AMD Radeon HD 7850 Ubuntu Linux Catalyst AMD ASUS Radeon HD 7850 Linux graphics card benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix reviewing the Radeon HD 7850 from Ubuntu. Radeon HD 5000/6000/7000 series benchmarks plus benchmarks of comparison NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards under Linux. Using the proprietary binary drivers. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel. Radeon HD 5830: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5800 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: fglrx 9.1.11 Catalyst 12.9, OpenGL: 4.2.11986, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 6870: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: fglrx 9.1.11 Catalyst 12.9, OpenGL: 4.2.11986, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 6950: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeed, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: fglrx 9.1.11 Catalyst 12.9, OpenGL: 4.2.11986, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 7850: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeed, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7800 1024MB (860/1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: fglrx 9.1.11 Catalyst 12.9, OpenGL: 4.2.11986, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 7850 - OC: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeed, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7800 1024MB (1040/1360MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: fglrx 9.1.11 Catalyst 12.9, OpenGL: 4.2.11986, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 7950: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB, Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 6.6.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: fglrx 9.1.11 Catalyst 12.9, OpenGL: 4.2.11986, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 460: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-9-generic (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 310.14, OpenGL: 4.3.0 NVIDIA 310.14, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 550 Ti: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (951/2178MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-9-generic (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 310.14, OpenGL: 4.3.0 NVIDIA 310.14, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 680: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 60GB OCZ VERTEX2, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-9-generic (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.13.2, Display Driver: NVIDIA 310.14, OpenGL: 4.3.0 NVIDIA 310.14, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 460 SE: Processor: AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core @ 3.10GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS M5A97, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB OCZ VERTEX3 + 2000GB Western Digital WD20EARS-00M, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE 768MB (648/1700MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 319.23, OpenGL: 4.3.0 NVIDIA 319.23, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 GeForce GTX 650 Ti: Processor: AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core @ 3.10GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS M5A97, Chipset: AMD ATI RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB OCZ VERTEX3 + 2000GB Western Digital WD20EARS-00M, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2048MB (1032/2700MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168 OS: Ubuntu 13.04, Kernel: 3.8.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.0.0, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 319.23, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830 ...... 69.43 |=========== Radeon HD 6870 ...... 96.47 |================ Radeon HD 6950 ...... 104.43 |================= Radeon HD 7850 ...... 84.83 |============== Radeon HD 7850 - OC . 85.83 |============== Radeon HD 7950 ...... 88.47 |============== GeForce GTX 460 ..... 84.40 |============== GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 69.87 |=========== GeForce GTX 680 ..... 230.60 |====================================== GeForce GTX 460 SE .. 246.60 |======================================== GeForce GTX 650 Ti .. 300.53 |================================================= Prey 1.4.119 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830 ...... 130.80 |=============================== Radeon HD 6870 ...... 148.37 |=================================== Radeon HD 6950 ...... 151.00 |=================================== Radeon HD 7850 ...... 140.93 |================================= Radeon HD 7850 - OC . 141.07 |================================= Radeon HD 7950 ...... 142.10 |================================= GeForce GTX 460 ..... 142.00 |================================= GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 124.57 |============================= GeForce GTX 680 ..... 208.57 |================================================= Prey 1.4.119 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830 ...... 88.20 |======================= Radeon HD 6870 ...... 120.43 |================================ Radeon HD 6950 ...... 134.97 |==================================== Radeon HD 7850 ...... 127.63 |================================== Radeon HD 7850 - OC . 133.03 |=================================== Radeon HD 7950 ...... 142.77 |====================================== GeForce GTX 460 ..... 88.30 |======================= GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 78.57 |===================== GeForce GTX 680 ..... 184.23 |================================================= Quake 4 1.4.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830 ...... 146.00 |================================================ Radeon HD 6870 ...... 149.97 |================================================= Radeon HD 6950 ...... 146.97 |================================================ Radeon HD 7850 ...... 124.30 |========================================= Radeon HD 7850 - OC . 124.40 |========================================= Radeon HD 7950 ...... 125.03 |========================================= GeForce GTX 460 ..... 131.00 |=========================================== GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 113.80 |===================================== GeForce GTX 680 ..... 132.23 |=========================================== Quake 4 1.4.2 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830 ...... 138.17 |============================================ Radeon HD 6870 ...... 154.00 |================================================= Radeon HD 6950 ...... 155.17 |================================================= Radeon HD 7850 ...... 127.87 |======================================== Radeon HD 7850 - OC . 128.47 |========================================= Radeon HD 7950 ...... 130.53 |========================================= GeForce GTX 460 ..... 120.73 |====================================== GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 71.63 |======================= GeForce GTX 680 ..... 135.13 |=========================================== Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830 ...... 260.03 |========================== Radeon HD 6870 ...... 367.80 |===================================== Radeon HD 6950 ...... 422.43 |=========================================== Radeon HD 7850 ...... 273.67 |============================ Radeon HD 7850 - OC . 300.30 |=============================== Radeon HD 7950 ...... 430.87 |============================================ GeForce GTX 460 ..... 27.63 |=== GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 60.73 |====== GeForce GTX 680 ..... 481.90 |================================================= GeForce GTX 460 SE .. 322.73 |================================= GeForce GTX 650 Ti .. 434.13 |============================================ Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830 ...... 21.75 |================ Radeon HD 6870 ...... 27.64 |==================== Radeon HD 6950 ...... 33.32 |======================== Radeon HD 7850 ...... 24.17 |================== Radeon HD 7850 - OC . 26.16 |=================== Radeon HD 7950 ...... 55.96 |========================================= GeForce GTX 460 ..... 3.62 |=== GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 6.07 |==== GeForce GTX 680 ..... 68.06 |================================================== GeForce GTX 460 SE .. 22.22 |================ GeForce GTX 650 Ti .. 29.29 |====================== Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1600 x 1200 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830 ...... 15.62 |================ Radeon HD 6870 ...... 18.75 |=================== Radeon HD 6950 ...... 25.00 |========================== Radeon HD 7850 ...... 14.78 |=============== Radeon HD 7850 - OC . 20.54 |===================== Radeon HD 7950 ...... 42.05 |=========================================== GeForce GTX 460 ..... 2.61 |=== GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 4.27 |==== GeForce GTX 680 ..... 48.53 |================================================== GeForce GTX 460 SE .. 17.54 |================== GeForce GTX 650 Ti .. 22.35 |======================= Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830 ...... 78.84 |=================== Radeon HD 6870 ...... 96.51 |======================== Radeon HD 6950 ...... 121.91 |============================== Radeon HD 7850 ...... 113.08 |============================ Radeon HD 7850 - OC . 129.98 |================================ Radeon HD 7950 ...... 178.28 |============================================ GeForce GTX 460 ..... 36.89 |========= GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 45.53 |=========== GeForce GTX 680 ..... 198.23 |================================================= GeForce GTX 460 SE .. 63.93 |================ GeForce GTX 650 Ti .. 102.76 |========================= Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830 ...... 49.32 |==================== Radeon HD 6870 ...... 59.60 |======================== Radeon HD 6950 ...... 76.61 |=============================== Radeon HD 7850 ...... 42.54 |================= Radeon HD 7850 - OC . 56.01 |======================= Radeon HD 7950 ...... 111.86 |============================================== GeForce GTX 460 ..... 7.04 |=== GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 23.13 |========= GeForce GTX 680 ..... 119.91 |================================================= GeForce GTX 460 SE .. 36.92 |=============== GeForce GTX 650 Ti .. 60.47 |========================= Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830 ...... 62.09 |================== Radeon HD 6870 ...... 81.95 |======================== Radeon HD 6950 ...... 97.61 |============================= Radeon HD 7850 ...... 44.88 |============= Radeon HD 7850 - OC . 103.83 |=============================== Radeon HD 7950 ...... 125.18 |===================================== GeForce GTX 460 ..... 12.33 |==== GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 35.01 |========== GeForce GTX 680 ..... 164.93 |================================================= GeForce GTX 460 SE .. 54.06 |================ GeForce GTX 650 Ti .. 79.19 |======================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830 ...... 41.17 |================== Radeon HD 6870 ...... 54.48 |======================== Radeon HD 6950 ...... 66.89 |============================== Radeon HD 7850 ...... 34.18 |=============== Radeon HD 7850 - OC . 37.47 |================= Radeon HD 7950 ...... 88.79 |======================================= GeForce GTX 460 ..... 4.20 |== GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 11.60 |===== GeForce GTX 680 ..... 110.37 |================================================= GeForce GTX 460 SE .. 33.09 |=============== GeForce GTX 650 Ti .. 47.99 |===================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830 ...... 30.79 |===================== Radeon HD 6870 ...... 41.52 |============================ Radeon HD 6950 ...... 46.52 |================================ Radeon HD 7850 ...... 30.07 |===================== Radeon HD 7850 - OC . 34.85 |======================== Radeon HD 7950 ...... 53.60 |===================================== GeForce GTX 460 ..... 5.15 |==== GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 18.27 |============ GeForce GTX 680 ..... 73.33 |================================================== GeForce GTX 460 SE .. 26.10 |================== GeForce GTX 650 Ti .. 40.65 |============================ Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1600 x 1200 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830 ..... 21.92 |================== Radeon HD 6870 ..... 28.89 |======================== Radeon HD 6950 ..... 35.47 |============================== Radeon HD 7850 ..... 19.78 |================= Radeon HD 7950 ..... 45.77 |====================================== GeForce GTX 460 .... 3.76 |=== GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 12.80 |=========== GeForce GTX 680 .... 60.95 |=================================================== GeForce GTX 460 SE . 20.60 |================= GeForce GTX 650 Ti . 32.31 |=========================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830 ...... 140.74 |=============================== Radeon HD 6870 ...... 146.06 |================================ Radeon HD 6950 ...... 146.53 |================================ Radeon HD 7850 ...... 110.27 |======================== Radeon HD 7850 - OC . 110.99 |========================= Radeon HD 7950 ...... 112.45 |========================= GeForce GTX 460 ..... 35.49 |======== GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 54.23 |============ GeForce GTX 680 ..... 221.58 |================================================= GeForce GTX 460 SE .. 191.07 |========================================== GeForce GTX 650 Ti .. 202.10 |============================================= Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830 ...... 118.07 |=========================== Radeon HD 6870 ...... 134.60 |============================== Radeon HD 6950 ...... 139.17 |=============================== Radeon HD 7850 ...... 104.56 |======================== Radeon HD 7850 - OC . 106.17 |======================== Radeon HD 7950 ...... 110.26 |========================= GeForce GTX 460 ..... 20.02 |===== GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 20.13 |===== GeForce GTX 680 ..... 216.53 |================================================= GeForce GTX 460 SE .. 191.72 |=========================================== GeForce GTX 650 Ti .. 202.27 |============================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830 ...... 105.20 |================================= Radeon HD 6870 ...... 109.85 |=================================== Radeon HD 6950 ...... 111.57 |=================================== Radeon HD 7850 ...... 84.11 |========================== Radeon HD 7850 - OC . 84.99 |=========================== Radeon HD 7950 ...... 86.83 |=========================== GeForce GTX 460 ..... 25.06 |======== GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 40.65 |============= GeForce GTX 680 ..... 155.56 |================================================= GeForce GTX 460 SE .. 127.13 |======================================== GeForce GTX 650 Ti .. 142.85 |============================================= Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830 ...... 85.59 |============================ Radeon HD 6870 ...... 96.08 |================================ Radeon HD 6950 ...... 103.80 |================================== Radeon HD 7850 ...... 81.78 |=========================== Radeon HD 7850 - OC . 81.50 |=========================== Radeon HD 7950 ...... 86.46 |============================ GeForce GTX 460 ..... 18.32 |====== GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 18.38 |====== GeForce GTX 680 ..... 149.36 |================================================= GeForce GTX 460 SE .. 126.84 |========================================== GeForce GTX 650 Ti .. 143.47 |=============================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830 ...... 78.10 |=========================== Radeon HD 6870 ...... 86.33 |============================== Radeon HD 6950 ...... 96.16 |================================== Radeon HD 7850 ...... 78.76 |============================ Radeon HD 7850 - OC . 81.08 |============================ Radeon HD 7950 ...... 83.90 |============================= GeForce GTX 460 ..... 19.45 |======= GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 25.16 |========= GeForce GTX 680 ..... 139.68 |================================================= GeForce GTX 460 SE .. 72.53 |========================= GeForce GTX 650 Ti .. 107.39 |====================================== Xonotic 0.6 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830 ...... 52.76 |======================= Radeon HD 6870 ...... 60.82 |========================== Radeon HD 6950 ...... 73.86 |================================ Radeon HD 7850 ...... 65.15 |============================ Radeon HD 7850 - OC . 68.40 |============================= Radeon HD 7950 ...... 80.84 |=================================== GeForce GTX 460 ..... 14.35 |====== GeForce GTX 550 Ti .. 13.83 |====== GeForce GTX 680 ..... 113.71 |================================================= GeForce GTX 460 SE .. 72.48 |=============================== GeForce GTX 650 Ti .. 107.46 |==============================================