Mesa 10.3 vs. Git AMD Radeon Benchmarks

Graphics benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1411262-LI-RADEON10523&sor&grs.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionDisplay DriverMesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-devel Radeon HD 6570 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 7950 Radeon R9 270X Radeon HD 6570 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 7950 Radeon R9 270XIntel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores)Gigabyte Z97-HD3Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM8192MB120GB INTEL SSDSC2BW12 + 150GB Western Digital WD1500HLHX-0AMD Radeon TURKS (ChipID = 0x6759) 512MBIntel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4thDELL S2409WRealtek RTL8111/8168/8411Ubuntu 14.103.18.0-999-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.3.1X Server 1.16.03.3 Mesa 10.3.0 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.9.1ext41920x1080AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MBAMD Radeon TAHITI (ChipID = 0x679a) 3072MBAMD Radeon PITCAIRN (ChipID = 0x6810) 2048MBAMD Radeon TURKS (ChipID = 0x6759) 512MB3.3 Mesa 10.5.0-devel Gallium 0.4AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MBAMD Radeon TAHITI (ChipID = 0x679a) 3072MBAMD Radeon PITCAIRN (ChipID = 0x6810) 2048MBradeon 7.5.99OpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveGraphics Details- Mesa 10.3: Radeon HD 6570: EXA- Mesa 10.3: Radeon HD 6870: EXA- Mesa 10.3: Radeon HD 7950: GLAMOR- Mesa 10.3: Radeon R9 270X: GLAMOR- Mesa 10.5-devel: Radeon HD 6570: EXA- Mesa 10.5-devel: Radeon HD 6870: EXA- Mesa 10.5-devel: Radeon HD 7950: GLAMOR- Mesa 10.5-devel: Radeon R9 270X: GLAMOR

gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080unigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimatewarsow: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraopenarena: 1920 x 1080csgo: 1920 x 1080tesseract: 1920 x 1080tf2: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - HighMesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-devel Radeon HD 6570 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 7950 Radeon R9 270X Radeon HD 6570 Radeon HD 6870 Radeon HD 7950 Radeon R9 270X5169724.7665134.9852.9362.987227.8754.9176.65135.3014802272.051799111.96153.33171.58175.5383.62157.87161.84238.5920974891.022859141.77169.57193.24223.1080.19137.49143.68231.1616123054.26219488.20109.35119.56111.8537.2491.3257.98140.386099818.8473436.0652.9765.8974.0028.9752.7581.45148.0221266466.142154115.68155.77178.63185.5086.74155.88160.48247.7827026299.012901148.10175.77199.32233.2059.05136.15130.18238.99281454100.703441149.94190.33206.16220.4769.92149.98141.83244.49OpenBenchmarking.org

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time

Mesa 10.5-develMesa 10.3OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeRadeon HD 7950Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 6870Radeon HD 657020406080100Min: 1 / Avg: 4.27 / Max: 52Min: 2 / Avg: 4.54 / Max: 51Min: 2 / Avg: 5.4 / Max: 38Min: 5 / Avg: 13.48 / Max: 41Min: 1 / Avg: 4.47 / Max: 92Min: 2 / Avg: 5.69 / Max: 13Min: 2 / Avg: 8.44 / Max: 57Min: 8 / Avg: 13.88 / Max: 20

GpuTest

Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Mesa 10.5-develMesa 10.3OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 657060K120K180K240K300KSE +/- 9.87, N = 3SE +/- 319.92, N = 3SE +/- 9.26, N = 3SE +/- 61.02, N = 3SE +/- 3117.34, N = 3SE +/- 1946.18, N = 3SE +/- 16.58, N = 3SE +/- 25.64, N = 32814542702622126646099820974816123014802251697

Unigine Tropics

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Mesa 10.5-develMesa 10.3OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 657020406080100SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 3.02, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3100.7099.0166.1418.8491.0272.0554.2624.76

GpuTest

Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Mesa 10.5-develMesa 10.3OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 65707001400210028003500SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 58.56, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 54.11, N = 3SE +/- 61.60, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3344129012154734285921941799651

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

Mesa 10.5-develMesa 10.3OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateRadeon R9 270XRadeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6570306090120150SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.52, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.99, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3149.94148.10115.6836.06141.77111.9688.2034.98

Warsow

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Mesa 10.5-develMesa 10.3OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.51Resolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 65704080120160200SE +/- 1.19, N = 3SE +/- 1.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 1.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.73, N = 3SE +/- 3.42, N = 6SE +/- 0.26, N = 3190.33175.77155.7752.97169.57153.33109.3552.93

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra

Mesa 10.5-develMesa 10.3OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraRadeon R9 270XRadeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 657050100150200250SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 1.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 1.90, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3206.16199.32178.6365.89193.24171.58119.5662.98

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Mesa 10.5-develMesa 10.3OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 6870Radeon HD 657050100150200250SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 2.40, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3233.20220.47185.5074.00223.10175.53111.8572.00

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Mesa 10.5-develMesa 10.3OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 657020406080100SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 1.44, N = 6SE +/- 0.04, N = 386.7469.9259.0528.9783.6280.1937.2427.87

Tesseract

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Mesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-develOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon HD 6870Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6570306090120150SE +/- 0.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 1.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.62, N = 3SE +/- 0.62, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3157.87137.4991.3254.91155.88149.98136.1552.75

Team Fortress 2

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Mesa 10.3Mesa 10.5-develOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 65704080120160200SE +/- 1.45, N = 3SE +/- 2.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 1.72, N = 6SE +/- 1.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3161.84143.6876.6557.98160.48141.83130.1881.45

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High

Mesa 10.5-develMesa 10.3OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighRadeon HD 6870Radeon R9 270XRadeon HD 7950Radeon HD 657050100150200250SE +/- 1.87, N = 3SE +/- 0.52, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.93, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3247.78244.49238.99148.02238.59231.16140.38135.30

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