desktop-comparison-radeon Intel Pentium M 1.70GHz testing with a Acer Lugano3 and AMD Mobility Radeon X1300 128MB on Ubuntu 11.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite. 11.10 Gnome Classic - no FX: Processor: Intel Pentium M @ 1.70GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Acer Lugano3, Chipset: Intel Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML + ICH6M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Western Digital WD800UE-22HC, Graphics: AMD Mobility Radeon X1300 128MB, Audio: Realtek ALC883, Network: Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-16-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x800 Gnome: Processor: Intel Pentium M @ 1.70GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Acer Lugano3, Chipset: Intel Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML + ICH6M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Western Digital WD800UE-22HC, Graphics: AMD Mobility Radeon X1300 128MB, Audio: Realtek ALC883, Network: Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-16-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x800 Gnome - unredirect: Processor: Intel Pentium M @ 1.70GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Acer Lugano3, Chipset: Intel Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML + ICH6M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Western Digital WD800UE-22HC, Graphics: AMD Mobility Radeon X1300 128MB, Audio: Realtek ALC883, Network: Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-16-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x800 Gnome/Openbox: Processor: Intel Pentium M @ 1.70GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Acer Lugano3, Chipset: Intel Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML + ICH6M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Western Digital WD800UE-22HC, Graphics: AMD Mobility Radeon X1300 128MB, Audio: Realtek ALC883, Network: Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-16-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x800 Openbox: Processor: Intel Pentium M @ 1.70GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Acer Lugano3, Chipset: Intel Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML + ICH6M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Western Digital WD800UE-22HC, Graphics: AMD Mobility Radeon X1300 128MB, Audio: Realtek ALC883, Network: Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-16-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x800 KDE/Openbox: Processor: Intel Pentium M @ 1.70GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Acer Lugano3, Chipset: Intel Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML + ICH6M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Western Digital WD800UE-22HC, Graphics: AMD Mobility Radeon X1300 128MB, Audio: Realtek ALC883, Network: Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-16-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x800 KDE: Processor: Intel Pentium M @ 1.70GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Acer Lugano3, Chipset: Intel Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML + ICH6M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Western Digital WD800UE-22HC, Graphics: AMD Mobility Radeon X1300 128MB, Audio: Realtek ALC883, Network: Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-16-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x800 KDE - no FX in fullscreen: Processor: Intel Pentium M @ 1.70GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Acer Lugano3, Chipset: Intel Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML + ICH6M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Western Digital WD800UE-22HC, Graphics: AMD Mobility Radeon X1300 128MB, Audio: Realtek ALC883, Network: Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-16-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x800 Unity: Processor: Intel Pentium M @ 1.70GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Acer Lugano3, Chipset: Intel Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML + ICH6M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Western Digital WD800UE-22HC, Graphics: AMD Mobility Radeon X1300 128MB, Audio: Realtek ALC883, Network: Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-16-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x800 Unity 2D: Processor: Intel Pentium M @ 1.70GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Acer Lugano3, Chipset: Intel Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML + ICH6M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Western Digital WD800UE-22HC, Graphics: AMD Mobility Radeon X1300 128MB, Audio: Realtek ALC883, Network: Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-16-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x800 LXDE: Processor: Intel Pentium M @ 1.70GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Acer Lugano3, Chipset: Intel Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML + ICH6M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Western Digital WD800UE-22HC, Graphics: AMD Mobility Radeon X1300 128MB, Audio: Realtek ALC883, Network: Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-16-generic (i686), Desktop: LXDE, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x800 Xfce: Processor: Intel Pentium M @ 1.70GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Acer Lugano3, Chipset: Intel Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML + ICH6M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Western Digital WD800UE-22HC, Graphics: AMD Mobility Radeon X1300 128MB, Audio: Realtek ALC883, Network: Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-16-generic (i686), Desktop: LXDE, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x800 12.04 Gnome Classic - no FX: Processor: Intel Pentium M @ 1.70GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Acer Lugano3, Chipset: Intel Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML + ICH6M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Western Digital WD800UE-22HC, Graphics: AMD Mobility Radeon X1300 128MB, Audio: Realtek ALC883, Network: Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x800 12.04 Gnome Classic: Processor: Intel Pentium M @ 1.70GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Acer Lugano3, Chipset: Intel Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML + ICH6M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Western Digital WD800UE-22HC, Graphics: AMD Mobility Radeon X1300 128MB, Audio: Realtek ALC883, Network: Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x800 12.04 Gnome: Processor: Intel Pentium M @ 1.70GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Acer Lugano3, Chipset: Intel Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML + ICH6M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Western Digital WD800UE-22HC, Graphics: AMD Mobility Radeon X1300 128MB, Audio: Realtek ALC883, Network: Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x800 12.04 Gnome/Openbox: Processor: Intel Pentium M @ 1.70GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Acer Lugano3, Chipset: Intel Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML + ICH6M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Western Digital WD800UE-22HC, Graphics: AMD Mobility Radeon X1300 128MB, Audio: Realtek ALC883, Network: Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x800 12.04 Unity: Processor: Intel Pentium M @ 1.70GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: Acer Lugano3, Chipset: Intel Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML + ICH6M, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 80GB Western Digital WD800UE-22HC, Graphics: AMD Mobility Radeon X1300 128MB, Audio: Realtek ALC883, Network: Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ + Intel PRO/Wireless OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-23-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 3.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x800 Triangle Slammer Perl OpenGL Benchmark Seconds < Lower Is Better 11.10 Gnome Classic - no FX . 342.97 |========================================= Gnome ....................... 334.36 |======================================== Gnome - unredirect .......... 336.45 |======================================== Gnome/Openbox ............... 334.77 |======================================== Openbox ..................... 340.34 |======================================== KDE/Openbox ................. 344.55 |========================================= KDE ......................... 338.27 |======================================== KDE - no FX in fullscreen ... 335.63 |======================================== Unity ....................... 337.92 |======================================== Unity 2D .................... 333.33 |======================================== LXDE ........................ 341.51 |========================================= Xfce ........................ 338.40 |======================================== 12.04 Gnome Classic - no FX . 342.90 |========================================= 12.04 Gnome Classic ......... 338.70 |======================================== 12.04 Gnome ................. 333.78 |======================================== 12.04 Gnome/Openbox ......... 340.47 |========================================= 12.04 Unity ................. 333.40 |======================================== Render Bench Phoronix Test Suite v3.6.1 Seconds < Lower Is Better 11.10 Gnome Classic - no FX . 45.41 |===================================== Gnome ....................... 48.26 |======================================== Gnome - unredirect .......... 48.13 |======================================== Gnome/Openbox ............... 48.61 |======================================== Openbox ..................... 44.37 |===================================== KDE/Openbox ................. 45.31 |===================================== KDE ......................... 50.89 |========================================== KDE - no FX in fullscreen ... 50.82 |========================================== Unity ....................... 49.66 |========================================= Unity 2D .................... 48.23 |======================================== LXDE ........................ 45.47 |====================================== Xfce ........................ 45.00 |===================================== 12.04 Gnome Classic - no FX . 45.35 |===================================== 12.04 Gnome Classic ......... 45.22 |===================================== 12.04 Gnome ................. 48.12 |======================================== 12.04 Gnome/Openbox ......... 45.32 |===================================== 12.04 Unity ................. 50.57 |========================================== QGears2 Rendering: OpenGL - Test: Gears Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 11.10 Gnome Classic - no FX . 115.35 |============================== Gnome ....................... 67.96 |================== Gnome - unredirect .......... 73.25 |=================== Gnome/Openbox ............... 84.17 |====================== Openbox ..................... 116.18 |============================== KDE/Openbox ................. 115.74 |============================== KDE ......................... 80.10 |===================== KDE - no FX in fullscreen ... 80.47 |===================== Unity ....................... 59.46 |=============== Unity 2D .................... 158.36 |========================================= LXDE ........................ 71.88 |=================== Xfce ........................ 116.34 |============================== 12.04 Gnome Classic - no FX . 114.70 |============================== 12.04 Gnome Classic ......... 118.22 |=============================== 12.04 Gnome ................. 116.88 |============================== 12.04 Gnome/Openbox ......... 115.40 |============================== 12.04 Unity ................. 96.11 |========================= QGears2 Rendering: OpenGL - Test: Text Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 11.10 Gnome Classic - no FX . 86.69 |========================================= Gnome ....................... 72.57 |================================== Gnome - unredirect .......... 73.95 |=================================== Gnome/Openbox ............... 79.06 |===================================== Openbox ..................... 88.39 |========================================== KDE/Openbox ................. 85.69 |========================================= KDE ......................... 73.35 |=================================== KDE - no FX in fullscreen ... 73.17 |=================================== Unity ....................... 59.10 |============================ Unity 2D .................... 85.14 |======================================== LXDE ........................ 29.58 |============== Xfce ........................ 88.56 |========================================== 12.04 Gnome Classic - no FX . 80.22 |====================================== 12.04 Gnome Classic ......... 80.64 |====================================== 12.04 Gnome ................. 71.32 |================================== 12.04 Gnome/Openbox ......... 79.27 |====================================== 12.04 Unity ................. 58.80 |============================ QGears2 Rendering: OpenGL - Test: Image Scaling Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 11.10 Gnome Classic - no FX . 176.32 |================= Gnome ....................... 271.28 |========================== Gnome - unredirect .......... 276.78 |=========================== Gnome/Openbox ............... 353.47 |================================== Openbox ..................... 180.65 |================== KDE/Openbox ................. 176.65 |================= KDE ......................... 311.16 |============================== KDE - no FX in fullscreen ... 313.49 |============================== Unity ....................... 271.58 |========================== Unity 2D .................... 287.09 |============================ LXDE ........................ 224.92 |====================== Xfce ........................ 178.81 |================= 12.04 Gnome Classic - no FX . 235.13 |======================= 12.04 Gnome Classic ......... 238.80 |======================= 12.04 Gnome ................. 421.89 |========================================= 12.04 Gnome/Openbox ......... 236.73 |======================= 12.04 Unity ................. 308.54 |============================== Lightsmark 2008 Resolution: 800 x 600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 11.10 Gnome Classic - no FX . 6.13 |============================== Gnome ....................... 5.44 |=========================== Gnome - unredirect .......... 5.50 |=========================== Gnome/Openbox ............... 5.79 |============================= Openbox ..................... 5.79 |============================= KDE/Openbox ................. 5.80 |============================= KDE ......................... 5.42 |=========================== KDE - no FX in fullscreen ... 5.45 |=========================== Unity ....................... 5.23 |========================== Unity 2D .................... 6.10 |============================== LXDE ........................ 5.81 |============================= Xfce ........................ 5.90 |============================= 12.04 Gnome Classic - no FX . 8.52 |========================================== 12.04 Gnome Classic ......... 8.72 |=========================================== 12.04 Gnome ................. 8.09 |======================================== 12.04 Gnome/Openbox ......... 8.60 |========================================== 12.04 Unity ................. 6.68 |================================= OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 800 x 600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 11.10 Gnome Classic - no FX . 29.43 |================================== Gnome ....................... 29.13 |================================= Gnome - unredirect .......... 29.47 |================================== Gnome/Openbox ............... 31.03 |=================================== Openbox ..................... 29.33 |================================== KDE/Openbox ................. 29.20 |================================= KDE ......................... 30.47 |=================================== KDE - no FX in fullscreen ... 28.70 |================================= Unity ....................... 25.07 |============================= Unity 2D .................... 36.73 |========================================== LXDE ........................ 29.43 |================================== Xfce ........................ 29.53 |================================== 12.04 Gnome Classic - no FX . 29.53 |================================== 12.04 Gnome Classic ......... 29.40 |================================== 12.04 Gnome ................. 29.37 |================================== 12.04 Gnome/Openbox ......... 29.57 |================================== 12.04 Unity ................. 19.12 |======================