Low-End Open-Source Linux GPU Comparison

Comparing several different NVIDIA GeForce and AMD Radeon graphics cards on the open-source Linux graphics drivers. Benchmarks for a future article on Phoronix.com by Michael Larabel.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1302278-FO-LOWENDOPE93.

Low-End Open-Source Linux GPU ComparisonProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionRadeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 6570GeForce 8400GSGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce GT 520AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores)ASUS Crosshair V FormulaAMD ATI RD890 bridge8192MB60GB OCZ VERTEX2AMD Radeon HD 4550 512MBRealtek ALC889DELL P2210HIntel 82583V Gigabit ConnectionUbuntu 13.043.8.0-7-generic (x86_64)Xfce 4.10X Server 1.13.2radeon 7.1.03.1 Mesa 9.2-devel (git-d8d58bd) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.7 + Clang 3.3 (SVN 176002) + LLVM 3.3svnext41920x1080AMD Radeon HD 4670 512MBAMD Radeon HD 5450/6350 512MBAMD Radeon HD 6450 1024MBAMD Radeon HD 6570 512MBNVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS 256MB (500/333MHz)nouveau 1.0.6NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT 1024MB (550/399MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB (399/399MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (270/405MHz)OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- Radeon HD 4550, Radeon HD 4670, Radeon HD 5450, Radeon HD 6570, GeForce 9500GT, GeForce 9600GSO, GeForce GT 520: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-cloog-version-check --disable-ppl-version-check --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-cloog-backend=ppl --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-cloog --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v Graphics Details- Radeon HD 4550, Radeon HD 4670, Radeon HD 5450, Radeon HD 6570, GeForce 9500GT, GeForce 9600GSO, GeForce GT 520: EXA

Low-End Open-Source Linux GPU Comparisonopenarena: 1280 x 1024openarena: 1024 x 768prey: 1280 x 1024reaction: 1280 x 1024smokin-guns: 1280 x 1024warsow: 1280 x 1024xonotic: 1024 x 768 - Lowxonotic: 1024 x 768 - HighRadeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 6570GeForce 8400GSGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce GT 52088.6325.501826.90120.2053.33149.3252.72141.6338.3038.6370.40179.0078.47197.2683.9661.6018.1011.7016.307240.77109.7739.7387.8313.223.604.9323.7011.8740.56179.5039.8069.60114.60191.2884.65197.00104.1061.6722.2011.40152.3766.0034.2043.90162.7771.57198.4674.11126.2055.9324.9036.80136.7056.20172.6565.3260.1025.6012.571774.1043.3796.1934.61OpenBenchmarking.org

OpenArena

Resolution: 1280 x 1024

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1280 x 1024Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 6570GeForce 8400GSGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce GT 5204080120160200SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 1.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 388.63141.6361.6087.83179.5061.67152.37126.2060.10

OpenArena

Resolution: 1024 x 768

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1024 x 768Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 6570GeForce 8400GSGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce GT 5201530456075SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 3.95, N = 6SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 325.5038.3018.1013.2239.8022.2066.0055.9325.60

Prey

Resolution: 1280 x 1024

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterPrey 1.4.119Resolution: 1280 x 1024Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 6570GeForce 8400GSGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce GT 5201530456075SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 318.0038.6311.703.6069.6011.4034.2024.9012.57

Reaction Quake 3

Resolution: 1280 x 1024

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterReaction Quake 3 1.0 BetaResolution: 1280 x 1024Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 6570GeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce GT 520306090120150SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 326.9070.4016.304.93114.6043.9036.8017.00

Smokin Guns

Resolution: 1280 x 1024

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterSmokin Guns 1.1Resolution: 1280 x 1024Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 6570GeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce GT 5204080120160200SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.90, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 2.81, N = 5SE +/- 0.72, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3120.20179.0072.0023.70191.28162.77136.7074.10

Warsow

Resolution: 1280 x 1024

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.0Resolution: 1280 x 1024Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 6570GeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce GT 52020406080100SE +/- 0.93, N = 3SE +/- 1.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.28, N = 6SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.80, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 353.3378.4740.7711.8784.6571.5756.2043.37

Xonotic

Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: LowRadeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 6570GeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce GT 5204080120160200SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 1.63, N = 3SE +/- 1.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 1.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.77, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3149.32197.26109.7740.56197.00198.46172.6596.19

Xonotic

Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: HighRadeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6570GeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce GT 52020406080100SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 352.7283.9639.73104.1074.1165.3234.61


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