Catalyst Windows 8 vs. Ubuntu 13.10 Radeon Gallium3D Radeon HD 4870 benchmarks with Catalyst Legacy driver on Windows 8 Pro versus Ubuntu 13.10 in updated configuration. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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Catalyst Windows 8 vs. Ubuntu 13.10 Radeon Gallium3D Processor Disk Motherboard Chipset Memory Graphics Audio Monitor Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Windows 8 Pro + Catalyst Legacy 13.4 Beta Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 + SB Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores) 224GB Windows NT 6.2 (x86_64) Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores) Intel DH87RL Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM 16384MB 240GB OCZ VERTEX3 Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4870 512MB Realtek ALC892 SyncMaster Intel Connection I217-V Ubuntu 13.10 3.11.0-999-generic (x86_64) Xfce 4.10 X Server 1.14.2 radeon 7.1.99 3.1 Mesa 9.2.0-devel (git-ee421ae) Gallium 0.4 GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.3 ext4 2560x1600 OpenBenchmarking.org Graphics Details - Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2, Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 + SB: EXA
Catalyst Windows 8 vs. Ubuntu 13.10 Radeon Gallium3D gputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 gputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 gputest: GiMark - 1920 x 1080 xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimate xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - High xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Low unigine-tropics: 1280 x 1024 unigine-sanctuary: 1280 x 1024 openarena: 2560 x 1600 openarena: 1920 x 1080 openarena: 1600 x 1200 openarena: 2560 x 1600 nexuiz: 2560 x 1600 - Yes - On nexuiz: 1920 x 1080 - Yes - On Windows 8 Pro + Catalyst Legacy 13.4 Beta Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 + SB 638 212 157399 899 11944 2776 93.67 142.51 183.53 255.98 77.35 93.71 88.43 145.33 150.47 332.20 103.00 122.92 13417 13480 13670 332 4542 37.42 54.81 80.25 217.18 62.47 151.83 48.17 85.67 89.43 191.28 48.06 49.29 13544 13539 13691 540 4553 48.30 67.05 94.31 220.29 73.99 179.80 48.43 86.40 90.57 188.27 49.11 51.10 OpenBenchmarking.org
GpuTest Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 + SB Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 Windows 8 Pro + Catalyst Legacy 13.4 Beta 3K 6K 9K 12K 15K SE +/- 8.09, N = 3 SE +/- 3.79, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 13544 13417 638
GpuTest Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 + SB Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 Windows 8 Pro + Catalyst Legacy 13.4 Beta 3K 6K 9K 12K 15K SE +/- 18.68, N = 3 SE +/- 5.36, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 13539 13480 212
GpuTest Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8 Pro + Catalyst Legacy 13.4 Beta Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 + SB Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 30K 60K 90K 120K 150K SE +/- 544.17, N = 3 SE +/- 10.37, N = 3 SE +/- 4.63, N = 3 157399 13691 13670
GpuTest Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8 Pro + Catalyst Legacy 13.4 Beta Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 + SB Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 899 540 332
GpuTest Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8 Pro + Catalyst Legacy 13.4 Beta Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 + SB Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 3K 6K 9K 12K 15K SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 3.71, N = 3 SE +/- 2.33, N = 3 11944 4553 4542
GpuTest Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8 Pro + Catalyst Legacy 13.4 Beta 600 1200 1800 2400 3000 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 2776
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Windows 8 Pro + Catalyst Legacy 13.4 Beta Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 + SB Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 93.67 48.30 37.42 MIN: 19 / MAX: 233 MIN: 20 / MAX: 85 MIN: 13 / MAX: 69
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Windows 8 Pro + Catalyst Legacy 13.4 Beta Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 + SB Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 SE +/- 0.11, N = 3 142.51 67.05 54.81 MIN: 67 / MAX: 316 MIN: 31 / MAX: 108 MIN: 22 / MAX: 92
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Windows 8 Pro + Catalyst Legacy 13.4 Beta Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 + SB Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.96, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 183.53 94.31 80.25 MIN: 91 / MAX: 380 MIN: 19 / MAX: 140 MIN: 34 / MAX: 117
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Windows 8 Pro + Catalyst Legacy 13.4 Beta Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 + SB Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 1.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 SE +/- 0.16, N = 3 255.98 220.29 217.18 MIN: 127 / MAX: 545 MIN: 111 / MAX: 335 MIN: 112 / MAX: 331
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 1280 x 1024 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Windows 8 Pro + Catalyst Legacy 13.4 Beta Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 + SB Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 77.35 73.99 62.47
Unigine Sanctuary Resolution: 1280 x 1024 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 + SB Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 Windows 8 Pro + Catalyst Legacy 13.4 Beta 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 179.80 151.83 93.71
OpenArena Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time Windows 8 Pro + Catalyst Legacy 13.4 Beta Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 + SB Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 11 22 33 44 55 Min: 1 / Avg: 10.89 / Max: 37 Min: 13 / Avg: 20.63 / Max: 56 Min: 12 / Avg: 20.78 / Max: 48
OpenArena Resolution: 2560 x 1600 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Windows 8 Pro + Catalyst Legacy 13.4 Beta Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 + SB Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 88.43 48.43 48.17 MIN: 1 / MAX: 237 MIN: 13 / MAX: 55 MIN: 12
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Windows 8 Pro + Catalyst Legacy 13.4 Beta Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 + SB Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 6 12 18 24 30 Min: 1 / Avg: 6.57 / Max: 22 Min: 6 / Avg: 11.57 / Max: 29 Min: 6 / Avg: 11.59 / Max: 27
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 8 Pro + Catalyst Legacy 13.4 Beta Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 + SB Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.52, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 145.33 86.40 85.67 MIN: 1 MIN: 6 MIN: 6
OpenArena Resolution: 1600 x 1200 - Total Frame Time OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1600 x 1200 - Total Frame Time Windows 8 Pro + Catalyst Legacy 13.4 Beta Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 + SB Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 6 12 18 24 30 Min: 1 / Avg: 6.25 / Max: 19 Min: 6 / Avg: 10.92 / Max: 28 Min: 6 / Avg: 11.21 / Max: 28
OpenArena Resolution: 1600 x 1200 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1600 x 1200 Windows 8 Pro + Catalyst Legacy 13.4 Beta Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 + SB Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 1.65, N = 3 SE +/- 0.37, N = 3 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 150.47 90.57 89.43 MIN: 1 MIN: 6 MIN: 6
OpenArena Resolution: 2560 x 1600 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Windows 8 Pro + Catalyst Legacy 13.4 Beta Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 + SB 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 1.56, N = 3 SE +/- 3.81, N = 6 SE +/- 0.98, N = 3 332.20 191.28 188.27
Nexuiz Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Windows 8 Pro + Catalyst Legacy 13.4 Beta Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 + SB Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.44, N = 3 SE +/- 0.28, N = 3 103.00 49.11 48.06 MIN: 63 / MAX: 196 MIN: 29 / MAX: 79 MIN: 27 / MAX: 75
Nexuiz Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Windows 8 Pro + Catalyst Legacy 13.4 Beta Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 + SB Ubuntu 13.10 + 3.11 DPM + Mesa 9.2 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 2.45, N = 6 SE +/- 0.81, N = 3 SE +/- 0.82, N = 3 122.92 51.10 49.29 MIN: 53 / MAX: 323 MIN: 29 / MAX: 79 MIN: 31 / MAX: 76
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