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. GeForce GTX 460: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 295.20, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 295.20, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 550 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (951/2178MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 295.20, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 295.20, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 4890: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4800 1024MB (900/975MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: fglrx 8.95.3, OpenGL: 3.3.11566, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 5770: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5700 1024MB (850/1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: fglrx 8.95.3, OpenGL: 4.2.11566, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 5830: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5800 1024MB (800/1000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: fglrx 8.95.3, OpenGL: 4.2.11566, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 6870: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB (900/1050MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: fglrx 8.95.3, OpenGL: 4.2.11566, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 6950: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: fglrx 8.95.3, OpenGL: 4.2.11566, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 7950: Processor: Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DX79SI, Chipset: Intel Sandy DMI2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: fglrx 8.95.3, OpenGL: 4.2.11566, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Xonotic 0.5 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 84.29 |==================== GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 63.90 |=============== Radeon HD 4890 ..... 123.52 |============================= Radeon HD 5770 ..... 95.96 |======================= Radeon HD 5830 ..... 116.78 |=========================== Radeon HD 6870 ..... 144.03 |================================== Radeon HD 6950 ..... 181.71 |=========================================== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 212.67 |================================================== Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 157.67 |=============================== GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 126.60 |========================= Radeon HD 4890 ..... 188.33 |==================================== Radeon HD 5770 ..... 152.57 |============================== Radeon HD 5830 ..... 183.10 |=================================== Radeon HD 6870 ..... 225.43 |============================================ Radeon HD 6950 ..... 247.17 |================================================ Radeon HD 7950 ..... 258.10 |================================================== Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 38.75 |============================= GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 32.84 |========================= Radeon HD 5770 ..... 27.92 |===================== Radeon HD 5830 ..... 33.15 |========================= Radeon HD 6870 ..... 41.62 |=============================== Radeon HD 6950 ..... 48.84 |==================================== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 68.29 |=================================================== Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 1600 x 1200 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 31.16 |=========================== GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 26.47 |======================= Radeon HD 5770 ..... 23.38 |==================== Radeon HD 5830 ..... 27.93 |======================== Radeon HD 6870 ..... 35.02 |============================== Radeon HD 6950 ..... 41.97 |==================================== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 59.43 |=================================================== Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 28.70 |========================== GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 24.51 |====================== Radeon HD 5770 ..... 21.76 |==================== Radeon HD 5830 ..... 26.14 |======================== Radeon HD 6870 ..... 32.74 |============================== Radeon HD 6950 ..... 38.95 |=================================== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 56.23 |=================================================== Unigine Heaven 2.1 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 18.38 |======================== GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 15.41 |==================== Radeon HD 5770 ..... 14.68 |=================== Radeon HD 5830 ..... 17.96 |======================= Radeon HD 6870 ..... 22.68 |============================== Radeon HD 6950 ..... 27.50 |==================================== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 38.99 |=================================================== Unigine Heaven 3.0 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 49.08 |====================== GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 44.19 |==================== Radeon HD 5770 ..... 40.24 |================== Radeon HD 5830 ..... 48.99 |====================== Radeon HD 6870 ..... 60.90 |=========================== Radeon HD 6950 ..... 79.48 |=================================== Radeon HD 7950 ..... 112.45 |================================================== Unigine Heaven 3.0 Resolution: 1600 x 1200 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 36.53 |===================== GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 32.34 |================== Radeon HD 5770 ..... 29.12 |================ Radeon HD 5830 ..... 35.94 |==================== Radeon HD 6870 ..... 44.92 |========================= Radeon HD 6950 ..... 58.66 |================================= Radeon HD 7950 ..... 90.80 |=================================================== Unigine Heaven 3.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 460 .... 33.60 |===================== GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 29.78 |================== Radeon HD 5770 ..... 26.48 |================ Radeon HD 5830 ..... 32.90 |==================== Radeon HD 6870 ..... 41.24 |========================= Radeon HD 6950 ..... 53.03 |================================ Radeon HD 7950 ..... 83.25 |===================================================