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.
Compare your own system(s) to this result file with the
Phoronix Test Suite by running the command:
phoronix-test-suite benchmark 1201143-BY-RADEONGAL97
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.
,,"Radeon HD 4670: Default","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 6870: Default","Radeon HD 6870: 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"
Processor,,Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores),Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores),Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores),Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores),Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores),Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores),Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores),Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores),Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores),Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores),Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores),Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores),Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores),Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores)
Motherboard,,Intel DX79SI,Intel DX79SI,Intel DX79SI,Intel DX79SI,Intel DX79SI,Intel DX79SI,Intel DX79SI,Intel DX79SI,Intel DX79SI,Intel DX79SI,Intel DX79SI,Intel DX79SI,Intel DX79SI,Intel DX79SI
Chipset,,Intel Sandy DMI2,Intel Sandy DMI2,Intel Sandy DMI2,Intel Sandy DMI2,Intel Sandy DMI2,Intel Sandy DMI2,Intel Sandy DMI2,Intel Sandy DMI2,Intel Sandy DMI2,Intel Sandy DMI2,Intel Sandy DMI2,Intel Sandy DMI2,Intel Sandy DMI2,Intel Sandy DMI2
Memory,,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB,16384MB
Disk,,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3,240GB OCZ VERTEX3
Graphics,,AMD Radeon HD 4670 512MB,AMD Radeon HD 4670 512MB,AMD Radeon 6900 2048MB,AMD Radeon 6900 2048MB,AMD Radeon HD 5750 1024MB (700/1150MHz),AMD Radeon HD 5750 1024MB,ATI Radeon HD 6800 1024MB (960/1150MHz),ATI Radeon HD 6800 1024MB (960/1150MHz),ATI Radeon HD 4770 [RV740] 512MB (750/799MHz),ATI Radeon HD 4770 [RV740] 512MB (750/799MHz),AMD Radeon HD 4890 1024MB (900/975MHz),AMD Radeon HD 4890 1024MB (900/975MHz),AMD Radeon HD 5450 512MB (650/400MHz),AMD Radeon HD 5450 512MB (650/400MHz)
Audio,,Realtek ALC892,Realtek ALC892,Realtek ALC892,Realtek ALC892,Realtek ALC892,Realtek ALC892,Realtek ALC892,Realtek ALC892,Realtek ALC892,Realtek ALC892,Realtek ALC892,Realtek ALC892,Realtek ALC892,Realtek ALC892
Monitor,,DELL P2210H,DELL P2210H,DELL P2210H,DELL P2210H,DELL P2210H,DELL P2210H,DELL P2210H,DELL P2210H,DELL P2210H,DELL P2210H,DELL P2210H,DELL P2210H,DELL P2210H,DELL P2210H
Network,,Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection,Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection,Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection,Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection,Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection,Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection,Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection,Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection,Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection,Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection,Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection,Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection,Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection,Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection
OS,,Ubuntu 11.10,Ubuntu 11.10,Ubuntu 11.10,Ubuntu 11.10,Ubuntu 11.10,Ubuntu 11.10,Ubuntu 11.10,Ubuntu 11.10,Ubuntu 11.10,Ubuntu 11.10,Ubuntu 11.10,Ubuntu 11.10,Ubuntu 11.10,Ubuntu 11.10
Kernel,,3.2.0-030200-generic (x86_64),3.2.0-030200-generic (x86_64),3.2.0-030200-generic (x86_64),3.2.0-030200-generic (x86_64),3.2.0-030200-generic (x86_64),3.2.0-030200-generic (x86_64),3.2.0-030200-generic (x86_64),3.2.0-030200-generic (x86_64),3.2.0-030200-generic (x86_64),3.2.0-030200-generic (x86_64),3.2.0-030200-generic (x86_64),3.2.0-030200-generic (x86_64),3.2.0-030200-generic (x86_64),3.2.0-030200-generic (x86_64)
Desktop,,Unity 4.22.0,Unity 4.22.0,Unity 4.22.0,Unity 4.22.0,Unity 4.22.0,Unity 4.22.0,Unity 4.22.0,Unity 4.22.0,Unity 4.22.0,Unity 4.22.0,Unity 4.22.0,Unity 4.22.0,Unity 4.22.0,Unity 4.22.0
Display Server,,X Server 1.10.4,X Server 1.10.4,X Server 1.10.4,X Server 1.10.4,X Server 1.10.4,X Server 1.10.4,X Server 1.10.4,X Server 1.10.4,X Server 1.10.4,X Server 1.10.4,X Server 1.10.4,X Server 1.10.4,X Server 1.10.4,X Server 1.10.4
Display Driver,,radeon 6.14.99,radeon 6.14.99,radeon 6.14.99,radeon 6.14.99,radeon 6.14.99,radeon 6.14.99,radeon 6.14.99,radeon 6.14.99,radeon 6.14.99,radeon 6.14.99,radeon 6.14.99,radeon 6.14.99,radeon 6.14.99,radeon 6.14.99
OpenGL,,2.1 Mesa 8.0-devel (git-baab68e) Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 8.0-devel (git-baab68e) Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 8.0-devel (git-baab68e) Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 8.0-devel (git-baab68e) Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 8.0-devel (git-baab68e) Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 8.0-devel (git-baab68e) Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 8.0-devel (git-baab68e) Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 8.0-devel (git-baab68e) Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 8.0-devel (git-baab68e) Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 8.0-devel (git-baab68e) Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 8.0-devel (git-baab68e) Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 8.0-devel (git-baab68e) Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 8.0-devel (git-baab68e) Gallium 0.4,2.1 Mesa 8.0-devel (git-baab68e) Gallium 0.4
Compiler,,GCC 4.6.1 + llvm 2.9 (Ubuntu 2.9+dfsg-3ubuntu2),GCC 4.6.1 + llvm 2.9 (Ubuntu 2.9+dfsg-3ubuntu2),GCC 4.6.1 + llvm 2.9 (Ubuntu 2.9+dfsg-3ubuntu2),GCC 4.6.1 + llvm 2.9 (Ubuntu 2.9+dfsg-3ubuntu2),GCC 4.6.1 + llvm 2.9 (Ubuntu 2.9+dfsg-3ubuntu2),GCC 4.6.1 + llvm 2.9 (Ubuntu 2.9+dfsg-3ubuntu2),GCC 4.6.1 + llvm 2.9 (Ubuntu 2.9+dfsg-3ubuntu2),GCC 4.6.1 + llvm 2.9 (Ubuntu 2.9+dfsg-3ubuntu2),GCC 4.6.1 + llvm 2.9 (Ubuntu 2.9+dfsg-3ubuntu2),GCC 4.6.1 + llvm 2.9 (Ubuntu 2.9+dfsg-3ubuntu2),GCC 4.6.1 + llvm 2.9 (Ubuntu 2.9+dfsg-3ubuntu2),GCC 4.6.1 + llvm 2.9 (Ubuntu 2.9+dfsg-3ubuntu2),GCC 4.6.1 + llvm 2.9 (Ubuntu 2.9+dfsg-3ubuntu2),GCC 4.6.1 + llvm 2.9 (Ubuntu 2.9+dfsg-3ubuntu2)
File-System,,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
,,"Radeon HD 4670: Default","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 6870: Default","Radeon HD 6870: 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"
"Nexuiz - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: Off (FPS)",HIB,18.09,17.78,49.50,46.70,24.56,37.77,49.71,49.56,24.89,36.09,27.15,44.69,9.36,11.71
"Lightsmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (FPS)",HIB,30.69,36.53,,,52.03,63.81,114.39,,,,81.27,110.48,14.03,14.79
"OpenArena - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (FPS)",HIB,95.77,122.53,,,,,,,132.13,133.73,223.50,229.47,23.37,23.40
"OpenArena - Resolution: 1280 x 1024 (FPS)",HIB,147.13,162.40,,,,,,,150.18,153.18,232.60,239.57,31.08,31.20
"Nexuiz - Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - HDR: No - Sound: Off (FPS)",HIB,40.39,52.77,,,69.11,85.78,,,68.44,71.57,139.80,137.88,14.53,15.09
"Nexuiz - Resolution: 800 x 600 - HDR: No - Sound: Off (FPS)",HIB,105.51,102.89,,,,,,,139.49,142.54,196.45,199.49,29.18,29.31
"OpenArena - Resolution: 800 x 600 (FPS)",HIB,281.53,272.33,357.33,214.17,309.73,314.17,,,291.97,293.93,338.63,342.93,89.37,90.03