Radeon vs. Catalyst Power Monitoring

Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1408063-KH-PERFPERWA87&grs&sro.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionLinux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 GitCatalyst 14.6 Beta HD 6770 HD 7950 R9 270X HD 6770 HD 7950 R9 270XIntel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores)ASRock Z97 Extreme6Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM16384MB128GB Crucial_CT128MX1Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6770 1024MBRealtek ALC1150MX279Intel ConnectionUbuntu 14.043.16.0-999-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.2.2X Server 1.15.1radeon 7.4.993.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-9548ba6 trusty-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.8.2ext41920x1080XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MBGigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MBSapphire AMD Radeon HD 6700 1024MB3.14.13-031413-generic (x86_64)fglrx 14.20.74.3.12967XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MBSupported device 6810 2048MBOpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performanceGraphics Details- Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: HD 6770: EXA- Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: HD 7950: GLAMOR- Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 Git: R9 270X: GLAMOREnvironment Details- Catalyst 14.6 Beta: HD 6770, Catalyst 14.6 Beta: HD 7950, Catalyst 14.6 Beta: R9 270X: 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

warsow: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - HighLinux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 GitCatalyst 14.6 Beta HD 6770 HD 7950 R9 270X HD 6770 HD 7950 R9 270X97.07183.30144.90232.91146.17237.7893.33197.46283.63292.90267.63290.08OpenBenchmarking.org

Warsow

System Power Consumption Monitor

Catalyst 14.6 BetaLinux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterWarsow 1.51System Power Consumption MonitorHD 6770HD 7950R9 270X4080120160200Min: 61.6 / Avg: 128.1 / Max: 136.3Min: 58.1 / Avg: 201.71 / Max: 227.9Min: 58.4 / Avg: 181.96 / Max: 202.5Min: 63.6 / Avg: 141.25 / Max: 152.9Min: 73.3 / Avg: 184.56 / Max: 210.9Min: 69 / Avg: 174.04 / Max: 199.5

Xonotic

System Power Consumption Monitor

Catalyst 14.6 BetaLinux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgWatts, Fewer Is BetterXonotic 0.7System Power Consumption MonitorHD 6770HD 7950R9 270X4080120160200Min: 61.4 / Avg: 136.22 / Max: 169.5Min: 57.1 / Avg: 165.63 / Max: 219.6Min: 58.9 / Avg: 152.87 / Max: 180.2Min: 64.9 / Avg: 142.04 / Max: 155.9Min: 71.6 / Avg: 168.64 / Max: 189.2Min: 68.4 / Avg: 162.04 / Max: 193.8

Warsow

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Catalyst 14.6 BetaLinux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.51Resolution: 1920 x 1080HD 6770HD 7950R9 270X60120180240300SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.70, N = 393.33283.63267.6397.07144.90146.17

Warsow

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Catalyst 14.6 BetaLinux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Watt, More Is BetterWarsow 1.51Resolution: 1920 x 1080HD 6770HD 7950R9 270X0.33080.66160.99241.32321.6540.731.411.470.690.790.84

Warsow

GPU Temperature Monitor

OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterWarsow 1.51GPU Temperature MonitorHD 6770HD 7950R9 270X1428425670Min: 37 / Avg: 42.83 / Max: 45Min: 56 / Avg: 68.33 / Max: 72Min: 35 / Avg: 42.35 / Max: 46

Xonotic

GPU Temperature Monitor

OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsius, Fewer Is BetterXonotic 0.7GPU Temperature MonitorHD 6770HD 7950R9 270X1428425670Min: 38 / Avg: 43.07 / Max: 45Min: 56 / Avg: 67 / Max: 71Min: 35 / Avg: 41.7 / Max: 44

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High

Catalyst 14.6 BetaLinux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighHD 6770HD 7950R9 270X60120180240300SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 1.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3197.46292.90290.08183.30232.91237.78

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High

Catalyst 14.6 BetaLinux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second Per Watt, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighHD 6770HD 7950R9 270X0.42750.8551.28251.712.13751.451.771.901.291.381.47

System Power Consumption Monitor

Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring

Catalyst 14.6 BetaLinux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3 GitOpenBenchmarking.orgWattsSystem Power Consumption MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System MonitoringHD 6770HD 7950R9 270X4080120160200Min: 60.9 / Avg: 125.17 / Max: 169.5Min: 55.1 / Avg: 171.1 / Max: 227.9Min: 57.8 / Avg: 156.87 / Max: 202.5Min: 58 / Avg: 133.33 / Max: 155.9Min: 68 / Avg: 163.24 / Max: 210.9Min: 67.2 / Avg: 156.71 / Max: 199.5

GPU Temperature Monitor

Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring

OpenBenchmarking.orgCelsiusGPU Temperature MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System MonitoringHD 6770HD 7950R9 270X1428425670Min: 27 / Avg: 41.87 / Max: 45Min: 48 / Avg: 65.77 / Max: 72Min: 27 / Avg: 40.78 / Max: 46

Phoronix Test Suite v10.8.5