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.

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Metacity: Gallium - X1950PRO
March 09 2011
 
Metacity: Gallium - HD 4670
March 09 2011
 
Metacity: Gallium - HD 5450
March 09 2011
 
Metacity: Catalyst - HD 4670
March 10 2011
 
Metacity: Catalyst - HD 5450
March 10 2011
 
Metacity: Gallium - 8600GT
March 09 2011
 
Metacity: Gallium - GT 220
March 09 2011
 
Metacity: NVIDIA - 8600GT
March 10 2011
 
Metacity: NVIDIA - GT 220
March 10 2011
 
Compiz: Gallium - X1950PRO
March 09 2011
 
Compiz: Gallium - HD 4670
March 09 2011
 
Compiz: Gallium - HD 5450
March 09 2011
 
Compiz: Catalyst - HD 4670
March 10 2011
 
Compiz: Catalyst - HD 5450
March 10 2011
 
Compiz: Gallium - 8600GT
March 09 2011
 
Compiz: Gallium - GT 220
March 09 2011
 
Compiz: NVIDIA - 8600GT
March 10 2011
 
Compiz: NVIDIA - GT 220
March 10 2011
 
Compiz: Catalyst - HD 5770
March 18 2011
 
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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. ,,"Compiz: Gallium - GT 220","Metacity: Gallium - GT 220","Compiz: Gallium - 8600GT","Metacity: Gallium - 8600GT","Compiz: Gallium - HD 4670","Metacity: Gallium - HD 4670","Compiz: Gallium - X1950PRO","Metacity: Gallium - X1950PRO","Compiz: Gallium - HD 5450","Metacity: Gallium - HD 5450","Compiz: Catalyst - HD 5450","Metacity: Catalyst - HD 5450","Metacity: Catalyst - HD 4670","Compiz: Catalyst - HD 4670","Compiz: NVIDIA - 8600GT","Metacity: NVIDIA - 8600GT","Metacity: NVIDIA - GT 220","Compiz: NVIDIA - GT 220","Compiz: Catalyst - HD 5770" Processor,,AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores),AMD Phenom II X6 1090T @ 3.20GHz (6 Cores) Motherboard,,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,ECS A790GXM-A v1.0,BIOSTAR TA890GXB HD Chipset,,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800,AMD RS780 Memory,,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,4096MB,8192MB Disk,,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,250GB Seagate ST3250310AS,1000GB Seagate ST31000528AS Graphics,,NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/950MHz),NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/950MHz),NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 256MB (540/702MHz),NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 256MB (540/702MHz),AMD Radeon HD 4670 (750/1100MHz),AMD Radeon HD 4670 (750/1100MHz),AMD Radeon X1950 Pro,AMD Radeon X1950 Pro,AMD Radeon HD 5450 (650/400MHz),AMD Radeon HD 5450 (650/400MHz),ATI Radeon HD 5450 512MB (650/400MHz),ATI Radeon HD 5450 512MB (650/400MHz),ATI Radeon HD 4600 512MB (750/1100MHz),ATI Radeon HD 4600 512MB (750/1100MHz),NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 512MB (540/700MHz),NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 512MB (540/700MHz),NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz),NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (625/400MHz),ATI Radeon HD 5700 1024MB (850/1200MHz) Audio,,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888,Realtek ALC888, Monitor,,DELL S2409W,DELL S2409W,DELL S2409W,DELL S2409W,DELL S2409W,DELL S2409W,DELL S2409W,DELL S2409W,DELL S2409W,DELL S2409W,DELL S2409W,DELL S2409W,DELL S2409W,DELL S2409W,,,,,DELL 2209WA OS,,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Ubuntu 10.10,Fedora release 14 (Laughlin) Kernel,,2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64),2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64),2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64),2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64),2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64),2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64),2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64),2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64),2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64),2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64),2.6.35-27-generic (x86_64),2.6.35-27-generic (x86_64),2.6.35-27-generic (x86_64),2.6.35-27-generic (x86_64),2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64),2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64),2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64),2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64),2.6.35.11-83.fc14.x86_64 (x86_64) Desktop,,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0,GNOME 2.32.0 Display Server,,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.0,X Server 1.9.4 Display Driver,,nouveau 0.0.16,nouveau 0.0.16,nouveau 0.0.16,nouveau 0.0.16,radeon 6.14.99,radeon 6.14.99,radeon 6.14.99,radeon 6.14.99,radeon 6.14.99,radeon 6.14.99,fglrx 8.82.8 Catalyst 11.2,fglrx 8.82.8 Catalyst 11.2,fglrx 8.82.8 Catalyst 11.2,fglrx 8.82.8 Catalyst 11.2,NVIDIA 270.30,NVIDIA 270.30,NVIDIA 270.30,NVIDIA 270.30,fglrx 8.82.8 Catalyst 10.12 OpenGL,,2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4,4.1.10524,4.1.10524,3.3.10524,3.3.10524,3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.30,3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.30,3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.30,3.3.0 NVIDIA 270.30,4.1.10524 Compiler,,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.4.5,GCC 4.5.1 File-System,,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4,ext4 Screen Resolution,,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1920x1080,1680x1050 ,,"Compiz: Gallium - GT 220","Metacity: Gallium - GT 220","Compiz: Gallium - 8600GT","Metacity: Gallium - 8600GT","Compiz: Gallium - HD 4670","Metacity: Gallium - HD 4670","Compiz: Gallium - X1950PRO","Metacity: Gallium - X1950PRO","Compiz: Gallium - HD 5450","Metacity: Gallium - HD 5450","Compiz: Catalyst - HD 5450","Metacity: Catalyst - HD 5450","Metacity: Catalyst - HD 4670","Compiz: Catalyst - HD 4670","Compiz: NVIDIA - 8600GT","Metacity: NVIDIA - 8600GT","Metacity: NVIDIA - GT 220","Compiz: NVIDIA - GT 220","Compiz: Catalyst - HD 5770" "Nexuiz - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: Off (FPS)",HIB,17.60,21.23,28.15,34.17,34.48,27.45,8.99,29.29,10.72,10.24,16.50,16.50,73.43,76.08,36.21,40.42,29.36,26.39,57.83 "OpenArena - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (FPS)",HIB,33.80,63.73,75.27,116.90,88.07,57.67,105.93,59.90,26.90,22.90,61.43,61.13,136.10,137.97,134.37,174.37,156.17,113.83,55.63 "Urban Terror - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (FPS)",HIB,34.87,45.97,43.23,49.00,39.87,39.67,54.90,48.50,24.50,21.53,56.90,57.67,58.03,58.13,71.53,72.97,72.87,70.43,53.47 "World of Padman - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (FPS)",HIB,34.87,60.80,50.40,88.07,63.30,53.17,95.90,59.47,26.07,22.53,78.70,78.83,110.00,108.00,127.53,153.20,148.43,120.40,59.95