AMD FirePro With Open-Source Drivers

What happens if you use open-source AMD drivers with Gallium3D on open-source drivers? This is a relative comparison of several AMD FirePro ASICs to the closed-source Catalyst driver to see how the performance differs between open and closed drivers for workstation FirePro and consumer Radeon hardware.

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FirePro V3800: Gallium3D
March 27 2011
 
FirePro V3800: Catalyst
March 27 2011
 
FirePro V4800: Gallium3D
March 27 2011
 
FirePro V4800: Catalyst
March 27 2011
 
FirePro V8700: Gallium3D
March 27 2011
 
FirePro V8700: Catalyst
March 27 2011
 
Radeon HD 4770: Gallium3D
March 27 2011
 
Radeon HD 4770: Catalyst
March 27 2011
 
Radeon HD 5770: Gallium3D
March 27 2011
 
Radeon HD 5770: Catalyst
March 27 2011
 
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AMD FirePro With Open-Source DriversOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores)SAPPHIRE Pure Black P67 HydraIntel Sandy Bridge2816MB250GB Seagate ST3250310ASATI Device 68c9 (650/900MHz)ATI FirePro 3800 (FireGL) 512MBATI FirePro V4800 (775/900MHz)ATI FirePro V4800 (FireGL) 1024MBATI Device 9456 (750/850MHz)ATI FirePro V8700 (FireGL) 1024MB (750/850MHz)ATI Radeon HD 4770 [RV740] (750/799MHz)ATI Radeon HD 4770 512MB (750/800MHz)AMD Radeon HD 5700 (850/1200MHz)ATI Radeon HD 5700 1024MB (850/1200MHz)DELL P2210HUbuntu 10.102.6.38-020638-generic (x86_64)2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64)GNOME 2.32.0X Server 1.9.0radeon 6.14.99fglrx 8.82.8 Catalyst 11.22.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.44.1.105243.3.10524GCC 4.4.5ext41920x1080ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsMonitorOSKernelsDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriversOpenGLsCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionAMD FirePro With Open-Source Drivers PerformanceSystem Logs- FirePro V3800: Gallium3D, FirePro V3800: Catalyst, FirePro V4800: Gallium3D, FirePro V4800: Catalyst, FirePro V8700: Catalyst, Radeon HD 4770: Gallium3D, Radeon HD 4770: Catalyst, Radeon HD 5770: Gallium3D, Radeon HD 5770: Catalyst: Compiz was running on this system. Intel SpeedStep was enabled.

nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - No - Offwarsow: 1920 x 1080openarena: 1920 x 1080vdrift: 1920 x 1080lightsmark: 1920 x 1080FirePro V3800FirePro V4800FirePro V8700Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 5770 Gallium3D Catalyst Gallium3D Catalyst Gallium3D Catalyst Gallium3D Catalyst Gallium3D Catalyst15.8928.4344.6720.0821.3150.0681.63128.2714.46207.3023.1642.8079.1030.6927.38118.89212.70290.3326.84323.2531.6857.73110.4037.1541.96204.21271.17383.2348.51486.5027.7851.3888.7031.7135.68140.70227.40300.8740.49430.0030.1855.70100.8035.1239.76160.04293.77384.7750.04544.67OpenBenchmarking.org

Nexuiz

This is a benchmark of Nexuiz, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game uses the DarkPlaces engine, which is a largely modified version of the Quake engine with extra features such as High Dynamic Range rendering and OpenGL 2.0 shaders. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

FirePro V3800FirePro V4800FirePro V8700Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: OffGallium3DCatalyst4080120160200SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.96, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 315.8950.0623.16118.8931.68204.2127.78140.7030.18160.04
FirePro V3800FirePro V4800FirePro V8700Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: OffGallium3DCatalyst4080120160200Min: 15.83 / Avg: 15.89 / Max: 15.92Min: 49.65 / Avg: 50.06 / Max: 50.58Min: 23.15 / Avg: 23.16 / Max: 23.17Min: 116.98 / Avg: 118.89 / Max: 119.92Min: 31.49 / Avg: 31.68 / Max: 31.8Min: 203.94 / Avg: 204.21 / Max: 204.51Min: 27.46 / Avg: 27.78 / Max: 27.94Min: 139.76 / Avg: 140.7 / Max: 141.37Min: 29.79 / Avg: 30.18 / Max: 30.41Min: 159.23 / Avg: 160.04 / Max: 161.05

Warsow

This is a benchmark of Warsow, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game uses the QFusion engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

FirePro V3800FirePro V4800FirePro V8700Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 0.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080Gallium3DCatalyst60120180240300SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 1.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.98, N = 3SE +/- 1.66, N = 6SE +/- 1.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 2.25, N = 328.4381.6342.80212.7057.73271.1751.38227.4055.70293.77
FirePro V3800FirePro V4800FirePro V8700Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 0.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080Gallium3DCatalyst50100150200250Min: 28.1 / Avg: 28.43 / Max: 28.8Min: 80.7 / Avg: 81.63 / Max: 82.1Min: 42.4 / Avg: 42.8 / Max: 43.1Min: 210.1 / Avg: 212.7 / Max: 214.2Min: 57.4 / Avg: 57.73 / Max: 58.4Min: 267.5 / Avg: 271.17 / Max: 274.3Min: 47.5 / Avg: 51.38 / Max: 56.2Min: 224.3 / Avg: 227.4 / Max: 229Min: 54.7 / Avg: 55.7 / Max: 56.2Min: 289.3 / Avg: 293.77 / Max: 296.4

OpenArena

This is a test of OpenArena, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game is based upon ioquake3, which in turn uses the GPL version of id Software's Quake 3 engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

FirePro V3800FirePro V4800FirePro V8700Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080Gallium3DCatalyst80160240320400SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 1.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 344.67128.2779.10290.33110.40383.2388.70300.87100.80384.77
FirePro V3800FirePro V4800FirePro V8700Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080Gallium3DCatalyst70140210280350Min: 44.6 / Avg: 44.67 / Max: 44.7Min: 128 / Avg: 128.27 / Max: 128.6Min: 78.9 / Avg: 79.1 / Max: 79.3Min: 288.8 / Avg: 290.33 / Max: 292.5Min: 110.3 / Avg: 110.4 / Max: 110.6Min: 382.3 / Avg: 383.23 / Max: 383.7Min: 88.6 / Avg: 88.7 / Max: 88.9Min: 300.3 / Avg: 300.87 / Max: 301.8Min: 100.7 / Avg: 100.8 / Max: 100.9Min: 384.3 / Avg: 384.77 / Max: 385.5

VDrift

FirePro V3800FirePro V4800FirePro V8700Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterVDrift 2010-06-30Resolution: 1920 x 1080Gallium3DCatalyst1122334455SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 320.0814.4630.6926.8437.1548.5131.7140.4935.1250.04
FirePro V3800FirePro V4800FirePro V8700Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterVDrift 2010-06-30Resolution: 1920 x 1080Gallium3DCatalyst1020304050Min: 20.04 / Avg: 20.08 / Max: 20.1Min: 14.45 / Avg: 14.46 / Max: 14.46Min: 29.02 / Avg: 30.69 / Max: 33.2Min: 26.83 / Avg: 26.84 / Max: 26.84Min: 36.95 / Avg: 37.15 / Max: 37.49Min: 48.51 / Avg: 48.51 / Max: 48.52Min: 31.49 / Avg: 31.71 / Max: 31.9Min: 40.47 / Avg: 40.49 / Max: 40.51Min: 35.06 / Avg: 35.12 / Max: 35.2Min: 50.01 / Avg: 50.04 / Max: 50.07

Lightsmark

FirePro V3800FirePro V4800FirePro V8700Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterLightsmark 2008Resolution: 1920 x 1080Gallium3DCatalyst120240360480600SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 1.58, N = 321.31207.3027.38323.2541.96486.5035.68430.0039.76544.67
FirePro V3800FirePro V4800FirePro V8700Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 5770OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterLightsmark 2008Resolution: 1920 x 1080Gallium3DCatalyst100200300400500Min: 21.27 / Avg: 21.31 / Max: 21.33Min: 207.28 / Avg: 207.3 / Max: 207.31Min: 27.35 / Avg: 27.38 / Max: 27.42Min: 323.16 / Avg: 323.25 / Max: 323.41Min: 41.95 / Avg: 41.96 / Max: 41.97Min: 485.94 / Avg: 486.5 / Max: 486.87Min: 35.67 / Avg: 35.68 / Max: 35.69Min: 429.93 / Avg: 430 / Max: 430.11Min: 39.53 / Avg: 39.76 / Max: 39.9Min: 541.59 / Avg: 544.67 / Max: 546.82