Open Source Source Engine GPU Tests

Large open-source AMD Radeon Source Engine Linux comparison with Team Fortress 2 and Counter-Strike Source. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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Radeon HD 4550
November 12 2013
 
Radeon HD 4650
November 12 2013
 
Radeon HD 4670
November 12 2013
 
Radeon HD 4770
November 12 2013
 
Radeon HD 4830
November 12 2013
 
Radeon HD 4850
November 12 2013
 
Radeon HD 4870
November 12 2013
 
Radeon HD 4890
November 12 2013
 
Radeon HD 5830
November 11 2013
 
Radeon HD 6450
November 12 2013
 
Radeon HD 6770
November 11 2013
 
Radeon HD 6870
November 11 2013
 
Radeon HD 6950
November 12 2013
 
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Radeon HD 4550

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: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4550 512MB (600/800MHz), Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.0.0-devel (git-ab2da98 saucy-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Kernel Notes: radeon.dpm=1
Graphics Notes: EXA

Radeon HD 4650

Changed Graphics to Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4650 512MB (650/900MHz).

Radeon HD 4670

Changed Graphics to Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4670 512MB (750/1000MHz).

Radeon HD 4770

Changed Graphics to Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4770 512MB (750/800MHz).

Radeon HD 4830

Changed Graphics to Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4830 512MB (575/900MHz).

Radeon HD 4850

Changed Graphics to AMD Radeon HD 4850 512MB (625/993MHz).

Radeon HD 4870

Changed Graphics to AMD Radeon HD 4870 512MB (750/900MHz).

Radeon HD 4890

Changed Graphics to ASUS AMD Radeon HD 4890 1024MB (900/975MHz).

Radeon HD 5830

Changed Graphics to Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 5830 1024MB (800/1000MHz).

Radeon HD 6450

Changed Graphics to HIS AMD Radeon HD 6450/7450/8450 1024MB (625/667MHz).

Radeon HD 6770

Changed Graphics to Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6770 1024MB (850/1200MHz).

Radeon HD 6870

Changed Graphics to Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB (900/1050MHz).

Radeon HD 6950

Changed Graphics to Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB (800/1250MHz).

Counter-Strike Source

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike SourceResolution: 1280 x 1024Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 4650Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 4830Radeon HD 4850Radeon HD 4870Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 687050100150200250SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.99, N = 3SE +/- 2.51, N = 5SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 325.8427.0458.1367.1273.8781.70101.49108.15136.20146.71162.19206.79208.69

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike SourceResolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 4650Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 4830Radeon HD 4850Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 4870Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 68704080120160200SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 1.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 0.98, N = 320.1121.5147.2354.0562.1869.8979.4883.39106.55120.05152.07192.74197.01

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike SourceResolution: 2560 x 1600Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 4650Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 4830Radeon HD 4850Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 4870Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 6870306090120150SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 313.3014.7833.3837.9746.5352.5854.2762.6974.0178.84114.58149.77150.63

Team Fortress 2

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1280 x 1024Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 4650Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 4830Radeon HD 4850Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 4870Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 69504080120160200SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 8.14, N = 6SE +/- 3.92, N = 6SE +/- 9.93, N = 6SE +/- 0.70, N = 319.6921.0841.1345.9749.5254.4058.6862.7788.5492.10127.13146.95159.21

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 4650Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 4830Radeon HD 4850Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 4870Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6950Radeon HD 6870306090120150SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.68, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 314.6415.5132.5636.3640.8545.4447.3752.6570.6482.64109.61139.99142.76

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 2560 x 1600Radeon HD 4550Radeon HD 6450Radeon HD 4650Radeon HD 4670Radeon HD 4830Radeon HD 4770Radeon HD 4850Radeon HD 4870Radeon HD 4890Radeon HD 6770Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 695020406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 3.76, N = 6SE +/- 8.40, N = 6SE +/- 0.17, N = 39.5410.1322.8925.7230.9433.8434.4039.8751.3957.6170.6686.64104.94

Radeon HD 4550

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: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4550 512MB (600/800MHz), Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.0.0-devel (git-ab2da98 saucy-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Kernel Notes: radeon.dpm=1
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 12 November 2013 11:20 by user phoronix.

Radeon HD 4650

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: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4650 512MB (650/900MHz), Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.0.0-devel (git-ab2da98 saucy-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Kernel Notes: radeon.dpm=1
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 12 November 2013 09:29 by user phoronix.

Radeon HD 4670

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: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4670 512MB (750/1000MHz), Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.0.0-devel (git-ab2da98 saucy-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Kernel Notes: radeon.dpm=1
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 12 November 2013 12:38 by user phoronix.

Radeon HD 4770

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: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4770 512MB (750/800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.0.0-devel (git-ab2da98 saucy-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Kernel Notes: radeon.dpm=1
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 12 November 2013 12:15 by user phoronix.

Radeon HD 4830

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: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 4830 512MB (575/900MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.0.0-devel (git-ab2da98 saucy-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Kernel Notes: radeon.dpm=1
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 12 November 2013 09:58 by user phoronix.

Radeon HD 4850

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: AMD Radeon HD 4850 512MB (625/993MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.0.0-devel (git-ab2da98 saucy-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Kernel Notes: radeon.dpm=1
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 12 November 2013 10:22 by user phoronix.

Radeon HD 4870

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: AMD Radeon HD 4870 512MB (750/900MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.0.0-devel (git-ab2da98 saucy-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Kernel Notes: radeon.dpm=1
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 12 November 2013 09:08 by user phoronix.

Radeon HD 4890

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: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 4890 1024MB (900/975MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.0.0-devel (git-ab2da98 saucy-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Kernel Notes: radeon.dpm=1
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 12 November 2013 10:49 by user phoronix.

Radeon HD 5830

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: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 5830 1024MB (800/1000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.0.0-devel (git-ab2da98 saucy-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Kernel Notes: radeon.dpm=1
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 11 November 2013 20:40 by user phoronix.

Radeon HD 6450

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: HIS AMD Radeon HD 6450/7450/8450 1024MB (625/667MHz), Audio: ATI R6xx HDMI, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.0.0-devel (git-ab2da98 saucy-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Kernel Notes: radeon.dpm=1
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 12 November 2013 06:40 by user phoronix.

Radeon HD 6770

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: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6770 1024MB (850/1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.0.0-devel (git-ab2da98 saucy-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Kernel Notes: radeon.dpm=1
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 11 November 2013 17:52 by user phoronix.

Radeon HD 6870

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: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB (900/1050MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.0.0-devel (git-ab2da98 saucy-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Kernel Notes: radeon.dpm=1
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 11 November 2013 15:58 by user phoronix.

Radeon HD 6950

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: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.12.0-031200-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: radeon 7.2.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.0.0-devel (git-ab2da98 saucy-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Kernel Notes: radeon.dpm=1
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 12 November 2013 07:34 by user phoronix.