Compiz Testing Does Compiz still cause a performance hit? Here's tests with multiple GPUs and drivers with Metacity and Compiz. More information in upcoming Phoronix.com article.
HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1103191-IV-1103194IV51 .
Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Monitor OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Metacity Compiz Gallium - X1950PRO Gallium - HD 4670 Gallium - HD 5450 Catalyst - HD 4670 Catalyst - HD 5450 Gallium - 8600GT Gallium - GT 220 NVIDIA - 8600GT NVIDIA - GT 220 Gallium - X1950PRO Gallium - HD 4670 Gallium - HD 5450 Catalyst - HD 4670 Catalyst - HD 5450 Gallium - 8600GT Gallium - GT 220 NVIDIA - 8600GT NVIDIA - GT 220 Catalyst - HD 5770 NVIDIA - GTX 570 AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores) ECS A790GXM-A v1.0 AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800 4096MB 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS AMD Radeon X1950 Pro Realtek ALC888 DELL S2409W Ubuntu 10.10 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64) GNOME 2.32.0 X Server 1.9.0 radeon 6.14.99 2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4 GCC 4.4.5 ext4 1920x1080 AMD Radeon HD 4670 (750/1100MHz) AMD Radeon HD 5450 (650/400MHz) ATI Radeon HD 4600 512MB (750/1100MHz) 2.6.35-27-generic (x86_64) fglrx 8.82.8 Catalyst 11.2 3.3.10524 ATI Radeon HD 5450 512MB (650/400MHz) 4.1.10524 NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 256MB (540/702MHz) 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64) nouveau 0.0.16 2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4 NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/950MHz) NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 512MB (540/700MHz) NVIDIA 270.30 3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.30 NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz) AMD Radeon X1950 Pro DELL S2409W radeon 6.14.99 2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4 AMD Radeon HD 4670 (750/1100MHz) AMD Radeon HD 5450 (650/400MHz) ATI Radeon HD 4600 512MB (750/1100MHz) 2.6.35-27-generic (x86_64) fglrx 8.82.8 Catalyst 11.2 3.3.10524 ATI Radeon HD 5450 512MB (650/400MHz) 4.1.10524 NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 256MB (540/702MHz) 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64) nouveau 0.0.16 2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4 NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/950MHz) NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 512MB (540/700MHz) NVIDIA 270.30 3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.30 NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz) AMD Phenom II X6 1090T @ 3.20GHz (6 Cores) BIOSTAR TA890GXB HD AMD RS780 8192MB 1000GB Seagate ST31000528AS ATI Radeon HD 5700 1024MB (850/1200MHz) DELL 2209WA Fedora release 14 (Laughlin) 2.6.35.11-83.fc14.x86_64 (x86_64) X Server 1.9.4 fglrx 8.82.8 Catalyst 10.12 4.1.10524 GCC 4.5.1 1680x1050 Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz (8 Cores) ASUS P8P67 Intel Sandy Bridge 500GB Seagate ST3500410AS + 4 x 1000GB SAMSUNG HD103SJ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1280MB (780/1900MHz) NVIDIA GPU 18 HDMI/DP Ubuntu 10.10 2.6.35-28-generic (x86_64) X Server 1.9.0 NVIDIA 270.29 4.1.0 NVIDIA 270.29 GCC 4.4.5 1920x1080 OpenBenchmarking.org System Details - Compiz: Catalyst - HD 5770: Compiz and Firefox were running on this system. SELinux: Enabled. AMD CnQ was enabled. - Compiz: NVIDIA - GTX 570: Compiz was running on this system. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.
openarena: 1920 x 1080 padman: 1920 x 1080 nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - No - Off urbanterror: 1920 x 1080 Metacity Compiz Gallium - X1950PRO Gallium - HD 4670 Gallium - HD 5450 Catalyst - HD 4670 Catalyst - HD 5450 Gallium - 8600GT Gallium - GT 220 NVIDIA - 8600GT NVIDIA - GT 220 Gallium - X1950PRO Gallium - HD 4670 Gallium - HD 5450 Catalyst - HD 4670 Catalyst - HD 5450 Gallium - 8600GT Gallium - GT 220 NVIDIA - 8600GT NVIDIA - GT 220 Catalyst - HD 5770 NVIDIA - GTX 570 59.90 59.47 29.29 48.50 57.67 53.17 27.45 39.67 22.90 22.53 10.24 21.53 136.10 110.00 73.43 58.03 61.13 78.83 16.50 57.67 116.90 88.07 34.17 49.00 63.73 60.80 21.23 45.97 174.37 153.20 40.42 72.97 156.17 148.43 29.36 72.87 105.93 95.90 8.99 54.90 88.07 63.30 34.48 39.87 26.90 26.07 10.72 24.50 137.97 108.00 76.08 58.13 61.43 78.70 16.50 56.90 75.27 50.40 28.15 43.23 33.80 34.87 17.60 34.87 134.37 127.53 36.21 71.53 113.83 120.40 26.39 70.43 55.63 59.95 57.83 53.47 701.03 594.70 319.55 259.13 OpenBenchmarking.org
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Metacity Compiz OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 X1950PRO Gallium HD 4670 Gallium HD 5450 Gallium HD 4670 Catalyst HD 5450 Catalyst 8600GT Gallium GT 220 Gallium 8600GT NVIDIA GT 220 NVIDIA HD 5770 Catalyst GTX 570 NVIDIA 150 300 450 600 750 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 2.37, N = 3 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 SE +/- 0.36, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.69, N = 3 SE +/- 1.68, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.59, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 1.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.86, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.81, N = 6 SE +/- 21.18, N = 6 59.90 57.67 22.90 136.10 61.13 116.90 63.73 174.37 156.17 105.93 88.07 26.90 137.97 61.43 75.27 33.80 134.37 113.83 55.63 701.03
World of Padman Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Metacity Compiz OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 X1950PRO Gallium HD 4670 Gallium HD 5450 Gallium HD 4670 Catalyst HD 5450 Catalyst 8600GT Gallium GT 220 Gallium 8600GT NVIDIA GT 220 NVIDIA HD 5770 Catalyst GTX 570 NVIDIA 130 260 390 520 650 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.55, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.66, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.59, N = 3 SE +/- 0.22, N = 3 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.55, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 1.53, N = 5 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.21, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.44, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.90, N = 3 59.47 53.17 22.53 110.00 78.83 88.07 60.80 153.20 148.43 95.90 63.30 26.07 108.00 78.70 50.40 34.87 127.53 120.40 59.95 594.70
Nexuiz Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: Off Metacity Compiz OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: Off X1950PRO Gallium HD 4670 Gallium HD 5450 Gallium HD 4670 Catalyst HD 5450 Catalyst 8600GT Gallium GT 220 Gallium 8600GT NVIDIA GT 220 NVIDIA HD 5770 Catalyst GTX 570 NVIDIA 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.51, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 1.28, N = 4 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.86, N = 3 29.29 27.45 10.24 73.43 16.50 34.17 21.23 40.42 29.36 8.99 34.48 10.72 76.08 16.50 28.15 17.60 36.21 26.39 57.83 319.55
Urban Terror Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Metacity Compiz OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Urban Terror 4.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 X1950PRO Gallium HD 4670 Gallium HD 5450 Gallium HD 4670 Catalyst HD 5450 Catalyst 8600GT Gallium GT 220 Gallium 8600GT NVIDIA GT 220 NVIDIA HD 5770 Catalyst GTX 570 NVIDIA 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.42, N = 3 SE +/- 0.55, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.22, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.55, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.82, N = 3 SE +/- 0.46, N = 3 SE +/- 0.43, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.45, N = 3 SE +/- 1.39, N = 6 SE +/- 6.49, N = 6 SE +/- 1.39, N = 3 48.50 39.67 21.53 58.03 57.67 49.00 45.97 72.97 72.87 54.90 39.87 24.50 58.13 56.90 43.23 34.87 71.53 70.43 53.47 259.13
Phoronix Test Suite v10.8.4