Mesa 9.2 Radeon R600 Comparison (RV770)

Benchmarking an ATI Radeon HD 4870 graphics card (RV77O) under Ubuntu Linux with several different releases of the Mesa OpenGL Gallium3D library. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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Mesa 9.2 Radeon R600 Comparison (RV770)ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionMesa 7.11.2 git-1bdf31eMesa 8.0.5 git-a8ff9a4Mesa 9.0.3 git-3d80d54Mesa 9.1.2 git-c3eb301Mesa 9.2-devel git-639d0f7AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores)ASUS Crosshair V FormulaAMD ATI RD890 bridge8192MB60GB OCZ VERTEX2 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeedAMD Radeon HD 4870 512MBRealtek ALC889VA2431Intel 82583V Gigabit ConnectionUbuntu 13.043.10.0-999-generic (x86_64)Xfce 4.10X Server 1.13.3radeon 7.1.992.1 Mesa 7.11.2 (git-1bdf31e) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.7 + LLVM 3.3svnext41920x10802.1 Mesa 8.0.5 (git-a8ff9a4) Gallium 0.43.0 Mesa 9.0.3 (git-3d80d54) Gallium 0.43.0 Mesa 9.1.2 (git-c3eb301) Gallium 0.43.0 Mesa 9.2.0 (git-639d0f7) Gallium 0.4OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- --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- EXA

Mesa 9.2 Radeon R600 Comparison (RV770)lightsmark: 1920 x 1080nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - Offopenarena: 1920 x 1080openarena: 1920 x 1080padman: 1920 x 1080reaction: 1920 x 1080warsow: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - HighMesa 7.11.2 git-1bdf31eMesa 8.0.5 git-a8ff9a4Mesa 9.0.3 git-3d80d54Mesa 9.1.2 git-c3eb301Mesa 9.2-devel git-639d0f7135.8357.40214.5760.47191.5051.9362.40204.3082.95136.1157.08144.8360.13195.1351.8367.60203.1881.51174.3364.49153.3025.37208.3363.8768.03203.7089.91176.1153.85155.2725.57212.0759.5367.57205.6289.58187.6856.81179.0775.40213.2059.4371.07211.4292.69OpenBenchmarking.org

Lightsmark

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterLightsmark 2008Resolution: 1920 x 1080Mesa 7.11.2 git-1bdf31eMesa 8.0.5 git-a8ff9a4Mesa 9.0.3 git-3d80d54Mesa 9.1.2 git-c3eb301Mesa 9.2-devel git-639d0f74080120160200SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 1.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3135.83136.11174.33176.11187.68

Nexuiz

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: Off

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OffMesa 7.11.2 git-1bdf31eMesa 8.0.5 git-a8ff9a4Mesa 9.0.3 git-3d80d54Mesa 9.1.2 git-c3eb301Mesa 9.2-devel git-639d0f71428425670SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 357.4057.0864.4953.8556.81

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080Mesa 7.11.2 git-1bdf31eMesa 8.0.5 git-a8ff9a4Mesa 9.0.3 git-3d80d54Mesa 9.1.2 git-c3eb301Mesa 9.2-devel git-639d0f750100150200250SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.21, N = 3SE +/- 1.27, N = 3214.57144.83153.30155.27179.07

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Mesa 7.11.2 git-1bdf31eMesa 8.0.5 git-a8ff9a4Mesa 9.0.3 git-3d80d54Mesa 9.1.2 git-c3eb301Mesa 9.2-devel git-639d0f720406080100SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 360.4760.1325.3725.5775.40

World of Padman

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWorld of Padman 1.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080Mesa 7.11.2 git-1bdf31eMesa 8.0.5 git-a8ff9a4Mesa 9.0.3 git-3d80d54Mesa 9.1.2 git-c3eb301Mesa 9.2-devel git-639d0f750100150200250SE +/- 1.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.91, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.91, N = 3191.50195.13208.33212.07213.20

Reaction Quake 3

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterReaction Quake 3 1.0 BetaResolution: 1920 x 1080Mesa 7.11.2 git-1bdf31eMesa 8.0.5 git-a8ff9a4Mesa 9.0.3 git-3d80d54Mesa 9.1.2 git-c3eb301Mesa 9.2-devel git-639d0f71428425670SE +/- 0.87, N = 4SE +/- 0.78, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 351.9351.8363.8759.5359.43

Warsow

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080Mesa 7.11.2 git-1bdf31eMesa 8.0.5 git-a8ff9a4Mesa 9.0.3 git-3d80d54Mesa 9.1.2 git-c3eb301Mesa 9.2-devel git-639d0f71632486480SE +/- 2.20, N = 6SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 2.17, N = 662.4067.6068.0367.5771.07

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowMesa 7.11.2 git-1bdf31eMesa 8.0.5 git-a8ff9a4Mesa 9.0.3 git-3d80d54Mesa 9.1.2 git-c3eb301Mesa 9.2-devel git-639d0f750100150200250SE +/- 1.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.80, N = 3204.30203.18203.70205.62211.42

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighMesa 7.11.2 git-1bdf31eMesa 8.0.5 git-a8ff9a4Mesa 9.0.3 git-3d80d54Mesa 9.1.2 git-c3eb301Mesa 9.2-devel git-639d0f720406080100SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 382.9581.5189.9189.5892.69

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