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&grs&sro.

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 Comparisonsmokin-guns: 1280 x 1024warsow: 1280 x 1024openarena: 1024 x 768xonotic: 1024 x 768 - Lowxonotic: 1024 x 768 - Highreaction: 1280 x 1024openarena: 1280 x 1024prey: 1280 x 1024Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 6570GeForce 8400GSGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce GT 520120.2053.3325.50149.3252.7226.9088.6318179.0078.4738.30197.2683.9670.40141.6338.637240.7718.10109.7739.7316.3061.6011.7023.7011.8713.2240.564.9387.833.60191.2884.6539.80197.00104.10114.60179.5069.6022.2061.6711.40162.7771.5766.00198.4674.1143.90152.3734.20136.7056.2055.93172.6565.3236.80126.2024.9074.1043.3725.6096.1934.611760.1012.57OpenBenchmarking.org

Smokin Guns

Resolution: 1280 x 1024

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterSmokin Guns 1.1Resolution: 1280 x 1024GeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce GT 520Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 65704080120160200SE +/- 0.72, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.90, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 2.81, N = 5162.77136.7074.10120.20179.0072.0023.70191.28

Warsow

Resolution: 1280 x 1024

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.0Resolution: 1280 x 1024GeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce GT 520Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 657020406080100SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.80, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.93, N = 3SE +/- 1.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.28, N = 671.5756.2043.3753.3378.4740.7711.8784.65

OpenArena

Resolution: 1024 x 768

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1024 x 768GeForce 8400GSGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce GT 520Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 65701530456075SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 3.95, N = 6SE +/- 0.10, N = 322.2066.0055.9325.6025.5038.3018.1013.2239.80

Xonotic

Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: LowGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce GT 520Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 65704080120160200SE +/- 0.77, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 1.63, N = 3SE +/- 1.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 1.07, N = 3198.46172.6596.19149.32197.26109.7740.56197.00

Xonotic

Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: HighGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce GT 520Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 657020406080100SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 374.1165.3234.6152.7283.9639.73104.10

Reaction Quake 3

Resolution: 1280 x 1024

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterReaction Quake 3 1.0 BetaResolution: 1280 x 1024GeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce GT 520Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 6570306090120150SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 343.9036.8017.0026.9070.4016.304.93114.60

OpenArena

Resolution: 1280 x 1024

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1280 x 1024GeForce 8400GSGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce GT 520Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 65704080120160200SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 1.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 361.67152.37126.2060.1088.63141.6361.6087.83179.50

Prey

Resolution: 1280 x 1024

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterPrey 1.4.119Resolution: 1280 x 1024GeForce 8400GSGeForce 9500GTGeForce 9600GSOGeForce GT 520Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 65701530456075SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 311.4034.2024.9012.5718.0038.6311.703.6069.60


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