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 Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Monitor Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Catalyst 12.1 Catalyst 12.2 Catalyst 12.3 Catalyst 12.4 Catalyst 12.6 Beta fglrx 8.99.2 Beta fglrx 9.0.0 Beta Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores) ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0 Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM 8192MB 240GB OCZ VERTEX3 AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz) Realtek ALC892 SyncMaster Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 Ubuntu 11.10 3.0.0-12-generic (x86_64) Unity 4.22.0 X Server 1.10.4 fglrx 8.93.4 Catalyst 12.1 4.2.11399 GCC 4.6.1 ext4 2560x1600 fglrx 8.95.3 Catalyst 12.2 4.2.11554 fglrx 8.95.3 Catalyst 12.3 4.2.11566 fglrx 8.96.4 Catalyst 12.4 4.2.11631 fglrx 8.98.2 Catalyst 12.6 4.2.11733 fglrx 8.99.2 4.2.11720 fglrx 9.0.0 4.2.11806 OpenBenchmarking.org Compiler Details - Catalyst 12.1, Catalyst 12.2, Catalyst 12.3, Catalyst 12.6 Beta, fglrx 8.99.2 Beta: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++,go --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v Processor Details - Catalyst 12.1, Catalyst 12.2, Catalyst 12.3, Catalyst 12.6 Beta, fglrx 8.99.2 Beta: Scaling Governor: ondemand System Details - Catalyst 12.1, Catalyst 12.2, Catalyst 12.3, Catalyst 12.6 Beta, fglrx 8.99.2 Beta: Compiz was running on this system.
AMD Catalyst Radeon HD 7000 Series Linux doom3: 2560 x 1600 - Ultra lightsmark: 2560 x 1600 openarena: 2560 x 1600 prey: 2560 x 1600 unigine-sanctuary: 1920 x 1080 unigine-sanctuary: 2560 x 1600 unigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080 unigine-tropics: 2560 x 1600 warsow: 2560 x 1600 xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Low xonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Low xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - High xonotic: 2560 x 1600 - High xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra xonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Ultra xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimate xonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Ultimate luxmark: GPU - Room luxmark: GPU - Sala luxmark: GPU - Luxball HDR Catalyst 12.1 Catalyst 12.2 Catalyst 12.3 Catalyst 12.4 Catalyst 12.6 Beta fglrx 8.99.2 Beta fglrx 9.0.0 Beta 220.70 482.71 180.23 49.69 30.59 53.90 25.25 336.10 270.20 274.04 192.25 176.89 141.11 133.88 125.31 110.71 777 1280 9703 223.44 492.57 178.07 151.10 196.93 122.13 147.60 98.88 323.27 274.08 276.84 192.13 176.24 141.00 135.02 127.15 111.52 702 961 6597 224.40 506.11 174.03 151.23 197.64 121.83 151.27 102.40 323.93 273.09 273.59 189.78 174.47 140.68 134.04 126.74 111.65 703 1428 6588 227.93 494.89 176.93 152.50 197.78 121.86 151.20 102.34 324.53 270.71 273.21 190.36 174.09 139.18 133.56 125.57 110.91 723 985 6811 221.60 476.24 170.37 149.50 195.25 117.06 149.65 99.54 307.60 268.09 267.92 188.56 169.03 139.75 131.97 125.41 108.89 711 972 6630 223.03 480.27 173.77 149.53 195.18 117.05 149.57 99.48 314.10 272.82 274.23 188.94 170.59 139.16 131.46 125.33 109.66 727 1012 6779 231.93 504.62 173.20 151.80 193.54 115.68 150.28 99.55 321.43 277.71 278.68 192.93 171.59 141.04 134.60 127.30 110.85 OpenBenchmarking.org
Doom 3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Quality: Ultra OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Doom 3 1.3.1 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Quality: Ultra Catalyst 12.1 Catalyst 12.2 Catalyst 12.3 Catalyst 12.4 Catalyst 12.6 Beta fglrx 8.99.2 Beta fglrx 9.0.0 Beta 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 3.29, N = 3 SE +/- 3.26, N = 5 SE +/- 3.47, N = 5 SE +/- 3.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.25, N = 3 SE +/- 3.53, N = 6 SE +/- 1.47, N = 3 220.70 223.44 224.40 227.93 221.60 223.03 231.93
Lightsmark Resolution: 2560 x 1600 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Lightsmark 2008 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Catalyst 12.1 Catalyst 12.2 Catalyst 12.3 Catalyst 12.4 Catalyst 12.6 Beta fglrx 8.99.2 Beta fglrx 9.0.0 Beta 110 220 330 440 550 SE +/- 3.12, N = 3 SE +/- 3.88, N = 3 SE +/- 2.63, N = 3 SE +/- 2.01, N = 3 SE +/- 1.16, N = 3 SE +/- 1.91, N = 3 SE +/- 0.90, N = 3 482.71 492.57 506.11 494.89 476.24 480.27 504.62
OpenArena Resolution: 2560 x 1600 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Catalyst 12.1 Catalyst 12.2 Catalyst 12.3 Catalyst 12.4 Catalyst 12.6 Beta fglrx 8.99.2 Beta fglrx 9.0.0 Beta 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.87, N = 3 SE +/- 1.39, N = 3 SE +/- 1.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.73, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 1.44, N = 3 SE +/- 0.75, N = 3 180.23 178.07 174.03 176.93 170.37 173.77 173.20
Prey Resolution: 2560 x 1600 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Prey 1.4.119 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Catalyst 12.2 Catalyst 12.3 Catalyst 12.4 Catalyst 12.6 Beta fglrx 8.99.2 Beta fglrx 9.0.0 Beta 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.50, N = 3 SE +/- 0.45, N = 3 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 151.10 151.23 152.50 149.50 149.53 151.80
Unigine Sanctuary Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Catalyst 12.1 Catalyst 12.2 Catalyst 12.3 Catalyst 12.4 Catalyst 12.6 Beta fglrx 8.99.2 Beta fglrx 9.0.0 Beta 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 49.69 196.93 197.64 197.78 195.25 195.18 193.54
Unigine Sanctuary Resolution: 2560 x 1600 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Catalyst 12.1 Catalyst 12.2 Catalyst 12.3 Catalyst 12.4 Catalyst 12.6 Beta fglrx 8.99.2 Beta fglrx 9.0.0 Beta 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 30.59 122.13 121.83 121.86 117.06 117.05 115.68
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Catalyst 12.1 Catalyst 12.2 Catalyst 12.3 Catalyst 12.4 Catalyst 12.6 Beta fglrx 8.99.2 Beta fglrx 9.0.0 Beta 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 10.91, N = 6 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 SE +/- 0.16, N = 3 SE +/- 0.54, N = 3 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 53.90 147.60 151.27 151.20 149.65 149.57 150.28
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 2560 x 1600 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Catalyst 12.1 Catalyst 12.2 Catalyst 12.3 Catalyst 12.4 Catalyst 12.6 Beta fglrx 8.99.2 Beta fglrx 9.0.0 Beta 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 3.49, N = 6 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 25.25 98.88 102.40 102.34 99.54 99.48 99.55
Warsow Resolution: 2560 x 1600 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Catalyst 12.1 Catalyst 12.2 Catalyst 12.3 Catalyst 12.4 Catalyst 12.6 Beta fglrx 8.99.2 Beta fglrx 9.0.0 Beta 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 SE +/- 0.71, N = 3 SE +/- 0.72, N = 3 SE +/- 0.44, N = 3 SE +/- 1.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 SE +/- 0.28, N = 3 336.10 323.27 323.93 324.53 307.60 314.10 321.43
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Catalyst 12.1 Catalyst 12.2 Catalyst 12.3 Catalyst 12.4 Catalyst 12.6 Beta fglrx 8.99.2 Beta fglrx 9.0.0 Beta 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 1.73, N = 3 SE +/- 2.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 1.62, N = 3 SE +/- 0.34, N = 3 SE +/- 0.73, N = 3 SE +/- 0.42, N = 3 270.20 274.08 273.09 270.71 268.09 272.82 277.71
Xonotic Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Low OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Low Catalyst 12.1 Catalyst 12.2 Catalyst 12.3 Catalyst 12.4 Catalyst 12.6 Beta fglrx 8.99.2 Beta fglrx 9.0.0 Beta 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.46, N = 3 SE +/- 0.63, N = 3 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 1.45, N = 3 SE +/- 0.45, N = 3 SE +/- 2.05, N = 3 274.04 276.84 273.59 273.21 267.92 274.23 278.68
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Catalyst 12.1 Catalyst 12.2 Catalyst 12.3 Catalyst 12.4 Catalyst 12.6 Beta fglrx 8.99.2 Beta fglrx 9.0.0 Beta 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.22, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.82, N = 3 SE +/- 0.37, N = 3 SE +/- 0.74, N = 3 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 SE +/- 0.62, N = 3 192.25 192.13 189.78 190.36 188.56 188.94 192.93
Xonotic Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High Catalyst 12.1 Catalyst 12.2 Catalyst 12.3 Catalyst 12.4 Catalyst 12.6 Beta fglrx 8.99.2 Beta fglrx 9.0.0 Beta 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.72, N = 3 SE +/- 0.37, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.63, N = 3 SE +/- 0.57, N = 3 SE +/- 0.70, N = 3 176.89 176.24 174.47 174.09 169.03 170.59 171.59
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Catalyst 12.1 Catalyst 12.2 Catalyst 12.3 Catalyst 12.4 Catalyst 12.6 Beta fglrx 8.99.2 Beta fglrx 9.0.0 Beta 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.83, N = 3 SE +/- 0.41, N = 3 SE +/- 0.30, N = 3 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.77, N = 3 SE +/- 0.85, N = 3 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 141.11 141.00 140.68 139.18 139.75 139.16 141.04
Xonotic Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra Catalyst 12.1 Catalyst 12.2 Catalyst 12.3 Catalyst 12.4 Catalyst 12.6 Beta fglrx 8.99.2 Beta fglrx 9.0.0 Beta 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.60, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.48, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 133.88 135.02 134.04 133.56 131.97 131.46 134.60
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Catalyst 12.1 Catalyst 12.2 Catalyst 12.3 Catalyst 12.4 Catalyst 12.6 Beta fglrx 8.99.2 Beta fglrx 9.0.0 Beta 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.21, N = 3 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 SE +/- 0.42, N = 3 SE +/- 0.56, N = 3 SE +/- 0.60, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.38, N = 3 125.31 127.15 126.74 125.57 125.41 125.33 127.30
Xonotic Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Catalyst 12.1 Catalyst 12.2 Catalyst 12.3 Catalyst 12.4 Catalyst 12.6 Beta fglrx 8.99.2 Beta fglrx 9.0.0 Beta 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.37, N = 3 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 SE +/- 0.27, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 110.71 111.52 111.65 110.91 108.89 109.66 110.85
LuxMark OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Room OpenBenchmarking.org Score, More Is Better LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Room Catalyst 12.1 Catalyst 12.2 Catalyst 12.3 Catalyst 12.4 Catalyst 12.6 Beta fglrx 8.99.2 Beta 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 777 702 703 723 711 727
LuxMark OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Sala OpenBenchmarking.org Score, More Is Better LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Sala Catalyst 12.1 Catalyst 12.2 Catalyst 12.3 Catalyst 12.4 Catalyst 12.6 Beta fglrx 8.99.2 Beta 300 600 900 1200 1500 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 1.86, N = 3 SE +/- 1.53, N = 3 SE +/- 1.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 1.15, N = 3 1280 961 1428 985 972 1012
LuxMark OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Luxball HDR OpenBenchmarking.org Score, More Is Better LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Luxball HDR Catalyst 12.1 Catalyst 12.2 Catalyst 12.3 Catalyst 12.4 Catalyst 12.6 Beta fglrx 8.99.2 Beta 2K 4K 6K 8K 10K SE +/- 7.75, N = 3 SE +/- 4.26, N = 3 SE +/- 15.06, N = 3 SE +/- 15.86, N = 3 SE +/- 10.68, N = 3 SE +/- 11.26, N = 3 9703 6597 6588 6811 6630 6779
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