.10 .............................. 52.23 |====================== Ubuntu 16.10 - Mesa 13.1-dev .............. 60.73 |========================= Fedora 25 ................................. 56.10 |======================= Fedora 25 - X.Org ......................... 58.93 |======================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 11920 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 13.1 . 62.73 |============================ Ubuntu 16.10 .............................. 58.43 |========================== Ubuntu 16.10 - Mesa 13.1-dev .............. 60.20 |=========================== Fedora 25 ................................. 53.60 |======================== Fedora 25 - X.Org ......................... 58.90 |========================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Clear Linux 11920 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 13.1 . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 15.9 MAX: 35.0 Ubuntu 16.10 .............................. MIN: 5.0 AVG: 16.9 MAX: 41.0 Ubuntu 16.10 - Mesa 13.1-dev .............. MIN: 4.0 AVG: 16.7 MAX: 42.0 Fedora 25 ................................. MIN: 3.0 AVG: 18.5 MAX: 41.0 Fedora 25 - X.Org ......................... MIN: 5.0 AVG: 16.9 MAX: 49.0 Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 11920 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 13.1 . 13.02 |============================ Ubuntu 16.10 .............................. 12.12 |========================== Ubuntu 16.10 - Mesa 13.1-dev .............. 12.74 |=========================== Fedora 25 ................................. 8.32 |================== Fedora 25 - X.Org ......................... 11.94 |========================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 11920 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 13.1 . 233.28 |=========================== Ubuntu 16.10 .............................. 181.70 |===================== Ubuntu 16.10 - Mesa 13.1-dev .............. 180.43 |===================== Fedora 25 ................................. 164.53 |=================== Fedora 25 - X.Org ......................... 176.06 |==================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 11920 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 13.1 . 117.97 |=========================== Ubuntu 16.10 .............................. 109.51 |========================= Ubuntu 16.10 - Mesa 13.1-dev .............. 115.57 |========================== Fedora 25 ................................. 104.67 |======================== Fedora 25 - X.Org ......................... 108.89 |========================= Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 11920 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 13.1 . 94.29 |============================ Ubuntu 16.10 .............................. 87.72 |========================== Ubuntu 16.10 - Mesa 13.1-dev .............. 91.62 |=========================== Fedora 25 ................................. 85.22 |========================= Fedora 25 - X.Org ......................... 87.61 |========================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 11920 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 13.1 . 7370 |============================= Ubuntu 16.10 .............................. 7422 |============================= Ubuntu 16.10 - Mesa 13.1-dev .............. 7434 |============================= Fedora 25 ................................. 7306 |============================= Fedora 25 - X.Org ......................... 7424 |============================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 11920 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 13.1 . 618 |============================== Ubuntu 16.10 .............................. 611 |============================= Ubuntu 16.10 - Mesa 13.1-dev .............. 625 |============================== Fedora 25 ................................. 613 |============================= Fedora 25 - X.Org ......................... 612 |============================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 11920 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 13.1 . 37168 |============================ Ubuntu 16.10 .............................. 34328 |========================== Ubuntu 16.10 - Mesa 13.1-dev .............. 34763 |========================== Fedora 25 ................................. 37637 |============================ Fedora 25 - X.Org ......................... 35676 |=========================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 11920 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 13.1 . 127 |============================== Ubuntu 16.10 .............................. 128 |============================== Ubuntu 16.10 - Mesa 13.1-dev .............. 128 |============================== Fedora 25 ................................. 128 |============================== Fedora 25 - X.Org ......................... 128 |============================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Clear Linux 11920 - Linux 4.8 + Mesa 13.1 . 349 |============================== Ubuntu 16.10 .............................. 350 |============================== Ubuntu 16.10 - Mesa 13.1-dev .............. 350 |============================== Fedora 25 ................................. 349 |============================== Fedora 25 - X.Org ......................... 349 |==============================