Radeon Linux 3.16 vs. Catalyst 14.6 Beta Linux Radeon Gallium3D with Mesa 10.3 and Linux 3.16 vs. Catalyst 14.6 Beta OpenGL tests on various AMD graphics cards. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.
HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1408059-KH-AMDLINUX049&grs&sor .
Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Monitor Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server Display Driver OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution Open-Source Catalyst 14.6 Beta HD 6770 HD 6870 HD 6950 HD 7850 HD 7950 R7 260X R9 270X HD 6770 HD 6870 HD 6950 HD 7850 HD 7950 R7 260X R9 270X R9 290 Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores) ASRock Z97 Extreme6 Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM 16384MB 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1 Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6770 1024MB Realtek ALC1150 MX279 Intel Connection Ubuntu 14.04 3.16.0-999-generic (x86_64) Unity 7.2.2 X Server 1.15.1 radeon 7.4.99 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-9548ba6 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4 GCC 4.8.2 ext4 1920x1080 Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7850 1024MB XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB Sapphire AMD Radeon R7 260X 2048MB Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MB Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6700 1024MB 3.14.13-031413-generic (x86_64) fglrx 14.20.7 4.3.12967 Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7800 1024MB XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB Sapphire AMD Radeon R7 200 2048MB Supported device 6810 2048MB Supported device 67B1 4096MB OpenBenchmarking.org Processor Details - Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance Graphics Details - Open-Source: HD 6770: EXA - Open-Source: HD 6870: EXA - Open-Source: HD 6950: EXA - Open-Source: HD 7850: GLAMOR - Open-Source: HD 7950: GLAMOR - Open-Source: R7 260X: GLAMOR - Open-Source: R9 270X: GLAMOR Environment Details - Catalyst 14.6 Beta: HD 6770, Catalyst 14.6 Beta: HD 6870, Catalyst 14.6 Beta: HD 6950, Catalyst 14.6 Beta: HD 7850, Catalyst 14.6 Beta: HD 7950, Catalyst 14.6 Beta: R7 260X, Catalyst 14.6 Beta: R9 270X, Catalyst 14.6 Beta: R9 290: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/fglrx/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/dri:/usr/lib32/fglrx/dri:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri
unigine-sanctuary: 1920 x 1080 unvanquished: 1920 x 1080 - Intermediate unigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080 warsow: 1920 x 1080 openarena: 1920 x 1080 xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimate xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - High tesseract: 1920 x 1080 Open-Source Catalyst 14.6 Beta HD 6770 HD 6870 HD 6950 HD 7850 HD 7950 R7 260X R9 270X HD 6770 HD 6870 HD 6950 HD 7850 HD 7950 R7 260X R9 270X R9 290 44.22 72.27 42.68 96.93 101.97 71.47 115.14 183.44 92.62 79.76 116.53 77.92 166.63 186.07 122.71 185.08 259.88 128.05 77.25 96.37 63.30 149.60 103.40 128.81 183.10 213.65 127.04 56.60 63.99 131.23 177.50 224.09 57.00 81.52 144.07 212.43 233.87 90.80 60.57 145.00 157.43 216.01 57.73 81.79 147.30 196.80 241.63 62.94 124.67 53.73 93.63 118.15 102.87 145.00 197.69 112.62 100.59 197.00 86.99 165.87 213.10 137.24 199.69 281.54 127.17 126.81 225.33 106.10 200.50 244.87 155.75 231.49 293.78 127.31 117.92 160.40 95.36 111.70 258.63 156.56 231.70 279.42 126.97 189.32 284.33 142.03 283.27 334.17 179.77 252.23 293.54 127.39 117.20 188.67 84.50 184.33 224.62 154.48 227.79 270.99 126.73 170.97 265.53 130.26 268.03 287.00 175.43 249.14 289.64 127.52 246.25 301.50 184.12 326.03 346.90 178.37 252.93 289.03 124.94 OpenBenchmarking.org
Unvanquished Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Intermediate - Total Frame Time Catalyst 14.6 Beta Open-Source OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Intermediate - Total Frame Time R9 290 HD 7950 R9 270X HD 6950 HD 6870 R7 260X HD 7850 HD 6770 20 40 60 80 100 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.29 / Max: 38 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.49 / Max: 37 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.74 / Max: 37 Min: 1 / Avg: 4.4 / Max: 33 Min: 1 / Avg: 5.05 / Max: 45 Min: 1 / Avg: 5.28 / Max: 38 Min: 1 / Avg: 6.2 / Max: 77 Min: 1 / Avg: 8 / Max: 48 Min: 3 / Avg: 8.55 / Max: 65 Min: 4 / Avg: 10.34 / Max: 67 Min: 5 / Avg: 10.98 / Max: 79 Min: 7 / Avg: 13.81 / Max: 70 Min: 6 / Avg: 17.33 / Max: 87 Min: 6 / Avg: 17.6 / Max: 89 Min: 7 / Avg: 17.74 / Max: 92
Unigine Sanctuary Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Catalyst 14.6 Beta Open-Source OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 R9 290 HD 7950 R9 270X HD 6950 HD 7850 R7 260X HD 6870 HD 6770 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.34, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 246.25 189.32 170.97 126.81 117.92 117.20 100.59 62.94 79.76 77.25 44.22
Unvanquished Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Intermediate Catalyst 14.6 Beta Open-Source OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unvanquished 0.26.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Intermediate R9 290 HD 7950 R9 270X HD 6950 HD 6870 R7 260X HD 7850 HD 6770 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 0.52, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.62, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.21, N = 3 301.50 284.33 265.53 225.33 197.00 188.67 160.40 124.67 116.53 96.37 90.80 72.27 57.73 57.00 56.60
Unigine Tropics Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Catalyst 14.6 Beta Open-Source OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 R9 290 HD 7950 R9 270X HD 6950 HD 7850 HD 6870 R7 260X HD 6770 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 184.12 142.03 130.26 106.10 95.36 86.99 84.50 53.73 81.79 81.52 77.92 63.99 63.30 60.57 42.68
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Catalyst 14.6 Beta Open-Source OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time R9 290 HD 7950 R9 270X HD 7850 HD 6950 R7 260X HD 6870 HD 6770 7 14 21 28 35 Min: 1 / Avg: 2.9 / Max: 19 Min: 1 / Avg: 3 / Max: 23 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.47 / Max: 23 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.87 / Max: 24 Min: 1 / Avg: 4.07 / Max: 13 Min: 1 / Avg: 4.29 / Max: 23 Min: 1 / Avg: 4.68 / Max: 14 Min: 1 / Avg: 8.01 / Max: 20 Min: 1 / Avg: 4.7 / Max: 29 Min: 2 / Avg: 5.07 / Max: 28 Min: 2 / Avg: 5.32 / Max: 17 Min: 2 / Avg: 5.63 / Max: 28 Min: 2 / Avg: 6.35 / Max: 30 Min: 5 / Avg: 9.64 / Max: 15 Min: 5 / Avg: 9.79 / Max: 15
Warsow Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Catalyst 14.6 Beta Open-Source OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Warsow 1.51 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 R9 290 HD 7950 R9 270X HD 6950 R7 260X HD 6870 HD 7850 HD 6770 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 1.21, N = 3 SE +/- 0.50, N = 3 SE +/- 0.64, N = 3 SE +/- 0.68, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 1.36, N = 3 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 SE +/- 0.27, N = 3 SE +/- 0.40, N = 3 SE +/- 0.59, N = 3 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 SE +/- 0.48, N = 3 SE +/- 0.27, N = 3 SE +/- 0.22, N = 3 326.03 283.27 268.03 200.50 184.33 165.87 111.70 93.63 166.63 149.60 147.30 145.00 144.07 131.23 96.93
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Catalyst 14.6 Beta Open-Source OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 R9 290 HD 7950 R9 270X HD 7850 HD 6950 R7 260X HD 6870 HD 6770 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 2.15, N = 3 SE +/- 1.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.36, N = 3 SE +/- 0.37, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 7.16, N = 6 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 6.33, N = 6 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.82, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 346.90 334.17 287.00 258.63 244.87 224.62 213.10 118.15 212.43 196.80 186.07 177.50 157.43 103.40 101.97
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Catalyst 14.6 Beta Open-Source OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate HD 7950 R9 290 R9 270X HD 7850 HD 6950 R7 260X HD 6870 HD 6770 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 1.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.27, N = 3 SE +/- 0.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.25, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.66, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.30, N = 3 179.77 178.37 175.43 156.56 155.75 154.48 137.24 102.87 128.81 122.71 71.47
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Catalyst 14.6 Beta Open-Source OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra R9 290 HD 7950 R9 270X HD 7850 HD 6950 R7 260X HD 6870 HD 6770 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 1.56, N = 3 SE +/- 1.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.23, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 252.93 252.23 249.14 231.70 231.49 227.79 199.69 145.00 185.08 183.10 115.14
Xonotic Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Catalyst 14.6 Beta Open-Source OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High HD 6950 HD 7950 R9 270X R9 290 HD 6870 HD 7850 R7 260X HD 6770 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.37, N = 3 SE +/- 0.71, N = 3 SE +/- 1.64, N = 3 SE +/- 0.53, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 SE +/- 0.96, N = 3 SE +/- 0.52, N = 3 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 1.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.32, N = 3 SE +/- 0.93, N = 3 SE +/- 0.69, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 293.78 293.54 289.64 289.03 281.54 279.42 270.99 197.69 259.88 241.63 233.87 224.09 216.01 213.65 183.44
Tesseract Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Open-Source Catalyst 14.6 Beta OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 HD 6870 R9 270X HD 7950 HD 6950 HD 7850 R7 260X R9 290 HD 6770 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.30, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.36, N = 3 SE +/- 0.34, N = 3 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 128.05 127.04 92.62 127.52 127.39 127.31 127.17 126.97 126.73 124.94 112.62
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