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&grw&rdt.

Low-End Open-Source Linux GPU ComparisonProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionRadeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 4550GeForce 8400GSGeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 520GeForce 9600GSOAMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores)ASUS Crosshair V FormulaAMD ATI RD890 bridge8192MB60GB OCZ VERTEX2AMD Radeon HD 5450/6350 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 6570 512MBAMD Radeon HD 4670 512MBAMD Radeon HD 6450 1024MBAMD Radeon HD 4550 512MBNVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS 256MB (500/333MHz)nouveau 1.0.6NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT 1024MB (550/399MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (270/405MHz)NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GSO 512MB (399/399MHz)OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- Radeon HD 5450, Radeon HD 6570, Radeon HD 4670, Radeon HD 4550, GeForce 9500GT, GeForce GT 520, GeForce 9600GSO: --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 5450, Radeon HD 6570, Radeon HD 4670, Radeon HD 4550, GeForce 9500GT, GeForce GT 520, GeForce 9600GSO: EXA

Low-End Open-Source Linux GPU Comparisonwarsow: 1280 x 1024smokin-guns: 1280 x 1024reaction: 1280 x 1024prey: 1280 x 1024openarena: 1280 x 1024openarena: 1024 x 768xonotic: 1024 x 768 - Lowxonotic: 1024 x 768 - HighRadeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 4550GeForce 8400GSGeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 520GeForce 9600GSO40.777216.3011.7061.6018.10109.7739.7384.65191.28114.6069.60179.5039.80197.00104.1078.47179.0070.4038.63141.6338.30197.2683.9611.8723.704.933.6087.8313.2240.5653.33120.2026.901888.6325.50149.3252.7211.4061.6722.2071.57162.7743.9034.20152.3766.00198.4674.1143.3774.101712.5760.1025.6096.1934.6156.20136.7036.8024.90126.2055.93172.6565.32OpenBenchmarking.org

Warsow

Resolution: 1280 x 1024

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.0Resolution: 1280 x 1024Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 4550GeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 520GeForce 9600GSO20406080100SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 1.28, N = 6SE +/- 1.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.93, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.80, N = 340.7784.6578.4711.8753.3371.5743.3756.20

Smokin Guns

Resolution: 1280 x 1024

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterSmokin Guns 1.1Resolution: 1280 x 1024Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 4550GeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 520GeForce 9600GSO4080120160200SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 2.81, N = 5SE +/- 0.90, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.72, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 372.00191.28179.0023.70120.20162.7774.10136.70

Reaction Quake 3

Resolution: 1280 x 1024

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterReaction Quake 3 1.0 BetaResolution: 1280 x 1024Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 4550GeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 520GeForce 9600GSO306090120150SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 316.30114.6070.404.9326.9043.9017.0036.80

Prey

Resolution: 1280 x 1024

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterPrey 1.4.119Resolution: 1280 x 1024Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 4550GeForce 8400GSGeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 520GeForce 9600GSO1530456075SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 311.7069.6038.633.6018.0011.4034.2012.5724.90

OpenArena

Resolution: 1280 x 1024

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1280 x 1024Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 4550GeForce 8400GSGeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 520GeForce 9600GSO4080120160200SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 1.31, N = 361.60179.50141.6387.8388.6361.67152.3760.10126.20

OpenArena

Resolution: 1024 x 768

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1024 x 768Radeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 4550GeForce 8400GSGeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 520GeForce 9600GSO1530456075SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 3.95, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 318.1039.8038.3013.2225.5022.2066.0025.6055.93

Xonotic

Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: LowRadeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 4550GeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 520GeForce 9600GSO4080120160200SE +/- 1.50, N = 3SE +/- 1.07, N = 3SE +/- 1.63, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.77, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3109.77197.00197.2640.56149.32198.4696.19172.65

Xonotic

Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Effects Quality: HighRadeon HD 5450Radeon HD 6570Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 4550GeForce 9500GTGeForce GT 520GeForce 9600GSO20406080100SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 339.73104.1083.9652.7274.1134.6165.32


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