4K AMD Ubuntu Open vs. Closed Linux Gaming

Big 4K Linux graphics gaming comparison. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1507270-BE-4KOPEN98313.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionClosed-SourceOpen-Source HD 7950 R9 290 R7 370 HD 7950 R9 290 R7 370Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores)Gigabyte X99-UD4-CFIntel Xeon E5 v3/Core16384MB240GB OCZ VERTEX3XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz)Intel C610/X99SE39UY04Intel ConnectionUbuntu 15.043.19.0-22-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.3.2X Server 1.17.1fglrx 15.20.34.4.13397GCC 4.9.2ext43840x2160Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz)MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 4096MB (1030/1400MHz)120GB SPCC Solid StateXFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MBRealtek ALC11504.2.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20150726radeon 7.5.993.3 Mesa 10.7.0-devel (git-d69da58 2015-07-26 vivid-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MBMSI AMD Radeon R9 270 4096MBOpenBenchmarking.orgEnvironment Details- Closed-Source: HD 7950, Closed-Source: R9 290: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/driProcessor Details- Closed-Source: HD 7950, Closed-Source: R9 290, Open-Source: R9 290, Open-Source: R7 370: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveGraphics Details- Open-Source: R9 290, Open-Source: R7 370: GLAMOR

unigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimatetesseract: 3840 x 2160unigine-valley: 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreencsgo: 3840 x 2160Closed-SourceOpen-Source HD 7950 R9 290 R7 370 HD 7950 R9 290 R7 37048.43124.4193.3414.0777.7274.03140.14118.7921.53104.7838.5999.9980.6710.2363.6526.6773.8663.258.6935.5943.2896.2392.9513.3263.4525.5966.1158.307.4835.66OpenBenchmarking.org

Unigine Valley

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

Closed-SourceOpen-SourceOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenHD 7950R9 290R7 3701632486480SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 348.4348.4374.0374.0374.0374.0338.5938.5938.5938.5938.5938.5938.5938.5926.6743.2825.59

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

Closed-SourceOpen-SourceOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateHD 7950R9 290R7 370306090120150SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3124.41124.41140.14140.14140.14140.1499.9999.9999.9999.9999.9999.9999.9999.9973.8696.2366.11

Tesseract

Resolution: 3840 x 2160

Closed-SourceOpen-SourceOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 3840 x 2160HD 7950R9 290R7 370306090120150SE +/- 0.94, N = 3SE +/- 0.94, N = 3SE +/- 0.99, N = 3SE +/- 0.99, N = 3SE +/- 0.99, N = 3SE +/- 0.99, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 393.3493.34118.79118.79118.79118.7980.6780.6780.6780.6780.6780.6780.6780.6763.2592.9558.30

Unigine Valley

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen

Closed-SourceOpen-SourceOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: FullscreenHD 7950R9 290R7 370510152025SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, 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 = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 314.0714.0721.5321.5321.5321.5310.2310.2310.2310.2310.2310.2310.2310.238.6913.327.48

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Resolution: 3840 x 2160

Closed-SourceOpen-SourceOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 3840 x 2160HD 7950R9 290R7 37020406080100SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 377.7277.72104.78104.78104.78104.7863.6563.6563.6563.6563.6563.6563.6563.6535.5963.4535.66

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