Radeon 2014 Linux Tests 2014 Catalyst Linux graphics benchmarks on Ubuntu. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. HD 6870: Catalyst 14.4: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB (900/1050MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: fglrx 14.10.2, OpenGL: 4.3.12874, Compiler: GCC 4.8.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HD 6870: Catalyst 14.9: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB (900/1050MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: fglrx 14.30.4, OpenGL: 4.3.13084, Compiler: GCC 4.8.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB (900/1050MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: fglrx 14.50.2, OpenGL: 4.3.13283, Compiler: GCC 4.8.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 R9 270X: Catalyst 14.4: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Supported device 6810 2048MB (1100/1400MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: fglrx 14.10.2, OpenGL: 4.3.12874, Compiler: GCC 4.8.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 R9 270X: Catalyst 14.9: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 200 2048MB (1100/1400MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: fglrx 14.30.4, OpenGL: 4.3.13084, Compiler: GCC 4.8.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Supported device 6810 2048MB (1100/1400MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: fglrx 14.50.2, OpenGL: 4.3.13283, Compiler: GCC 4.8.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 R9 290: Catalyst 14.4: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: fglrx 14.10.2, OpenGL: 4.3.12874, Compiler: GCC 4.8.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 R9 290: Catalyst 14.9: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: fglrx 14.30.4, OpenGL: 4.3.13084, Compiler: GCC 4.8.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 R9 290: Catalyst 14.12: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 15360MB, Disk: 64GB OCZ AGILITY, Graphics: Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 13.10, Kernel: 3.11.0-12-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.14.3, Display Driver: fglrx 14.50.2, OpenGL: 4.3.13283, Compiler: GCC 4.8.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HD 6870: Catalyst 14.4 .. 216.33 |======================= HD 6870: Catalyst 14.9 .. 208.43 |====================== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 . 209.00 |======================= R9 270X: Catalyst 14.4 .. 293.17 |================================ R9 270X: Catalyst 14.9 .. 283.83 |=============================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 . 286.67 |=============================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.4 ... 349.30 |====================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.9 ... 406.90 |============================================ R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .. 417.40 |============================================= OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better HD 6870: Catalyst 14.4 .. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.6 MAX: 17.0 HD 6870: Catalyst 14.9 .. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.8 MAX: 16.0 HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.8 MAX: 16.0 R9 270X: Catalyst 14.4 .. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.4 MAX: 24.0 R9 270X: Catalyst 14.9 .. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.5 MAX: 19.0 R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.5 MAX: 12.0 R9 290: Catalyst 14.4 ... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.9 MAX: 24.0 R9 290: Catalyst 14.9 ... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.5 MAX: 19.0 R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.4 MAX: 12.0 Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HD 6870: Catalyst 14.4 .. 146.36 |====================== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.9 .. 149.02 |====================== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 . 134.98 |==================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.4 .. 251.58 |===================================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.9 .. 248.19 |===================================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 . 236.54 |=================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.4 ... 286.91 |========================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.9 ... 303.84 |============================================= R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .. 301.41 |============================================= Unigine Sanctuary 2.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HD 6870: Catalyst 14.4 .. 102.16 |================= HD 6870: Catalyst 14.9 .. 102.22 |================= HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 . 73.50 |============ R9 270X: Catalyst 14.4 .. 175.25 |============================ R9 270X: Catalyst 14.9 .. 175.29 |============================ R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 . 163.57 |========================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.4 ... 249.23 |======================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.9 ... 277.84 |============================================= R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .. 254.19 |========================================= Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HD 6870: Catalyst 14.4 .. 89.18 |================== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.9 .. 91.00 |=================== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 . 83.07 |================= R9 270X: Catalyst 14.4 .. 134.80 |============================ R9 270X: Catalyst 14.9 .. 139.47 |============================= R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 . 136.79 |============================ R9 290: Catalyst 14.4 ... 178.62 |===================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.9 ... 219.65 |============================================= R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .. 213.83 |============================================ Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HD 6870: Catalyst 14.4 .. 28.71 |================== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.9 .. 28.74 |================== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 . 28.79 |================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.4 .. 43.82 |=========================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.9 .. 44.02 |============================ R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 . 44.23 |============================ R9 290: Catalyst 14.4 ... 65.90 |========================================= R9 290: Catalyst 14.9 ... 71.85 |============================================= R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .. 73.62 |============================================== Urban Terror 4.2.013 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HD 6870: Catalyst 14.4 .. 215.03 |============================================ HD 6870: Catalyst 14.9 .. 216.40 |============================================= HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 . 218.10 |============================================= R9 270X: Catalyst 14.4 .. 203.63 |========================================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.9 .. 200.07 |========================================= R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 . 210.03 |=========================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.4 ... 209.03 |=========================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.9 ... 202.97 |========================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .. 207.47 |=========================================== Urban Terror 4.2.013 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better HD 6870: Catalyst 14.4 .. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.8 MAX: 12.0 HD 6870: Catalyst 14.9 .. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.9 MAX: 12.0 HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.8 MAX: 12.0 R9 270X: Catalyst 14.4 .. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 5.0 MAX: 13.0 R9 270X: Catalyst 14.9 .. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 5.2 MAX: 14.0 R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 5.0 MAX: 13.0 R9 290: Catalyst 14.4 ... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 5.0 MAX: 13.0 R9 290: Catalyst 14.9 ... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 5.1 MAX: 13.0 R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 5.0 MAX: 13.0 Warsow 1.51 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HD 6870: Catalyst 14.4 .. 170.43 |==================== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.9 .. 172.07 |==================== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 . 162.87 |=================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.4 .. 280.90 |================================= R9 270X: Catalyst 14.9 .. 289.33 |================================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 . 289.97 |================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.4 ... 340.10 |======================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.9 ... 380.90 |============================================= R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .. 380.03 |============================================= Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HD 6870: Catalyst 14.4 .. 155.82 |======================================== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.9 .. 146.73 |====================================== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 . 156.16 |======================================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.4 .. 170.97 |============================================ R9 270X: Catalyst 14.9 .. 169.07 |============================================ R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 . 174.82 |============================================= R9 290: Catalyst 14.4 ... 154.48 |======================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.9 ... 168.16 |=========================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .. 171.01 |============================================ Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better HD 6870: Catalyst 14.4 .. 113.47 |===================================== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.9 .. 110.40 |==================================== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 . 111.41 |==================================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.4 .. 136.48 |============================================ R9 270X: Catalyst 14.9 .. 133.72 |=========================================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 . 128.86 |========================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.4 ... 136.87 |============================================ R9 290: Catalyst 14.9 ... 136.77 |============================================ R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .. 138.80 |============================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: GiMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better HD 6870: Catalyst 14.4 .. 2251 |======================= HD 6870: Catalyst 14.9 .. 2251 |======================= HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 . 2251 |======================= R9 270X: Catalyst 14.4 .. 4512 |============================================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.9 .. 4629 |=============================================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 . 4509 |============================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.4 ... 3761 |====================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.9 ... 3737 |====================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .. 3753 |====================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better HD 6870: Catalyst 14.4 .. 32505 |=============== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.9 .. 32519 |=============== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 . 32533 |=============== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.4 .. 71358 |================================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.9 .. 70918 |================================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 . 70218 |================================= R9 290: Catalyst 14.4 ... 83313 |======================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.9 ... 96668 |============================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .. 94468 |============================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better HD 6870: Catalyst 14.4 .. 2380 |==================== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.9 .. 2379 |==================== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 . 2378 |==================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.4 .. 3684 |=============================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.9 .. 3683 |=============================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 . 3682 |=============================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.4 ... 5145 |=========================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.9 ... 5575 |=============================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .. 5624 |=============================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: TessMark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better HD 6870: Catalyst 14.4 .. 930 |======== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.9 .. 930 |======== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 . 930 |======== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.4 .. 5724 |=============================================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.9 .. 5715 |=============================================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 . 5719 |=============================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.4 ... 4798 |======================================= R9 290: Catalyst 14.9 ... 4803 |======================================= R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .. 4866 |======================================== GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better HD 6870: Catalyst 14.4 .. 448662 |=========================== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.9 .. 451024 |=========================== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 . 451230 |=========================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.4 .. 633230 |======================================= R9 270X: Catalyst 14.9 .. 558746 |================================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 . 558879 |================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.4 ... 576888 |=================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.9 ... 739114 |============================================= R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .. 739458 |============================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better HD 6870: Catalyst 14.4 .. 402 | HD 6870: Catalyst 14.9 .. 104085 |============================================= HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 . 104051 |============================================= R9 270X: Catalyst 14.4 .. 536 | R9 270X: Catalyst 14.9 .. 535 | R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 . 536 | R9 290: Catalyst 14.4 ... 921 | R9 290: Catalyst 14.9 ... 920 | R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .. 916 | GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Points > Higher Is Better HD 6870: Catalyst 14.4 .. 1452 |======================= HD 6870: Catalyst 14.9 .. 1451 |======================= HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 . 1451 |======================= R9 270X: Catalyst 14.4 .. 1217 |=================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.9 .. 1216 |=================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 . 1215 |=================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.4 ... 2949 |=============================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.9 ... 2947 |=============================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .. 2947 |=============================================== LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Room Score > Higher Is Better HD 6870: Catalyst 14.4 .. 292 |========== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.9 .. 291 |========== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 . 292 |========== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.4 .. 849 |============================= R9 270X: Catalyst 14.9 .. 868 |============================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 . 869 |============================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.4 ... 1333 |============================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.9 ... 1345 |============================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .. 1364 |=============================================== LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Sala Score > Higher Is Better HD 6870: Catalyst 14.4 .. 638 |============ HD 6870: Catalyst 14.9 .. 645 |============ HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 . 651 |============ R9 270X: Catalyst 14.4 .. 1548 |============================ R9 270X: Catalyst 14.9 .. 1606 |============================= R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 . 1650 |============================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.4 ... 2485 |============================================= R9 290: Catalyst 14.9 ... 2589 |=============================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .. 2564 |=============================================== LuxMark 2.1beta1 OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Luxball HDR Score > Higher Is Better HD 6870: Catalyst 14.4 .. 6249 |=============== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.9 .. 6264 |=============== HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12 . 6279 |=============== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.4 .. 11273 |=========================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.9 .. 11381 |=========================== R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12 . 11810 |============================ R9 290: Catalyst 14.4 ... 18321 |============================================ R9 290: Catalyst 14.9 ... 19098 |============================================== R9 290: Catalyst 14.12 .. 19266 |==============================================