BioShock Infinite Linux - AMD Catalyst vs. NVIDIA Preview AMD Catalyst Linux graphics performance for BioShock Infinite compared to some NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards on Ubuntu. Linux gaming benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. Radeon HD 6450: 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: HIS AMD Radeon HD 6450 1024MB (625/667MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13374, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 6570: 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 6570 512MB (650/1000MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13374, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 6870: 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 6800 1024MB (900/1050MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13374, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon 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 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13374, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 7850: 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: ASUS AMD Radeon HD 7800 1024MB (860/1200MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13374, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon HD 7950: 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: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13374, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon 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 200 2048MB (1100/1400MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13374, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon R9 285: 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: XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 2048MB (918/1375MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13374, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Radeon R9 290: 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: XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.2, OpenGL: 4.4.13374, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 550 Ti: 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: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MB (951/2178MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 346.47, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GT 610: 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: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 1024MB (810/532MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 346.47, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GT 740 SC: 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: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 1024MB (1084/2500MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 346.47, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 750 Ti: 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: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2048MB (1019/2700MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 346.47, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 780 Ti: 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: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 346.47, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 980: 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: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4096MB (1126/3505MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 346.47, OpenGL: 4.4.0, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GeForce GTX 560 Ti: Processor: AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core @ 4.20GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte 990XA-UD3, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB Samsung SSD 840 + 4001GB Seagate ST4000DM000-1F21, Graphics: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1024MB (822/2004MHz), Audio: VIA ICE1712, Monitor: SAMSUNG, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Arch rolling, Kernel: 3.19.2-1-ARCH (x86_64), Display Driver: NVIDIA 346.47, OpenGL: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 346.47, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2 20150304, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 BioShock Infinite Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 6450 ..... 7.15 |=== Radeon HD 6570 ..... 18.67 |======= Radeon HD 6870 ..... 42.05 |================= Radeon HD 6950 ..... 45.02 |================== Radeon HD 7850 ..... 40.22 |================ Radeon HD 7950 ..... 46.15 |================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 47.01 |=================== Radeon R9 285 ...... 44.89 |================== Radeon R9 290 ...... 46.59 |=================== GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 78.66 |=============================== GeForce GT 610 ..... 12.75 |===== GeForce GT 740 SC .. 77.57 |=============================== GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 112.62 |============================================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 125.61 |================================================== GeForce GTX 980 .... 125.07 |================================================== GeForce GTX 560 Ti . 35.19 |============== BioShock Infinite Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon HD 6450 ..... 4.39 |== Radeon HD 6570 ..... 5.59 |== Radeon HD 6870 ..... 26.77 |============ Radeon HD 6950 ..... 38.04 |================= Radeon HD 7850 ..... 19.40 |========= Radeon HD 7950 ..... 42.09 |================== Radeon R9 270X ..... 42.72 |=================== Radeon R9 285 ...... 39.27 |================= Radeon R9 290 ...... 46.77 |===================== GeForce GTX 550 Ti . 25.57 |=========== GeForce GT 610 ..... 3.76 |== GeForce GT 740 SC .. 27.31 |============ GeForce GTX 750 Ti . 45.34 |==================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti . 113.76 |================================================== GeForce GTX 980 .... 110.18 |================================================ GeForce GTX 560 Ti . 35.24 |===============