Windows 8.1 vs. Ubuntu 14.04 AMD Radeon Catalyst Gallium3D

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Radeon HD 5830: Windows 8.1
March 24 2014
 
Radeon HD 6870: Windows 8.1
March 24 2014
 
Radeon R9 270X: Windows 8.1
March 24 2014
 
Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D
March 24 2014
 
Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D
March 24 2014
 
Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D
March 24 2014
 
Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta
March 24 2014
 
Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta
March 24 2014
 
Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta
March 24 2014
 
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ProcessorDiskMotherboardChipsetMemoryGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionRadeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870Radeon R9 270X Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 BetaIntel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores)112GBWindows NT6.2 (x86_64)Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores)ECS Z87H3-A2X EXTREME v1.0Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM16384MB120GB Samsung SSD 840Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 5830 1024MBRealtek ALC1150SyncMasterRealtek RTL8111/8168/8411Ubuntu 14.043.13.0-19-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.1.2X Server 1.15.0radeon 7.3.03.3 Mesa 10.1.0 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.8.2ext42560x1600Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MBGigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MBIntel 8 /C2203.1 Mesa 10.1.0 Gallium 0.4Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 5800 1024MB (800/1000MHz)Realtek ALC1150fglrx 13.35.54.3.12798Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB (900/1050MHz)Intel 8 /C220Supported device 6810 2048MB (1100/1400MHz)Realtek ALC1150OpenBenchmarking.orgGraphics Details- Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D, Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D: EXAEnvironment Details- Radeon HD 5830: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta, Radeon HD 6870: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta, Radeon R9 270X: Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri

gputest: Furmark - 2560 x 1600gputest: Plot3D - 2560 x 1600gputest: GiMark - 2560 x 1600openarena: 2560 x 1600xonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Ultraxonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Ultimategputest: Pixmark Piano - 2560 x 1600gputest: TessMark - 2560 x 1600xonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Lowunigine-heaven: 1920 x 1080unigine-valley: 1920 x 1080unigine-sanctuary: 2560 x 1600unigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080unigine-tropics: 2560 x 1600gputest: Triangle - 2560 x 1600xonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Highgputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 2560 x 1600nexuiz: 2560 x 1600 - Yes - OnRadeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6870Radeon R9 270X Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta107713872169272.10114.3179.05185807315.1511.7618.2547.9366.0942.52116538155.49654109.151307256452150113.83142.9694.73206900331.9014.0622.6958.1089.0956.40233110200.85729134.462224548614113155.47202.91139.042755360327.1135.3239.17102.21133.7185.69308453235.52614150.70696966553.7381.9856.1842206244.4336.0829.7734.9951.1633.5143529115.753142881.1412721633693.10106.0770.7541881317.5050.3142.9846.6074.5948.1870642162.6331295116.574261165498.50113294.8358.0068.1747.4249235146.4292697.22107714122169572.77100.6572.18185808346.7511.9422.0950.1465.1342.14126419135.9765490.951309265582156114.87123.0985.99206902369.8314.3028.7761.0787.0955.60250493178.71730116.582231592304139155.67183.03125.672755402354.3835.5343.81104.50130.0183.60339817223.50615158.03OpenBenchmarking.org

GpuTest

Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 6870Radeon HD 5830OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600Windows 8.1Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3DUbuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta5001000150020002500SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 32224426223113071272130910776961077

Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 6870Radeon HD 5830OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 2560 x 1600Windows 8.1Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3DUbuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta13K26K39K52K65KSE +/- 5.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 3.38, N = 3SE +/- 2.52, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 354861116545923025645163362655813872966514122

Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 6870Radeon HD 5830OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: GiMark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600Windows 8.1Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta9001800270036004500SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3411341392150215616921695

OpenArena

Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 6870Radeon HD 5830OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600Windows 8.1Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3DUbuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta306090120150SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3155.4798.50155.67113.8393.10114.8772.1053.7372.77

Xonotic

Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 6870Radeon HD 5830OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltraWindows 8.1Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 BetaUbuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D4080120160200SE +/- 1.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3202.91183.03142.96106.07123.09114.3181.98100.65

Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 6870Radeon HD 5830OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltimateWindows 8.1Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 BetaUbuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D306090120150SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3139.04125.6794.7370.7585.9979.0556.1872.18

GpuTest

Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 6870Radeon HD 5830OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 2560 x 1600Windows 8.1Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3DUbuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta9K18K27K36K45KSE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 93.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 87.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 32751132752064188120618542206185

Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 6870Radeon HD 5830OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: TessMark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600Windows 8.1Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta12002400360048006000SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 353605402900902807808

Xonotic

Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 6870Radeon HD 5830OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: LowWindows 8.1Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3DUbuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta80160240320400SE +/- 1.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 1.93, N = 3SE +/- 0.90, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.71, N = 3SE +/- 0.92, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3327.11294.83354.38331.90317.50369.83315.15244.43346.75

Unigine Heaven

Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 6870Radeon HD 5830OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 4.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080Windows 8.1Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 BetaUbuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D1122334455SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 335.3235.5314.0650.3114.3011.7636.0811.94

Unigine Valley

Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 6870Radeon HD 5830OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080Windows 8.1Ubuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 BetaUbuntu 14.04 + Gallium3D1020304050SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 339.1743.8122.6942.9828.7718.2529.7722.09

Unigine Sanctuary

Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 6870Radeon HD 5830OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Sanctuary 2.3Resolution: 2560 x 1600Windows 8.1Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3DUbuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta20406080100SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3102.2158.00104.5058.1046.6061.0747.9334.9950.14

Unigine Tropics

Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 6870Radeon HD 5830OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080Windows 8.1Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3DUbuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta306090120150SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.43, N = 6SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3133.7168.17130.0189.0974.5987.0966.0951.1665.13

Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 6870Radeon HD 5830OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 2560 x 1600Windows 8.1Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3DUbuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta20406080100SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 385.6947.4283.6056.4048.1855.6042.5233.5142.14

GpuTest

Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 6870Radeon HD 5830OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 2560 x 1600Windows 8.1Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3DUbuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta70K140K210K280K350KSE +/- 20.61, N = 3SE +/- 6.17, N = 3SE +/- 64.31, N = 3SE +/- 356.45, N = 3SE +/- 2.65, N = 3SE +/- 36.50, N = 3SE +/- 439.45, N = 3SE +/- 2.89, N = 3SE +/- 4.67, N = 3308453492353398172331107064225049311653843529126419

Xonotic

Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 6870Radeon HD 5830OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: HighWindows 8.1Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3DUbuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta50100150200250SE +/- 0.96, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.62, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3235.52146.42223.50200.85162.63178.71155.49115.75135.97

GpuTest

Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 6870Radeon HD 5830OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 2560 x 1600Windows 8.1Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3DUbuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta7K14K21K28K35KSE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 288.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 501.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 36149266157293129573065431428654

Nexuiz

Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 6870Radeon HD 5830OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterNexuiz 2.5.2Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - HDR: Yes - Sound: OnWindows 8.1Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3DUbuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta306090120150SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 1.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.85, N = 3SE +/- 1.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3150.7097.22158.03134.46116.57116.58109.1581.1490.95

OpenArena

Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 6870Radeon HD 5830OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame TimeWindows 8.1Ubuntu 14.04 + Gallium3DUbuntu 14.04 + Cat 14.3 Beta1122334455Min: 1 / Avg: 6.38 / Max: 15Min: 5 / Avg: 10.14 / Max: 37Min: 1 / Avg: 6.39 / Max: 56Min: 1 / Avg: 8.73 / Max: 19Min: 5 / Avg: 10.69 / Max: 27Min: 1 / Avg: 8.68 / Max: 42Min: 1 / Avg: 13.81 / Max: 34Min: 10 / Avg: 18.54 / Max: 28Min: 1 / Avg: 13.75 / Max: 44