Open-Source vs. Catalyst AMD Linux New open-source data, benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. AMD Linux benchmarks. Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: 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: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 4.1.1-040101-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.7.0-devel (git-d9ab95b 2015-07-06 vivid-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: 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: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 4.1.1-040101-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.7.0-devel (git-d9ab95b 2015-07-06 vivid-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: 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: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 4.1.1-040101-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.7.0-devel (git-d9ab95b 2015-07-06 vivid-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: 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: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 4.1.1-040101-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.7.0-devel (git-d9ab95b 2015-07-06 vivid-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: R7 370: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon R9 270 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 4.1.1-040101-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.7.0-devel (git-d9ab95b 2015-07-06 vivid-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Catalyst 15.7: 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: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB (900/1050MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.3, OpenGL: 4.4.13397, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Catalyst 15.7: 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: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MB (800/1250MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.3, OpenGL: 4.4.13397, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Catalyst 15.7: 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: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.3, OpenGL: 4.4.13397, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Catalyst 15.7: 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: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.3, OpenGL: 4.4.13397, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 Catalyst 15.7: R7 370: Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 4096MB (1030/1400MHz), Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.3, OpenGL: 4.4.13397, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600 GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: HD 6870 . 99929 |======== Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: HD 6950 . 64984 |===== Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: R9 290 .. 141394 |=========== Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: R7 370 .. 133716 |========== Catalyst 15.7: HD 6870 ............. 251327 |=================== Catalyst 15.7: HD 6950 ............. 258943 |==================== Catalyst 15.7: HD 7950 ............. 147904 |=========== Catalyst 15.7: R9 290 .............. 445702 |================================== Catalyst 15.7: R7 370 .............. 324689 |========================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: HD 6870 . 16491 |======= Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: HD 6950 . 23046 |========== Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: R9 290 .. 41682 |================== Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: R7 370 .. 41460 |================== Catalyst 15.7: HD 6870 ............. 26861 |============ Catalyst 15.7: HD 6950 ............. 48243 |===================== Catalyst 15.7: HD 7950 ............. 55225 |======================== Catalyst 15.7: R9 290 .............. 80518 |=================================== Catalyst 15.7: R7 370 .............. 56479 |========================= Unigine Tropics 1.3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: HD 6870 . 61.08 |========== Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: HD 6950 . 71.09 |============ Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: HD 7950 . 93.00 |================ Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: R9 290 .. 123.52 |===================== Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: R7 370 .. 86.34 |=============== Catalyst 15.7: HD 6870 ............. 86.18 |=============== Catalyst 15.7: HD 6950 ............. 106.69 |================== Catalyst 15.7: HD 7950 ............. 144.77 |========================= Catalyst 15.7: R9 290 .............. 198.06 |================================== Catalyst 15.7: R7 370 .............. 114.61 |==================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: HD 6870 . MIN: 3.0 AVG: 6.4 MAX: 16.0 Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: HD 6950 . MIN: 4.0 AVG: 9.1 MAX: 19.0 Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: HD 7950 . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 6.0 MAX: 20.0 Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: R9 290 .. MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.6 MAX: 20.0 Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: R7 370 .. MIN: 2.0 AVG: 6.3 MAX: 23.0 Catalyst 15.7: HD 6870 ............. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 5.2 MAX: 18.0 Catalyst 15.7: HD 6950 ............. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.6 MAX: 16.0 Catalyst 15.7: HD 7950 ............. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.7 MAX: 18.0 Catalyst 15.7: R9 290 .............. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.4 MAX: 13.0 Catalyst 15.7: R7 370 .............. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.1 MAX: 14.0 GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: HD 6870 . 1129 |============= Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: HD 6950 . 1201 |============= Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: R9 290 .. 2916 |================================= Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: R7 370 .. 1638 |================== Catalyst 15.7: HD 6870 ............. 1302 |=============== Catalyst 15.7: HD 6950 ............. 1307 |=============== Catalyst 15.7: HD 7950 ............. 1600 |================== Catalyst 15.7: R9 290 .............. 3214 |==================================== Catalyst 15.7: R7 370 .............. 1747 |==================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: HD 6870 . 152.83 |=================== Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: HD 6950 . 109.37 |============= Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: HD 7950 . 163.30 |==================== Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: R9 290 .. 172.80 |===================== Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: R7 370 .. 158.50 |=================== Catalyst 15.7: HD 6870 ............. 192.10 |======================= Catalyst 15.7: HD 6950 ............. 215.53 |========================== Catalyst 15.7: HD 7950 ............. 267.80 |================================= Catalyst 15.7: R9 290 .............. 278.58 |================================== Catalyst 15.7: R7 370 .............. 243.27 |============================== Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: HD 6870 . 79.33 |========================= Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: HD 6950 . 87.17 |=========================== Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: HD 7950 . 52.56 |================ Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: R9 290 .. 96.32 |============================== Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: R7 370 .. 59.13 |================== Catalyst 15.7: HD 6870 ............. 61.73 |=================== Catalyst 15.7: HD 6950 ............. 108.77 |================================== Catalyst 15.7: HD 7950 ............. 108.13 |================================== Catalyst 15.7: R9 290 .............. 93.34 |============================= Catalyst 15.7: R7 370 .............. 98.67 |=============================== Xonotic 0.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: HD 6870 . 91.97 |================= Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: HD 6950 . 103.05 |=================== Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: HD 7950 . 135.59 |========================= Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: R9 290 .. 160.73 |============================== Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: R7 370 .. 126.84 |======================== Catalyst 15.7: HD 6870 ............. 152.06 |============================= Catalyst 15.7: HD 6950 ............. 172.42 |================================ Catalyst 15.7: HD 7950 ............. 181.38 |================================== Catalyst 15.7: R9 290 .............. 179.33 |================================== Catalyst 15.7: R7 370 .............. 178.92 |================================== Team Fortress 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: HD 6870 . 105.10 |====================== Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: HD 6950 . 110.53 |======================== Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: HD 7950 . 92.53 |==================== Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: R9 290 .. 93.73 |==================== Linux 4.1 + Mesa 10.7-dev: R7 370 .. 92.20 |==================== Catalyst 15.7: HD 6870 ............. 155.20 |================================= Catalyst 15.7: HD 6950 ............. 158.81 |================================== Catalyst 15.7: HD 7950 ............. 157.62 |================================== Catalyst 15.7: R9 290 .............. 159.78 |================================== Catalyst 15.7: R7 370 .............. 157.72 |==================================