Radeon MSAA New Gallium3D Tests
Benchmarks of AMD R300 Gallium3D (R300g) driver improvements concerning MSAA multi-sample anti-aliasing. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.


Pre-Optimizations: No MSAA: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: AMD Radeon X1800 256MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

	OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0.902 (1.13.1 RC 2), Display Driver: radeon 7.0.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.1-devel (git-a75ddfd) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Pre-Optimizations: 2x MSAA: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: AMD Radeon X1800 256MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

	OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0.902 (1.13.1 RC 2), Display Driver: radeon 7.0.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.1-devel (git-a75ddfd) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Pre-Optimizations: 4x MSAA: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: AMD Radeon X1800 256MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

	OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0.902 (1.13.1 RC 2), Display Driver: radeon 7.0.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.1-devel (git-a75ddfd) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Post-Optimizations: No MSAA: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: AMD Radeon X1800 256MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

	OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0.902 (1.13.1 RC 2), Display Driver: radeon 7.0.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.1-devel (git-ca39c0f) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Post-Optimizations: 2x MSAA: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: AMD Radeon X1800 256MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

	OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0.902 (1.13.1 RC 2), Display Driver: radeon 7.0.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.1-devel (git-ca39c0f) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Post-Optimizations: 4x MSAA: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: AMD Radeon X1800 256MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205

	OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0.902 (1.13.1 RC 2), Display Driver: radeon 7.0.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.1-devel (git-ca39c0f) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 800 x 600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Pre-Optimizations: No MSAA .. 199.27 |========================================
Pre-Optimizations: 2x MSAA .. 171.27 |==================================
Pre-Optimizations: 4x MSAA .. 158.77 |================================
Post-Optimizations: No MSAA . 205.32 |=========================================
Post-Optimizations: 2x MSAA . 170.97 |==================================
Post-Optimizations: 4x MSAA . 163.33 |=================================


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Pre-Optimizations: No MSAA .. 151.00 |=========================================
Pre-Optimizations: 2x MSAA .. 11.97  |===
Pre-Optimizations: 4x MSAA .. 29.17  |========
Post-Optimizations: No MSAA . 145.50 |========================================
Post-Optimizations: 2x MSAA . 127.87 |===================================
Post-Optimizations: 4x MSAA . 8.40   |==


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Pre-Optimizations: No MSAA .. 13.23 |========================================
Pre-Optimizations: 2x MSAA .. 2.47  |=======
Pre-Optimizations: 4x MSAA .. 2.07  |======
Post-Optimizations: No MSAA . 13.87 |==========================================
Post-Optimizations: 2x MSAA . 5.03  |===============
Post-Optimizations: 4x MSAA . 1.50  |=====


World of Padman 1.2
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Pre-Optimizations: No MSAA .. 44.80 |==========================================
Pre-Optimizations: 2x MSAA .. 26.57 |=========================
Pre-Optimizations: 4x MSAA .. 11.57 |===========
Post-Optimizations: No MSAA . 43.87 |=========================================
Post-Optimizations: 2x MSAA . 26.70 |=========================
Post-Optimizations: 4x MSAA . 26.20 |=========================


World of Padman 1.2
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Pre-Optimizations: No MSAA .. 29.93 |========================================
Pre-Optimizations: 2x MSAA .. 9.70  |=============
Pre-Optimizations: 4x MSAA .. 3.83  |=====
Post-Optimizations: No MSAA . 31.60 |==========================================
Post-Optimizations: 2x MSAA . 13.40 |==================
Post-Optimizations: 4x MSAA . 6.47  |=========


Smokin Guns 1.1
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Pre-Optimizations: No MSAA .. 140.30 |==================================
Pre-Optimizations: 2x MSAA .. 150.82 |=====================================
Pre-Optimizations: 4x MSAA .. 127.33 |===============================
Post-Optimizations: No MSAA . 165.70 |========================================
Post-Optimizations: 2x MSAA . 168.53 |=========================================
Post-Optimizations: 4x MSAA . 144.40 |===================================


Urban Terror 4.1
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Pre-Optimizations: No MSAA .. 43.53 |====================================
Pre-Optimizations: 2x MSAA .. 26.10 |======================
Pre-Optimizations: 4x MSAA .. 14.55 |============
Post-Optimizations: No MSAA . 50.80 |==========================================
Post-Optimizations: 2x MSAA . 29.70 |=========================
Post-Optimizations: 4x MSAA . 22.60 |===================


VDrift 2010-06-30
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Pre-Optimizations: No MSAA .. 25.29 |========================================
Pre-Optimizations: 2x MSAA .. 15.87 |=========================
Pre-Optimizations: 4x MSAA .. 8.41  |=============
Post-Optimizations: No MSAA . 26.59 |==========================================
Post-Optimizations: 2x MSAA . 22.85 |====================================
Post-Optimizations: 4x MSAA . 9.19  |===============


VDrift 2010-06-30
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Pre-Optimizations: No MSAA .. 21.25 |============================
Pre-Optimizations: 2x MSAA .. 6.81  |=========
Pre-Optimizations: 4x MSAA .. 2.47  |===
Post-Optimizations: No MSAA . 32.23 |==========================================
Post-Optimizations: 2x MSAA . 16.67 |======================
Post-Optimizations: 4x MSAA . 5.37  |=======


Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 1280 x 800 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Pre-Optimizations: No MSAA .. 46.79 |==========================================
Pre-Optimizations: 2x MSAA .. 8.70  |========
Pre-Optimizations: 4x MSAA .. 5.06  |=====
Post-Optimizations: No MSAA . 36.40 |=================================
Post-Optimizations: 2x MSAA . 13.00 |============
Post-Optimizations: 4x MSAA . 11.23 |==========