Open-Source Low End GPU Linux Comparison Intel Core i3-4130 testing plus various AMD Radeon and NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards on the open-source Linux graphics drivers... benchmarks by michael larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell: Processor: Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Intel Device 041e (1150MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.1, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.904, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-edde6c7), Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AMD Radeon HD 4550: Processor: Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4550 512MB, Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.1, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.0, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-edde6c7) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AMD Radeon HD 4670: Processor: Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4670 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.1, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.0, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-edde6c7) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AMD Radeon HD 5450: Processor: Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 5000/6000/7350/8350 512MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.1, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.0, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-edde6c7) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AMD Radeon HD 6450: Processor: Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6450/7450/8450 1024MB, Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.1, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.0, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-edde6c7) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AMD Radeon HD 6570: Processor: Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6570/7570 512MB, Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.1, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.0, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-edde6c7) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 NVIDIA GeForce GT 220: Processor: Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 1024MB (405/324MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GPU 0a HDMI/DP, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.1, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.9, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 9.3.0-devel (git-edde6c7) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Toshiba Satellite L855-10u: Processor: Intel Core i7-3610QM @ 2.30GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: TOSHIBA Portable PC, Chipset: Intel 3rd Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 12288MB, Disk: 500GB Samsung SSD 840 + 640GB TOSHIBA MK6475GS, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7600M 1024MB (600/900MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC269VB, Network: Qualcomm Atheros AR8161 Gigabit + Atheros AR9485 Wireless OS: LinuxMint 15, Kernel: 3.8.0-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: KDE, Display Server: X Server 1.13.3, Display Driver: fglrx 13.20.6, OpenGL: 4.3.12458, Compiler: GCC 4.7, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . 119.90 |============ AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... 85.43 |========= AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... 197.53 |==================== AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... 47.58 |===== AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... 78.13 |======== AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... 277.33 |============================ NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 .................... 103.27 |========== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . 23.67 |========= AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... 18.10 |======= AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... 44.07 |================== AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... 9.90 |==== AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... 16.60 |======= AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... 72.77 |============================= NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 .................... 27.10 |=========== Toshiba Satellite L855-10u ............... 36.37 |============== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . MIN: 3 AVG: 42 MAX: 95 AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... MIN: 33 AVG: 55 MAX: 81 AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... MIN: 15 AVG: 23 MAX: 33 AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... MIN: 47 AVG: 94 MAX: 99 AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... MIN: 35 AVG: 60 MAX: 91 AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... MIN: 8 AVG: 14 MAX: 22 NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 .................... MIN: 22 AVG: 37 MAX: 58 Toshiba Satellite L855-10u ............... MIN: 13 AVG: 27 MAX: 52 Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . 65.53 |========= AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... 57.20 |======== AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... 130.20 |================== AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... 30.53 |==== AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... 51.20 |======= AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... 202.30 |============================ NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 .................... 32.60 |===== Toshiba Satellite L855-10u ............... 58.87 |======== Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . MIN: 3.0 AVG: 15.1 MAX: 40.0 AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... MIN: 6.0 AVG: 17.5 MAX: 29.0 AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 7.7 MAX: 16.0 AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... MIN: 16.0 AVG: 32.4 MAX: 58.0 AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... MIN: 8.0 AVG: 18.9 MAX: 33.0 AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.9 MAX: 18.0 NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 .................... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 30.6 MAX: 64.0 Toshiba Satellite L855-10u ............... MIN: 10.0 AVG: 16.9 MAX: 36.0 Warsow 1.0 Resolution: 1024 x 768 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . 40.40 |============= AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... 23.33 |======= AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... 56.13 |================== AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... 17.63 |====== AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... 25.77 |======== AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... 92.50 |============================= NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 .................... 27.90 |========= Toshiba Satellite L855-10u ............... 43.37 |============== Warsow 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . 40.40 |============= AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... 23.30 |======= AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... 56.13 |================== AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... 17.60 |====== AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... 25.83 |======== AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... 92.53 |============================= NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 .................... 27.90 |========= Toshiba Satellite L855-10u ............... 43.27 |============== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . 102.95 |=========== AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... 98.61 |=========== AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... 200.38 |====================== AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... 56.18 |====== AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... 93.92 |========== AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... 254.78 |============================ NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 .................... 100.28 |=========== Toshiba Satellite L855-10u ............... 41.06 |===== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . 47.08 |========== AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... 36.40 |======= AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... 90.84 |=================== AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... 21.80 |==== AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... 37.07 |======== AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... 137.41 |============================ NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 .................... 37.40 |======== Toshiba Satellite L855-10u ............... 38.22 |======== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . 35.28 |================ AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... 24.81 |=========== AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... 55.85 |========================= AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... 14.99 |======= AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... 25.74 |=========== AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... 65.93 |============================= NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 .................... 20.46 |========= Toshiba Satellite L855-10u ............... 35.92 |================ GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . 3465 |=================== AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... 2641 |=============== AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... 5340 |============================== AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... 2072 |============ AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... 2597 |=============== AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... 4908 |============================ NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 .................... 1895 |=========== Toshiba Satellite L855-10u ............... 3600 |==================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . 205 |========= AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... 129 |====== AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... 393 |================= AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... 55 |== AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... 138 |====== AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... 618 |=========================== NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 .................... 140 |====== Toshiba Satellite L855-10u ............... 721 |=============================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . 25437 |=========== AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... 21056 |========= AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... 44118 |=================== AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... 12162 |===== AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... 20114 |========= AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... 66038 |============================= NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 .................... 14572 |====== Toshiba Satellite L855-10u ............... 3602 |== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . 50 | AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... 18756 |========= AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... 39976 |=================== AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... 11968 |====== AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... 19653 |========= AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... 62365 |============================= NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 .................... 6 | Toshiba Satellite L855-10u ............... 221 | GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better Intel HD Graphics 4400 - Core i3 Haswell . 154 | AMD Radeon HD 4550 ....................... 18758 |========= AMD Radeon HD 4670 ....................... 39988 |=================== AMD Radeon HD 5450 ....................... 16745 |======== AMD Radeon HD 6450 ....................... 19655 |========= AMD Radeon HD 6570 ....................... 62373 |============================= Toshiba Satellite L855-10u ............... 721 |