AMD Radeon Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1-devel Comparison

AMD FX-8350 system with benchmarking a dozen different AMD Radeon graphics cards under Linux using stock Ubuntu 12.10 with Mesa 9.1-devel + Linux 3.7 Git code. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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AMD Radeon Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1-devel ComparisonProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionRadeon HD 6950Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 4870Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 4830Radeon X1800XTRadeon X1800XLRadeon HD 6450AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores)ASUS Crosshair V FormulaAMD ATI RD890 bridge8192MB60GB OCZ VERTEX2AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MBRealtek ALC889DELL P2210HIntel 82583V Gigabit ConnectionUbuntu 12.103.7.0-rc6-phoronix+ (x86_64)Unity 6.10.0X Server 1.13.0radeon 7.0.992.1 Mesa 9.1-devel (git-cff4c94) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.7ext41920x1080AMD Radeon HD 5450/6350 512MBAMD Radeon HD 6570 512MBAMD Radeon HD 5700 1024MBAMD Radeon HD 5800 1024MBAMD Radeon HD 4870 512MBAMD Radeon HD 4550 512MBAMD Radeon HD 4670 512MBAMD Radeon HD 4800 512MBAMD Radeon X1800 256MBAMD Radeon HD 6450 1024MBOpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- Radeon HD 6950, Radeon HD 6570, Radeon HD 5770, Radeon HD 5830, Radeon HD 4550, Radeon HD 4830, Radeon X1800XT, Radeon X1800XL, Radeon HD 6450: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --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 Graphics Details- Radeon HD 6950, Radeon HD 6570, Radeon HD 5770, Radeon HD 5830, Radeon HD 4550, Radeon HD 4830, Radeon X1800XT, Radeon X1800XL, Radeon HD 6450: EXASystem Details- Radeon HD 6950, Radeon HD 6570, Radeon HD 5770, Radeon HD 5830, Radeon HD 4550, Radeon HD 4830, Radeon X1800XT, Radeon X1800XL, Radeon HD 6450: Compiz was running on this system.

AMD Radeon Linux 3.7 + Mesa 9.1-devel Comparisonwarsow: 1920 x 1080vdrift: 1920 x 1080warsow: 1280 x 1024urbanterror: 1920 x 1080padman: 1920 x 1080openarena: 1920 x 1080openarena: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1280 x 1024 - Lowxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lownexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - OnRadeon HD 6950Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 4870Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 4830Radeon X1800XTRadeon X1800XLRadeon HD 645050.60140.5952.7292.00115.97146.7724.53141.09128.7167.0911.8314.9312.0728.0329.1725.306.5042.5024.1811.5241.60106.3341.1087.77115.33112.6019.93129.17116.8052.1560.52132.7362.9389.73117.63133.7324.47130.98123.7460.7162.22134.4061.9387.83114.07135.3325.53130.88123.6865.1350.60121.2048.2088.80121.83119.9323.87131.04121.6659.0513.8332.2914.2751.9053.7747.1310.2076.1846.4017.6626.5769.6726.6083.37102.8088.3016.23118.93103.3338.8237.3395.0836.4788.27115.83103.7021.37126.07114.2351.2612.4370.9912.4080.3782.7792.1734.93120.7371.927.9011.9357.7211.9075.1772.8074.3026.60112.8760.167.6315.9324.6415.934547.0340.309.6067.8839.4018.14OpenBenchmarking.org

Warsow

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 4870Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4830Radeon X1800XTRadeon X1800XLRadeon HD 64501428425670SE +/- 0.43, N = 4SE +/- 2.94, N = 6SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 1.37, N = 6SE +/- 2.79, N = 6SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.68, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 327.0550.6011.8341.6060.5262.2250.6013.8337.3312.4311.9315.93

VDrift

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterVDrift 2010-06-30Resolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 4870Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4830Radeon X1800XTRadeon X1800XLRadeon HD 6450306090120150SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 1.64, N = 3SE +/- 0.70, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 369.04140.5914.93106.33132.73134.40121.2032.2995.0870.9957.7224.641. (CXX) g++ options: -pthread -lSDL -lGLU -lGLEW -lpthread -lSDL_image -lSDL_gfx -lvorbisfile -lvdriftbullet

Warsow

Resolution: 1280 x 1024

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.0Resolution: 1280 x 1024Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 4870Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4830Radeon X1800XTRadeon X1800XLRadeon HD 64501428425670SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.81, N = 6SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.70, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 1.39, N = 6SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 326.0352.7212.0741.1062.9361.9348.2014.2736.4712.4011.9015.93

Urban Terror

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUrban Terror 4.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 4870Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4830Radeon X1800XTRadeon X1800XLRadeon HD 645020406080100SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.71, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 382.0092.0028.0387.7789.7387.8388.8051.9088.2780.3775.1745.00

World of Padman

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWorld of Padman 1.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 4870Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4830Radeon X1800XTRadeon X1800XLRadeon HD 6450306090120150SE +/- 1.15, N = 3SE +/- 1.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 1.13, N = 3SE +/- 1.13, N = 3SE +/- 1.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.70, N = 3SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3103.23115.9729.17115.33117.63114.07121.8353.77115.8382.7772.8047.03

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 4870Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4830Radeon X1800XTRadeon X1800XLRadeon HD 6450306090120150SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.73, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 387.43146.7725.30112.60133.73135.33119.9347.13103.7092.1774.3040.30

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 4870Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4830Radeon X1800XTRadeon X1800XLRadeon HD 6450816243240SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 316.1024.536.5019.9324.4725.5323.8710.2021.3734.9326.609.60

Xonotic

Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: LowRadeon HD 4670Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 4870Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4830Radeon X1800XTRadeon X1800XLRadeon HD 6450306090120150SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.61, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.77, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.72, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3119.88141.0942.50129.17130.98130.88131.0476.18126.07120.73112.8767.88

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowRadeon HD 4670Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 4870Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4830Radeon X1800XTRadeon X1800XLRadeon HD 6450306090120150SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 1.75, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.63, N = 3SE +/- 0.62, N = 3SE +/- 0.87, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3100.46128.7124.18116.80123.74123.68121.6646.40114.2371.9260.1639.40

Nexuiz

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OnRadeon HD 4670Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 5770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 4870Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4830Radeon X1800XTRadeon X1800XLRadeon HD 64501530456075SE +/- 0.63, N = 6SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 1.15, N = 6SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 3.90, N = 6SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 338.4067.0911.5252.1560.7165.1359.0517.6651.267.907.6318.14

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