Windows 8.1 vs. Ubuntu 14.04 AMD Radeon Catalyst Gallium3D Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix. Radeon HD 5830: Windows 8.1: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 112GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) Radeon HD 6870: Windows 8.1: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 112GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) Radeon R9 270X: Windows 8.1: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 112GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 6.2 (x86_64) Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D: 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 5830 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.3.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D: 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.3.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D: 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MB, Audio: Intel 8 /C220, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.3.0, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.1.0 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta: 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 5800 1024MB (800/1000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: fglrx 13.35.5, OpenGL: 4.3.12798, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta: 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB (900/1050MHz), Audio: Intel 8 /C220, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: fglrx 13.35.5, OpenGL: 4.3.12798, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta: 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: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: Supported device 6810 2048MB (1100/1400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: fglrx 13.35.5, OpenGL: 4.3.12798, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Nexuiz 2.5.2 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830: Windows 8.1 .................. 109.15 |================= Radeon HD 6870: Windows 8.1 .................. 134.46 |==================== Radeon R9 270X: Windows 8.1 .................. 150.70 |======================= Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 81.14 |============ Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 116.57 |================== Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 97.22 |=============== Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 90.95 |============== Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 116.58 |================== Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 158.03 |======================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830: Windows 8.1 .................. 72.10 |=========== Radeon HD 6870: Windows 8.1 .................. 113.83 |================== Radeon R9 270X: Windows 8.1 .................. 155.47 |======================== Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 53.73 |======== Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 93.10 |============== Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 98.50 |=============== Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 72.77 |=========== Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 114.87 |================== Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 155.67 |======================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Radeon HD 5830: Windows 8.1 .................. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 13.8 MAX: 34.0 Radeon HD 6870: Windows 8.1 .................. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 8.7 MAX: 19.0 Radeon R9 270X: Windows 8.1 .................. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 6.4 MAX: 15.0 Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... MIN: 10.0 AVG: 18.5 MAX: 28.0 Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... MIN: 5.0 AVG: 10.7 MAX: 27.0 Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... MIN: 5.0 AVG: 10.1 MAX: 37.0 Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 13.7 MAX: 44.0 Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 8.7 MAX: 42.0 Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 6.4 MAX: 56.0 Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830: Windows 8.1 .................. 11.76 |====== Radeon HD 6870: Windows 8.1 .................. 14.06 |======= Radeon R9 270X: Windows 8.1 .................. 35.32 |================== Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 36.08 |================== Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 50.31 |========================= Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 11.94 |====== Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 14.30 |======= Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 35.53 |================== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830: Windows 8.1 .................. 47.93 |=========== Radeon HD 6870: Windows 8.1 .................. 58.10 |============= Radeon R9 270X: Windows 8.1 .................. 102.21 |======================= Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 34.99 |======== Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 46.60 |=========== Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 58.00 |============= Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 50.14 |============ Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 61.07 |============== Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 104.50 |======================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830: Windows 8.1 .................. 66.09 |============ Radeon HD 6870: Windows 8.1 .................. 89.09 |================ Radeon R9 270X: Windows 8.1 .................. 133.71 |======================== Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 51.16 |========= Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 74.59 |============= Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 68.17 |============ Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 65.13 |============ Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 87.09 |================ Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 130.01 |======================= Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830: Windows 8.1 .................. 42.52 |============ Radeon HD 6870: Windows 8.1 .................. 56.40 |================ Radeon R9 270X: Windows 8.1 .................. 85.69 |========================= Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 33.51 |========== Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 48.18 |============== Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 47.42 |============== Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 42.14 |============ Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 55.60 |================ Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 83.60 |======================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830: Windows 8.1 .................. 18.25 |========== Radeon HD 6870: Windows 8.1 .................. 22.69 |============= Radeon R9 270X: Windows 8.1 .................. 39.17 |====================== Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 29.77 |================= Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 42.98 |========================= Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 22.09 |============= Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 28.77 |================ Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 43.81 |========================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830: Windows 8.1 .................. 315.15 |==================== Radeon HD 6870: Windows 8.1 .................. 331.90 |====================== Radeon R9 270X: Windows 8.1 .................. 327.11 |===================== Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 244.43 |================ Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 317.50 |===================== Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 294.83 |=================== Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 346.75 |======================= Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 369.83 |======================== Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 354.38 |======================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830: Windows 8.1 .................. 155.49 |================ Radeon HD 6870: Windows 8.1 .................. 200.85 |==================== Radeon R9 270X: Windows 8.1 .................. 235.52 |======================== Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 115.75 |============ Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 162.63 |================= Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 146.42 |=============== Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 135.97 |============== Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 178.71 |================== Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 223.50 |======================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830: Windows 8.1 .................. 114.31 |============== Radeon HD 6870: Windows 8.1 .................. 142.96 |================= Radeon R9 270X: Windows 8.1 .................. 202.91 |======================== Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 81.98 |========== Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 106.07 |============= Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 100.65 |============ Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 123.09 |=============== Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 183.03 |====================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830: Windows 8.1 .................. 79.05 |============== Radeon HD 6870: Windows 8.1 .................. 94.73 |================ Radeon R9 270X: Windows 8.1 .................. 139.04 |======================== Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 56.18 |========== Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 70.75 |============ Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 72.18 |============ Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 85.99 |=============== Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 125.67 |====================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830: Windows 8.1 .................. 1692 |=========== Radeon HD 6870: Windows 8.1 .................. 2150 |============== Radeon R9 270X: Windows 8.1 .................. 4113 |========================== Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 1695 |=========== Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 2156 |============== Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 4139 |========================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830: Windows 8.1 .................. 13872 |====== Radeon HD 6870: Windows 8.1 .................. 25645 |=========== Radeon R9 270X: Windows 8.1 .................. 54861 |======================= Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 9665 |==== Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 16336 |======= Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 11654 |===== Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 14122 |====== Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 26558 |=========== Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 59230 |========================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830: Windows 8.1 .................. 1077 |============= Radeon HD 6870: Windows 8.1 .................. 1307 |=============== Radeon R9 270X: Windows 8.1 .................. 2224 |========================== Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 696 |======== Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 1272 |=============== Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 426 |===== Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 1077 |============= Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 1309 |=============== Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 2231 |========================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830: Windows 8.1 .................. 807 |==== Radeon HD 6870: Windows 8.1 .................. 900 |==== Radeon R9 270X: Windows 8.1 .................. 5360 |========================== Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 808 |==== Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 902 |==== Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 5402 |========================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830: Windows 8.1 .................. 116538 |======== Radeon HD 6870: Windows 8.1 .................. 233110 |================ Radeon R9 270X: Windows 8.1 .................. 308453 |====================== Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 43529 |=== Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 70642 |===== Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 49235 |=== Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 126419 |========= Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 250493 |================== Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 339817 |======================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830: Windows 8.1 .................. 185 | Radeon HD 6870: Windows 8.1 .................. 206 | Radeon R9 270X: Windows 8.1 .................. 275 | Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 42206 |========================= Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 41881 |========================= Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 113 | Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 185 | Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 206 | Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 275 | GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5830: Windows 8.1 .................. 654 |= Radeon HD 6870: Windows 8.1 .................. 729 |= Radeon R9 270X: Windows 8.1 .................. 614 | Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 31428 |========================= Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 31295 |========================= Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D ..... 926 |= Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 654 |= Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 730 |= Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta . 615 |