Radeon DRM-Next Linux 3.16 AMD Radeon Linux 3.16 kernel graphics benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. HD 6870: Linux 3.15: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: Intel Device 8ca0, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.3.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-2c8520c trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HD 6870: 3.16 DRM-Next: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: Intel Device 8ca0, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-rc8+ (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.3.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-2c8520c trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HD 7850: Linux 3.15: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7850 1024MB, Audio: Intel Device 8ca0, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.3.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-2c8520c trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HD 7850: 3.16 DRM-Next: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7850 1024MB, Audio: Intel Device 8ca0, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-rc8+ (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.3.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-2c8520c trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HD 7950: Linux 3.15: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel Device 8ca0, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.3.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-2c8520c trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HD 7950: 3.16 DRM-Next: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel Device 8ca0, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-rc8+ (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.3.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-2c8520c trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 R9 270X: Linux 3.15: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MB, Audio: Intel Device 8ca0, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-031500-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.3.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-2c8520c trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 R9 270X: 3.16 DRM-Next: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MB, Audio: Intel Device 8ca0, Monitor: VA2431, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.15.0-rc8+ (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.1, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.3.99, OpenGL: 3.1 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-2c8520c trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HD 6870: Linux 3.15 .... 185.70 |======================================== HD 6870: 3.16 DRM-Next . 183.10 |======================================== HD 7850: Linux 3.15 .... 165.30 |==================================== HD 7850: 3.16 DRM-Next . 174.47 |====================================== HD 7950: Linux 3.15 .... 188.37 |========================================= HD 7950: 3.16 DRM-Next . 212.00 |============================================== R9 270X: Linux 3.15 .... 179.10 |======================================= R9 270X: 3.16 DRM-Next . 194.67 |========================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better HD 6870: Linux 3.15 .... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.5 MAX: 12.0 HD 6870: 3.16 DRM-Next . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.5 MAX: 13.0 HD 7850: Linux 3.15 .... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 6.1 MAX: 23.0 HD 7850: 3.16 DRM-Next . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.7 MAX: 22.0 HD 7950: Linux 3.15 .... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.4 MAX: 23.0 HD 7950: 3.16 DRM-Next . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 4.8 MAX: 20.0 R9 270X: Linux 3.15 .... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.6 MAX: 22.0 R9 270X: 3.16 DRM-Next . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.2 MAX: 22.0 Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HD 6870: Linux 3.15 .... 425.77 |============================================== HD 6870: 3.16 DRM-Next . 425.77 |============================================== HD 7850: Linux 3.15 .... 188.37 |==================== HD 7850: 3.16 DRM-Next . 196.83 |===================== HD 7950: Linux 3.15 .... 188.73 |==================== HD 7950: 3.16 DRM-Next . 198.50 |===================== R9 270X: Linux 3.15 .... 195.93 |===================== R9 270X: 3.16 DRM-Next . 198.50 |===================== Reaction Quake 3 1.0 Beta Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better HD 6870: Linux 3.15 .... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.3 MAX: 21.0 HD 6870: 3.16 DRM-Next . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.3 MAX: 16.0 HD 7850: Linux 3.15 .... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 5.2 MAX: 36.0 HD 7850: 3.16 DRM-Next . MIN: 3.0 AVG: 5.1 MAX: 36.0 HD 7950: Linux 3.15 .... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 5.3 MAX: 36.0 HD 7950: 3.16 DRM-Next . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.1 MAX: 42.0 R9 270X: Linux 3.15 .... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.1 MAX: 36.0 R9 270X: 3.16 DRM-Next . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.0 MAX: 36.0 Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HD 6870: Linux 3.15 .... 127.54 |============================================== HD 6870: 3.16 DRM-Next . 127.43 |============================================== Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HD 6870: Linux 3.15 .... 112.75 |======================================== HD 6870: 3.16 DRM-Next . 112.78 |======================================== HD 7850: Linux 3.15 .... 86.23 |============================== HD 7850: 3.16 DRM-Next . 104.63 |===================================== HD 7950: Linux 3.15 .... 97.04 |================================== HD 7950: 3.16 DRM-Next . 123.31 |=========================================== R9 270X: Linux 3.15 .... 102.52 |==================================== R9 270X: 3.16 DRM-Next . 130.53 |============================================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HD 6870: Linux 3.15 .... 106.40 |============================================== HD 6870: 3.16 DRM-Next . 106.38 |============================================== HD 7850: Linux 3.15 .... 68.07 |============================= HD 7850: 3.16 DRM-Next . 82.50 |==================================== HD 7950: Linux 3.15 .... 78.74 |================================== HD 7950: 3.16 DRM-Next . 99.65 |=========================================== R9 270X: Linux 3.15 .... 77.85 |================================== R9 270X: 3.16 DRM-Next . 103.49 |============================================= Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Intermediate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HD 6870: Linux 3.15 .... 112.63 |============================================== HD 6870: 3.16 DRM-Next . 112.90 |============================================== HD 7850: Linux 3.15 .... 50.40 |===================== HD 7850: 3.16 DRM-Next . 50.57 |===================== HD 7950: Linux 3.15 .... 50.37 |===================== HD 7950: 3.16 DRM-Next . 50.80 |===================== R9 270X: Linux 3.15 .... 50.57 |===================== R9 270X: 3.16 DRM-Next . 50.23 |==================== Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Intermediate - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better HD 6870: Linux 3.15 .... MIN: 3 AVG: 9 MAX: 60 HD 6870: 3.16 DRM-Next . MIN: 2 AVG: 9 MAX: 98 HD 7850: Linux 3.15 .... MIN: 7 AVG: 20 MAX: 36 HD 7850: 3.16 DRM-Next . MIN: 7 AVG: 20 MAX: 35 HD 7950: Linux 3.15 .... MIN: 7 AVG: 20 MAX: 32 HD 7950: 3.16 DRM-Next . MIN: 8 AVG: 20 MAX: 97 R9 270X: Linux 3.15 .... MIN: 8 AVG: 20 MAX: 32 R9 270X: 3.16 DRM-Next . MIN: 7 AVG: 20 MAX: 34 Warsow 1.5 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HD 6870: Linux 3.15 .... 172.43 |============================================== HD 6870: 3.16 DRM-Next . 172.43 |============================================== HD 7850: Linux 3.15 .... 121.90 |================================= HD 7850: 3.16 DRM-Next . 122.20 |================================= HD 7950: Linux 3.15 .... 116.43 |=============================== HD 7950: 3.16 DRM-Next . 122.40 |================================= R9 270X: Linux 3.15 .... 123.23 |================================= R9 270X: 3.16 DRM-Next . 123.47 |================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HD 6870: Linux 3.15 .... 229.15 |============================================== HD 6870: 3.16 DRM-Next . 230.95 |============================================== HD 7850: Linux 3.15 .... 182.07 |==================================== HD 7850: 3.16 DRM-Next . 191.03 |====================================== HD 7950: Linux 3.15 .... 184.05 |===================================== HD 7950: 3.16 DRM-Next . 196.26 |======================================= R9 270X: Linux 3.15 .... 195.07 |======================================= R9 270X: 3.16 DRM-Next . 204.11 |========================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HD 6870: Linux 3.15 .... 168.21 |============================================== HD 6870: 3.16 DRM-Next . 167.88 |==============================================