Steam Linux Games Open-Source GPUs AMD Radeon graphics tests with Valve Source Engine Games using Steam on Linux via Ubuntu 14.04. Mesa 10.3 and Linux 3.17 Radeon graphics drivers. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Radeon HD 4670: 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 4670 512MB, 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 4770: 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 4770 512MB, 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 4830: 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 4830 512MB, 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 4850: 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 4850 512MB, 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 4870: 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 4870 512MB, 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 4890: 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 4890 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 5450: 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 5000/6000/7350/8350 512MB, 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 5750: 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 5750 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 5770: 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 5830: 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 5830 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 6450: 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: HIS AMD Radeon HD 6450/7450/8450 / R5 230 OEM 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 6570: 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 6570/7570/8550 512MB, 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 R7 260X: 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 R7 260X 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 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: 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 290: 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 R9 290 4096MB, 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 Counter-Strike Source Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 4670 . 65.77 |=============== Radeon HD 4770 . 81.83 |================== Radeon HD 4830 . 91.33 |==================== Radeon HD 4850 . 102.27 |======================= Radeon HD 4870 . 121.30 |=========================== Radeon HD 4890 . 141.71 |================================ Radeon HD 5450 . 13.89 |=== Radeon HD 5750 . 136.27 |=============================== Radeon HD 5770 . 155.89 |=================================== Radeon HD 5830 . 183.34 |========================================= Radeon HD 6450 . 24.08 |===== Radeon HD 6570 . 93.66 |===================== Radeon HD 6770 . 151.47 |================================== Radeon HD 6870 . 230.80 |==================================================== Radeon HD 6950 . 193.53 |=========================================== Radeon HD 7850 . 194.24 |============================================ Radeon HD 7950 . 218.61 |================================================= Radeon R7 260X . 179.09 |======================================== Radeon R9 270X . 221.25 |================================================== Radeon R9 290 .. 241.02 |====================================================== Counter-Strike Source Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 4670 . 39.77 |=========== Radeon HD 4770 . 49.14 |============== Radeon HD 4830 . 55.60 |================ Radeon HD 4850 . 63.04 |================== Radeon HD 4870 . 74.45 |===================== Radeon HD 4890 . 86.54 |========================= Radeon HD 5450 . 8.07 |== Radeon HD 5750 . 81.45 |======================= Radeon HD 5770 . 93.65 |=========================== Radeon HD 5830 . 110.18 |=============================== Radeon HD 6450 . 14.04 |==== Radeon HD 6570 . 55.64 |================ Radeon HD 6770 . 91.64 |========================== Radeon HD 6870 . 152.86 |=========================================== Radeon HD 6950 . 118.59 |================================== Radeon HD 7850 . 134.47 |====================================== Radeon HD 7950 . 165.09 |=============================================== Radeon R7 260X . 115.52 |================================= Radeon R9 270X . 162.65 |============================================== Radeon R9 290 .. 190.23 |====================================================== Portal Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 4670 . 61.15 |========= Radeon HD 4770 . 79.43 |=========== Radeon HD 4830 . 84.76 |============ Radeon HD 4850 . 97.80 |============== Radeon HD 4870 . 115.20 |================ Radeon HD 4890 . 134.87 |=================== Radeon HD 5450 . 14.13 |== Radeon HD 5750 . 129.84 |================== Radeon HD 5770 . 150.94 |===================== Radeon HD 5830 . 184.37 |========================== Radeon HD 6450 . 23.40 |=== Radeon HD 6570 . 84.18 |============ Radeon HD 6770 . 148.03 |===================== Radeon HD 6870 . 253.61 |==================================== Radeon HD 6950 . 217.80 |=============================== Radeon HD 7850 . 235.88 |================================= Radeon HD 7950 . 311.00 |============================================ Radeon R7 260X . 193.86 |============================ Radeon R9 270X . 289.12 |========================================= Radeon R9 290 .. 380.65 |====================================================== Portal Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 4670 . 36.02 |======== Radeon HD 4770 . 46.66 |=========== Radeon HD 4830 . 50.04 |=========== Radeon HD 4850 . 57.78 |============= Radeon HD 4870 . 68.02 |=============== Radeon HD 4890 . 79.57 |================== Radeon HD 5450 . 8.12 |== Radeon HD 5750 . 74.32 |================= Radeon HD 5770 . 87.42 |==================== Radeon HD 5830 . 106.37 |======================== Radeon HD 6450 . 13.40 |=== Radeon HD 6570 . 48.31 |=========== Radeon HD 6770 . 85.25 |=================== Radeon HD 6870 . 146.81 |================================= Radeon HD 6950 . 128.37 |============================= Radeon HD 7850 . 141.48 |================================ Radeon HD 7950 . 198.53 |============================================= Radeon R7 260X . 113.67 |========================== Radeon R9 270X . 176.18 |======================================== Radeon R9 290 .. 238.32 |====================================================== Team Fortress 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 4670 . 41.97 |=============== Radeon HD 4770 . 53.56 |=================== Radeon HD 4830 . 55.33 |=================== Radeon HD 4850 . 62.40 |====================== Radeon HD 4870 . 73.59 |========================== Radeon HD 4890 . 86.10 |============================== Radeon HD 5450 . 10.34 |==== Radeon HD 5750 . 91.08 |================================ Radeon HD 5770 . 104.81 |===================================== Radeon HD 5830 . 124.29 |============================================ Radeon HD 6450 . 16.84 |====== Radeon HD 6570 . 62.46 |====================== Radeon HD 6770 . 102.09 |==================================== Radeon HD 6870 . 154.29 |====================================================== Radeon HD 6950 . 138.47 |================================================ Radeon HD 7850 . 125.19 |============================================ Radeon R7 260X . 116.44 |========================================= Radeon R9 270X . 145.22 |=================================================== Team Fortress 2 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 4670 . 26.68 |============= Radeon HD 4770 . 33.63 |================= Radeon HD 4830 . 35.43 |================== Radeon HD 4850 . 40.03 |==================== Radeon HD 4870 . 47.37 |======================== Radeon HD 4890 . 55.49 |============================ Radeon HD 5450 . 6.07 |=== Radeon HD 5750 . 56.22 |============================ Radeon HD 5770 . 65.26 |================================= Radeon HD 5830 . 78.12 |======================================= Radeon HD 6450 . 9.87 |===== Radeon HD 6570 . 37.84 |=================== Radeon HD 6770 . 63.38 |================================ Radeon HD 6870 . 104.81 |==================================================== Radeon HD 6950 . 89.51 |============================================= Radeon HD 7850 . 90.98 |============================================== Radeon R7 260X . 78.21 |======================================= Radeon R9 270X . 107.95 |======================================================