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.


Closed-Source: 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: SE39UY04, 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: 3840x2160

Closed-Source: 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: SE39UY04, 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: 3840x2160

Closed-Source: 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: SE39UY04, 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: 3840x2160

Open-Source: 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 SPCC Solid State, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SE39UY04, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 4.2.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20150726, 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-d69da58 2015-07-26 vivid-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Open-Source: 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 SPCC Solid State, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SE39UY04, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 4.2.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20150726, 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-d69da58 2015-07-26 vivid-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Open-Source: 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: 120GB SPCC Solid State, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon R9 270 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SE39UY04, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 4.2.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20150726, 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-d69da58 2015-07-26 vivid-oibaf-ppa) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160


Unigine Valley 1.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Closed-Source: HD 7950 . 48.43 |===============================
Closed-Source: HD 7950 . 48.43 |===============================
Closed-Source: R9 290 .. 74.03 |===============================================
Closed-Source: R9 290 .. 74.03 |===============================================
Closed-Source: R9 290 .. 74.03 |===============================================
Closed-Source: R9 290 .. 74.03 |===============================================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 38.59 |========================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 38.59 |========================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 38.59 |========================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 38.59 |========================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 38.59 |========================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 38.59 |========================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 38.59 |========================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 38.59 |========================
Open-Source: HD 7950 ... 26.67 |=================
Open-Source: R9 290 .... 43.28 |===========================
Open-Source: R7 370 .... 25.59 |================


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Closed-Source: HD 7950 . 124.41 |=========================================
Closed-Source: HD 7950 . 124.41 |=========================================
Closed-Source: R9 290 .. 140.14 |==============================================
Closed-Source: R9 290 .. 140.14 |==============================================
Closed-Source: R9 290 .. 140.14 |==============================================
Closed-Source: R9 290 .. 140.14 |==============================================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 99.99  |=================================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 99.99  |=================================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 99.99  |=================================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 99.99  |=================================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 99.99  |=================================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 99.99  |=================================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 99.99  |=================================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 99.99  |=================================
Open-Source: HD 7950 ... 73.86  |========================
Open-Source: R9 290 .... 96.23  |================================
Open-Source: R7 370 .... 66.11  |======================


Tesseract 2014-05-12
Resolution: 3840 x 2160
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Closed-Source: HD 7950 . 93.34  |====================================
Closed-Source: HD 7950 . 93.34  |====================================
Closed-Source: R9 290 .. 118.79 |==============================================
Closed-Source: R9 290 .. 118.79 |==============================================
Closed-Source: R9 290 .. 118.79 |==============================================
Closed-Source: R9 290 .. 118.79 |==============================================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 80.67  |===============================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 80.67  |===============================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 80.67  |===============================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 80.67  |===============================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 80.67  |===============================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 80.67  |===============================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 80.67  |===============================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 80.67  |===============================
Open-Source: HD 7950 ... 63.25  |========================
Open-Source: R9 290 .... 92.95  |====================================
Open-Source: R7 370 .... 58.30  |=======================


Unigine Valley 1.0
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Closed-Source: HD 7950 . 14.07 |===============================
Closed-Source: HD 7950 . 14.07 |===============================
Closed-Source: R9 290 .. 21.53 |===============================================
Closed-Source: R9 290 .. 21.53 |===============================================
Closed-Source: R9 290 .. 21.53 |===============================================
Closed-Source: R9 290 .. 21.53 |===============================================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 10.23 |======================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 10.23 |======================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 10.23 |======================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 10.23 |======================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 10.23 |======================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 10.23 |======================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 10.23 |======================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 10.23 |======================
Open-Source: HD 7950 ... 8.69  |===================
Open-Source: R9 290 .... 13.32 |=============================
Open-Source: R7 370 .... 7.48  |================


Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Resolution: 3840 x 2160
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Closed-Source: HD 7950 . 77.72  |==================================
Closed-Source: HD 7950 . 77.72  |==================================
Closed-Source: R9 290 .. 104.78 |==============================================
Closed-Source: R9 290 .. 104.78 |==============================================
Closed-Source: R9 290 .. 104.78 |==============================================
Closed-Source: R9 290 .. 104.78 |==============================================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 63.65  |============================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 63.65  |============================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 63.65  |============================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 63.65  |============================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 63.65  |============================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 63.65  |============================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 63.65  |============================
Closed-Source: R7 370 .. 63.65  |============================
Open-Source: HD 7950 ... 35.59  |================
Open-Source: R9 290 .... 63.45  |============================
Open-Source: R7 370 .... 35.66  |================