Linux 3.12 Radeon Catalyst Tests
Linux 3.12 kernel benchmarks with AMD Catalyst fglrx driver on Radeon HD 7950 graphics card. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.


Linux 3.11: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431 + VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-031100-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: fglrx 13.20.6, OpenGL: 4.3.12458, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Linux 3.12: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431 + VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: fglrx 13.20.6, OpenGL: 4.3.12458, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

catalyst 13.11b: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro4, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 2 x 500GB Western Digital WD5000AACS-0 + 2 x 320GB SAMSUNG HD322HJ, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: fglrx 13.20.6, OpenGL: 4.3.12458, Compiler: GCC 4.8 + LLVM 3.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11 ...... 328.15 |===================================================
Linux 3.12 ...... 342.90 |=====================================================
catalyst 13.11b . 179.13 |============================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.11 . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 2.9  MAX: 6.0 
Linux 3.12 . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 2.9  MAX: 6.0 


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11 ...... 331.50 |=====================================================
Linux 3.12 ...... 332.47 |=====================================================
catalyst 13.11b . 176.43 |============================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.11 . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 3.1   MAX: 30.0 
Linux 3.12 . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 3.0   MAX: 6.0 


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11 ...... 305.43 |===================================================
Linux 3.12 ...... 314.50 |=====================================================
catalyst 13.11b . 175.67 |==============================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.11 . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 3.2   MAX: 39.0 
Linux 3.12 . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 3.2   MAX: 38.0 


Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11 ...... 632.23 |====================================================
Linux 3.12 ...... 645.93 |=====================================================
catalyst 13.11b . 367.00 |==============================


Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta
Resolution: 1024 x 768 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.11 . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 1.6  MAX: 9.0 
Linux 3.12 . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 1.5  MAX: 9.0 


Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11 ...... 628.80 |====================================================
Linux 3.12 ...... 646.73 |=====================================================
catalyst 13.11b . 366.33 |==============================


Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.11 . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 1.6   MAX: 15.0 
Linux 3.12 . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 1.6   MAX: 9.0 


Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11 ...... 639.20 |====================================================
Linux 3.12 ...... 646.40 |=====================================================
catalyst 13.11b . 367.37 |==============================


Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Linux 3.11 . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 1.6   MAX: 16.0 
Linux 3.12 . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 1.5   MAX: 9.0 


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11 ...... 349.83 |=====================================================
Linux 3.12 ...... 349.97 |=====================================================
catalyst 13.11b . 216.05 |=================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11 ...... 343.92 |=====================================================
Linux 3.12 ...... 345.86 |=====================================================
catalyst 13.11b . 213.37 |=================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11 ...... 195.45 |==================================================
Linux 3.12 ...... 206.94 |=====================================================
catalyst 13.11b . 120.62 |===============================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11 ...... 190.23 |==================================================
Linux 3.12 ...... 201.64 |=====================================================
catalyst 13.11b . 119.82 |===============================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11 ...... 179.05 |===================================================
Linux 3.12 ...... 186.22 |=====================================================
catalyst 13.11b . 110.34 |===============================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11 ...... 174.39 |===================================================
Linux 3.12 ...... 181.58 |=====================================================
catalyst 13.11b . 108.32 |================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11 ...... 139.68 |====================================================
Linux 3.12 ...... 143.24 |=====================================================
catalyst 13.11b . 90.72  |==================================


Xonotic 0.7
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Linux 3.11 ...... 135.97 |====================================================
Linux 3.12 ...... 139.84 |=====================================================
catalyst 13.11b . 88.80  |==================================