Ubuntu 14.10 vs. Mesa 10.6 + Linux 3.19 Radeon Tests

Radeon graphics benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article.

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Mesa 10.3.2: HD 6950
March 06 2015
 
Mesa 10.3.2: R9 270X
March 06 2015
 
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Mesa 10.3.2: HD 6950

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 120GB OCZ VECTOR150, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.19.0-031900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: EXA

Mesa 10.3.2: R9 270X

Changed Graphics to Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MB.

Graphics Change: GLAMOR

Mesa 10.6-dev + LLVM 3.7 SVN: HD 6950

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 120GB OCZ VECTOR150, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.19.0-031900-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 10.6.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: EXA

Mesa 10.6-dev + LLVM 3.7 SVN: R9 270X

Changed Graphics to Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MB.

Graphics Change: GLAMOR

Ubuntu 14.10 vs. Mesa 10.6 + Linux 3.19 Radeon TestsOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores)Gigabyte X99-UD4-CFIntel Xeon E5 v3/Core16384MB120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 120GB OCZ VECTOR150Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MBGigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MBIntel C610/X99SyncMasterIntel ConnectionUbuntu 14.103.19.0-031900-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.3.1X Server 1.16.0radeon 7.4.0radeon 7.5.993.3 Mesa 10.3.2 Gallium 0.43.3 Mesa 10.6.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.9.1ext42560x1600ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriversOpenGLsCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionUbuntu 14.10 Vs. Mesa 10.6 + Linux 3.19 Radeon Tests PerformanceSystem Logs- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Mesa 10.3.2: HD 6950: EXA- Mesa 10.3.2: R9 270X: GLAMOR- Mesa 10.6-dev + LLVM 3.7 SVN: HD 6950: EXA- Mesa 10.6-dev + LLVM 3.7 SVN: R9 270X: GLAMOR

tesseract: 1920 x 1080unigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenunigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenwarsow: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Highxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimategputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080gputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080Mesa 10.3.2Mesa 10.6-dev + LLVM 3.7 SVN HD 6950 R9 270X HD 6950 R9 270X115.7864.2843.7788.57227.52106.3492.3672.082064170746788121.2785.2736.03113.73232.70148.09119.0292.20379151429102093120.3177.6445.9898.47242.37127.01107.2382.7424726118377271154.36108.7150.28128.90238.21163.66143.58107.39420642054143107OpenBenchmarking.org

Tesseract

Tesseract is a fork of Cube 2 Sauerbraten with numerous graphics and game-play improvements. Tesseract has been in development since 2012 while its first release happened in May of 2014. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Mesa 10.3.2Mesa 10.6-dev + LLVM 3.7 SVNOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080HD 6950R9 270X306090120150SE +/- 1.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 1.65, N = 6SE +/- 2.11, N = 6115.78121.27120.31154.36
Mesa 10.3.2Mesa 10.6-dev + LLVM 3.7 SVNOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080HD 6950R9 270X306090120150Min: 113.9 / Avg: 115.78 / Max: 117.85Min: 120.84 / Avg: 121.27 / Max: 122.05Min: 114.76 / Avg: 120.31 / Max: 127.27Min: 149.24 / Avg: 154.36 / Max: 160.91

Unigine Tropics

Mesa 10.3.2Mesa 10.6-dev + LLVM 3.7 SVNOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenHD 6950R9 270X20406080100SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 364.2885.2777.64108.71
Mesa 10.3.2Mesa 10.6-dev + LLVM 3.7 SVNOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenHD 6950R9 270X20406080100Min: 64.25 / Avg: 64.28 / Max: 64.34Min: 85.01 / Avg: 85.27 / Max: 85.42Min: 77.6 / Avg: 77.64 / Max: 77.69Min: 107.89 / Avg: 108.71 / Max: 109.18

Unigine Valley

This test calculates the average frame-rate within the Valley demo for the Unigine engine, released in February 2013. This engine is extremely demanding on the system's graphics card. Unigine Valley relies upon an OpenGL GL3 Core Profile context. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Mesa 10.3.2Mesa 10.6-dev + LLVM 3.7 SVNOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenHD 6950R9 270X1122334455SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 343.7736.0345.9850.28
Mesa 10.3.2Mesa 10.6-dev + LLVM 3.7 SVNOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenHD 6950R9 270X1020304050Min: 43.7 / Avg: 43.77 / Max: 43.84Min: 35.94 / Avg: 36.03 / Max: 36.17Min: 45.02 / Avg: 45.98 / Max: 46.46Min: 49.61 / Avg: 50.28 / Max: 50.83

Warsow

This is a benchmark of Warsow, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game uses the QFusion engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Mesa 10.3.2Mesa 10.6-dev + LLVM 3.7 SVNOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.51Resolution: 1920 x 1080HD 6950R9 270X306090120150SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 388.57113.7398.47128.90
Mesa 10.3.2Mesa 10.6-dev + LLVM 3.7 SVNOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterWarsow 1.51Resolution: 1920 x 1080HD 6950R9 270X20406080100Min: 88.4 / Avg: 88.57 / Max: 88.9Min: 113.6 / Avg: 113.73 / Max: 113.9Min: 98.2 / Avg: 98.47 / Max: 99Min: 128.7 / Avg: 128.9 / Max: 129

Xonotic

This is a benchmark of Xonotic, which is a fork of the DarkPlaces-based Nexuiz game. Development began in March of 2010 on the Xonotic game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Mesa 10.3.2Mesa 10.6-dev + LLVM 3.7 SVNOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowHD 6950R9 270X50100150200250SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 1.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 1.42, N = 3227.52232.70242.37238.21
Mesa 10.3.2Mesa 10.6-dev + LLVM 3.7 SVNOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowHD 6950R9 270X4080120160200Min: 226.54 / Avg: 227.52 / Max: 228.36Min: 231 / Avg: 232.7 / Max: 234.82Min: 241.47 / Avg: 242.37 / Max: 242.91Min: 235.63 / Avg: 238.21 / Max: 240.54

Mesa 10.3.2Mesa 10.6-dev + LLVM 3.7 SVNOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighHD 6950R9 270X4080120160200SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 1.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.79, N = 3SE +/- 1.82, N = 3106.34148.09127.01163.66
Mesa 10.3.2Mesa 10.6-dev + LLVM 3.7 SVNOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighHD 6950R9 270X306090120150Min: 105.8 / Avg: 106.34 / Max: 106.64Min: 145.81 / Avg: 148.09 / Max: 151.03Min: 126.2 / Avg: 127.01 / Max: 128.59Min: 160.75 / Avg: 163.66 / Max: 167

Mesa 10.3.2Mesa 10.6-dev + LLVM 3.7 SVNOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraHD 6950R9 270X306090120150SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.74, N = 392.36119.02107.23143.58
Mesa 10.3.2Mesa 10.6-dev + LLVM 3.7 SVNOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraHD 6950R9 270X306090120150Min: 91.64 / Avg: 92.36 / Max: 92.74Min: 118.6 / Avg: 119.02 / Max: 119.52Min: 106.54 / Avg: 107.23 / Max: 108.12Min: 142.16 / Avg: 143.58 / Max: 144.67

Mesa 10.3.2Mesa 10.6-dev + LLVM 3.7 SVNOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateHD 6950R9 270X20406080100SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.62, N = 372.0892.2082.74107.39
Mesa 10.3.2Mesa 10.6-dev + LLVM 3.7 SVNOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateHD 6950R9 270X20406080100Min: 71.58 / Avg: 72.08 / Max: 72.43Min: 91.61 / Avg: 92.2 / Max: 92.51Min: 82.53 / Avg: 82.74 / Max: 82.95Min: 106.28 / Avg: 107.39 / Max: 108.44

GpuTest

Mesa 10.3.2Mesa 10.6-dev + LLVM 3.7 SVNOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080HD 6950R9 270X9K18K27K36K45KSE +/- 24.03, N = 3SE +/- 89.47, N = 3SE +/- 27.54, N = 3SE +/- 55.72, N = 320641379152472642064
Mesa 10.3.2Mesa 10.6-dev + LLVM 3.7 SVNOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080HD 6950R9 270X7K14K21K28K35KMin: 20593 / Avg: 20641 / Max: 20667Min: 37739 / Avg: 37915 / Max: 38031Min: 24676 / Avg: 24726 / Max: 24771Min: 42000 / Avg: 42064 / Max: 42175

Mesa 10.3.2Mesa 10.6-dev + LLVM 3.7 SVNOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080HD 6950R9 270X400800120016002000SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 2.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 3.71, N = 3707142911832054
Mesa 10.3.2Mesa 10.6-dev + LLVM 3.7 SVNOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080HD 6950R9 270X400800120016002000Min: 706 / Avg: 707.33 / Max: 708Min: 1425 / Avg: 1429 / Max: 1434Min: 1182 / Avg: 1182.67 / Max: 1183Min: 2049 / Avg: 2053.67 / Max: 2061

Mesa 10.3.2Mesa 10.6-dev + LLVM 3.7 SVNOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080HD 6950R9 270X30K60K90K120K150KSE +/- 48.79, N = 3SE +/- 214.26, N = 3SE +/- 32.66, N = 3SE +/- 601.25, N = 34678810209377271143107
Mesa 10.3.2Mesa 10.6-dev + LLVM 3.7 SVNOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080HD 6950R9 270X20K40K60K80K100KMin: 46733 / Avg: 46787.67 / Max: 46885Min: 101696 / Avg: 102093.33 / Max: 102431Min: 77231 / Avg: 77271.33 / Max: 77336Min: 142444 / Avg: 143106.67 / Max: 144307

Mesa 10.3.2: HD 6950

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 120GB OCZ VECTOR150, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.19.0-031900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 6 March 2015 10:14 by user phoronix.

Mesa 10.3.2: R9 270X

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 120GB OCZ VECTOR150, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.19.0-031900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Testing initiated at 6 March 2015 09:06 by user phoronix.

Mesa 10.6-dev + LLVM 3.7 SVN: HD 6950

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 120GB OCZ VECTOR150, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.19.0-031900-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 10.6.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: EXA

Testing initiated at 6 March 2015 11:31 by user phoronix.

Mesa 10.6-dev + LLVM 3.7 SVN: R9 270X

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 120GB OCZ VECTOR150, Graphics: Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.19.0-031900-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 10.6.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Testing initiated at 6 March 2015 12:52 by user phoronix.