AMD Radeon Linux 3.17 Benchmarks OpenGL benchmarks of AMD Radeon graphics cards with the Linux 3.17 kernel on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Radeon HD 5770: Linux 3.16: 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: AMD Radeon HD 5770 1024MB, Audio: Intel 9 Family HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.16.0-031600-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-a4359bc 2014-08-19 trusty-oibaf-ppa+gallium-nine) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 6870: Linux 3.16: 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 6870 1024MB, Audio: Intel 9 Family HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.16.0-031600-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-a4359bc 2014-08-19 trusty-oibaf-ppa+gallium-nine) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 6950: Linux 3.16: 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 6950 2048MB, Audio: Intel 9 Family HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.16.0-031600-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-a4359bc 2014-08-19 trusty-oibaf-ppa+gallium-nine) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 7850: Linux 3.16: 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: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7850 1024MB, Audio: Intel 9 Family HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.16.0-031600-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-a4359bc 2014-08-19 trusty-oibaf-ppa+gallium-nine) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 7950: Linux 3.16: 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: Intel 9 Family HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.16.0-031600-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-a4359bc 2014-08-19 trusty-oibaf-ppa+gallium-nine) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon R9 270X: Linux 3.16: 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: Intel 9 Family HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-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-a4359bc 2014-08-19 trusty-oibaf-ppa+gallium-nine) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 5770: Linux 3.17 Git: 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: AMD Radeon HD 5770 1024MB, Audio: Intel 9 Family HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-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-a4359bc 2014-08-19 trusty-oibaf-ppa+gallium-nine) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 6870: Linux 3.17 Git: 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 6870 1024MB, Audio: Intel 9 Family HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-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-a4359bc 2014-08-19 trusty-oibaf-ppa+gallium-nine) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 6950: Linux 3.17 Git: 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 6950 2048MB, Audio: Intel 9 Family HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-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-a4359bc 2014-08-19 trusty-oibaf-ppa+gallium-nine) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 7850: Linux 3.17 Git: 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: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7850 1024MB, Audio: Intel 9 Family HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-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-a4359bc 2014-08-19 trusty-oibaf-ppa+gallium-nine) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 7950: Linux 3.17 Git: 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: Intel 9 Family HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-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-a4359bc 2014-08-19 trusty-oibaf-ppa+gallium-nine) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon R9 270X: Linux 3.17 Git: 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: Intel 9 Family HD Audio, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.17.0-999-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-a4359bc 2014-08-19 trusty-oibaf-ppa+gallium-nine) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5770: Linux 3.16 ..... 56.83 |=============== Radeon HD 6870: Linux 3.16 ..... 106.90 |============================= Radeon HD 6950: Linux 3.16 ..... 56.97 |=============== Radeon HD 7850: Linux 3.16 ..... 108.50 |============================= Radeon HD 7950: Linux 3.16 ..... 136.67 |===================================== Radeon R9 270X: Linux 3.16 ..... 121.83 |================================= Radeon HD 5770: Linux 3.17 Git . 56.80 |=============== Radeon HD 6870: Linux 3.17 Git . 97.03 |========================== Radeon HD 6950: Linux 3.17 Git . 57.77 |=============== Radeon HD 7850: Linux 3.17 Git . 111.17 |============================== Radeon HD 7950: Linux 3.17 Git . 142.07 |====================================== Radeon R9 270X: Linux 3.17 Git . 121.80 |================================= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Radeon HD 5770: Linux 3.16 ..... MIN: 10.0 AVG: 17.6 MAX: 39.0 Radeon HD 6870: Linux 3.16 ..... MIN: 5.0 AVG: 9.3 MAX: 37.0 Radeon HD 6950: Linux 3.16 ..... MIN: 10.0 AVG: 17.5 MAX: 27.0 Radeon HD 7850: Linux 3.16 ..... MIN: 4.0 AVG: 9.2 MAX: 44.0 Radeon HD 7950: Linux 3.16 ..... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 7.3 MAX: 42.0 Radeon R9 270X: Linux 3.16 ..... MIN: 4.0 AVG: 8.1 MAX: 12.0 Radeon HD 5770: Linux 3.17 Git . MIN: 10.0 AVG: 17.4 MAX: 26.0 Radeon HD 6870: Linux 3.17 Git . MIN: 6.0 AVG: 10.2 MAX: 20.0 Radeon HD 6950: Linux 3.17 Git . MIN: 10.0 AVG: 17.0 MAX: 26.0 Radeon HD 7850: Linux 3.17 Git . MIN: 4.0 AVG: 8.9 MAX: 25.0 Radeon HD 7950: Linux 3.17 Git . MIN: 3.0 AVG: 7.0 MAX: 24.0 Radeon R9 270X: Linux 3.17 Git . MIN: 4.0 AVG: 8.1 MAX: 17.0 Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5770: Linux 3.16 ..... 56.10 |==================== Radeon HD 6870: Linux 3.16 ..... 105.74 |====================================== Radeon HD 6950: Linux 3.16 ..... 85.86 |=============================== Radeon HD 7850: Linux 3.16 ..... 71.65 |========================== Radeon HD 7950: Linux 3.16 ..... 87.92 |================================ Radeon R9 270X: Linux 3.16 ..... 93.92 |================================== Radeon HD 5770: Linux 3.17 Git . 56.39 |==================== Radeon HD 6870: Linux 3.17 Git . 96.53 |=================================== Radeon HD 6950: Linux 3.17 Git . 89.49 |================================ Radeon HD 7850: Linux 3.17 Git . 75.41 |=========================== Radeon HD 7950: Linux 3.17 Git . 92.27 |================================= Radeon R9 270X: Linux 3.17 Git . 93.31 |================================== Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5770: Linux 3.16 ..... 25.23 |==================== Radeon HD 6870: Linux 3.16 ..... 50.34 |======================================= Radeon HD 6950: Linux 3.16 ..... 43.29 |================================== Radeon HD 7850: Linux 3.16 ..... 35.64 |============================ Radeon HD 7950: Linux 3.16 ..... 43.84 |================================== Radeon R9 270X: Linux 3.16 ..... 47.59 |===================================== Radeon HD 5770: Linux 3.17 Git . 25.39 |==================== Radeon HD 6870: Linux 3.17 Git . 47.37 |===================================== Radeon HD 6950: Linux 3.17 Git . 44.98 |=================================== Radeon HD 7850: Linux 3.17 Git . 37.40 |============================= Radeon HD 7950: Linux 3.17 Git . 46.30 |==================================== Radeon R9 270X: Linux 3.17 Git . 47.56 |===================================== Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5770: Linux 3.16 ..... 43.07 |==================== Radeon HD 6870: Linux 3.16 ..... 75.86 |==================================== Radeon HD 6950: Linux 3.16 ..... 61.96 |============================= Radeon HD 7850: Linux 3.16 ..... 61.78 |============================= Radeon HD 7950: Linux 3.16 ..... 78.32 |===================================== Radeon R9 270X: Linux 3.16 ..... 83.16 |======================================= Radeon HD 5770: Linux 3.17 Git . 43.29 |==================== Radeon HD 6870: Linux 3.17 Git . 70.78 |================================= Radeon HD 6950: Linux 3.17 Git . 64.10 |============================== Radeon HD 7850: Linux 3.17 Git . 63.77 |============================== Radeon HD 7950: Linux 3.17 Git . 81.74 |====================================== Radeon R9 270X: Linux 3.17 Git . 83.23 |======================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5770: Linux 3.16 ..... 111.34 |===================== Radeon HD 6870: Linux 3.16 ..... 188.10 |=================================== Radeon HD 6950: Linux 3.16 ..... 132.41 |========================= Radeon HD 7850: Linux 3.16 ..... 148.39 |============================ Radeon HD 7950: Linux 3.16 ..... 189.84 |=================================== Radeon R9 270X: Linux 3.16 ..... 199.55 |===================================== Radeon HD 5770: Linux 3.17 Git . 111.64 |===================== Radeon HD 6870: Linux 3.17 Git . 177.00 |================================= Radeon HD 6950: Linux 3.17 Git . 136.13 |========================= Radeon HD 7850: Linux 3.17 Git . 172.01 |================================ Radeon HD 7950: Linux 3.17 Git . 204.29 |====================================== Radeon R9 270X: Linux 3.17 Git . 200.67 |===================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5770: Linux 3.16 ..... 66.41 |================ Radeon HD 6870: Linux 3.16 ..... 118.64 |============================ Radeon HD 6950: Linux 3.16 ..... 112.32 |=========================== Radeon HD 7850: Linux 3.16 ..... 119.47 |============================= Radeon HD 7950: Linux 3.16 ..... 146.08 |=================================== Radeon R9 270X: Linux 3.16 ..... 155.55 |===================================== Radeon HD 5770: Linux 3.17 Git . 66.75 |================ Radeon HD 6870: Linux 3.17 Git . 111.59 |=========================== Radeon HD 6950: Linux 3.17 Git . 116.05 |============================ Radeon HD 7850: Linux 3.17 Git . 128.98 |=============================== Radeon HD 7950: Linux 3.17 Git . 158.38 |====================================== Radeon R9 270X: Linux 3.17 Git . 155.88 |===================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5770: Linux 3.16 ..... 40.96 |============= Radeon HD 6870: Linux 3.16 ..... 76.27 |========================= Radeon HD 6950: Linux 3.16 ..... 84.79 |============================ Radeon HD 7850: Linux 3.16 ..... 88.52 |============================= Radeon HD 7950: Linux 3.16 ..... 111.53 |===================================== Radeon R9 270X: Linux 3.16 ..... 111.28 |===================================== Radeon HD 5770: Linux 3.17 Git . 40.47 |============= Radeon HD 6870: Linux 3.17 Git . 70.83 |======================= Radeon HD 6950: Linux 3.17 Git . 84.64 |============================ Radeon HD 7850: Linux 3.17 Git . 91.72 |============================== Radeon HD 7950: Linux 3.17 Git . 115.57 |====================================== Radeon R9 270X: Linux 3.17 Git . 112.37 |===================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5770: Linux 3.16 ..... 9538 |========== Radeon HD 6870: Linux 3.16 ..... 17917 |================== Radeon HD 6950: Linux 3.16 ..... 20300 |===================== Radeon HD 7850: Linux 3.16 ..... 32503 |================================= Radeon HD 7950: Linux 3.16 ..... 33458 |================================== Radeon R9 270X: Linux 3.16 ..... 37695 |======================================= Radeon HD 5770: Linux 3.17 Git . 9540 |========== Radeon HD 6870: Linux 3.17 Git . 16568 |================= Radeon HD 6950: Linux 3.17 Git . 20648 |===================== Radeon HD 7850: Linux 3.17 Git . 33830 |=================================== Radeon HD 7950: Linux 3.17 Git . 35661 |===================================== Radeon R9 270X: Linux 3.17 Git . 37861 |======================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5770: Linux 3.16 ..... 566 |============== Radeon HD 6870: Linux 3.16 ..... 989 |========================= Radeon HD 6950: Linux 3.16 ..... 692 |================== Radeon HD 7850: Linux 3.16 ..... 1107 |============================ Radeon HD 7950: Linux 3.16 ..... 1576 |======================================== Radeon R9 270X: Linux 3.16 ..... 1453 |===================================== Radeon HD 5770: Linux 3.17 Git . 566 |============== Radeon HD 6870: Linux 3.17 Git . 887 |======================= Radeon HD 6950: Linux 3.17 Git . 710 |================== Radeon HD 7850: Linux 3.17 Git . 1107 |============================ Radeon HD 7950: Linux 3.17 Git . 1574 |======================================== Radeon R9 270X: Linux 3.17 Git . 1453 |===================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Points > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 5770: Linux 3.16 ..... 42020 |============== Radeon HD 6870: Linux 3.16 ..... 83262 |============================= Radeon HD 6950: Linux 3.16 ..... 46164 |================ Radeon HD 7850: Linux 3.16 ..... 78063 |=========================== Radeon HD 7950: Linux 3.16 ..... 86915 |============================== Radeon R9 270X: Linux 3.16 ..... 100731 |=================================== Radeon HD 5770: Linux 3.17 Git . 42072 |============== Radeon HD 6870: Linux 3.17 Git . 75552 |========================== Radeon HD 6950: Linux 3.17 Git . 47233 |================ Radeon HD 7850: Linux 3.17 Git . 89840 |=============================== Radeon HD 7950: Linux 3.17 Git . 110607 |====================================== Radeon R9 270X: Linux 3.17 Git . 101501 |===================================