RadeonSI Color Tiling AMD Linux Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix looking at open and closed source drivers for the AMD Radeon R9 270X with Gallium3D and Catalyst in various configurations. Now with 2D color tiling results too! Mesa 10.0 Git + Linux 3.12 DPM: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MB (1100/1400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 10.0.0-devel (git-b16b3c8 saucy-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Mesa 10.0 Git + Linux 3.12 DPM + Tiling: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MB (1100/1400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 10.0.0-devel (git-b16b3c8 saucy-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Ubuntu 13.10 + Catalyst 13.11 b6: Processor: AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 200 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: VA2431 + VA2431, Network: Intel 82583V Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: fglrx 13.25.5, OpenGL: 4.3.12614, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Doom 3 1.3.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 10.0 Git + Linux 3.12 DPM .......... 76.83 |============ Mesa 10.0 Git + Linux 3.12 DPM + Tiling . 79.63 |============ Ubuntu 13.10 + Catalyst 13.11 b6 ........ 190.63 |============================= OpenArena 0.8.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 10.0 Git + Linux 3.12 DPM .......... 172.10 |============= Mesa 10.0 Git + Linux 3.12 DPM + Tiling . 251.17 |=================== Ubuntu 13.10 + Catalyst 13.11 b6 ........ 384.10 |============================= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 10.0 Git + Linux 3.12 DPM .......... 51.30 |======= Mesa 10.0 Git + Linux 3.12 DPM + Tiling . 96.03 |============= Ubuntu 13.10 + Catalyst 13.11 b6 ........ 207.10 |============================= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Mesa 10.0 Git + Linux 3.12 DPM .......... MIN: 12.0 AVG: 19.4 MAX: 58.0 Mesa 10.0 Git + Linux 3.12 DPM + Tiling . MIN: 3.0 AVG: 10.2 MAX: 51.0 Ubuntu 13.10 + Catalyst 13.11 b6 ........ MIN: 2.0 AVG: 4.8 MAX: 52.0 Prey 1.4.119 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 10.0 Git + Linux 3.12 DPM .......... 77.30 |=============== Mesa 10.0 Git + Linux 3.12 DPM + Tiling . 121.37 |======================== Ubuntu 13.10 + Catalyst 13.11 b6 ........ 147.03 |============================= Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 10.0 Git + Linux 3.12 DPM .......... 80.57 |===== Mesa 10.0 Git + Linux 3.12 DPM + Tiling . 79.50 |===== Ubuntu 13.10 + Catalyst 13.11 b6 ........ 469.23 |============================= Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Mesa 10.0 Git + Linux 3.12 DPM .......... MIN: 6.0 AVG: 12.3 MAX: 81.0 Mesa 10.0 Git + Linux 3.12 DPM + Tiling . MIN: 7.0 AVG: 12.3 MAX: 80.0 Ubuntu 13.10 + Catalyst 13.11 b6 ........ MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.1 MAX: 10.0 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 10.0 Git + Linux 3.12 DPM .......... 201.53 |======================== Mesa 10.0 Git + Linux 3.12 DPM + Tiling . 206.70 |======================== Ubuntu 13.10 + Catalyst 13.11 b6 ........ 246.20 |============================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 10.0 Git + Linux 3.12 DPM .......... 107.44 |========================= Mesa 10.0 Git + Linux 3.12 DPM + Tiling . 119.36 |=========================== Ubuntu 13.10 + Catalyst 13.11 b6 ........ 126.45 |============================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 10.0 Git + Linux 3.12 DPM .......... 111.10 |=========================== Mesa 10.0 Git + Linux 3.12 DPM + Tiling . 118.82 |============================= Ubuntu 13.10 + Catalyst 13.11 b6 ........ 117.14 |============================= GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Points > Higher Is Better Mesa 10.0 Git + Linux 3.12 DPM .......... 27439 |============ Mesa 10.0 Git + Linux 3.12 DPM + Tiling . 40025 |================= Ubuntu 13.10 + Catalyst 13.11 b6 ........ 69485 |============================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Points > Higher Is Better Mesa 10.0 Git + Linux 3.12 DPM .......... 1115 |========= Mesa 10.0 Git + Linux 3.12 DPM + Tiling . 2717 |====================== Ubuntu 13.10 + Catalyst 13.11 b6 ........ 3818 |=============================== GpuTest 0.5.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Points > Higher Is Better Mesa 10.0 Git + Linux 3.12 DPM .......... 53462 |== Mesa 10.0 Git + Linux 3.12 DPM + Tiling . 91403 |==== Ubuntu 13.10 + Catalyst 13.11 b6 ........ 639588 |=============================