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.

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AMD Radeon HD 7850 Ubuntu Linux CatalystProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionRadeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7850 - OCRadeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 460 SEGeForce GTX 650 TiAMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores)ASUS Crosshair V FormulaAMD ATI RD890 bridge8192MB60GB OCZ VERTEX2 + 128GB RVS02 SuperSpeedAMD Radeon HD 7800 1024MB (860/1200MHz)Realtek ALC889SyncMasterIntel 82583V Gigabit ConnectionUbuntu 13.043.8.0-9-generic (x86_64)Unity 6.6.0X Server 1.13.2fglrx 9.1.11 Catalyst 12.94.2.11986GCC 4.7ext42560x1600AMD Radeon HD 7800 1024MB (1040/1360MHz)AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB60GB OCZ VERTEX2AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MBATI Radeon HD 5800 1024MBAMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB (675/1800MHz)NVIDIA 310.144.3.0 NVIDIA 310.14NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB (705/3004MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (951/2178MHz)AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core @ 3.10GHz (8 Cores)ASUS M5A97120GB OCZ VERTEX3 + 2000GB Western Digital WD20EARS-00MNVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE 768MB (648/1700MHz)Realtek ALC887-VDRealtek RTL8111/81683.8.0-23-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.0.0X Server 1.13.3NVIDIA 319.234.3.0 NVIDIA 319.231680x1050NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2048MB (1032/2700MHz)4.3.0OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- Radeon HD 7850, Radeon HD 6950, Radeon HD 7950, Radeon HD 5830, Radeon HD 6870, GeForce GTX 460, GeForce GTX 680, GeForce GTX 550 Ti: --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

AMD Radeon HD 7850 Ubuntu Linux Catalystxonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Ultimatexonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Ultraxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimatexonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Highxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraunigine-sanctuary: 1920 x 1080openarena: 2560 x 1600unigine-tropics: 2560 x 1600prey: 2560 x 1600quake4: 2560 x 1600 - Ultraunigine-heaven: 1280 x 1024unigine-heaven: 1600 x 1200reaction: 2560 x 1600unigine-sanctuary: 2560 x 1600unigine-valley: 1600 x 1200unigine-valley: 1280 x 1024unigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Highprey: 1920 x 1080quake4: 1920 x 1080 - UltraRadeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7850 - OCRadeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 460 SEGeForce GTX 650 Ti65.1581.7878.76110.2784.11113.0884.8334.18127.63127.8724.1714.78273.6742.5419.7830.0744.88104.56140.93124.3068.4081.5081.08110.9984.99129.9885.8337.47133.03128.4726.1620.54300.3056.0134.85103.83106.17141.07124.4073.86103.8096.16146.53111.57121.91104.4366.89134.97155.1733.3225.00422.4376.6135.4746.5297.61139.17151.00146.9780.8486.4683.90112.4586.83178.2888.4788.79142.77130.5355.9642.05430.87111.8645.7753.60125.18110.26142.10125.0352.7685.5978.10140.74105.2078.8469.4341.1788.20138.1721.7515.62260.0349.3221.9230.7962.09118.07130.80146.0060.8296.0886.33146.06109.8596.5196.4754.48120.43154.0027.6418.75367.8059.6028.8941.5281.95134.60148.37149.9714.3518.3219.4535.4925.0636.8984.404.2088.30120.733.622.6127.637.043.765.1512.3320.02142.00131.00113.71149.36139.68221.58155.56198.23230.60110.37184.23135.1368.0648.53481.90119.9160.9573.33164.93216.53208.57132.2313.8318.3825.1654.2340.6545.5369.8711.6078.5771.636.074.2760.7323.1312.8018.2735.0120.13124.57113.8072.48126.8472.53191.07127.1363.93246.6033.0922.2217.54322.7336.9220.6026.1054.06191.72107.46143.47107.39202.10142.85102.76300.5347.9929.2922.35434.1360.4732.3140.6579.19202.27OpenBenchmarking.org

Xonotic

Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltimateRadeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7850 - OCRadeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 460 SEGeForce GTX 650 Ti306090120150SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.68, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 6SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 365.1568.4073.8680.8452.7660.8214.35113.7113.8372.48107.46

Xonotic

Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltraRadeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7850 - OCRadeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 460 SEGeForce GTX 650 Ti306090120150SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 381.7881.50103.8086.4685.5996.0818.32149.3618.38126.84143.47

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateRadeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7850 - OCRadeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 460 SEGeForce GTX 650 Ti306090120150SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 378.7681.0896.1683.9078.1086.3319.45139.6825.1672.53107.39

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighRadeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7850 - OCRadeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 460 SEGeForce GTX 650 Ti50100150200250SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 5.07, N = 6SE +/- 0.54, N = 3SE +/- 2.85, N = 6SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3110.27110.99146.53112.45140.74146.0635.49221.5854.23191.07202.10

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraRadeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7850 - OCRadeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 460 SEGeForce GTX 650 Ti306090120150SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 384.1184.99111.5786.83105.20109.8525.06155.5640.65127.13142.85

Unigine Sanctuary

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Sanctuary 2.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7850 - OCRadeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 460 SEGeForce GTX 650 Ti4080120160200SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3113.08129.98121.91178.2878.8496.5136.89198.2345.5363.93102.76

OpenArena

Resolution: 2560 x 1600

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600Radeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7850 - OCRadeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 460 SEGeForce GTX 650 Ti70140210280350SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.62, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 44.32, N = 6SE +/- 1.56, N = 384.8385.83104.4388.4769.4396.4784.40230.6069.87246.60300.53

Unigine Tropics

Resolution: 2560 x 1600

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 2560 x 1600Radeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7850 - OCRadeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 460 SEGeForce GTX 650 Ti20406080100SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 334.1837.4766.8988.7941.1754.484.20110.3711.6033.0947.99

Prey

Resolution: 2560 x 1600

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterPrey 1.4.119Resolution: 2560 x 1600Radeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7850 - OCRadeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 550 Ti4080120160200SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.62, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3127.63133.03134.97142.7788.20120.4388.30184.2378.57

Quake 4

Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Quality: Ultra

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterQuake 4 1.4.2Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Quality: UltraRadeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7850 - OCRadeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 550 Ti306090120150SE +/- 2.22, N = 3SE +/- 1.63, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.90, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3127.87128.47155.17130.53138.17154.00120.73135.1371.63

Unigine Heaven

Resolution: 1280 x 1024

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 4.0Resolution: 1280 x 1024Radeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7850 - OCRadeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 460 SEGeForce GTX 650 Ti1530456075SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.68, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 6SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 324.1726.1633.3255.9621.7527.643.6268.066.0722.2229.29

Unigine Heaven

Resolution: 1600 x 1200

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 4.0Resolution: 1600 x 1200Radeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7850 - OCRadeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 460 SEGeForce GTX 650 Ti1122334455SE +/- 0.59, N = 6SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 314.7820.5425.0042.0515.6218.752.6148.534.2717.5422.35

Reaction Quake 3

Resolution: 2560 x 1600

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterReaction Quake 3 1.0 BetaResolution: 2560 x 1600Radeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7850 - OCRadeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 460 SEGeForce GTX 650 Ti100200300400500SE +/- 2.50, N = 3SE +/- 2.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 4.73, N = 3SE +/- 1.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 1.21, N = 6SE +/- 3.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 1.57, N = 3SE +/- 4.18, N = 3273.67300.30422.43430.87260.03367.8027.63481.9060.73322.73434.13

Unigine Sanctuary

Resolution: 2560 x 1600

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Sanctuary 2.3Resolution: 2560 x 1600Radeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7850 - OCRadeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 460 SEGeForce GTX 650 Ti306090120150SE +/- 0.65, N = 4SE +/- 3.85, N = 6SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 342.5456.0176.61111.8649.3259.607.04119.9123.1336.9260.47

Unigine Valley

Resolution: 1600 x 1200

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1600 x 1200Radeon HD 7850Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 460 SEGeForce GTX 650 Ti1428425670SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 6SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 319.7835.4745.7721.9228.893.7660.9512.8020.6032.31

Unigine Valley

Resolution: 1280 x 1024

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1280 x 1024Radeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7850 - OCRadeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 460 SEGeForce GTX 650 Ti1632486480SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 6SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 330.0734.8546.5253.6030.7941.525.1573.3318.2726.1040.65

Unigine Tropics

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7850 - OCRadeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 460 SEGeForce GTX 650 Ti4080120160200SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 344.88103.8397.61125.1862.0981.9512.33164.9335.0154.0679.19

Xonotic

Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.6Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: HighRadeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7850 - OCRadeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 550 TiGeForce GTX 460 SEGeForce GTX 650 Ti50100150200250SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 3104.56106.17139.17110.26118.07134.6020.02216.5320.13191.72202.27

Prey

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterPrey 1.4.119Resolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7850 - OCRadeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 550 Ti50100150200250SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3140.93141.07151.00142.10130.80148.37142.00208.57124.57

Quake 4

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterQuake 4 1.4.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: UltraRadeon HD 7850Radeon HD 7850 - OCRadeon HD 6950Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 550 Ti306090120150SE +/- 0.60, N = 3SE +/- 1.29, N = 3SE +/- 2.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.47, N = 3SE +/- 1.46, N = 3SE +/- 1.14, N = 3SE +/- 1.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.97, N = 3SE +/- 18.26, N = 6124.30124.40146.97125.03146.00149.97131.00132.23113.80


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