AMD Radeon RV770 Linux Kernel Performance Intel Core i7-4960X with AMD Radeon HD 4870 benchmarks on Ubuntu 13.10. Benchmarking Linux 3.7 through Linux 3.12 Git kernels looking at Radeon DRM performance. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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AMD Radeon RV770 Linux Kernel Performance Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Monitor Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Linux 3.7 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 Linux 3.10 Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Git radeon hd 6850 Intel Core i7-4960X @ 3.60GHz (12 Cores) MSI X79MA-GD45 (MS-7738) v1.0 Intel Xeon E5 v2/Core 8192MB 320GB Seagate ST3320620AS Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4870 512MB Realtek ALC892 AL2223W Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 Ubuntu 13.10 3.7.0-030700-generic (x86_64) Unity 7.1.1 X Server 1.14.3 radeon 7.2.0 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-e166a58) Gallium 0.4 GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.2 ext4 1680x1050 3.8.0-030800-generic (x86_64) 3.9.0-030900-generic (x86_64) 3.10.0-031000-generic (x86_64) 3.11.0-031100-generic (x86_64) 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64) AMD Phenom 9850 @ 2.50GHz (4 Cores) ASUS M4A79 Deluxe AMD RD790 + SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 250GB Seagate ST3250410AS + 160GB Seagate ST3160827AS + 160GB Western Digital WD1600BEVS-0 Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6850 1024MB (775/1000MHz) ATI R6xx HDMI SMT22A350 Realtek RTL8111/8168 Linux 3.12.0-rc5 (x86_64) KDE 4.11.2 radeon 7.2.99 3.1 Mesa 10.0.0-devel (git-453ea2d) Gallium 0.4 GCC 4.8.1 20130725 + Clang 3.4 (SVN 192600) + LLVM 3.4svn 1920x1080 OpenBenchmarking.org Compiler Details - Linux 3.7: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,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-arch-directory=amd64 --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - Linux 3.8: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,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-arch-directory=amd64 --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - Linux 3.9: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,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-arch-directory=amd64 --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - Linux 3.10: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,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-arch-directory=amd64 --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - Linux 3.11: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,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-arch-directory=amd64 --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - Linux 3.12 Git: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,c++,java,go,d,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-arch-directory=amd64 --with-ecj-jar=/usr/share/java/eclipse-ecj.jar --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64/jre --with-jvm-jar-dir=/usr/lib/jvm-exports/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-jvm-root-dir=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-gcj-4.8-amd64 --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v - radeon hd 6850: --disable-cloog-version-check --disable-install-libiberty --disable-libssp --disable-libstdcxx-pch --disable-libunwind-exceptions --disable-werror --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-cloog-backend=isl --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gold --enable-languages=c,c++,ada,fortran,go,lto,objc,obj-c++ --enable-ld=default --enable-lto --enable-multilib --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --with-plugin-ld=ld.gold Graphics Details - EXA Kernel Details - radeon hd 6850: radeon.dpm=1 radeon.audio=1
AMD Radeon RV770 Linux Kernel Performance gputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 1680 x 1050 gputest: Pixmark Piano - 1680 x 1050 gputest: Triangle - 1680 x 1050 gputest: Furmark - 1680 x 1050 gputest: Plot3D - 1680 x 1050 xonotic: 1680 x 1050 - Ultra xonotic: 1680 x 1050 - High xonotic: 1680 x 1050 - Low warsow: 1680 x 1050 unvanquished: 1680 x 1050 reaction: 1680 x 1050 openarena: 1680 x 1050 openarena: 1680 x 1050 nexuiz: 1680 x 1050 - No - Off Linux 3.7 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 Linux 3.10 Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Git radeon hd 6850 76969 76423 76602 885 9350 11.72 20.28 181.38 92.43 0.90 77.70 81.77 193.30 78.55 92872 92843 102944 1027 9882 98.99 125.09 258.18 112.63 32.17 181.17 90.00 219.20 108.09 92763 92760 102890 1026 9881 101.17 127.55 248.62 112.67 31.70 145.32 88.40 201.80 96.12 92782 92761 102910 1027 9881 99.40 125.68 252.05 113.30 32.17 184.00 88.47 202.90 108.13 92780 92795 102913 1027 9881 98.68 123.49 242.23 113.43 31.56 171.38 89.40 193.67 101.37 92814 92817 102967 1028 9882 128.80 175.90 295.63 113.83 41.20 258.17 102.27 362.83 110.07 197054 196980 206986 1575 15747 86.71 98.60 126.89 188.30 40.03 228.10 93.13 159.63 114.12 OpenBenchmarking.org
GpuTest Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1680 x 1050 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Linux 3.10 Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Git Linux 3.7 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 radeon hd 6850 40K 80K 120K 160K 200K SE +/- 22.70, N = 3 SE +/- 4.10, N = 3 SE +/- 33.61, N = 3 SE +/- 1.86, N = 3 SE +/- 5.69, N = 3 SE +/- 2.65, N = 3 SE +/- 73.62, N = 3 92782 92780 92814 76969 92872 92763 197054
GpuTest Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1680 x 1050 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Linux 3.10 Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Git Linux 3.7 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 radeon hd 6850 40K 80K 120K 160K 200K SE +/- 2.65, N = 3 SE +/- 4.70, N = 3 SE +/- 29.46, N = 3 SE +/- 250.92, N = 3 SE +/- 28.02, N = 3 SE +/- 4.26, N = 3 SE +/- 37.68, N = 3 92761 92795 92817 76423 92843 92760 196980
GpuTest Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1680 x 1050 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Linux 3.10 Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Git Linux 3.7 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 radeon hd 6850 40K 80K 120K 160K 200K SE +/- 41.26, N = 3 SE +/- 41.20, N = 3 SE +/- 47.72, N = 3 SE +/- 4.10, N = 3 SE +/- 16.86, N = 3 SE +/- 2.96, N = 3 SE +/- 66.27, N = 3 102910 102913 102967 76602 102944 102890 206986
GpuTest Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1680 x 1050 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Linux 3.10 Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Git Linux 3.7 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 radeon hd 6850 300 600 900 1200 1500 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 1027 1027 1028 885 1027 1026 1575
GpuTest Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1680 x 1050 OpenBenchmarking.org Points, More Is Better GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Linux 3.10 Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Git Linux 3.7 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 radeon hd 6850 3K 6K 9K 12K 15K SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 9881 9881 9882 9350 9882 9881 15747
Xonotic Resolution: 1680 x 1050 - Effects Quality: Ultra OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 - Effects Quality: Ultra Linux 3.10 Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Git Linux 3.7 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 radeon hd 6850 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.22, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.78, N = 6 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 99.40 98.68 128.80 11.72 98.99 101.17 86.71 MIN: 40 / MAX: 213 MIN: 42 / MAX: 219 MIN: 60 / MAX: 225 MIN: 43 / MAX: 203 MIN: 45 / MAX: 219 MIN: 49 / MAX: 191
Xonotic Resolution: 1680 x 1050 - Effects Quality: High OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 - Effects Quality: High Linux 3.10 Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Git Linux 3.7 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 radeon hd 6850 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.74, N = 3 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 SE +/- 3.29, N = 6 SE +/- 0.37, N = 3 SE +/- 0.28, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 125.68 123.49 175.90 20.28 125.09 127.55 98.60 MIN: 55 / MAX: 285 MIN: 56 / MAX: 285 MIN: 87 / MAX: 294 MIN: 1 / MAX: 236 MIN: 58 / MAX: 258 MIN: 59 / MAX: 294 MIN: 59 / MAX: 205
Xonotic Resolution: 1680 x 1050 - Effects Quality: Low OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 - Effects Quality: Low Linux 3.10 Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Git Linux 3.7 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 radeon hd 6850 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 4.99, N = 3 SE +/- 2.51, N = 3 SE +/- 0.27, N = 3 SE +/- 48.35, N = 6 SE +/- 2.21, N = 3 SE +/- 1.94, N = 3 SE +/- 0.27, N = 3 252.05 242.23 295.63 181.38 258.18 248.62 126.89 MIN: 145 / MAX: 478 MIN: 128 / MAX: 438 MIN: 195 / MAX: 532 MIN: 13 / MAX: 489 MIN: 132 / MAX: 483 MIN: 144 / MAX: 490 MIN: 87 / MAX: 247
Warsow Resolution: 1680 x 1050 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Warsow 1.0 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Linux 3.10 Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Git Linux 3.7 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 radeon hd 6850 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.70, N = 3 SE +/- 0.79, N = 3 SE +/- 0.83, N = 3 SE +/- 1.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.77, N = 3 SE +/- 0.74, N = 3 SE +/- 1.11, N = 3 113.30 113.43 113.83 92.43 112.63 112.67 188.30
Unvanquished Resolution: 1680 x 1050 - Total Frame Time OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better Unvanquished Alpha 17 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 - Total Frame Time Linux 3.10 Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Git Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 radeon hd 6850 20 40 60 80 100 Min: 15 / Avg: 31.03 / Max: 59 Min: 16 / Avg: 32.03 / Max: 94 Min: 14 / Avg: 24.26 / Max: 56 Min: 17 / Avg: 31 / Max: 86 Min: 16 / Avg: 31.49 / Max: 76 Min: 10 / Avg: 24.73 / Max: 54
Unvanquished Resolution: 1680 x 1050 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unvanquished Alpha 17 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Linux 3.10 Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Git Linux 3.7 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 radeon hd 6850 9 18 27 36 45 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.49, N = 5 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 32.17 31.56 41.20 0.90 32.17 31.70 40.03
Reaction Quake 3 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 - Total Frame Time OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1680 x 1050 - Total Frame Time Linux 3.10 Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Git Linux 3.7 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 radeon hd 6850 14 28 42 56 70 Min: 1 / Avg: 5.8 / Max: 29 Min: 1 / Avg: 5.69 / Max: 16 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.84 / Max: 16 Min: 1 / Avg: 12.58 / Max: 75 Min: 2 / Avg: 5.47 / Max: 20 Min: 2 / Avg: 5.5 / Max: 18 Min: 1 / Avg: 4.31 / Max: 38
Reaction Quake 3 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Linux 3.10 Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Git Linux 3.7 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 radeon hd 6850 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 4.69, N = 6 SE +/- 20.11, N = 6 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.61, N = 3 SE +/- 21.13, N = 6 SE +/- 0.36, N = 3 184.00 171.38 258.17 77.70 181.17 145.32 228.10 MIN: 169.8 / MAX: 199.7 MIN: 79.1 / MAX: 225.3 MIN: 257.9 / MAX: 258.4 MIN: 77.4 / MAX: 77.9 MIN: 180.2 / MAX: 182.3 MIN: 78.5 / MAX: 179.3 MIN: 227.4 / MAX: 228.6
OpenArena Resolution: 1680 x 1050 - Total Frame Time OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 - Total Frame Time Linux 3.10 Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Git Linux 3.7 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 radeon hd 6850 9 18 27 36 45 Min: 6 / Avg: 11.22 / Max: 27 Min: 6 / Avg: 11.18 / Max: 23 Min: 6 / Avg: 9.77 / Max: 20 Min: 6 / Avg: 12.18 / Max: 26 Min: 6 / Avg: 11.05 / Max: 24 Min: 6 / Avg: 11.28 / Max: 23 Min: 3 / Avg: 10.66 / Max: 42
OpenArena Resolution: 1680 x 1050 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Linux 3.10 Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Git Linux 3.7 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 radeon hd 6850 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 88.47 89.40 102.27 81.77 90.00 88.40 93.13 MIN: 6 MIN: 6 MIN: 6 MIN: 6 MIN: 5 MIN: 5 MIN: 3
OpenArena Resolution: 1680 x 1050 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Linux 3.10 Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Git Linux 3.7 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 radeon hd 6850 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 2.34, N = 3 SE +/- 2.25, N = 3 SE +/- 0.38, N = 3 SE +/- 3.43, N = 3 SE +/- 4.90, N = 6 SE +/- 2.27, N = 3 SE +/- 1.03, N = 3 202.90 193.67 362.83 193.30 219.20 201.80 159.63
Nexuiz Resolution: 1680 x 1050 - HDR: No - Sound: Off OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 - HDR: No - Sound: Off Linux 3.10 Linux 3.11 Linux 3.12 Git Linux 3.7 Linux 3.8 Linux 3.9 radeon hd 6850 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 2.09, N = 3 SE +/- 2.94, N = 6 SE +/- 0.16, N = 3 SE +/- 5.36, N = 6 SE +/- 1.70, N = 3 SE +/- 0.30, N = 3 SE +/- 2.02, N = 3 108.13 101.37 110.07 78.55 108.09 96.12 114.12 MIN: 61 / MAX: 171 MIN: 58 / MAX: 172 MIN: 65 / MAX: 172 MIN: 32 / MAX: 136 MIN: 63 / MAX: 171 MIN: 59 / MAX: 165 MIN: 70 / MAX: 266
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