AMD Catalyst 2011 Linux AMD Catalyst 2011 testing. Linux benchmarking/testing for a future article on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel doing the annual year-in-review of the AMD Catalyst Linux driver stack with a Radeon HD 6950 Cayman graphics card. Only change each time was installing the monthly Catalyst Linux driver from Catalyst 10.12 through Catalyst 11.12 Catalyst 10.12: Processor: Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: fglrx 8.80.5 Catalyst 10.12, OpenGL: 4.1.10362, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Catalyst 11.1: Processor: Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: fglrx 8.81.5, OpenGL: 4.1.10428, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Catalyst 11.2: Processor: Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: fglrx 8.82.8 Catalyst 11.2, OpenGL: 4.1.10524, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Catalyst 11.3: Processor: Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: fglrx 8.83.6 Catalyst 11.3, OpenGL: 4.1.10600, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Catalyst 11.4: Processor: Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: fglrx 8.84.5 Catalyst 11.4, OpenGL: 4.1.10666, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Catalyst 11.5: Processor: Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: fglrx 8.85.6 Catalyst 11.5, OpenGL: 4.1.10750, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Catalyst 11.6: Processor: Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: fglrx 8.86.5, OpenGL: 4.1.10834, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Catalyst 11.7: Processor: Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: fglrx 8.87.5, OpenGL: 4.1.10907, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Catalyst 11.8: Processor: Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: fglrx 8.88.7, OpenGL: 4.1.11005, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Catalyst 11.9: Processor: Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: fglrx 8.89.4, OpenGL: 4.1.11079, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Catalyst 11.10: Processor: Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: fglrx 8.90.5, OpenGL: 4.1.11161, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Catalyst 11.11: Processor: Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: fglrx 8.91.4, OpenGL: 4.1.11251, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Catalyst 11.12: Processor: Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X58M (MS-7593) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 160GB Western Digital WD1600JS-00M, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: fglrx 8.92.6, OpenGL: 4.2.11327, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 10.12 . 133.86 |====================================================== Catalyst 11.1 .. 132.60 |===================================================== Catalyst 11.2 .. 131.43 |===================================================== Catalyst 11.3 .. 127.72 |==================================================== Catalyst 11.4 .. 128.14 |==================================================== Catalyst 11.5 .. 125.15 |================================================== Catalyst 11.6 .. 125.38 |=================================================== Catalyst 11.7 .. 126.78 |=================================================== Catalyst 11.8 .. 127.56 |=================================================== Catalyst 11.9 .. 121.11 |================================================= Catalyst 11.10 . 122.28 |================================================= Catalyst 11.11 . 133.28 |====================================================== Catalyst 11.12 . 131.98 |===================================================== Xonotic 0.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 10.12 . 215.44 |====================================================== Catalyst 11.1 .. 216.30 |====================================================== Catalyst 11.2 .. 212.49 |===================================================== Catalyst 11.3 .. 211.26 |===================================================== Catalyst 11.4 .. 211.91 |===================================================== Catalyst 11.5 .. 208.71 |==================================================== Catalyst 11.6 .. 209.28 |==================================================== Catalyst 11.7 .. 208.39 |==================================================== Catalyst 11.8 .. 208.23 |==================================================== Catalyst 11.9 .. 206.59 |==================================================== Catalyst 11.10 . 206.49 |==================================================== Catalyst 11.11 . 206.23 |=================================================== Catalyst 11.12 . 208.39 |==================================================== Lightsmark 2008 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 10.12 . 428.56 |===================================================== Catalyst 11.1 .. 409.73 |=================================================== Catalyst 11.2 .. 402.78 |================================================== Catalyst 11.3 .. 398.75 |================================================= Catalyst 11.4 .. 397.77 |================================================= Catalyst 11.5 .. 382.82 |=============================================== Catalyst 11.6 .. 387.10 |================================================ Catalyst 11.7 .. 397.97 |================================================= Catalyst 11.8 .. 395.11 |================================================= Catalyst 11.12 . 435.80 |====================================================== Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 10.12 . 127.57 |======================= Catalyst 11.1 .. 131.23 |======================= Catalyst 11.2 .. 303.37 |====================================================== Catalyst 11.3 .. 284.77 |=================================================== Catalyst 11.4 .. 284.10 |=================================================== Catalyst 11.5 .. 279.57 |================================================== Catalyst 11.6 .. 281.40 |================================================== Catalyst 11.7 .. 278.33 |================================================== Catalyst 11.8 .. 279.27 |================================================== Catalyst 11.9 .. 275.27 |================================================= Catalyst 11.10 . 269.03 |================================================ Catalyst 11.11 . 277.03 |================================================= Catalyst 11.12 . 281.20 |================================================== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 10.12 . 124.57 |==================================================== Catalyst 11.1 .. 124.24 |==================================================== Catalyst 11.2 .. 126.22 |===================================================== Catalyst 11.3 .. 125.62 |==================================================== Catalyst 11.4 .. 126.16 |===================================================== Catalyst 11.5 .. 126.07 |===================================================== Catalyst 11.6 .. 124.77 |==================================================== Catalyst 11.7 .. 126.55 |===================================================== Catalyst 11.8 .. 126.79 |===================================================== Catalyst 11.9 .. 125.22 |==================================================== Catalyst 11.10 . 128.73 |====================================================== Catalyst 11.11 . 127.80 |===================================================== Catalyst 11.12 . 129.67 |====================================================== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 10.12 . 66.05 |================================================= Catalyst 11.1 .. 65.98 |================================================= Catalyst 11.2 .. 73.06 |====================================================== Catalyst 11.3 .. 73.08 |====================================================== Catalyst 11.4 .. 72.87 |====================================================== Catalyst 11.5 .. 73.05 |====================================================== Catalyst 11.6 .. 72.59 |====================================================== Catalyst 11.7 .. 73.23 |====================================================== Catalyst 11.8 .. 73.42 |====================================================== Catalyst 11.9 .. 72.55 |====================================================== Catalyst 11.10 . 74.27 |======================================================= Catalyst 11.11 . 73.78 |======================================================= Catalyst 11.12 . 74.32 |======================================================= Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 10.12 . 104.72 |====================================================== Catalyst 11.1 .. 104.55 |===================================================== Catalyst 11.2 .. 105.39 |====================================================== Catalyst 11.3 .. 104.49 |===================================================== Catalyst 11.4 .. 105.06 |====================================================== Catalyst 11.5 .. 104.08 |===================================================== Catalyst 11.6 .. 103.69 |===================================================== Catalyst 11.7 .. 103.52 |===================================================== Catalyst 11.8 .. 104.47 |===================================================== Catalyst 11.9 .. 102.25 |==================================================== Catalyst 11.10 . 104.11 |===================================================== Catalyst 11.11 . 103.35 |===================================================== Catalyst 11.12 . 105.67 |====================================================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 10.12 . 49.28 |======================================== Catalyst 11.1 .. 48.56 |======================================== Catalyst 11.2 .. 66.24 |====================================================== Catalyst 11.3 .. 66.18 |====================================================== Catalyst 11.4 .. 66.15 |====================================================== Catalyst 11.5 .. 66.21 |====================================================== Catalyst 11.6 .. 66.17 |====================================================== Catalyst 11.7 .. 66.07 |====================================================== Catalyst 11.8 .. 66.46 |====================================================== Catalyst 11.9 .. 65.96 |====================================================== Catalyst 11.10 . 66.64 |======================================================= Catalyst 11.11 . 66.03 |====================================================== Catalyst 11.12 . 67.10 |======================================================= Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 10.12 . 29.77 |=========================================== Catalyst 11.1 .. 29.73 |=========================================== Catalyst 11.2 .. 30.63 |============================================ Catalyst 11.3 .. 30.22 |============================================ Catalyst 11.4 .. 29.88 |=========================================== Catalyst 11.5 .. 29.93 |=========================================== Catalyst 11.6 .. 29.87 |=========================================== Catalyst 11.7 .. 30.08 |============================================ Catalyst 11.8 .. 30.12 |============================================ Catalyst 11.9 .. 29.72 |=========================================== Catalyst 11.10 . 29.32 |=========================================== Catalyst 11.11 . 37.00 |====================================================== Catalyst 11.12 . 37.89 |======================================================= Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 10.12 . 18.35 |====================================== Catalyst 11.1 .. 18.36 |====================================== Catalyst 11.2 .. 24.14 |=================================================== Catalyst 11.3 .. 24.04 |================================================== Catalyst 11.4 .. 23.59 |================================================= Catalyst 11.5 .. 23.77 |================================================== Catalyst 11.6 .. 23.76 |================================================== Catalyst 11.7 .. 24.07 |================================================== Catalyst 11.8 .. 24.04 |================================================== Catalyst 11.9 .. 23.99 |================================================== Catalyst 11.10 . 23.88 |================================================== Catalyst 11.11 . 26.22 |======================================================= Catalyst 11.12 . 26.28 |=======================================================