Radeon vs. Catalyst Power Monitoring Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix. Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: HD 6770: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6770 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.16.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-9548ba6 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: HD 7950: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (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: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.16.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-9548ba6 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: R9 270X: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (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: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.16.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-9548ba6 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Catalyst 14.6 Beta: HD 6770: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6700 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.14.13-031413-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, 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: HD 7950: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.14.13-031413-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, 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: R9 270X: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1, Graphics: Supported device 6810 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: MX279, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.14.13-031413-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.2, 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 Warsow 1.51 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: HD 6770 . 97.07 |=========== Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: HD 7950 . 144.90 |================= Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: R9 270X . 146.17 |================= Catalyst 14.6 Beta: HD 6770 ......... 93.33 |=========== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: HD 7950 ......... 283.63 |================================= Catalyst 14.6 Beta: R9 270X ......... 267.63 |=============================== Warsow 1.51 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: HD 6770 . 0.69 |================ Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: HD 7950 . 0.79 |=================== Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: R9 270X . 0.84 |==================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: HD 6770 ......... 0.73 |================= Catalyst 14.6 Beta: HD 7950 ......... 1.41 |================================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: R9 270X ......... 1.47 |=================================== Warsow 1.51 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: HD 6770 . MIN: 37.0 AVG: 42.8 MAX: 45.0 Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: HD 7950 . MIN: 56.0 AVG: 68.3 MAX: 72.0 Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: R9 270X . MIN: 35.0 AVG: 42.4 MAX: 46.0 Warsow 1.51 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: HD 6770 . MIN: 64 AVG: 141 MAX: 153 Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: HD 7950 . MIN: 73 AVG: 185 MAX: 211 Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: R9 270X . MIN: 69 AVG: 174 MAX: 200 Catalyst 14.6 Beta: HD 6770 ......... MIN: 62 AVG: 128 MAX: 136 Catalyst 14.6 Beta: HD 7950 ......... MIN: 58 AVG: 202 MAX: 228 Catalyst 14.6 Beta: R9 270X ......... MIN: 58 AVG: 182 MAX: 203 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: HD 6770 . 183.30 |===================== Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: HD 7950 . 232.91 |========================== Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: R9 270X . 237.78 |=========================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: HD 6770 ......... 197.46 |====================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: HD 7950 ......... 292.90 |================================= Catalyst 14.6 Beta: R9 270X ......... 290.08 |================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: HD 6770 . 1.29 |======================== Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: HD 7950 . 1.38 |========================= Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: R9 270X . 1.47 |=========================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: HD 6770 ......... 1.45 |=========================== Catalyst 14.6 Beta: HD 7950 ......... 1.77 |================================= Catalyst 14.6 Beta: R9 270X ......... 1.90 |=================================== Xonotic 0.7 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: HD 6770 . MIN: 38.0 AVG: 43.1 MAX: 45.0 Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: HD 7950 . MIN: 56.0 AVG: 67.0 MAX: 71.0 Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: R9 270X . MIN: 35.0 AVG: 41.7 MAX: 44.0 Xonotic 0.7 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: HD 6770 . MIN: 65 AVG: 142 MAX: 156 Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: HD 7950 . MIN: 72 AVG: 169 MAX: 189 Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: R9 270X . MIN: 68 AVG: 162 MAX: 194 Catalyst 14.6 Beta: HD 6770 ......... MIN: 61 AVG: 136 MAX: 170 Catalyst 14.6 Beta: HD 7950 ......... MIN: 57 AVG: 166 MAX: 220 Catalyst 14.6 Beta: R9 270X ......... MIN: 59 AVG: 153 MAX: 180 GPU Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Celsius Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: HD 6770 . MIN: 27.0 AVG: 41.9 MAX: 45.0 Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: HD 7950 . MIN: 48.0 AVG: 65.8 MAX: 72.0 Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: R9 270X . MIN: 27.0 AVG: 40.8 MAX: 46.0 System Power Consumption Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Watts Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: HD 6770 . MIN: 58 AVG: 133 MAX: 156 Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: HD 7950 . MIN: 68 AVG: 163 MAX: 211 Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: R9 270X . MIN: 67 AVG: 157 MAX: 200 Catalyst 14.6 Beta: HD 6770 ......... MIN: 61 AVG: 125 MAX: 170 Catalyst 14.6 Beta: HD 7950 ......... MIN: 55 AVG: 171 MAX: 228 Catalyst 14.6 Beta: R9 270X ......... MIN: 58 AVG: 157 MAX: 203