AMD Kaveri GPU Driver Comparison

AMD A10-7800 Linux GPU driver benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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AMD Kaveri GPU Driver ComparisonProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionCatalyst 14.6 BetaLinux 3.13 + Mesa 10.1Linux 3.13 + Mesa 10.3-devLinux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3-devAAMD A10-7800 Radeon R7 12 Compute Cores 4C+8G @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores)ASUS A88X-PROAMD Device 14227168MB64GB OCZ AGILITYASUS AMD Radeon R7 1024MB (720/1066MHz)AMD Device 1308SyncMasterRealtek RTL8111/8168/8411Ubuntu 14.043.13.0-24-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.2.2X Server 1.15.1fglrx 14.20.74.3.12967GCC 4.8.2ext42560x1600AMD Family 15hASUS AMD Radeon R7 200 1024MBAMD Kaveri HDMI/DPradeon 7.3.03.1 Mesa 10.1.3 Gallium 0.4radeon 7.4.993.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-b1843a2 2014-08-10 trusty-oibaf-ppa+gallium-nine) Gallium 0.43.16.0-031600-generic (x86_64)AMD A8-3870 APU @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores)16384MB128GB M4-CT128M4SSD2 + 3001GB Seagate ST3000DM001-9YN1 + 3001GB Seagate ST3000DM001-1CH1AMD/ATI [AMD ] Pitcairn XT [Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition] 2048MBPA246Intel 82574L Gigabit ConnectionSlackware 14.13.16.0 (x86_64)Xfce 4.10X Server 1.15.2radeon 7.4.03.3 Mesa 10.3.0-devel (git-a2e1dc0) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.8.3 + Clang 3.6.0 (SVN 215194) + LLVM 3.6.0svn1920x1200OpenBenchmarking.orgGraphics Details- A: GLAMOR

AMD Kaveri GPU Driver Comparisongputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080gputest: TessMark - 1920 x 1080gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080gputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080gputest: GiMark - 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimatexonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Highxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowwarsow: 1920 x 1080unigine-tropics: 1280 x 1024unigine-sanctuary: 1280 x 1024unigine-heaven: 1280 x 1024tesseract: 1920 x 1080openarena: 1920 x 1080openarena: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 14.6 BetaLinux 3.13 + Mesa 10.1Linux 3.13 + Mesa 10.3-devLinux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3-devA67008188738111486121162.3397.79186.0633.7043.3460.6913.7658.5658.23218.9320554610928.6616.168.736.309.416.1031.2025.478.476.659.483.6813.1810.9042.2513589188647126.2339.0378.9627.2322.3532.1212.6634.0535.23103.8015212626585027389.43122.15162.2575.77105.40135.0439.43110.24136.83258.63OpenBenchmarking.org

GpuTest

Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 14.6 BetaLinux 3.13 + Mesa 10.1Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3-devA30K60K90K120K150KSE +/- 27.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 32.52, N = 3SE +/- 110.23, N = 367008205513589152126

GpuTest

Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 14.6 Beta400800120016002000SE +/- 0.58, N = 31887

GpuTest

Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 14.6 BetaLinux 3.13 + Mesa 10.1Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3-devA6001200180024003000SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 37.22, N = 3381461882658

GpuTest

Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 14.6 BetaLinux 3.13 + Mesa 10.1Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3-devA11K22K33K44K55KSE +/- 3.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 13.02, N = 3114861092647150273

GpuTest

Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 14.6 Beta30060090012001500SE +/- 0.00, N = 31211

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateCatalyst 14.6 BetaLinux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3-devA20406080100SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 362.3326.2389.43MIN: 15 / MAX: 142MIN: 11 / MAX: 43MIN: 21 / MAX: 206

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighCatalyst 14.6 BetaLinux 3.13 + Mesa 10.1Linux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3-devA306090120150SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 397.798.6639.03122.15MIN: 40 / MAX: 182MIN: 19 / MAX: 53MIN: 72 / MAX: 234

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowCatalyst 14.6 BetaLinux 3.13 + Mesa 10.1Linux 3.13 + Mesa 10.3-devLinux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3-devA4080120160200SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 1.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.60, N = 3186.0616.1625.4778.96162.25MIN: 119 / MAX: 319MIN: 12 / MAX: 35MIN: 4 / MAX: 111MIN: 94 / MAX: 313

Warsow

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.51Resolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 14.6 BetaLinux 3.13 + Mesa 10.1Linux 3.13 + Mesa 10.3-devLinux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3-devA20406080100SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 333.708.738.4727.2375.77

Unigine Tropics

Resolution: 1280 x 1024

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1280 x 1024Catalyst 14.6 BetaLinux 3.13 + Mesa 10.1Linux 3.13 + Mesa 10.3-devLinux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3-devA20406080100SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 343.346.306.6522.35105.40

Unigine Sanctuary

Resolution: 1280 x 1024

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Sanctuary 2.3Resolution: 1280 x 1024Catalyst 14.6 BetaLinux 3.13 + Mesa 10.1Linux 3.13 + Mesa 10.3-devLinux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3-devA306090120150SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 360.699.419.4832.12135.04

Unigine Heaven

Resolution: 1280 x 1024

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 4.0Resolution: 1280 x 1024Catalyst 14.6 BetaLinux 3.13 + Mesa 10.3-devLinux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3-devA918273645SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 313.763.6812.6639.43

Tesseract

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 14.6 BetaLinux 3.13 + Mesa 10.3-devLinux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3-devA20406080100SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 358.5613.1834.05110.24

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeCatalyst 14.6 BetaLinux 3.13 + Mesa 10.3-devLinux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3-devA20406080100Min: 5 / Avg: 17.09 / Max: 42Min: 56 / Avg: 89.09 / Max: 99Min: 5 / Avg: 28.28 / Max: 43Min: 3 / Avg: 7.25 / Max: 46

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 14.6 BetaLinux 3.13 + Mesa 10.1Linux 3.13 + Mesa 10.3-devLinux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3-devA306090120150SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 358.236.1010.9035.23136.83MIN: 4MIN: 5 / MAX: 914MIN: 3

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 14.6 BetaLinux 3.13 + Mesa 10.1Linux 3.13 + Mesa 10.3-devLinux 3.16 + Mesa 10.3-devA60120180240300SE +/- 2.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.79, N = 6SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3218.9331.2042.25103.80258.63

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