Ubuntu 16.10 vs. Ubuntu 17.04 Radeon Graphics
Radeon graphics tests on Ubuntu 16.10 and 17.04 Linux by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.
Ubuntu 16.10: R9 270X
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270X/370X 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-46-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 12.0.6 Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 3.8.1), Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Ubuntu 16.10: RX 480
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-46-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.1.2, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 12.0.6 Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 3.8.1), Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Ubuntu 16.10: R9 Fury
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-46-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 12.0.6 Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 3.8.1), Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Ubuntu 17.04: R9 270X
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270X/370X 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.0.3 Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0.0), Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Ubuntu 17.04: RX 480
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.3.0, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.0.3 Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0.0), Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Ubuntu 17.04: R9 Fury
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.0.3 Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0.0), Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Oibaf PPA: R9 270X
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270X/370X 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.1.0-devel Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Oibaf PPA: RX 480
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.3.0, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.1.0-devel Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Oibaf PPA: R9 Fury
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.1.0-devel Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
ET: Legacy
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GpuTest
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Metro: Last Light Redux
A Steam-based test of the Metro: Last Light Redux game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Serious Sam Fusion 2017
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Tomb Raider
Xonotic
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Ubuntu 16.10: R9 270X
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270X/370X 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-46-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 12.0.6 Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 3.8.1), Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Testing initiated at 12 April 2017 19:06 by user phoronix.
Ubuntu 16.10: RX 480
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-46-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.1.2, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 12.0.6 Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 3.8.1), Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Testing initiated at 12 April 2017 16:42 by user phoronix.
Ubuntu 16.10: R9 Fury
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-46-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 12.0.6 Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 3.8.1), Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Testing initiated at 12 April 2017 15:06 by user phoronix.
Ubuntu 17.04: R9 270X
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270X/370X 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.0.3 Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0.0), Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Testing initiated at 13 April 2017 07:22 by user phoronix.
Ubuntu 17.04: RX 480
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.3.0, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.0.3 Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0.0), Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Testing initiated at 13 April 2017 09:30 by user phoronix.
Ubuntu 17.04: R9 Fury
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.0.3 Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0.0), Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Testing initiated at 13 April 2017 10:28 by user phoronix.
Oibaf PPA: R9 270X
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270X/370X 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.1.0-devel Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Testing initiated at 13 April 2017 14:10 by user phoronix.
Oibaf PPA: RX 480
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.3.0, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.1.0-devel Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Testing initiated at 13 April 2017 13:05 by user phoronix.
Oibaf PPA: R9 Fury
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.1.0-devel Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Testing initiated at 13 April 2017 11:44 by user phoronix.