Radeon Gallium3D PCI Express 2.0

For a future article on Michael Larabel's Phoronix.com looking at PCI Express 2.0 (PCI-E 2.0) performance when using the open-source Radeon driver stack (latest Linux kernel Radeon DRM, Mesa 8.0 R600g Gallium3D, xf86-video-ati Git DDX) and toggling the radeon.pcie_gen2 kernel module parameter on a few different ATI/AMD Radeon graphics cards with PCI Express 2.0 support under Ubuntu Linux.

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Radeon HD 4670: Default
January 13 2012
 
Radeon HD 4670: PCI-E 2.0
January 13 2012
 
Radeon HD 6950: Default
January 13 2012
 
Radeon HD 6950: PCI-E 2.0
January 13 2012
 
Radeon HD 5750: Default
January 13 2012
 
Radeon HD 5750: PCI-E 2.0
January 13 2012
 
Radeon HD 6870: Default
January 14 2012
 
Radeon HD 6870: PCI-E 2.0
January 14 2012
 
Radeon HD 4770: Default
January 14 2012
 
Radeon HD 4770: PCI-E 2.0
January 14 2012
 
Radeon HD 4890: Default
January 14 2012
 
Radeon HD 4890: PCI-E 2.0
January 14 2012
 
Radeon HD 5450: Default
January 14 2012
 
Radeon HD 5450: PCI-E 2.0
January 14 2012
 
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Radeon Gallium3D PCI Express 2.0OpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores)Intel DX79SIIntel Sandy DMI216384MB240GB OCZ VERTEX3AMD Radeon HD 4670 512MBAMD Radeon 6900 2048MBAMD Radeon HD 5750 1024MB (700/1150MHz)AMD Radeon HD 5750 1024MBATI Radeon HD 6800 1024MB (960/1150MHz)ATI Radeon HD 4770 [RV740] 512MB (750/799MHz)AMD Radeon HD 4890 1024MB (900/975MHz)AMD Radeon HD 5450 512MB (650/400MHz)Realtek ALC892DELL P2210HIntel 82579LM Gigabit ConnectionUbuntu 11.103.2.0-030200-generic (x86_64)Unity 4.22.0X Server 1.10.4radeon 6.14.992.1 Mesa 8.0-devel (git-baab68e) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.6.1 + llvm 2.9 (Ubuntu 2.9+dfsg-3ubuntu2)ext41920x1080ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionRadeon Gallium3D PCI Express 2.0 BenchmarksSystem Logs- Radeon HD 4670: PCI-E 2.0, Radeon HD 6950: Default, Radeon HD 6950: PCI-E 2.0, Radeon HD 5750: Default, Radeon HD 5750: PCI-E 2.0, Radeon HD 4770: Default, Radeon HD 4770: PCI-E 2.0, Radeon HD 4890: Default, Radeon HD 4890: PCI-E 2.0, Radeon HD 5450: Default, Radeon HD 5450: PCI-E 2.0: Compiz was running on this system.

nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - No - Offlightsmark: 1920 x 1080openarena: 1920 x 1080openarena: 1280 x 1024nexuiz: 1280 x 1024 - No - Offnexuiz: 800 x 600 - No - Offopenarena: 800 x 600Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 5750Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 5450 Default PCI-E 2.0 Default PCI-E 2.0 Default PCI-E 2.0 Default PCI-E 2.0 Default PCI-E 2.0 Default PCI-E 2.0 Default PCI-E 2.018.0930.6995.77147.1340.39105.51281.5317.7836.53122.53162.4052.77102.89272.3349.50357.3346.70214.1724.5652.0369.11309.7337.7763.8185.78314.1749.71114.3949.5624.89132.13150.1868.44139.49291.9736.09133.73153.1871.57142.54293.9327.1581.27223.50232.60139.80196.45338.6344.69110.48229.47239.57137.88199.49342.939.3614.0323.3731.0814.5329.1889.3711.7114.7923.4031.2015.0929.3190.03OpenBenchmarking.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.

Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 5750Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 5450OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: OffDefaultPCI-E 2.01122334455SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.84, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 318.0917.7849.5046.7024.5637.7749.7149.5624.8936.0927.1544.699.3611.71
Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 5750Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 5450OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: OffDefaultPCI-E 2.01020304050Min: 17.94 / Avg: 18.09 / Max: 18.35Min: 17.5 / Avg: 17.78 / Max: 17.92Min: 47.83 / Avg: 49.5 / Max: 50.44Min: 45.94 / Avg: 46.7 / Max: 47.22Min: 23.94 / Avg: 24.56 / Max: 25.37Min: 37.28 / Avg: 37.77 / Max: 38.01Min: 49.03 / Avg: 49.71 / Max: 50.07Min: 48.71 / Avg: 49.56 / Max: 50.05Min: 24.58 / Avg: 24.89 / Max: 25.16Min: 35.7 / Avg: 36.09 / Max: 36.6Min: 26.75 / Avg: 27.15 / Max: 27.8Min: 44.47 / Avg: 44.69 / Max: 44.95Min: 9.35 / Avg: 9.36 / Max: 9.36Min: 11.61 / Avg: 11.71 / Max: 11.75

Lightsmark

Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 5750Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 5450OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterLightsmark 2008Resolution: 1920 x 1080DefaultPCI-E 2.0306090120150SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.72, N = 6SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 2.16, N = 6SE +/- 2.53, N = 6SE +/- 3.01, N = 6SE +/- 2.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 330.6936.5352.0363.81114.3981.27110.4814.0314.79
Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 5750Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 5450OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterLightsmark 2008Resolution: 1920 x 1080DefaultPCI-E 2.020406080100Min: 30.53 / Avg: 30.69 / Max: 30.81Min: 34.38 / Avg: 36.53 / Max: 38.3Min: 51.96 / Avg: 52.03 / Max: 52.09Min: 60.02 / Avg: 63.81 / Max: 72.38Min: 101.73 / Avg: 114.39 / Max: 117.21Min: 75.17 / Avg: 81.27 / Max: 93.55Min: 106.3 / Avg: 110.48 / Max: 112.75Min: 14.01 / Avg: 14.03 / Max: 14.06Min: 14.64 / Avg: 14.79 / Max: 14.87

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.

Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 5450OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080DefaultPCI-E 2.050100150200250SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 395.77122.53132.13133.73223.50229.4723.3723.40
Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 5450OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080DefaultPCI-E 2.04080120160200Min: 95.5 / Avg: 95.77 / Max: 96Min: 122.2 / Avg: 122.53 / Max: 122.9Min: 132 / Avg: 132.13 / Max: 132.4Min: 133.2 / Avg: 133.73 / Max: 134.2Min: 222.9 / Avg: 223.5 / Max: 224.4Min: 228.4 / Avg: 229.47 / Max: 230.2Min: 23.3 / Avg: 23.37 / Max: 23.4Min: 23.4 / Avg: 23.4 / Max: 23.4

Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 5450OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1280 x 1024DefaultPCI-E 2.050100150200250SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 29.44, N = 6SE +/- 30.04, N = 6SE +/- 45.93, N = 6SE +/- 47.32, N = 6SE +/- 5.62, N = 6SE +/- 5.64, N = 6147.13162.40150.18153.18232.60239.5731.0831.20
Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 5450OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1280 x 1024DefaultPCI-E 2.04080120160200Min: 146.8 / Avg: 147.13 / Max: 147.7Min: 3 / Avg: 150.18 / Max: 180.2Min: 3 / Avg: 153.18 / Max: 183.9Min: 3 / Avg: 232.6 / Max: 281.4Min: 3 / Avg: 239.57 / Max: 288.3Min: 3 / Avg: 31.08 / Max: 36.7Min: 3 / Avg: 31.2 / Max: 36.9

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.

Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 5750Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 5450OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - HDR: No - Sound: OffDefaultPCI-E 2.0306090120150SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 3.27, N = 6SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 6.94, N = 6SE +/- 4.71, N = 6SE +/- 1.26, N = 3SE +/- 6.37, N = 6SE +/- 0.37, N = 6SE +/- 0.16, N = 340.3952.7769.1185.7868.4471.57139.80137.8814.5315.09
Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 5750Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 5450OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - HDR: No - Sound: OffDefaultPCI-E 2.0306090120150Min: 40.36 / Avg: 40.39 / Max: 40.41Min: 65.8 / Avg: 69.11 / Max: 85.48Min: 85.74 / Avg: 85.78 / Max: 85.81Min: 33.74 / Avg: 68.44 / Max: 75.4Min: 48.02 / Avg: 71.57 / Max: 76.32Min: 137.28 / Avg: 139.8 / Max: 141.22Min: 106.01 / Avg: 137.88 / Max: 144.46Min: 12.66 / Avg: 14.53 / Max: 14.92Min: 14.93 / Avg: 15.09 / Max: 15.4

Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 5450OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 800 x 600 - HDR: No - Sound: OffDefaultPCI-E 2.04080120160200SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3105.51102.89139.49142.54196.45199.4929.1829.31
Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 5450OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 800 x 600 - HDR: No - Sound: OffDefaultPCI-E 2.04080120160200Min: 105.45 / Avg: 105.51 / Max: 105.56Min: 102.81 / Avg: 102.89 / Max: 102.97Min: 139.25 / Avg: 139.49 / Max: 139.63Min: 142.27 / Avg: 142.54 / Max: 142.72Min: 195.96 / Avg: 196.45 / Max: 196.74Min: 199 / Avg: 199.49 / Max: 200.16Min: 29.17 / Avg: 29.18 / Max: 29.2Min: 29.28 / Avg: 29.31 / Max: 29.34

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.

Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 5750Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 5450OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 800 x 600DefaultPCI-E 2.080160240320400SE +/- 2.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.59, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.90, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 1.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3281.53272.33357.33214.17309.73314.17291.97293.93338.63342.9389.3790.03
Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 5750Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 5450OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 800 x 600DefaultPCI-E 2.060120180240300Min: 277.1 / Avg: 281.53 / Max: 284.6Min: 272.3 / Avg: 272.33 / Max: 272.4Min: 354.3 / Avg: 357.33 / Max: 359.7Min: 213.6 / Avg: 214.17 / Max: 214.8Min: 308.8 / Avg: 309.73 / Max: 310.7Min: 312.5 / Avg: 314.17 / Max: 315.5Min: 290.3 / Avg: 291.97 / Max: 293.4Min: 293 / Avg: 293.93 / Max: 295.7Min: 336.4 / Avg: 338.63 / Max: 339.9Min: 342.2 / Avg: 342.93 / Max: 343.7Min: 89.3 / Avg: 89.37 / Max: 89.5Min: 89.9 / Avg: 90.03 / Max: 90.1