AMD Radeon 2D GPU Benchmarks Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com reviewing the AMD Radeon Gallium3D xf86-video-ati versus AMD Catalyst 2D Linux desktop performance... Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 5830: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 5800 1024MB (800/1000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.20.7, OpenGL: 4.3.12967, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6450: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: HIS AMD Radeon HD 6450 1024MB (625/667MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.20.7, OpenGL: 4.3.12967, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6570: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6570 512MB (650/1000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.20.7, OpenGL: 4.3.12967, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6770: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6700 1024MB (850/1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.20.7, OpenGL: 4.3.12967, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6870: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB (900/1050MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.20.7, OpenGL: 4.3.12967, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6950: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.20.7, OpenGL: 4.3.12967, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 7850: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7800 1024MB (860/1200MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.13.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: fglrx 14.20.7, OpenGL: 4.3.12967, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Open-Source: Radeon HD 5830: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 5830 1024MB, Audio: Intel 9 Family HD Audio, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.3.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-f50361c trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Open-Source: Radeon HD 6450: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: HIS AMD Radeon HD 6450/7450/8450 / R5 230 OEM 1024MB, Audio: Intel 9 Family HD Audio, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.3.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-f50361c trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Open-Source: Radeon HD 6570: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6570/7570/8550 512MB, Audio: Intel 9 Family HD Audio, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.3.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-f50361c trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Open-Source: Radeon HD 6770: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6770 1024MB, Audio: Intel 9 Family HD Audio, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.3.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-f50361c trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Open-Source: Radeon HD 6870: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: Intel 9 Family HD Audio, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.3.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-f50361c trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Open-Source: Radeon HD 6950: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB, Audio: Intel 9 Family HD Audio, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.3.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-f50361c trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Open-Source: Radeon HD 7850: Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 840, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7850 1024MB, Audio: Intel 9 Family HD Audio, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.0, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.3.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-f50361c trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Text Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 5830 . 261.79 |============================ Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6450 . 312.50 |================================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6570 . 286.43 |=============================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6770 . 254.99 |============================ Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6870 . 239.41 |========================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6950 . 285.22 |=============================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 7850 . 252.97 |============================ Open-Source: Radeon HD 5830 ........ 297.87 |================================ Open-Source: Radeon HD 6450 ........ 300.73 |================================= Open-Source: Radeon HD 6570 ........ 298.89 |================================= Open-Source: Radeon HD 6770 ........ 294.02 |================================ Open-Source: Radeon HD 6870 ........ 297.37 |================================ Open-Source: Radeon HD 6950 ........ 301.74 |================================= Open-Source: Radeon HD 7850 ........ 305.66 |================================= QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Gears Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 5830 . 242.95 |============================ Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6450 . 277.36 |================================ Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6570 . 276.91 |=============================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6770 . 259.86 |============================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6870 . 223.97 |========================= Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6950 . 267.92 |============================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 7850 . 262.43 |============================== Open-Source: Radeon HD 5830 ........ 293.09 |================================= Open-Source: Radeon HD 6450 ........ 298.12 |================================== Open-Source: Radeon HD 6570 ........ 293.70 |================================= Open-Source: Radeon HD 6770 ........ 298.96 |================================== Open-Source: Radeon HD 6870 ........ 292.83 |================================= Open-Source: Radeon HD 6950 ........ 295.74 |================================== Open-Source: Radeon HD 7850 ........ 298.73 |================================== QGears2 Rendering: XRender Extension - Test: Image Scaling Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 5830 . 1336.91 |=============================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6450 . 1403.07 |================================ Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6570 . 1394.94 |================================ Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6770 . 1335.20 |=============================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6870 . 1440.19 |================================= Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6950 . 1430.16 |================================= Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 7850 . 1252.38 |============================= Open-Source: Radeon HD 5830 ........ 1283.52 |============================= Open-Source: Radeon HD 6450 ........ 1350.59 |=============================== Open-Source: Radeon HD 6570 ........ 1278.58 |============================= Open-Source: Radeon HD 6770 ........ 1293.45 |============================== Open-Source: Radeon HD 6870 ........ 1300.66 |============================== Open-Source: Radeon HD 6950 ........ 1296.68 |============================== Open-Source: Radeon HD 7850 ........ 1357.53 |=============================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkComboBox Seconds < Lower Is Better Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 5830 . 24.40 |=================================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6450 . 20.92 |============================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6570 . 24.42 |=================================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6770 . 24.28 |=================================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6870 . 24.22 |=================================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6950 . 24.38 |=================================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 7850 . 24.32 |=================================== Open-Source: Radeon HD 5830 ........ 11.95 |================= Open-Source: Radeon HD 6450 ........ 11.89 |================= Open-Source: Radeon HD 6570 ........ 11.83 |================= Open-Source: Radeon HD 6770 ........ 12.08 |================= Open-Source: Radeon HD 6870 ........ 11.82 |================= Open-Source: Radeon HD 6950 ........ 12.02 |================= Open-Source: Radeon HD 7850 ........ 10.77 |=============== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkCheckButton Seconds < Lower Is Better Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 5830 . 1.45 |========================= Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6450 . 1.49 |========================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6570 . 1.48 |========================= Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6770 . 1.55 |=========================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6870 . 1.59 |=========================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6950 . 1.42 |======================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 7850 . 1.63 |============================ Open-Source: Radeon HD 5830 ........ 2.01 |=================================== Open-Source: Radeon HD 6450 ........ 2.01 |=================================== Open-Source: Radeon HD 6570 ........ 2.08 |==================================== Open-Source: Radeon HD 6770 ........ 2.04 |=================================== Open-Source: Radeon HD 6870 ........ 2.09 |==================================== Open-Source: Radeon HD 6950 ........ 2.05 |=================================== Open-Source: Radeon HD 7850 ........ 2.05 |=================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkRadioButton Seconds < Lower Is Better Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 5830 . 2.50 |================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6450 . 2.48 |================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6570 . 2.49 |================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6770 . 2.48 |================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6870 . 2.48 |================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6950 . 2.45 |================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 7850 . 2.48 |================== Open-Source: Radeon HD 5830 ........ 4.61 |================================== Open-Source: Radeon HD 6450 ........ 4.65 |================================== Open-Source: Radeon HD 6570 ........ 4.89 |==================================== Open-Source: Radeon HD 6770 ........ 4.78 |=================================== Open-Source: Radeon HD 6870 ........ 4.81 |=================================== Open-Source: Radeon HD 6950 ........ 4.66 |================================== Open-Source: Radeon HD 7850 ........ 3.63 |=========================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkToggleButton Seconds < Lower Is Better Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 5830 . 5.63 |=========================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6450 . 5.85 |============================ Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6570 . 6.10 |============================= Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6770 . 5.75 |=========================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6870 . 6.12 |============================= Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6950 . 5.78 |=========================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 7850 . 6.94 |================================= Open-Source: Radeon HD 5830 ........ 7.01 |================================= Open-Source: Radeon HD 6450 ........ 7.60 |==================================== Open-Source: Radeon HD 6570 ........ 6.89 |================================= Open-Source: Radeon HD 6770 ........ 6.89 |================================= Open-Source: Radeon HD 6870 ........ 6.97 |================================= Open-Source: Radeon HD 6950 ........ 6.90 |================================= Open-Source: Radeon HD 7850 ........ 6.16 |============================= GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkComboBoxEntry Seconds < Lower Is Better Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 5830 . 15.79 |=================================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6450 . 12.91 |============================= Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6570 . 15.20 |================================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6770 . 15.47 |================================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6870 . 15.49 |================================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6950 . 15.59 |=================================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 7850 . 15.69 |=================================== Open-Source: Radeon HD 5830 ........ 7.03 |================ Open-Source: Radeon HD 6450 ........ 6.82 |=============== Open-Source: Radeon HD 6570 ........ 6.78 |=============== Open-Source: Radeon HD 6770 ........ 6.75 |=============== Open-Source: Radeon HD 6870 ........ 6.91 |=============== Open-Source: Radeon HD 6950 ........ 6.81 |=============== Open-Source: Radeon HD 7850 ........ 6.80 |=============== cairo-perf-trace 1.10.2 Cairo Trace: Poppler Seconds < Lower Is Better Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6950 . 1.86 |==================================== Render Bench Phoronix Test Suite v5.2.0m4 Seconds < Lower Is Better Catalyst 14.6 Beta: Radeon HD 6950 . 15.32 |===================================