AMD Radeon R500 Catalyst Legacy Ubuntu 13.04
AMD Radeon OpenGL Performance comparison on Ubuntu Linux releases. Benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.com.


Catalyst - Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: 256MB 256MBMB, Audio: ATI SBx00 Azalia, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 8.04, Kernel: 2.6.24-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.22.3, Display Server: X Server 1.4.0.90, Display Driver: fglrx 8.47.3, OpenGL: 2.1.7412, Compiler: GCC 4.2.4, File-System: ext3, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: AMD Radeon X1800 256MB (600/700MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 10.04, Kernel: 2.6.32-38-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.30.2, Display Server: X Server 1.7.6, Display Driver: radeon 6.13.0, OpenGL: 1.5 Mesa 7.7.1, Compiler: GCC 4.4.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Ubuntu 11.04: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: AMD Radeon X1800 256MB, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 11.04, Kernel: 2.6.38-8-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 3.8.10, Display Server: X Server 1.10.1, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.10.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.5.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: AMD Radeon X1800 256MB, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-29-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.14.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.4 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Ubuntu 12.10: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: AMD Radeon X1800 256MB, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 12.10, Kernel: 3.5.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.8.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0, Display Driver: radeon 6.99.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Ubuntu 13.04 2013-02-17: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: AMD Radeon X1800 256MB, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-6-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.1.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.0.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Ubuntu 13.04 - Radeon Git: 

	Processor: AMD Phenom 9500 @ 2.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS A790GXM-A v1.0, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: AMD Radeon X1800 256MB, Audio: Realtek ALC888, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-996-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.1.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 9.1-rc2 (git-456cdb6) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Doom 3 1.3.1
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst - Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS . 58.63 |=========================================
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS ........... 1.70  |=
Ubuntu 11.04 ................. 23.93 |=================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS ........... 29.43 |=====================
Ubuntu 12.10 ................. 30.07 |=====================
Ubuntu 13.04 2013-02-17 ...... 33.33 |=======================
Ubuntu 13.04 - Radeon Git .... 33.40 |=======================


Doom 3 1.3.1
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst - Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS . 54.70 |=========================================
Ubuntu 11.04 ................. 23.20 |=================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS ........... 27.27 |====================
Ubuntu 12.10 ................. 25.90 |===================
Ubuntu 13.04 2013-02-17 ...... 30.87 |=======================
Ubuntu 13.04 - Radeon Git .... 30.87 |=======================


Lightsmark 2008
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst - Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS . 57.06 |=========================================
Ubuntu 11.04 ................. 11.20 |========
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS ........... 40.58 |=============================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1024 x 768 - HDR: No - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst - Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS . 73.87 |=========================================
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS ........... 1.38  |=
Ubuntu 11.04 ................. 39.42 |======================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS ........... 55.85 |===============================
Ubuntu 12.10 ................. 51.58 |=============================
Ubuntu 13.04 2013-02-17 ...... 61.85 |==================================
Ubuntu 13.04 - Radeon Git .... 36.60 |====================


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: No - Sound: Off
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst - Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS . 40.02 |=========================================
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS ........... 0.67  |=
Ubuntu 11.04 ................. 8.89  |=========
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS ........... 8.68  |=========
Ubuntu 12.10 ................. 8.29  |========
Ubuntu 13.04 2013-02-17 ...... 21.00 |======================
Ubuntu 13.04 - Radeon Git .... 6.32  |======


OpenArena 0.8.5
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst - Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS . 110.10 |========================================
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS ........... 42.23  |===============
Ubuntu 11.04 ................. 82.28  |==============================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS ........... 77.03  |============================
Ubuntu 12.10 ................. 58.90  |=====================
Ubuntu 13.04 2013-02-17 ...... 103.40 |======================================
Ubuntu 13.04 - Radeon Git .... 108.07 |=======================================


World of Padman 1.2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst - Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS . 69.20 |================================
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS ........... 40.67 |===================
Ubuntu 11.04 ................. 77.87 |====================================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS ........... 69.43 |================================
Ubuntu 12.10 ................. 57.77 |===========================
Ubuntu 13.04 2013-02-17 ...... 89.10 |=========================================
Ubuntu 13.04 - Radeon Git .... 83.12 |======================================


Tremulous 1.1.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst - Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS . 66.53 |=======================================
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS ........... 47.27 |============================
Ubuntu 11.04 ................. 59.37 |===================================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS ........... 58.20 |==================================
Ubuntu 12.10 ................. 53.90 |===============================
Ubuntu 13.04 2013-02-17 ...... 69.93 |=========================================
Ubuntu 13.04 - Radeon Git .... 70.20 |=========================================


Urban Terror 4.1
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst - Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS . 57.60 |=========================================
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS ........... 32.70 |=======================
Ubuntu 11.04 ................. 45.43 |================================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS ........... 45.37 |================================
Ubuntu 12.10 ................. 43.40 |===============================
Ubuntu 13.04 2013-02-17 ...... 51.23 |====================================
Ubuntu 13.04 - Radeon Git .... 50.53 |====================================


Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst - Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS . 77.24 |=========================================
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS ........... 48.35 |==========================
Ubuntu 11.04 ................. 56.35 |==============================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS ........... 62.99 |=================================
Ubuntu 12.10 ................. 61.14 |================================
Ubuntu 13.04 2013-02-17 ...... 77.35 |=========================================
Ubuntu 13.04 - Radeon Git .... 76.43 |=========================================


Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst - Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS . 74.52 |========================================
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS ........... 36.58 |====================
Ubuntu 11.04 ................. 59.37 |================================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS ........... 55.06 |==============================
Ubuntu 12.10 ................. 55.62 |==============================
Ubuntu 13.04 2013-02-17 ...... 75.57 |=========================================
Ubuntu 13.04 - Radeon Git .... 74.79 |=========================================


Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst - Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS . 47.24 |=========================================
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS ........... 32.81 |============================
Ubuntu 11.04 ................. 23.93 |=====================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS ........... 30.07 |==========================
Ubuntu 12.10 ................. 33.12 |=============================
Ubuntu 13.04 2013-02-17 ...... 40.35 |===================================
Ubuntu 13.04 - Radeon Git .... 41.02 |====================================


Xonotic 0.6
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst - Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS . 41.65 |=========================================
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS ........... 26.87 |==========================
Ubuntu 11.04 ................. 22.53 |======================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS ........... 23.42 |=======================
Ubuntu 12.10 ................. 25.78 |=========================
Ubuntu 13.04 2013-02-17 ...... 31.16 |===============================
Ubuntu 13.04 - Radeon Git .... 32.56 |================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS ........ 0.70  |=
Ubuntu 11.04 .............. 41.17 |======================================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS ........ 30.87 |============================
Ubuntu 12.10 .............. 29.63 |===========================
Ubuntu 13.04 2013-02-17 ... 38.30 |===================================
Ubuntu 13.04 - Radeon Git . 47.98 |============================================


CoreBreach 1.1.6
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - FSAA: 0
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.04 ....... 49 |=======================================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS . 68 |======================================================
Ubuntu 12.10 ....... 65 |====================================================


ETXreaL 0.3.0-20111110
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.04 .............. 26.30 |==========================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS ........ 23.75 |========================
Ubuntu 12.10 .............. 36.73 |=====================================
Ubuntu 13.04 2013-02-17 ... 44.03 |============================================
Ubuntu 13.04 - Radeon Git . 27.14 |===========================


Prey 1.4.119
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.04 .............. 29.13 |==================================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS ........ 37.73 |============================================
Ubuntu 12.10 .............. 12.83 |===============
Ubuntu 13.04 2013-02-17 ... 18.00 |=====================
Ubuntu 13.04 - Radeon Git . 18.00 |=====================


Prey 1.4.119
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.04 .............. 23.00 |============================================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS ........ 22.37 |===========================================
Ubuntu 12.10 .............. 17.00 |=================================
Ubuntu 13.04 2013-02-17 ... 18.00 |==================================
Ubuntu 13.04 - Radeon Git . 18.00 |==================================


VDrift 2010-06-30
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 11.04 ....... 46.88 |===================================================
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS . 39.26 |===========================================
Ubuntu 12.10 ....... 22.55 |=========================


Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS ........ 21.63 |=========================
Ubuntu 12.10 .............. 13.57 |================
Ubuntu 13.04 2013-02-17 ... 37.37 |============================================
Ubuntu 13.04 - Radeon Git . 29.63 |===================================


Warsow 1.0
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS . 11.00 |===================================================
Ubuntu 12.10 ....... 10.97 |===================================================


Warsow 1.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS . 11.07 |=============================================
Ubuntu 12.10 ....... 12.67 |===================================================