Ubuntu Radeon vs. Windows 2014

End of year 2014 AMD Radeon Gallium3D Linux graphics benchmarks on Ubuntu 14.10 against Catalyst 14.12 Omega versus Microsoft Windows 7 Pro with Catalyst 14.12. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1412302-LI-RADEON58828&sor.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionDisplay DriverHD 6450HD 6870HD 6950HD 7850R9 270XR9 290HD 6450HD 6870HD 6950HD 7850R9 270XR9 290HD 6450HD 6870HD 6950HD 7850R9 270XR9 290 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 Catalyst 14.12 Catalyst 14.12 Catalyst 14.12 Catalyst 14.12 Catalyst 14.12 Catalyst 14.12 Windows 7 Windows 7 Windows 7 Windows 7 Windows 7 Windows 7Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores)ASRock Z97 Extreme6Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM15360MB64GB OCZ AGILITYHIS AMD Radeon HD 6450/7450/8450 / R5 230 OEM 1024MB (1250MHz)Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4thDELL S2409WIntel ConnectionUbuntu 14.103.18.0-031800-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.3.1X Server 1.16.03.3 Mesa 10.5.0-devel Gallium 0.4GCC 4.9.1ext41920x1080Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MBradeon 7.5.99Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB (1250MHz)ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7850 1024MB (1250MHz)Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MBradeon 7.5.99XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB (1250MHz)HIS AMD Radeon HD 6450 1024MB (625/667MHz)3.16.0-28-generic (x86_64)4.4.13283Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB (900/1050MHz)Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz)ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7800 1024MB (860/1200MHz)Supported device 6810 2048MB (1100/1400MHz)Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz)Intel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores)60GBWindows NT6.1 (x86_64)OpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- HD 6450: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5, HD 6870: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5, HD 6950: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5, HD 7850: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5, R9 270X: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5, R9 290: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5, HD 6450: Catalyst 14.12, HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12, HD 6950: Catalyst 14.12, HD 7850: Catalyst 14.12, R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12, R9 290: Catalyst 14.12: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveGraphics Details- HD 6450: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5: EXA- HD 6870: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5: EXA- HD 6950: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5: EXA- HD 7850: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5: GLAMOR- R9 270X: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5: GLAMOR- R9 290: Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5: GLAMOREnvironment Details- HD 6450: Catalyst 14.12, HD 6870: Catalyst 14.12, HD 6950: Catalyst 14.12, HD 7850: Catalyst 14.12, R9 270X: Catalyst 14.12, R9 290: Catalyst 14.12: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri

openarena: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Highxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimategputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080unigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080unigine-sanctuary: 1920 x 1080HD 6450HD 6870HD 6950HD 7850R9 270XR9 290HD 6450HD 6870HD 6950HD 7850R9 270XR9 290HD 6450HD 6870HD 6950HD 7850R9 270XR9 290 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5 Catalyst 14.12 Catalyst 14.12 Catalyst 14.12 Catalyst 14.12 Catalyst 14.12 Catalyst 14.12 Windows 7 Windows 7 Windows 7 Windows 7 Windows 7 Windows 716.6037.3425.3717.643036166184247.218.19186.73268.87188.23122.3918958217121255067.1060.09118.43247.68207.76151.4731303223414704681.60101.95200.90262.32216.28155.1345910207724062179.5689.17222.63276.26234.15173.80533523465281049102.97117.34275.13291.66254.46190.31514295253285709139.59169.2619.1040.8828.5319.764479194470888.728.87208.30286.00200.18137.2132583237945146983.0973.52235.83294.56230.44156.38580072482450889101.0387.15255.50284.07236.74159.3861360214046813699.88114.60285.20291.46254.25178.54704113681559186136.78163.58362.18285.03257.28187.28949535746741092213.88254.231941.9429.0819.994426193444108.7210.56203.97266.69214.64138.0531167236740608183.1497.01234.93272.12233.44152.61537832480406300101.21124.75238.33259.51225.67150.28564012141376541100.94118.75263.53267.71235.79159.96635383658460005138.15171.94325.80263.42235.74162.10210.70273.91OpenBenchmarking.org

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

R9 290R9 270XHD 7850HD 6950HD 6870HD 6450OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 14.12Windows 7Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.580160240320400SE +/- 21.67, N = 6SE +/- 1.36, N = 3SE +/- 2.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 1.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 3.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.86, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3362.18325.80275.13285.20263.53222.63255.50238.33200.90235.83234.93118.43208.30203.97186.7319.1019.0016.60

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time

R9 290R9 270XHD 7850HD 6950HD 6870HD 6450OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeWindows 7Catalyst 14.12Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.520406080100Min: 1 / Avg: 3.04 / Max: 21Min: 1 / Avg: 3.21 / Max: 10Min: 1 / Avg: 3.59 / Max: 47Min: 1 / Avg: 3.5 / Max: 11Min: 1 / Avg: 3.77 / Max: 18Min: 2 / Avg: 4.48 / Max: 47Min: 1 / Avg: 3.95 / Max: 12Min: 1 / Avg: 4.17 / Max: 18Min: 2 / Avg: 4.98 / Max: 48Min: 1 / Avg: 4.21 / Max: 10Min: 1 / Avg: 4.37 / Max: 13Min: 5 / Avg: 8.45 / Max: 36Min: 1 / Avg: 4.8 / Max: 16Min: 1 / Avg: 4.87 / Max: 17Min: 2 / Avg: 5.35 / Max: 35Min: 1 / Avg: 51.18 / Max: 99Min: 1 / Avg: 52.01 / Max: 99Min: 41 / Avg: 60.15 / Max: 86

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High

HD 6950R9 290R9 270XHD 6870HD 7850HD 6450OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighCatalyst 14.12Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5Windows 760120180240300SE +/- 0.52, N = 3SE +/- 3.81, N = 5SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.62, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 3.95, N = 5SE +/- 1.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.92, N = 3SE +/- 3.95, N = 5SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 3.54, N = 6SE +/- 0.87, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 3.98, N = 5SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3294.56272.12247.68291.66285.03263.42291.46276.26267.71286.00268.87266.69284.07262.32259.5141.9440.8837.34

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra

R9 290R9 270XHD 7850HD 6950HD 6870HD 6450OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraCatalyst 14.12Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5Windows 760120180240300SE +/- 1.89, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 1.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3257.28254.46235.74254.25235.79234.15236.74225.67216.28233.44230.44207.76214.64200.18188.2329.0828.5325.37

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

R9 290R9 270XHD 7850HD 6950HD 6870HD 6450OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.7Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateLinux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5Catalyst 14.12Windows 74080120160200SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 0.97, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 3SE +/- 1.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.61, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.82, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.95, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3190.31187.28162.10178.54173.80159.96159.38155.13150.28156.38152.61151.47138.05137.21122.3919.9919.7617.64

GpuTest

Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

R9 290R9 270XHD 7850HD 6950HD 6870HD 6450OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 14.12Windows 7Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.520K40K60K80K100KSE +/- 15.70, N = 3SE +/- 56.02, N = 3SE +/- 6.24, N = 3SE +/- 103.89, N = 3SE +/- 15.43, N = 3SE +/- 6.44, N = 3SE +/- 155.88, N = 3SE +/- 13.38, N = 3SE +/- 11.02, N = 3SE +/- 105.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.15, N = 3SE +/- 6.66, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 39495351429704116353853352613605640145910580075378331303325833116718958447944263036

GpuTest

Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

R9 290R9 270XHD 6950HD 6870HD 7850HD 6450OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 14.12Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5Windows 712002400360048006000SE +/- 52.61, N = 3SE +/- 42.81, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 28.10, N = 3SE +/- 26.24, N = 3SE +/- 23.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 357465253368136583465248224802234237923672171214121402077194193166

GpuTest

Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

R9 290R9 270XHD 7850HD 6870HD 6950HD 6450OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 14.12Windows 7Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.5160K320K480K640K800KSE +/- 131.61, N = 3SE +/- 181.23, N = 3SE +/- 79.07, N = 3SE +/- 304.53, N = 3SE +/- 67.02, N = 3SE +/- 44.17, N = 3SE +/- 350.41, N = 3SE +/- 34.22, N = 3SE +/- 121.05, N = 3SE +/- 85.70, N = 3SE +/- 10.20, N = 3SE +/- 149.74, N = 3SE +/- 250.01, N = 3SE +/- 37.49, N = 3SE +/- 3.76, N = 3SE +/- 21.03, N = 3SE +/- 2.60, N = 3741092285709559186460005281049468136376541240621451469406081212550450889406300147046470884441018424

Unigine Tropics

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

R9 290R9 270XHD 6950HD 7850HD 6870HD 6450OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080Catalyst 14.12Windows 7Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.550100150200250SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3213.88210.70139.59138.15136.78102.97101.21101.0381.60100.9499.8879.5683.1483.0967.108.728.727.21

Unigine Sanctuary

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

R9 290R9 270XHD 6950HD 7850HD 6870HD 6450OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Sanctuary 2.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080Windows 7Catalyst 14.12Linux 3.18 + Mesa 10.560120180240300SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3273.91254.23169.26171.94163.58117.34124.75101.9587.15118.75114.6089.1797.0173.5260.0910.568.878.19

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