Linux 3.18 Radeon DRM Tests Linux 3.18 Radeon DRM kernel graphics tests on AMD graphics cards. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 7950: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1 + 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-9a0a4d6 2014-11-07 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 7950: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1 + 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-031700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-9a0a4d6 2014-11-07 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R9 270X: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1 + 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-9a0a4d6 2014-11-07 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 270X: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1 + 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-031700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-9a0a4d6 2014-11-07 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 290: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1 + 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-031700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-9a0a4d6 2014-11-07 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R9 290: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1 + 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-9a0a4d6 2014-11-07 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R7 260X: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1 + 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R7 260X 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-9a0a4d6 2014-11-07 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Linux 3.17: Radeon R7 260X: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1 + 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R7 260X 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-031700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-9a0a4d6 2014-11-07 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 5770: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1 + 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5770 1024MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-9a0a4d6 2014-11-07 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 5770: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1 + 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5770 1024MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-031700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-9a0a4d6 2014-11-07 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 6950: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1 + 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.18.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-9a0a4d6 2014-11-07 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 6950: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 4.00GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 128GB Crucial_CT128MX1 + 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.17.0-031700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.4.0-devel (git-9a0a4d6 2014-11-07 utopic-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1600 x 1200 Points > Higher Is Better Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 7950 . 37811 |================================== Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 7950 ..... 37595 |================================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R9 270X . 41984 |====================================== Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 270X ..... 41978 |====================================== Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 290 ...... 42825 |======================================= Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R9 290 .. 42810 |======================================= Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R7 260X . 28370 |========================== Linux 3.17: Radeon R7 260X ..... 28397 |========================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 5770 . 9784 |========= Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 5770 ..... 9785 |========= Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 6950 . 24751 |======================= Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 6950 ..... 24748 |======================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1600 x 1200 Points > Higher Is Better Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 7950 . 1576 |====================== Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 7950 ..... 1576 |====================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R9 270X . 1897 |=========================== Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 270X ..... 1890 |=========================== Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 290 ...... 2810 |======================================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R9 290 .. 2787 |======================================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R7 260X . 1078 |=============== Linux 3.17: Radeon R7 260X ..... 1077 |=============== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 5770 . 720 |========== Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 5770 ..... 720 |========== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 6950 . 1183 |================= Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 6950 ..... 1183 |================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1600 x 1200 Points > Higher Is Better Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 7950 . 141471 |=================================== Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 7950 ..... 118002 |============================= Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R9 270X . 148885 |==================================== Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 270X ..... 147710 |==================================== Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 290 ...... 152409 |===================================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R9 290 .. 155532 |====================================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R7 260X . 87384 |===================== Linux 3.17: Radeon R7 260X ..... 87011 |===================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 5770 . 61470 |=============== Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 5770 ..... 61524 |=============== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 6950 . 77498 |=================== Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 6950 ..... 77544 |=================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 7950 . 177.63 |================================ Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 7950 ..... 173.97 |================================ Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R9 270X . 173.63 |=============================== Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 270X ..... 179.00 |================================ Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 290 ...... 209.63 |====================================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R9 290 .. 198.22 |==================================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R7 260X . 157.47 |============================= Linux 3.17: Radeon R7 260X ..... 161.75 |============================= Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 5770 . 103.77 |=================== Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 5770 ..... 105.57 |=================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 6950 . 115.70 |===================== Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 6950 ..... 113.73 |===================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 7950 . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.6 MAX: 16.0 Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 7950 ..... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.7 MAX: 15.0 Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R9 270X . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.7 MAX: 23.0 Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 270X ..... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.6 MAX: 26.0 Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 290 ...... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.2 MAX: 17.0 Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R9 290 .. MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.3 MAX: 16.0 Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R7 260X . MIN: 3.0 AVG: 6.3 MAX: 19.0 Linux 3.17: Radeon R7 260X ..... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 6.2 MAX: 16.0 Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 5770 . MIN: 4.0 AVG: 9.6 MAX: 25.0 Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 5770 ..... MIN: 3.0 AVG: 9.6 MAX: 30.0 Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 6950 . MIN: 4.0 AVG: 8.7 MAX: 18.0 Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 6950 ..... MIN: 4.0 AVG: 8.7 MAX: 18.0 Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 7950 . 50.67 |=========================== Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 7950 ..... 50.68 |=========================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R9 270X . 51.65 |============================ Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 270X ..... 51.58 |============================ Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 290 ...... 71.91 |======================================= Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R9 290 .. 71.82 |======================================= Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R7 260X . 40.03 |====================== Linux 3.17: Radeon R7 260X ..... 40.05 |====================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 5770 . 23.41 |============= Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 5770 ..... 23.40 |============= Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 6950 . 51.43 |============================ Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 6950 ..... 51.39 |============================ Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 7950 . 107.49 |========================== Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 7950 ..... 107.50 |========================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R9 270X . 110.85 |=========================== Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 270X ..... 110.38 |=========================== Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 290 ...... 155.58 |====================================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R9 290 .. 157.20 |====================================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R7 260X . 85.84 |===================== Linux 3.17: Radeon R7 260X ..... 85.42 |===================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 5770 . 31.48 |======== Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 5770 ..... 31.50 |======== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 6950 . 96.36 |======================= Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 6950 ..... 96.25 |======================= Warsow 1.51 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 7950 . 108.97 |======================== Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 7950 ..... 110.07 |========================= Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R9 270X . 113.03 |========================= Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 270X ..... 112.33 |========================= Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 290 ...... 169.47 |====================================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R9 290 .. 170.27 |====================================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R7 260X . 89.43 |==================== Linux 3.17: Radeon R7 260X ..... 87.37 |=================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 5770 . 52.63 |============ Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 5770 ..... 51.47 |=========== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 6950 . 88.30 |==================== Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 6950 ..... 88.40 |==================== World of Padman 1.2 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 7950 . 284.35 |=================================== Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 7950 ..... 285.15 |=================================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R9 270X . 286.23 |==================================== Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 270X ..... 283.53 |=================================== Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 290 ...... 292.20 |==================================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R9 290 .. 281.77 |=================================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R7 260X . 279.97 |=================================== Linux 3.17: Radeon R7 260X ..... 276.60 |================================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 5770 . 293.47 |==================================== Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 5770 ..... 288.50 |==================================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 6950 . 305.80 |====================================== Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 6950 ..... 303.73 |====================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 7950 . 234.92 |===================================== Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 7950 ..... 228.80 |==================================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R9 270X . 235.74 |===================================== Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 270X ..... 231.28 |==================================== Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 290 ...... 230.18 |==================================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R9 290 .. 239.18 |===================================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R7 260X . 237.30 |===================================== Linux 3.17: Radeon R7 260X ..... 231.63 |==================================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 5770 . 239.58 |===================================== Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 5770 ..... 239.88 |===================================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 6950 . 243.74 |====================================== Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 6950 ..... 243.23 |====================================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 7950 . 165.76 |=================================== Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 7950 ..... 164.96 |=================================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R9 270X . 166.10 |=================================== Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 270X ..... 164.80 |=================================== Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 290 ...... 178.81 |====================================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R9 290 .. 180.79 |====================================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R7 260X . 134.76 |============================ Linux 3.17: Radeon R7 260X ..... 134.57 |============================ Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 5770 . 106.84 |====================== Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 5770 ..... 106.49 |====================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 6950 . 127.87 |=========================== Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 6950 ..... 127.44 |=========================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 7950 . 130.11 |=============================== Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 7950 ..... 129.56 |=============================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R9 270X . 131.47 |================================ Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 270X ..... 131.35 |================================ Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 290 ...... 155.80 |====================================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R9 290 .. 157.84 |====================================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R7 260X . 109.85 |========================== Linux 3.17: Radeon R7 260X ..... 110.02 |========================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 5770 . 65.44 |================ Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 5770 ..... 65.52 |================ Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 6950 . 109.33 |========================== Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 6950 ..... 108.91 |========================== Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 7950 . 100.61 |================================ Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 7950 ..... 99.78 |=============================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R9 270X . 101.16 |================================ Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 270X ..... 101.06 |================================ Linux 3.17: Radeon R9 290 ...... 120.91 |====================================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R9 290 .. 120.28 |====================================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon R7 260X . 85.74 |=========================== Linux 3.17: Radeon R7 260X ..... 85.78 |=========================== Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 5770 . 39.66 |============ Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 5770 ..... 39.78 |============= Linux 3.18 Git: Radeon HD 6950 . 84.00 |========================== Linux 3.17: Radeon HD 6950 ..... 84.18 |==========================