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: 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
Closed-Source: HD 7950
Changed Graphics to XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz).
Environment Notes: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Closed-Source: R9 290
Changed Graphics to Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz).
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: R7 370
Changed Graphics to MSI AMD Radeon R9 270 4096MB.
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Open-Source: R9 290
Changed Graphics to XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Tesseract
Tesseract is a fork of Cube 2 Sauerbraten with numerous graphics and game-play improvements. Tesseract has been in development since 2012 while its first release happened in May of 2014. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Unigine Valley
This test calculates the average frame-rate within the Valley demo for the Unigine engine, released in February 2013. This engine is extremely demanding on the system's graphics card. Unigine Valley relies upon an OpenGL GL3 Core Profile context. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Xonotic
This is a benchmark of Xonotic, which is a fork of the DarkPlaces-based Nexuiz game. Development began in March of 2010 on the Xonotic game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
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
Testing initiated at 19 July 2015 16:37 by user pts.
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
Environment Notes: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Testing initiated at 20 July 2015 08:45 by user pts.
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
Environment Notes: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Testing initiated at 20 July 2015 14:54 by user pts.
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
Testing initiated at 27 July 2015 13:02 by user phoronix.
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
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Testing initiated at 27 July 2015 14:04 by user phoronix.
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
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Testing initiated at 27 July 2015 14:52 by user phoronix.