Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 Linux benchmarks with the Catalyst driver compared to some other NVDIA and AMD graphics cards.
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Radeon HD 6870
Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 Linux benchmarks with the Catalyst driver compared to some other NVDIA and AMD graphics cards.
Radeon HD 6870:
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel BLH6710H.86A.0075.2010.1112.1844, Chipset: Intel Sandy Bridge, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ-VERTEX2, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB (900/1050MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SyncMaster
OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.2.901 (1.9.3 RC 1), Display Driver: fglrx 8.83.6, OpenGL: 4.1.10599, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
Radeon HD 5770:
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel BLH6710H.86A.0075.2010.1112.1844, Chipset: Intel Sandy Bridge, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ-VERTEX2, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5700 1024MB (850/1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SyncMaster
OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.2.901 (1.9.3 RC 1), Display Driver: fglrx 8.83.6, OpenGL: 4.1.10599, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
Radeon HD 4890:
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel BLH6710H.86A.0075.2010.1112.1844, Chipset: Intel Sandy Bridge, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ-VERTEX2, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4800 1024MB (900/975MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SyncMaster
OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.2.901 (1.9.3 RC 1), Display Driver: fglrx 8.83.6, OpenGL: 3.3.10599, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
Radeon HD 5750:
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel BLH6710H.86A.0075.2010.1112.1844, Chipset: Intel Sandy Bridge, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ-VERTEX2, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5700 1024MB (700/1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SyncMaster
OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.2.901 (1.9.3 RC 1), Display Driver: fglrx 8.83.6, OpenGL: 4.1.10599, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
Radeon HD 4870 X2:
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel BLH6710H.86A.0075.2010.1112.1844, Chipset: Intel Sandy Bridge, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ-VERTEX2, Graphics: 1 x ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 1024MB CrossFire (750/900MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SyncMaster
OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.2.901 (1.9.3 RC 1), Display Driver: fglrx 8.83.6, OpenGL: 3.3.10599, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
GeForce GTX 460:
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel BLH6710H.86A.0075.2010.1112.1844, Chipset: Intel Sandy Bridge, Memory: 2048MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ-VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892
OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.2.901 (1.9.3 RC 1), Display Driver: NVIDIA 270.18, OpenGL: 4.1.0 NVIDIA 270.18, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
Unigine Heaven 2.1
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Radeon HD 6870 .... 20.43 |=============================================
Radeon HD 5770 .... 13.39 |==============================
Radeon HD 4890 .... 23.56 |====================================================
Radeon HD 5750 .... 10.89 |========================
Radeon HD 4870 X2 . 19.35 |===========================================
GeForce GTX 460 ... 18.91 |==========================================
Unigine Heaven 2.1
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Radeon HD 6870 .... 27.57 |=======================================
Radeon HD 5770 .... 18.81 |==========================
Radeon HD 4890 .... 37.23 |====================================================
Radeon HD 5750 .... 15.38 |=====================
Radeon HD 4870 X2 . 30.56 |===========================================
GeForce GTX 460 ... 28.63 |========================================
Unigine Tropics 1.3
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Radeon HD 6870 .... 57.63 |====================================================
Radeon HD 5770 .... 35.81 |================================
Radeon HD 4890 .... 42.29 |======================================
Radeon HD 5750 .... 29.22 |==========================
Radeon HD 4870 X2 . 34.95 |================================
GeForce GTX 460 ... 38.94 |===================================
Unigine Tropics 1.3
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Radeon HD 6870 .... 84.95 |====================================================
Radeon HD 5770 .... 53.15 |=================================
Radeon HD 4890 .... 62.55 |======================================
Radeon HD 5750 .... 43.31 |===========================
Radeon HD 4870 X2 . 51.87 |================================
GeForce GTX 460 ... 60.74 |=====================================
Unigine Sanctuary 2.3
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Radeon HD 6870 .... 61.87 |====================================================
Radeon HD 5770 .... 40.58 |==================================
Radeon HD 4890 .... 43.17 |====================================
Radeon HD 5750 .... 32.18 |===========================
Radeon HD 4870 X2 . 35.54 |==============================
GeForce GTX 460 ... 44.48 |=====================================
Unigine Sanctuary 2.3
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Radeon HD 6870 .... 94.19 |====================================================
Radeon HD 5770 .... 62.24 |==================================
Radeon HD 4890 .... 68.12 |======================================
Radeon HD 5750 .... 49.77 |===========================
Radeon HD 4870 X2 . 55.84 |===============================
GeForce GTX 460 ... 72.19 |========================================
ET: Quake Wars Demo
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Radeon HD 6870 .... 69.90 |====================================================
Radeon HD 5770 .... 58.03 |===========================================
Radeon HD 4890 .... 58.57 |============================================
Radeon HD 5750 .... 51.63 |======================================
Radeon HD 4870 X2 . 58.80 |============================================
GeForce GTX 460 ... 59.30 |============================================
X-Plane 9.45
Quality Setting: Ultra - Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Radeon HD 6870 .... 87 |=======================================================
Radeon HD 5770 .... 67 |==========================================
Radeon HD 4890 .... 78 |=================================================
Radeon HD 5750 .... 59 |=====================================
Radeon HD 4870 X2 . 79 |==================================================
GeForce GTX 460 ... 79 |==================================================
Warsow 0.5
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Radeon HD 6870 .... 291.47 |===================================================
Radeon HD 5770 .... 202.33 |===================================
Radeon HD 4890 .... 246.93 |===========================================
Radeon HD 5750 .... 183.90 |================================
Radeon HD 4870 X2 . 217.73 |======================================
GeForce GTX 460 ... 172.73 |==============================
VDrift 2010-06-30
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Radeon HD 6870 .... 57.08 |====================================================
Radeon HD 5770 .... 33.72 |===============================
Radeon HD 4890 .... 38.90 |===================================
Radeon HD 5750 .... 27.98 |=========================
Radeon HD 4870 X2 . 32.97 |==============================
GeForce GTX 460 ... 36.23 |=================================
VDrift 2010-06-30
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Radeon HD 6870 .... 82.31 |====================================================
Radeon HD 5770 .... 48.17 |==============================
Radeon HD 4890 .... 55.88 |===================================
Radeon HD 5750 .... 40.00 |=========================
Radeon HD 4870 X2 . 46.92 |==============================
GeForce GTX 460 ... 53.59 |==================================
Lightsmark 2008
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Radeon HD 6870 .... 509.60 |===================================================
Radeon HD 5770 .... 360.83 |====================================
Radeon HD 4890 .... 345.77 |===================================
Radeon HD 5750 .... 283.82 |============================
Radeon HD 4870 X2 . 289.39 |=============================
GeForce GTX 460 ... 321.63 |================================
Lightsmark 2008
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Radeon HD 6870 .... 437.36 |============================================
Radeon HD 5770 .... 153.20 |===============
Radeon HD 4890 .... 337.91 |==================================
Radeon HD 5750 .... 138.42 |==============
Radeon HD 4870 X2 . 230.10 |=======================
GeForce GTX 460 ... 504.44 |===================================================
Xonotic 0.1 Preview
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Radeon HD 6870 .... 161.42 |===================================================
Radeon HD 5770 .... 112.45 |====================================
Radeon HD 4890 .... 135.73 |===========================================
Radeon HD 5750 .... 97.79 |===============================
Radeon HD 4870 X2 . 136.32 |===========================================
GeForce GTX 460 ... 123.10 |=======================================
Xonotic 0.1 Preview
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Radeon HD 6870 .... 213.23 |===================================================
Radeon HD 5770 .... 156.92 |======================================
Radeon HD 4890 .... 184.93 |============================================
Radeon HD 5750 .... 137.32 |=================================
Radeon HD 4870 X2 . 197.11 |===============================================
GeForce GTX 460 ... 193.50 |==============================================
Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Radeon HD 6870 .... 120.14 |===================================================
Radeon HD 5770 .... 89.64 |======================================
Radeon HD 4890 .... 110.45 |===============================================
Radeon HD 5750 .... 78.94 |==================================
Radeon HD 4870 X2 . 111.54 |===============================================
GeForce GTX 460 ... 104.16 |============================================
Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1920 x 1200 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Radeon HD 6870 .... 132.70 |===============================================
Radeon HD 5770 .... 112.68 |========================================
Radeon HD 4890 .... 130.34 |==============================================
Radeon HD 5750 .... 103.60 |=====================================
Radeon HD 4870 X2 . 130.10 |==============================================
GeForce GTX 460 ... 144.12 |===================================================