AMD Catalyst Radeon HD 7000 Series Linux

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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June 27 2012
 
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AMD Catalyst Radeon HD 7000 Series Linux 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. Catalyst 12.1: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: fglrx 8.93.4 Catalyst 12.1, OpenGL: 4.2.11399, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Catalyst 12.2: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: fglrx 8.95.3 Catalyst 12.2, OpenGL: 4.2.11554, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Catalyst 12.3: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: fglrx 8.95.3 Catalyst 12.3, OpenGL: 4.2.11566, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Catalyst 12.4: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: fglrx 8.96.4 Catalyst 12.4, OpenGL: 4.2.11631, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Catalyst 12.6 Beta: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: fglrx 8.98.2 Catalyst 12.6, OpenGL: 4.2.11733, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 fglrx 8.99.2 Beta: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: fglrx 8.99.2, OpenGL: 4.2.11720, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 fglrx 9.0.0 Beta: Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Ivy Bridge DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: fglrx 9.0.0, OpenGL: 4.2.11806, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Luxball HDR Score > Higher Is Better Catalyst 12.1 ...... 9703 |==================================================== Catalyst 12.2 ...... 6597 |=================================== Catalyst 12.3 ...... 6588 |=================================== Catalyst 12.4 ...... 6811 |===================================== Catalyst 12.6 Beta . 6630 |==================================== fglrx 8.99.2 Beta .. 6779 |==================================== LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Sala Score > Higher Is Better Catalyst 12.1 ...... 1280 |=============================================== Catalyst 12.2 ...... 961 |=================================== Catalyst 12.3 ...... 1428 |==================================================== Catalyst 12.4 ...... 985 |==================================== Catalyst 12.6 Beta . 972 |=================================== fglrx 8.99.2 Beta .. 1012 |===================================== LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Room Score > Higher Is Better Catalyst 12.1 ...... 777 |===================================================== Catalyst 12.2 ...... 702 |================================================ Catalyst 12.3 ...... 703 |================================================ Catalyst 12.4 ...... 723 |================================================= Catalyst 12.6 Beta . 711 |================================================ fglrx 8.99.2 Beta .. 727 |================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 12.1 ...... 110.71 |================================================== Catalyst 12.2 ...... 111.52 |================================================== Catalyst 12.3 ...... 111.65 |================================================== Catalyst 12.4 ...... 110.91 |================================================== Catalyst 12.6 Beta . 108.89 |================================================= fglrx 8.99.2 Beta .. 109.66 |================================================= fglrx 9.0.0 Beta ... 110.85 |================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 12.1 ...... 125.31 |================================================= Catalyst 12.2 ...... 127.15 |================================================== Catalyst 12.3 ...... 126.74 |================================================== Catalyst 12.4 ...... 125.57 |================================================= Catalyst 12.6 Beta . 125.41 |================================================= fglrx 8.99.2 Beta .. 125.33 |================================================= fglrx 9.0.0 Beta ... 127.30 |================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 12.1 ...... 133.88 |================================================== Catalyst 12.2 ...... 135.02 |================================================== Catalyst 12.3 ...... 134.04 |================================================== Catalyst 12.4 ...... 133.56 |================================================= Catalyst 12.6 Beta . 131.97 |================================================= fglrx 8.99.2 Beta .. 131.46 |================================================= fglrx 9.0.0 Beta ... 134.60 |================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 12.1 ...... 141.11 |================================================== Catalyst 12.2 ...... 141.00 |================================================== Catalyst 12.3 ...... 140.68 |================================================== Catalyst 12.4 ...... 139.18 |================================================= Catalyst 12.6 Beta . 139.75 |================================================== fglrx 8.99.2 Beta .. 139.16 |================================================= fglrx 9.0.0 Beta ... 141.04 |================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 12.1 ...... 176.89 |================================================== Catalyst 12.2 ...... 176.24 |================================================== Catalyst 12.3 ...... 174.47 |================================================= Catalyst 12.4 ...... 174.09 |================================================= Catalyst 12.6 Beta . 169.03 |================================================ fglrx 8.99.2 Beta .. 170.59 |================================================ fglrx 9.0.0 Beta ... 171.59 |================================================= Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 12.1 ...... 192.25 |================================================== Catalyst 12.2 ...... 192.13 |================================================== Catalyst 12.3 ...... 189.78 |================================================= Catalyst 12.4 ...... 190.36 |================================================= Catalyst 12.6 Beta . 188.56 |================================================= fglrx 8.99.2 Beta .. 188.94 |================================================= fglrx 9.0.0 Beta ... 192.93 |================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 12.1 ...... 274.04 |================================================= Catalyst 12.2 ...... 276.84 |================================================== Catalyst 12.3 ...... 273.59 |================================================= Catalyst 12.4 ...... 273.21 |================================================= Catalyst 12.6 Beta . 267.92 |================================================ fglrx 8.99.2 Beta .. 274.23 |================================================= fglrx 9.0.0 Beta ... 278.68 |================================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 12.1 ...... 270.20 |================================================= Catalyst 12.2 ...... 274.08 |================================================= Catalyst 12.3 ...... 273.09 |================================================= Catalyst 12.4 ...... 270.71 |================================================= Catalyst 12.6 Beta . 268.09 |================================================ fglrx 8.99.2 Beta .. 272.82 |================================================= fglrx 9.0.0 Beta ... 277.71 |================================================== Warsow 0.61 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 12.1 ...... 336.10 |================================================== Catalyst 12.2 ...... 323.27 |================================================ Catalyst 12.3 ...... 323.93 |================================================ Catalyst 12.4 ...... 324.53 |================================================ Catalyst 12.6 Beta . 307.60 |============================================== fglrx 8.99.2 Beta .. 314.10 |=============================================== fglrx 9.0.0 Beta ... 321.43 |================================================ Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 12.1 ...... 25.25 |============ Catalyst 12.2 ...... 98.88 |================================================ Catalyst 12.3 ...... 102.40 |================================================== Catalyst 12.4 ...... 102.34 |================================================== Catalyst 12.6 Beta . 99.54 |================================================= fglrx 8.99.2 Beta .. 99.48 |================================================= fglrx 9.0.0 Beta ... 99.55 |================================================= Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 12.1 ...... 53.90 |================== Catalyst 12.2 ...... 147.60 |================================================= Catalyst 12.3 ...... 151.27 |================================================== Catalyst 12.4 ...... 151.20 |================================================== Catalyst 12.6 Beta . 149.65 |================================================= fglrx 8.99.2 Beta .. 149.57 |================================================= fglrx 9.0.0 Beta ... 150.28 |================================================== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 12.1 ...... 30.59 |============= Catalyst 12.2 ...... 122.13 |================================================== Catalyst 12.3 ...... 121.83 |================================================== Catalyst 12.4 ...... 121.86 |================================================== Catalyst 12.6 Beta . 117.06 |================================================ fglrx 8.99.2 Beta .. 117.05 |================================================ fglrx 9.0.0 Beta ... 115.68 |=============================================== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 12.1 ...... 49.69 |============= Catalyst 12.2 ...... 196.93 |================================================== Catalyst 12.3 ...... 197.64 |================================================== Catalyst 12.4 ...... 197.78 |================================================== Catalyst 12.6 Beta . 195.25 |================================================= fglrx 8.99.2 Beta .. 195.18 |================================================= fglrx 9.0.0 Beta ... 193.54 |================================================= Prey 1.4.119 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 12.2 ...... 151.10 |================================================== Catalyst 12.3 ...... 151.23 |================================================== Catalyst 12.4 ...... 152.50 |================================================== Catalyst 12.6 Beta . 149.50 |================================================= fglrx 8.99.2 Beta .. 149.53 |================================================= fglrx 9.0.0 Beta ... 151.80 |================================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 12.1 ...... 180.23 |================================================== Catalyst 12.2 ...... 178.07 |================================================= Catalyst 12.3 ...... 174.03 |================================================ Catalyst 12.4 ...... 176.93 |================================================= Catalyst 12.6 Beta . 170.37 |=============================================== fglrx 8.99.2 Beta .. 173.77 |================================================ fglrx 9.0.0 Beta ... 173.20 |================================================ Lightsmark 2008 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 12.1 ...... 482.71 |================================================ Catalyst 12.2 ...... 492.57 |================================================= Catalyst 12.3 ...... 506.11 |================================================== Catalyst 12.4 ...... 494.89 |================================================= Catalyst 12.6 Beta . 476.24 |=============================================== fglrx 8.99.2 Beta .. 480.27 |=============================================== fglrx 9.0.0 Beta ... 504.62 |================================================== Doom 3 1.3.1 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 12.1 ...... 220.70 |================================================ Catalyst 12.2 ...... 223.44 |================================================ Catalyst 12.3 ...... 224.40 |================================================ Catalyst 12.4 ...... 227.93 |================================================= Catalyst 12.6 Beta . 221.60 |================================================ fglrx 8.99.2 Beta .. 223.03 |================================================ fglrx 9.0.0 Beta ... 231.93 |==================================================