Testing of the AMD Catalyst Linux drivers from Catalyst 12.1 through Catalyst 12.6+ on an AMD Radeon HD 7950 Southern Islands graphics card from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with the Linux 3.2 kernel. Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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AMD Catalyst Radeon HD 7000 Series Linux,
"Doom 3 1.3.1 - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Quality: Ultra",
Higher Results Are Better
"Catalyst 12.1",215.9,227,219.2
"Catalyst 12.2",210.9,224.5,229.3,224.8,227.7
"Catalyst 12.3",210.8,226.6,229.3,229.3,226
"Catalyst 12.4",221.9,232.1,229.8
"Catalyst 12.6 Beta",221.8,221.9,221.1
"fglrx 8.99.2 Beta",225.7,205.5,227.8,227,225.4,226.8
"fglrx 9.0.0 Beta",229.1,232.7,234
"Lightsmark 2008 - Resolution: 2560 x 1600",
Higher Results Are Better
"Catalyst 12.1",480.61,488.86,478.67
"Catalyst 12.2",498.68,493.67,485.37
"Catalyst 12.3",506.27,510.58,501.47
"Catalyst 12.4",490.99,497.65,496.03
"Catalyst 12.6 Beta",474.01,476.81,477.9
"fglrx 8.99.2 Beta",476.47,482.6,481.73
"fglrx 9.0.0 Beta",506.05,502.95,504.86
"LuxMark 2.1beta1 - OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Room",
Higher Results Are Better
"Catalyst 12.1",777,776,778
"Catalyst 12.2",701,702,703
"Catalyst 12.3",704,702,702
"Catalyst 12.4",724,723,722
"Catalyst 12.6 Beta",711,710,711
"fglrx 8.99.2 Beta",727,726,727
"LuxMark 2.1beta1 - OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Sala",
Higher Results Are Better
"Catalyst 12.1",1280,1279,1281
"Catalyst 12.2",962,957,963
"Catalyst 12.3",1426,1427,1431
"Catalyst 12.4",987,984,984
"Catalyst 12.6 Beta",971,972,974
"fglrx 8.99.2 Beta",1014,1010,1012
"LuxMark 2.1beta1 - OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Luxball HDR",
Higher Results Are Better
"Catalyst 12.1",9693,9718,9697
"Catalyst 12.2",6591,6594,6605
"Catalyst 12.3",6558,6598,6607
"Catalyst 12.4",6779,6825,6828
"Catalyst 12.6 Beta",6648,6611,6630
"fglrx 8.99.2 Beta",6770,6765,6801
"OpenArena 0.8.8 - Resolution: 2560 x 1600",
Higher Results Are Better
"Catalyst 12.1",181.1,178.5,181.1
"Catalyst 12.2",175.3,179.6,179.3
"Catalyst 12.3",176.2,172.7,173.2
"Catalyst 12.4",177.4,175.5,177.9
"Catalyst 12.6 Beta",170.1,170.4,170.6
"fglrx 8.99.2 Beta",173.2,176.5,171.6
"fglrx 9.0.0 Beta",171.7,174,173.9
"Prey 1.4.119 - Resolution: 2560 x 1600",
Higher Results Are Better
"Catalyst 12.2",150.9,151.3,151.1
"Catalyst 12.3",151,150.5,152.2
"Catalyst 12.4",151.6,153,152.9
"Catalyst 12.6 Beta",149.1,150.2,149.2
"fglrx 8.99.2 Beta",149.4,149.4,149.8
"fglrx 9.0.0 Beta",152.1,151,152.3
"Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080",
Higher Results Are Better
"Catalyst 12.1",49.6718,49.6938,49.6948
"Catalyst 12.2",196.921,196.935,196.927
"Catalyst 12.3",197.676,197.66,197.593
"Catalyst 12.4",197.77,197.762,197.816
"Catalyst 12.6 Beta",195.204,195.287,195.252
"fglrx 8.99.2 Beta",195.194,195.164,195.173
"fglrx 9.0.0 Beta",193.509,193.527,193.573
"Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 - Resolution: 2560 x 1600",
Higher Results Are Better
"Catalyst 12.1",30.5899,30.5889,30.5771
"Catalyst 12.2",122.132,122.136,122.136
"Catalyst 12.3",121.83,121.829,121.829
"Catalyst 12.4",121.86,121.857,121.862
"Catalyst 12.6 Beta",117.064,117.071,117.059
"fglrx 8.99.2 Beta",117.059,117.044,117.058
"fglrx 9.0.0 Beta",115.684,115.685,115.681
"Unigine Tropics 1.3 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080",
Higher Results Are Better
"Catalyst 12.1",80.1265,28.0809,47.542,28.0782,92.2292,47.3442
"Catalyst 12.2",147.084,147.89,147.839
"Catalyst 12.3",151.102,151.597,151.116
"Catalyst 12.4",150.453,152.25,150.897
"Catalyst 12.6 Beta",149.274,149.865,149.825
"fglrx 8.99.2 Beta",149.776,149.419,149.506
"fglrx 9.0.0 Beta",150.285,150.105,150.436
"Unigine Tropics 1.3 - Resolution: 2560 x 1600",
Higher Results Are Better
"Catalyst 12.1",17.9598,26.9677,35.3903,17.9628,17.9638,35.2573
"Catalyst 12.2",98.9486,98.8414,98.8502
"Catalyst 12.3",102.419,102.424,102.369
"Catalyst 12.4",102.335,102.292,102.407
"Catalyst 12.6 Beta",99.6068,99.5184,99.5069
"fglrx 8.99.2 Beta",99.4205,99.5357,99.4852
"fglrx 9.0.0 Beta",99.4817,99.578,99.5832
"Warsow 0.61 - Resolution: 2560 x 1600",
Higher Results Are Better
"Catalyst 12.1",335.6,336.5,336.2
"Catalyst 12.2",323,324.6,322.2
"Catalyst 12.3",325.2,323.9,322.7
"Catalyst 12.4",324.7,323.7,325.2
"Catalyst 12.6 Beta",305,309.3,308.5
"fglrx 8.99.2 Beta",314.7,314.1,313.5
"fglrx 9.0.0 Beta",321.1,321.2,322
"Xonotic 0.6 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low",
Higher Results Are Better
"Catalyst 12.1",268.9418146,268.0416723,273.630535
"Catalyst 12.2",269.827112,277.2109736,275.2084011
"Catalyst 12.3",272.4556677,273.4166891,273.4115542
"Catalyst 12.4",267.5159854,272.7743334,271.8514925
"Catalyst 12.6 Beta",268.7658939,267.7870808,267.7207639
"fglrx 8.99.2 Beta",271.3525061,273.5962364,273.4998789
"fglrx 9.0.0 Beta",278.1357241,276.8676038,278.1167953
"Xonotic 0.6 - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Low",
Higher Results Are Better
"Catalyst 12.1",274.070597,273.2276445,274.8130996
"Catalyst 12.2",275.5896031,277.5223037,277.401046
"Catalyst 12.3",273.4658556,274.1938495,273.1033402
"Catalyst 12.4",272.9165025,273.1227941,273.6039289
"Catalyst 12.6 Beta",268.2379137,265.2733133,270.2521859
"fglrx 8.99.2 Beta",274.0143315,273.5811668,275.0846229
"fglrx 9.0.0 Beta",282.7624181,276.9884529,276.2888505
"Xonotic 0.6 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High",
Higher Results Are Better
"Catalyst 12.1",192.5911486,191.8263231,192.336167
"Catalyst 12.2",191.5600365,191.3694353,193.4550279
"Catalyst 12.3",189.6813492,188.4083474,191.2582743
"Catalyst 12.4",189.7058704,190.4128312,190.973047
"Catalyst 12.6 Beta",189.3691619,189.2206729,187.0927605
"fglrx 8.99.2 Beta",188.8795654,188.5201318,189.4109003
"fglrx 9.0.0 Beta",193.6226479,193.4598247,191.699314
"Xonotic 0.6 - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High",
Higher Results Are Better
"Catalyst 12.1",177.0757474,176.5822352,177.0096762
"Catalyst 12.2",176.4848676,174.8921322,177.3352311
"Catalyst 12.3",174.8112519,174.8672328,173.7199037
"Catalyst 12.4",174.3391719,173.9426756,173.9738095
"Catalyst 12.6 Beta",169.2944896,167.8372694,169.9641601
"fglrx 8.99.2 Beta",171.207984,169.4531664,171.1215974
"fglrx 9.0.0 Beta",172.7166949,170.3167164,171.7504
"Xonotic 0.6 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra",
Higher Results Are Better
"Catalyst 12.1",139.8132413,140.8698931,142.6459968
"Catalyst 12.2",141.8174804,140.5897779,140.5914477
"Catalyst 12.3",140.214684,140.5830718,141.2512256
"Catalyst 12.4",138.5568173,139.6278895,139.3474657
"Catalyst 12.6 Beta",139.9180762,140.9875452,138.3404922
"fglrx 8.99.2 Beta",140.0195365,140.0005043,137.4681217
"fglrx 9.0.0 Beta",141.3896581,140.7812215,140.9390178
"Xonotic 0.6 - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra",
Higher Results Are Better
"Catalyst 12.1",133.6303035,135.0230303,132.9848261
"Catalyst 12.2",134.822037,134.8216048,135.4191558
"Catalyst 12.3",133.0972199,134.3512446,134.6708021
"Catalyst 12.4",133.4961131,133.622016,133.5680558
"Catalyst 12.6 Beta",131.8468571,132.4266746,131.6475336
"fglrx 8.99.2 Beta",131.9575149,131.3015892,131.1132719
"fglrx 9.0.0 Beta",134.1020353,134.4982735,135.1943591
"Xonotic 0.6 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate",
Higher Results Are Better
"Catalyst 12.1",125.3237311,124.9400057,125.6568994
"Catalyst 12.2",126.8115468,126.8633692,127.7765056
"Catalyst 12.3",126.7065538,126.0286426,127.4979451
"Catalyst 12.4",124.6018965,125.5723099,126.5447854
"Catalyst 12.6 Beta",125.7352221,126.2365989,124.2445377
"fglrx 8.99.2 Beta",125.2726799,125.2044117,125.5145632
"fglrx 9.0.0 Beta",126.5982824,127.8860806,127.4026816
"Xonotic 0.6 - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate",
Higher Results Are Better
"Catalyst 12.1",111.3283751,110.0505158,110.7427027
"Catalyst 12.2",111.6547573,111.1638196,111.7428344
"Catalyst 12.3",111.9835362,111.3372992,111.6340228
"Catalyst 12.4",111.0010123,110.6934673,111.0444105
"Catalyst 12.6 Beta",109.4068728,108.7693921,108.5059844
"fglrx 8.99.2 Beta",109.3937802,109.9848471,109.6089013
"fglrx 9.0.0 Beta",111.4299238,110.6542175,110.4761899