AMD FX-8350 system with benchmarking various AMD Radeon graphics cards under Linux using stock Ubuntu 12.10 with the open-source drivers, fglrx as packaged for Ubuntu Quantal, and then the Mesa 9.1-devel + Linux 3.7 Git code. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article.
Compare your own system(s) to this result file with the
Phoronix Test Suite by running the command:
phoronix-test-suite benchmark 1211260-RA-AMDCATALY38
AMD Catalyst Radeon Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1-devel,
"Nexuiz 2.5.2 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On",
Higher Results Are Better
"Quantal Stock: HD 5450",9.7433424,9.7122403,9.6750257
"Quantal Stock: HD 5770",23.5371937,24.1112824,23.9440081
"Quantal Stock: HD 5830",32.1155647,30.4886005,30.1013962
"Quantal Stock: HD 6570",18.615574,18.6006159,18.6665405
"Quantal Stock: HD 6950",36.5373733,33.0442887,32.7657272,32.3571687,32.2394923,32.2438166
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5450",11.5302586,11.5234898,11.5048081
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5770",60.7655826,61.0196145,60.3523543
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5830",84.6190629,60.9593726,61.8689952,61.1020765,61.5034712,60.7046999
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 6570",57.8585628,50.8869029,51.29088,51.2780289,51.0608311,50.5485082
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 6950",67.6572578,67.2090408,66.4082525
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5450",17.3431204,17.1410559,17.1304901
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5770",122.8174836,121.5444371,85.6581643,85.1088724,85.6216276,85.4551878
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5830",130.7769398,95.2470011,88.6623,87.5790093,88.3829234,87.9132154
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 6570",68.6945605,68.5411,69.1681975
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 6950",124.6219204,93.0970768,92.3191541,91.8642504,91.6960783,92.1520778
"OpenArena 0.8.5 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080",
Higher Results Are Better
"Quantal Stock: HD 5450",24.8,24.8,24.8
"Quantal Stock: HD 5770",109,116.8,116.8,115.6
"Quantal Stock: HD 5830",123.7,120.7,122.3
"Quantal Stock: HD 6570",93.4,93.6,94.6
"Quantal Stock: HD 6950",131.9,132.6,130.4
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5450",25.3,25.3,25.3
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5770",133.8,132.5,134.9
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5830",135.2,134.7,136.1
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 6570",111.7,113.2,112.9
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 6950",147.6,145.1,147.6
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5450",63.3,63.6,63.9
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5770",318.6,322.3,316.9
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5830",326.8,333.4,327.3
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 6570",241.6,237.4,237.8
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 6950",395.2,396.2,401.4
"OpenArena 0.8.8 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080",
Higher Results Are Better
"Quantal Stock: HD 5450",6.5,6.5,6.5
"Quantal Stock: HD 5770",20.9,21.1,21.1
"Quantal Stock: HD 5830",21.2,16.8,17.1,17.1,17.1,17.1
"Quantal Stock: HD 6570",18,17.9,14.8,14.9,15,15
"Quantal Stock: HD 6950",21.8,21.7,17.2,17.8,17.4,17.7
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5450",6.5,6.5,6.5
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5770",24.5,24.4,24.5
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5830",25.5,25.5,25.6
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 6570",19.9,20,19.9
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 6950",24.3,24.6,24.7
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5450",11.2,11.2,11.2
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5770",96.6,96.1,96.1
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5830",96.7,97.7,97.5
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 6570",75.4,75.5,75.2
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 6950",109.5,112.2,111.1
"Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta - Resolution: 1920 x 1080",
Higher Results Are Better
"Quantal Stock: HD 5450",8.1,8,8.4
"Quantal Stock: HD 5770",9.3,9.3,9.3
"Quantal Stock: HD 5830",9.2,8.6,8.5,8.6,8.5
"Quantal Stock: HD 6570",8.7,9.6,8.4,8.6,8.4,9.4
"Quantal Stock: HD 6950",8.2,8.2,7.9
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5450",7.5,6.8,8.3,7.7,7.4,7.2
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5770",7.5,6,6.3,6.6,6,5.7
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5830",5.1,5.3,5.2
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 6570",5.8,5.2,5.3,6,6.6,6.3
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 6950",4,4,4
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5450",41.1,41.1,41.1
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5770",353.4,350.9,342.7
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5830",363.5,380.6,371.3
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 6570",210.1,210.6,210.9
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 6950",444.9,474.2,463.3
"Urban Terror 4.1 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080",
Higher Results Are Better
"Quantal Stock: HD 5450",25.9,26,25.8
"Quantal Stock: HD 5770",85.1,83.7,85
"Quantal Stock: HD 5830",54.8,54.1,54.1
"Quantal Stock: HD 6570",52.9,52.2,52.3
"Quantal Stock: HD 6950",50.8,50.7,50.9
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5450",28,28.1,28
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5770",89.7,90,89.5
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5830",87.8,87.7,88
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 6570",87.5,89.1,86.7
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 6950",92.2,90.9,92.9
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5450",91.1,91.2,91.2
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5770",162.5,165.4,163.3
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5830",162.7,165.5,164.9
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 6570",164.7,161.8,164.5
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 6950",160.3,94.4,164.2,158.4,161.4,162.5
"VDrift 2010-06-30 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080",
Higher Results Are Better
"Quantal Stock: HD 5450",14.2768,14.3259,14.3435
"Quantal Stock: HD 5770",105.951,105.386,104.461
"Quantal Stock: HD 5830",66.5987,65.526,65.9276
"Quantal Stock: HD 6570",48.3514,47.7885,45.9686
"Quantal Stock: HD 6950",72.3758,72.5975,71.7716
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5450",14.9402,14.9373,14.9089
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5770",135.99,131.509,130.705
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5830",135.779,133.499,133.913
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 6570",106.873,105.842,106.265
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 6950",140.273,141.761,139.747
"Warsow 1.0 - Resolution: 1280 x 1024",
Higher Results Are Better
"Quantal Stock: HD 5450",13.1,13,13.1
"Quantal Stock: HD 5770",25.1,23.6,23.9
"Quantal Stock: HD 5830",27.2,27.3,27.2
"Quantal Stock: HD 6570",19.7,19.7,19.7
"Quantal Stock: HD 6950",27.1,27,27
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5450",11.9,12.4,11.9
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5770",61.6,63.7,63.5
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5830",59.6,64.6,59.8,61.5,67.4,58.7
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 6570",41.9,39.7,41.7
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 6950",50.5,55.6,51.1,54,51.5,53.6
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5450",19.8,20,19.8
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5770",160,160.2,160.4
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5830",202,201.8,201.3
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 6570",79.7,77.3,77.3
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 6950",309.7,308.6,311.1
"Warsow 1.0 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080",
Higher Results Are Better
"Quantal Stock: HD 5450",13.1,13.1,13.1
"Quantal Stock: HD 5770",23.9,23.8,24
"Quantal Stock: HD 5830",27.1,27.2,27.1
"Quantal Stock: HD 6570",19.7,19.7,19.7
"Quantal Stock: HD 6950",27,27,27
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5450",11.7,11.8,12
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5770",56.3,62.2,59.6,65,62.7,57.3
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5830",64.5,59.8,68.8,50.3,68.3,61.6
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 6570",41,42.1,41.7
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 6950",56.7,43.5,58.5,40.6,50.6,53.7
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5450",19.9,19.9,19.8
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5770",160.6,160.4,160.2
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5830",201.4,201.5,201.3
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 6570",79.4,77.2,80.1
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 6950",310,309.6,308.8
"World of Padman 1.2 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080",
Higher Results Are Better
"Quantal Stock: HD 5450",30.2,28.8,30.6
"Quantal Stock: HD 5770",50.2,49.7,50.2
"Quantal Stock: HD 5830",38.9,39.7,38.9
"Quantal Stock: HD 6570",66.6,67.1,67.2
"Quantal Stock: HD 6950",36.7,36.6,35.3
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5450",29,29.4,29.1
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5770",115.8,119.7,117.4
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5830",115.3,115.1,111.8
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 6570",115.4,116,114.6
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 6950",115.3,118,114.6
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5450",86.9,86.9,86.9
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5770",329,332.7,321.6
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5830",328.5,334.9,330
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 6570",310.5,308.8,312
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 6950",321.2,327.4,341.5
"Xonotic 0.6 - Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: Low",
Higher Results Are Better
"Quantal Stock: HD 5450",42.5193818,42.2586034,42.1503493
"Quantal Stock: HD 5770",87.9381682,88.587739,88.519515
"Quantal Stock: HD 5830",125.3424303,126.3801138,127.8588028
"Quantal Stock: HD 6570",119.8597201,120.029944,119.7621656
"Quantal Stock: HD 6950",129.5157975,130.7514804,130.872955
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5450",42.5167908,42.5276382,42.444976
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5770",130.2758238,130.57718,132.0942351
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5830",130.532914,131.447056,130.6631861
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 6570",128.0635908,129.3032274,130.1574566
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 6950",143.4774754,139.6328205,140.1497959
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5450",98.4154235,98.2908724,98.5293791
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5770",264.8084826,265.9906028,265.3876954
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5830",265.713269,267.3447067,265.6258372
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 6570",267.0658169,264.554933,263.8586087
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 6950",264.6152588,265.2040727,265.6395806
"Xonotic 0.6 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low",
Higher Results Are Better
"Quantal Stock: HD 5450",20.359768,25.3630241,24.9045851,24.9324049,24.9060365,24.9235217
"Quantal Stock: HD 5770",70.3497137,70.6629517,70.6220133
"Quantal Stock: HD 5830",27.9685937,27.5469583,27.9267021
"Quantal Stock: HD 6570",107.4803556,106.6850592,28.4772598,106.8833455,108.380109,107.3428725
"Quantal Stock: HD 6950",26.0567985,121.238404,120.5855989,122.2827302,122.0772633,118.7848431
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5450",24.1750737,24.1875943,24.1665982
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5770",123.6252775,122.7094888,124.8906404
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5830",123.3245247,124.8883848,122.8181435
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 6570",116.808923,116.5404626,117.0515574
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 6950",125.6286963,128.828036,131.6770126
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5450",66.9964989,66.9462173,66.9495987
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5770",262.8291642,263.2115407,262.044105
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5830",261.9433056,262.8596987,262.0435178
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 6570",254.1977212,253.8247665,255.3226447
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 6950",262.3405058,262.4039744,262.7840517
"Xonotic 0.6 - Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: High",
Higher Results Are Better
"Quantal Stock: HD 5450",16.2547307,16.2577193,16.2349296
"Quantal Stock: HD 5770",57.6068067,57.3924846,57.6912111
"Quantal Stock: HD 5830",20.8364299,76.061801,76.9217793,76.5157258,75.9927537,76.5927219
"Quantal Stock: HD 6570",64.3774936,64.3282855,21.0108269,64.1843769,20.9069667,63.6754019
"Quantal Stock: HD 6950",79.3622784,78.949305,79.7915053
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5770",5.2219846,5.1295212,5.0375115
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5830",4.0927193,4.0510562,4.1982186
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 6570",5.077279,4.9744958,5.0263539
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 6950",3.1742653,3.2098226,3.1475506
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5450",33.0510411,33.0234748,33.0425928
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5770",153.0009297,152.5816612,153.5901709
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5830",155.6296075,153.0964976,155.3906156
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 6570",134.7874527,135.7284683,134.786049
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 6950",157.1075943,158.2524088,157.4496715
"Xonotic 0.6 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High",
Higher Results Are Better
"Quantal Stock: HD 5450",12.5224879,12.5251585,12.5189737
"Quantal Stock: HD 5770",48.3200789,48.2831049,48.3752912
"Quantal Stock: HD 5830",14.6609148,68.5262754,14.6870328,68.7014961,68.7537933,68.642861
"Quantal Stock: HD 6570",52.4922658,52.6281652,52.5451921
"Quantal Stock: HD 6950",74.1142171,30.4782221,73.326441,73.7071782,73.4216365,73.3383343
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5770",2.9458023,3.0132397,2.8955419
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 5830",2.6600573,2.7016518,2.7805194
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 6570",2.9569312,2.8893234,2.9927664
"Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1: HD 6950",2.2654995,2.2713681,2.2641852
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5450",24.0424184,24.0401501,24.0411852
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5770",145.0707364,145.6100153,145.8073241
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 5830",149.5073143,149.3656266,148.073344
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 6570",114.9220395,114.8540627,114.8236026
"fglrx 9.0.2: HD 6950",153.765131,153.6181877,154.0142696