AMD Radeon HD 7950 Linux

Benchmarking an AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Southern Islands; XFX AIB partner) graphics card under Ubuntu 12.04 Linux with the Catalyst fglrx 8.95 binary driver. Compared to several other ATI/AMD Radeon and NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards under Linux. This performance benchmarking is for a future article on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel.

Compare your own system(s) to this result file with the Phoronix Test Suite by running the command: phoronix-test-suite benchmark 1203119-BY-RADEONHD752
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AMD Radeon HD 7950 LinuxOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores)Intel DX79SIIntel Sandy DMI216384MB240GB OCZ VERTEX3NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (951/2178MHz)ATI Radeon HD 4800 1024MB (900/975MHz)ATI Radeon HD 5700 1024MB (850/1200MHz)ATI Radeon HD 5800 1024MB (800/1000MHz)AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB (900/1050MHz)AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz)AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MBRealtek ALC892Intel 82579LM Gigabit ConnectionUbuntu 12.043.2.0-18-generic (x86_64)Unity 5.4.0X Server 1.11.3NVIDIA 295.20fglrx 8.95.34.2.0 NVIDIA 295.203.3.115664.2.11566GCC 4.6ext42560x1600ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriversOpenGLsCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionAMD Radeon HD 7950 Linux BenchmarksSystem Logs- Compiz was running on this system.

AMD Radeon HD 7950 Linuxxonotic: 2560 x 1600warsow: 2560 x 1600unigine-heaven: 1280 x 1024unigine-heaven: 1600 x 1200unigine-heaven: 1920 x 1080unigine-heaven: 2560 x 1600unigine-heaven: 1280 x 1024unigine-heaven: 1600 x 1200unigine-heaven: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon HD 4890Radeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 795084.29157.6738.7531.1628.7018.3849.0836.5333.6063.90126.6032.8426.4724.5115.4144.1932.3429.78123.52188.3395.96152.5727.9223.3821.7614.6840.2429.1226.48116.78183.1033.1527.9326.1417.9648.9935.9432.90144.03225.4341.6235.0232.7422.6860.9044.9241.24181.71247.1748.8441.9738.9527.5079.4858.6653.03212.67258.1068.2959.4356.2338.99112.4590.8083.25OpenBenchmarking.org

Xonotic

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.5Resolution: 2560 x 1600GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon HD 4890Radeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 795050100150200250SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.91, N = 384.2963.90123.5295.96116.78144.03181.71212.67
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.5Resolution: 2560 x 1600GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon HD 4890Radeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 79504080120160200Min: 84.03 / Avg: 84.29 / Max: 84.49Min: 63.69 / Avg: 63.9 / Max: 64.05Min: 123.5 / Avg: 123.52 / Max: 123.53Min: 95.89 / Avg: 95.96 / Max: 96.03Min: 116.76 / Avg: 116.78 / Max: 116.82Min: 143.95 / Avg: 144.03 / Max: 144.14Min: 181.07 / Avg: 181.71 / Max: 182.22Min: 210.84 / Avg: 212.67 / Max: 213.63

Warsow

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 0.61Resolution: 2560 x 1600GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon HD 4890Radeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 795060120180240300SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.35, N = 3157.67126.60188.33152.57183.10225.43247.17258.10
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 0.61Resolution: 2560 x 1600GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon HD 4890Radeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 795050100150200250Min: 157.2 / Avg: 157.67 / Max: 158.6Min: 126.6 / Avg: 126.6 / Max: 126.6Min: 187.7 / Avg: 188.33 / Max: 189Min: 151.6 / Avg: 152.57 / Max: 153.1Min: 183 / Avg: 183.1 / Max: 183.2Min: 225.4 / Avg: 225.43 / Max: 225.5Min: 246.5 / Avg: 247.17 / Max: 247.5Min: 255.5 / Avg: 258.1 / Max: 260

Unigine Heaven

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 2.1Resolution: 1280 x 1024GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 79501530456075SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 338.7532.8427.9233.1541.6248.8468.29
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 2.1Resolution: 1280 x 1024GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 79501326395265Min: 38.63 / Avg: 38.75 / Max: 38.84Min: 32.74 / Avg: 32.84 / Max: 32.91Min: 27.91 / Avg: 27.92 / Max: 27.94Min: 33.12 / Avg: 33.15 / Max: 33.16Min: 41.6 / Avg: 41.62 / Max: 41.64Min: 48.74 / Avg: 48.84 / Max: 48.9Min: 68.18 / Avg: 68.29 / Max: 68.42

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 2.1Resolution: 1600 x 1200GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 79501326395265SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 331.1626.4723.3827.9335.0241.9759.43
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 2.1Resolution: 1600 x 1200GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 79501224364860Min: 31.13 / Avg: 31.16 / Max: 31.19Min: 26.44 / Avg: 26.47 / Max: 26.5Min: 23.38 / Avg: 23.38 / Max: 23.39Min: 27.92 / Avg: 27.93 / Max: 27.93Min: 35 / Avg: 35.02 / Max: 35.04Min: 41.85 / Avg: 41.97 / Max: 42.03Min: 59.37 / Avg: 59.43 / Max: 59.47

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 2.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 79501326395265SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 328.7024.5121.7626.1432.7438.9556.23
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 2.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 79501122334455Min: 28.65 / Avg: 28.7 / Max: 28.77Min: 24.47 / Avg: 24.51 / Max: 24.54Min: 21.73 / Avg: 21.76 / Max: 21.78Min: 26.12 / Avg: 26.14 / Max: 26.15Min: 32.7 / Avg: 32.74 / Max: 32.79Min: 38.84 / Avg: 38.95 / Max: 39.05Min: 56.13 / Avg: 56.23 / Max: 56.33

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 2.1Resolution: 2560 x 1600GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950918273645SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 318.3815.4114.6817.9622.6827.5038.99
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 2.1Resolution: 2560 x 1600GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950816243240Min: 18.36 / Avg: 18.38 / Max: 18.39Min: 15.4 / Avg: 15.41 / Max: 15.42Min: 14.67 / Avg: 14.68 / Max: 14.69Min: 17.96 / Avg: 17.96 / Max: 17.97Min: 22.66 / Avg: 22.68 / Max: 22.71Min: 27.41 / Avg: 27.5 / Max: 27.56Min: 38.89 / Avg: 38.99 / Max: 39.08

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 3.0Resolution: 1280 x 1024GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950306090120150SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 349.0844.1940.2448.9960.9079.48112.45
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 3.0Resolution: 1280 x 1024GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 795020406080100Min: 49 / Avg: 49.08 / Max: 49.17Min: 44.11 / Avg: 44.19 / Max: 44.28Min: 40.22 / Avg: 40.24 / Max: 40.26Min: 48.96 / Avg: 48.99 / Max: 49.02Min: 60.87 / Avg: 60.9 / Max: 60.95Min: 79.39 / Avg: 79.48 / Max: 79.66Min: 112.3 / Avg: 112.45 / Max: 112.7

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 3.0Resolution: 1600 x 1200GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 795020406080100SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 336.5332.3429.1235.9444.9258.6690.80
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 3.0Resolution: 1600 x 1200GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 795020406080100Min: 36.5 / Avg: 36.53 / Max: 36.55Min: 32.32 / Avg: 32.34 / Max: 32.36Min: 29.12 / Avg: 29.12 / Max: 29.12Min: 35.93 / Avg: 35.94 / Max: 35.95Min: 44.89 / Avg: 44.92 / Max: 44.95Min: 58.57 / Avg: 58.66 / Max: 58.83Min: 90.73 / Avg: 90.8 / Max: 90.84

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 3.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 795020406080100SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 333.6029.7826.4832.9041.2453.0383.25
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 3.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 79501632486480Min: 33.54 / Avg: 33.6 / Max: 33.63Min: 29.74 / Avg: 29.78 / Max: 29.82Min: 26.47 / Avg: 26.48 / Max: 26.48Min: 32.88 / Avg: 32.9 / Max: 32.93Min: 41.17 / Avg: 41.24 / Max: 41.28Min: 52.98 / Avg: 53.03 / Max: 53.14Min: 83.18 / Avg: 83.25 / Max: 83.29

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