Radeon HD 7950 Overclocking Linux
Benchmarking the AMD Radeon HD 7950 under Ubuntu Linux with the Catalyst driver at various clock-speeds and compared to reference Sapphire Radeon HD 6950. Linux Radeon benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com.
Radeon HD 6950 @ 800 - 1250MHz
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 5.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: fglrx 8.95.3 Catalyst 12.2, OpenGL: 4.2.11554, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.
Radeon HD 7950 @ 800 - 1250MHz
Changed Graphics to AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (800/1250MHz).
Radeon HD 7950 @ 900 - 1375MHz
Changed Graphics to AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz).
Radeon HD 7950 @ 1025 - 1450MHz
Changed Graphics to AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (1025/1450MHz).
SabineRun
Processor: AMD A6-3410MX APU with Radeon HD @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 1633, Chipset: AMD Device 1705, Memory: 3328MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS72755, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6520G 512MB (400/667MHz), Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI
OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: fglrx 8.92.6 Catalyst 11.9, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900
System Notes: Compiz, Firefox, and BOINC were running on this system. AMD CnQ was enabled.
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Radeon HD 6950 @ 800 - 1250MHz
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 5.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: fglrx 8.95.3 Catalyst 12.2, OpenGL: 4.2.11554, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.
Testing initiated at 22 March 2012 15:44 by user phoronix.
Radeon HD 7950 @ 800 - 1250MHz
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 (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 5.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: fglrx 8.95.3 Catalyst 12.2, OpenGL: 4.2.11554, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.
Testing initiated at 22 March 2012 13:08 by user phoronix.
Radeon HD 7950 @ 900 - 1375MHz
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 (900/1375MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection
OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: fglrx 8.95.3 Catalyst 12.2, OpenGL: 4.2.11554, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.
Testing initiated at 22 March 2012 11:15 by user phoronix.
Radeon HD 7950 @ 1025 - 1450MHz
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 (1025/1450MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Connection
OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-18-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: fglrx 8.95.3 Catalyst 12.2, OpenGL: 4.2.11554, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
System Notes: Compiz was running on this system.
Testing initiated at 22 March 2012 18:27 by user phoronix.
SabineRun
Processor: AMD A6-3410MX APU with Radeon HD @ 1.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 1633, Chipset: AMD Device 1705, Memory: 3328MB, Disk: 500GB Hitachi HTS72755, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6520G 512MB (400/667MHz), Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI
OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-15-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.1, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: fglrx 8.92.6 Catalyst 11.9, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x900
System Notes: Compiz, Firefox, and BOINC were running on this system. AMD CnQ was enabled.
Testing initiated at 7 August 2012 13:43 by user freeze.