Open-Source vs. Catalyst AMD Linux

New open-source data, benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. AMD Linux benchmarks.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1507115-BE-AMDOPENCL43&grs&sor.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionLinux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-devCatalyst 15.7 HD 6870 HD 6950 HD 7950 R9 290 R7 370 HD 6870 HD 6950 HD 7950 R9 290 R7 370Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores)Gigabyte X99-UD4-CFIntel Xeon E5 v3/Core16384MB240GB OCZ VERTEX3Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MBRealtek ALC1150SyncMasterIntel ConnectionUbuntu 15.044.1.1-040101-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.3.2X Server 1.17.1radeon 7.5.993.3 Mesa 10.7.0-devel (git-d9ab95b 2015-07-06 vivid-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.9.2ext42560x1600Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MBXFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MBXFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MBMSI AMD Radeon R9 270 4096MBSapphire AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB (900/1050MHz)Intel C610/X993.19.0-22-generic (x86_64)fglrx 15.20.34.4.13397Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz)XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz)Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz)MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 4096MB (1030/1400MHz)OpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: HD 6870, Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: HD 6950, Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: R9 290, Catalyst 15.7: HD 6870, Catalyst 15.7: HD 6950, Catalyst 15.7: HD 7950, Catalyst 15.7: R9 290, Catalyst 15.7: R7 370: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveGraphics Details- Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: HD 6870: EXA- Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: HD 6950: EXA- Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: R9 290: GLAMOREnvironment Details- Catalyst 15.7: HD 6870, Catalyst 15.7: HD 6950, Catalyst 15.7: HD 7950, Catalyst 15.7: R9 290, Catalyst 15.7: R7 370: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri

gputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenunigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenopenarena: 1920 x 1080csgo: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultratf2: 1920 x 1080Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-devCatalyst 15.7 HD 6870 HD 6950 HD 7950 R9 290 R7 370 HD 6870 HD 6950 HD 7950 R9 290 R7 370999291649161.081129152.8379.3391.97105.10649842304671.091201109.3787.17103.05110.5393.00163.3052.56135.5992.5314139441682123.522916172.8096.32160.7393.731337164146086.341638158.5059.13126.8492.202513272686186.181302192.1061.73152.06155.2025894348243106.691307215.53108.77172.42158.8114790455225144.771600267.80108.13181.38157.6244570280518198.063214278.5893.34179.33159.7832468956479114.611747243.2798.67178.92157.72OpenBenchmarking.org

GpuTest

Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

Catalyst 15.7Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-devOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenR9 290R7 370HD 6950HD 6870HD 7950100K200K300K400K500KSE +/- 4602.24, N = 3SE +/- 520.05, N = 3SE +/- 24.63, N = 3SE +/- 28.29, N = 3SE +/- 29061.23, N = 6SE +/- 217.64, N = 3SE +/- 725.18, N = 3SE +/- 88.22, N = 3SE +/- 32.92, N = 34457023246892589432513271479041413941337169992964984

GpuTest

Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

Catalyst 15.7Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-devOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenR9 290R7 370HD 7950HD 6950HD 687020K40K60K80K100KSE +/- 5.13, N = 3SE +/- 112.68, N = 3SE +/- 9.29, N = 3SE +/- 7.31, N = 3SE +/- 10.97, N = 3SE +/- 10.35, N = 3SE +/- 7.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3805185647955225482432686141682414602304616491

Unigine Tropics

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

Catalyst 15.7Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-devOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenR9 290HD 7950R7 370HD 6950HD 68704080120160200SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3198.06144.77114.61106.6986.18123.5293.0086.3471.0961.08

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time

Catalyst 15.7Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-devOpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeR9 290HD 7950R7 370HD 6950HD 6870510152025Min: 1 / Avg: 3.43 / Max: 13Min: 1 / Avg: 3.7 / Max: 18Min: 1 / Avg: 4.11 / Max: 14Min: 1 / Avg: 4.61 / Max: 16Min: 1 / Avg: 5.23 / Max: 18Min: 2 / Avg: 5.62 / Max: 20Min: 2 / Avg: 6.02 / Max: 20Min: 2 / Avg: 6.27 / Max: 23Min: 3 / Avg: 6.45 / Max: 16Min: 4 / Avg: 9.09 / Max: 19

GpuTest

Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

Catalyst 15.7Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-devOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenR9 290R7 370HD 7950HD 6950HD 68707001400210028003500SE +/- 10.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 31.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 9.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3321417471600130713022916163812011129

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Catalyst 15.7Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-devOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080R9 290HD 7950R7 370HD 6950HD 687060120180240300SE +/- 7.34, N = 6SE +/- 2.52, N = 3SE +/- 1.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.91, N = 3SE +/- 1.79, N = 3SE +/- 0.70, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.62, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3278.58267.80243.27215.53192.10172.80163.30158.50152.83109.37

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Catalyst 15.7Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-devOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 1920 x 1080HD 6950HD 7950R7 370R9 290HD 687020406080100SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 1.89, N = 6SE +/- 10.33, N = 6SE +/- 15.50, N = 6SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3108.77108.1398.6793.3461.7396.3287.1779.3359.1352.56

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra

Catalyst 15.7Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-devOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraHD 7950R9 290R7 370HD 6950HD 68704080120160200SE +/- 0.62, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 0.71, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.96, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3181.38179.33178.92172.42152.06160.73135.59126.84103.0591.97

Team Fortress 2

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Catalyst 15.7Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-devOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080R9 290HD 6950R7 370HD 7950HD 68704080120160200SE +/- 2.53, N = 4SE +/- 2.40, N = 3SE +/- 2.66, N = 3SE +/- 3.17, N = 3SE +/- 2.65, N = 6SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 1.70, N = 4SE +/- 1.66, N = 3SE +/- 0.98, N = 3SE +/- 0.87, N = 3159.78158.81157.72157.62155.20110.53105.1093.7392.5392.20

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