GPU Intel AMD Linux Open-Source Comparison

Benchmark results by Michael Larabel for a future article.

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GPU Intel AMD Linux Open-Source ComparisonProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionRadeon HD 6870Skylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Radeon HD 6570Pelles HD 7850Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores)MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0Intel Sky Lake16384MB256GB TS256GSSD370SSapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MBRealtek ALC1150DELL P2210HIntel ConnectionUbuntu 15.044.2.0-996-generic (x86_64) 20150825Xfce 4.12X Server 1.17.1radeon 7.5.993.3 Mesa 11.0.0-rc1 (git-ab94875) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.9.2 + LLVM 3.8.0ext41920x108015360MBIntel Sky Lake (1150MHz)intel 2.99.9173.3 Mesa 11.0.0-rc1 (git-ab94875)16384MBXFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MBradeon 7.5.994.1 Mesa 11.0.0-rc1 (git-ab94875) Gallium 0.4Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB3.3 Mesa 11.0.0-rc1 (git-ab94875) Gallium 0.4XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB4.1 Mesa 11.0.0-rc1 (git-ab94875) Gallium 0.4MSI AMD Radeon R9 270 4096MBSapphire AMD Radeon HD 6570/7570/8550 512MB3.3 Mesa 11.0.0-rc1 (git-ab94875) Gallium 0.4Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.60GHz (2 Cores)ASUS P5Q-PROIntel 4 DRAM + ICH10R4096MB120GB INTEL SSDSA2CW12 + 2000GB SAMSUNG HD204UIGigabyte AMD Radeon HD 7850 2048MBRealtek ALC1200SyncMasterQualcomm Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 + Intel PRO/WirelessArch Linux4.2.0-1-pelle (x86_64)4.1 Mesa 11.1.0-devel (git-e0c2ea0) Gallium 0.4GCC 5.2.0 + Clang 3.8.0 + LLVM 3.8.0svnxfs1920x1200OpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Radeon HD 6870, Skylake HD Graphics 530, Radeon HD 7950, Radeon HD 6950, Radeon R9 290, Radeon R7 370, Radeon HD 6570: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemandGraphics Details- Radeon HD 6870: EXA- Skylake HD Graphics 530: SNA- Radeon HD 7950: GLAMOR- Radeon HD 6950: EXA- Radeon R9 290: GLAMOR- Radeon R7 370: GLAMOR- Radeon HD 6570: EXA- Pelles HD 7850: GLAMOR

GPU Intel AMD Linux Open-Source Comparisongputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenopenarena: 1920 x 1080tesseract: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimateunigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenunigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080 - FullscreenRadeon HD 6870Skylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Radeon HD 6570Pelles HD 78502842139132105618207616565180.43140.28152.05106.6822.7967.4439122625702784769.3755.7180.4462.318.091766684270752295443657218.82156.17170.56138.4139.67108.94923898176691847222126615113.10113.90144.27114.2830.0281.6729261147290910535150854208.53180.95172.36143.1260.78147.711313510276510331552894203.43152.67169.92135.6835.3797.16218012364224073702413671.5746.5054.3632.305.7019.151132343231216257148975158.37125.08121.5891.1428.91136.44OpenBenchmarking.org

GpuTest

Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon HD 6870Skylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Radeon HD 6570Pelles HD 785020K40K60K80K100KSE +/- 6.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 2SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 108.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 1.67, N = 3SE +/- 15.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 32842139117669238929261313218011132

GpuTest

Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon HD 6870Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Radeon HD 6570Pelles HD 785020K40K60K80K100KSE +/- 47.15, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 231.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 45.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 33913268481766114751023642343

GpuTest

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

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon HD 6870Skylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Radeon HD 6570Pelles HD 785060K120K180K240K300KSE +/- 67.52, N = 3SE +/- 1871.84, N = 3SE +/- 192.11, N = 3SE +/- 92.19, N = 3SE +/- 570.04, N = 3SE +/- 305.92, N = 3SE +/- 12.99, N = 3SE +/- 10.87, N = 3105618226252707529184729091027651024073231216

GpuTest

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

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon HD 6870Skylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Radeon HD 6570Pelles HD 785011002200330044005500SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 45.08, N = 5SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 32.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 20.74, N = 3207670229542221535133157022571

GpuTest

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

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon HD 6870Skylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Radeon HD 6570Pelles HD 785011K22K33K44K55KSE +/- 4.41, N = 3SE +/- 3.84, N = 3SE +/- 12.41, N = 3SE +/- 6.08, N = 3SE +/- 7.80, N = 3SE +/- 13.58, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 64.25, N = 316565784743657266155085452894413648975

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon HD 6870Skylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Radeon HD 6570Pelles HD 785050100150200250SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.78, N = 3SE +/- 12.02, N = 6SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.87, N = 3SE +/- 7.35, N = 6SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.61, N = 3180.4369.37218.82113.10208.53203.4371.57158.37MIN: 2MIN: 11MIN: 1MIN: 4MIN: 1MIN: 1MIN: 7MIN: 2

Tesseract

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Radeon HD 6870Skylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Radeon HD 6570Pelles HD 78504080120160200SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.95, N = 3SE +/- 0.98, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3140.2855.71156.17113.90180.95152.6746.50125.08

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraRadeon HD 6870Skylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Radeon HD 6570Pelles HD 78504080120160200SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 2.62, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3152.0580.44170.56144.27172.36169.9254.36121.58MIN: 72 / MAX: 295MIN: 46 / MAX: 117MIN: 87 / MAX: 401MIN: 63 / MAX: 305MIN: 86 / MAX: 420MIN: 85 / MAX: 448MIN: 26 / MAX: 87MIN: 70 / MAX: 246

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateRadeon HD 6870Skylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Radeon HD 6570Pelles HD 7850306090120150SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 1.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3106.6862.31138.41114.28143.12135.6832.3091.14MIN: 47 / MAX: 233MIN: 35 / MAX: 99MIN: 49 / MAX: 377MIN: 44 / MAX: 275MIN: 50 / MAX: 369MIN: 48 / MAX: 371MIN: 15 / MAX: 56MIN: 12 / MAX: 229

Unigine Valley

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon HD 6870Skylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Radeon HD 6570Pelles HD 78501428425670SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 2SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 322.798.0939.6730.0260.7835.375.7028.91

Unigine Tropics

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon HD 6870Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Radeon HD 6570Pelles HD 7850306090120150SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 367.44108.9481.67147.7197.1619.15136.44

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeRadeon HD 6870Skylake HD Graphics 530Radeon HD 7950Radeon HD 6950Radeon R9 290Radeon R7 370Radeon HD 6570Pelles HD 78501530456075Min: 2 / Avg: 5.52 / Max: 10Min: 11 / Avg: 14.1 / Max: 48Min: 2 / Avg: 4.97 / Max: 25Min: 4 / Avg: 8.82 / Max: 14Min: 1 / Avg: 4.82 / Max: 30Min: 1 / Avg: 5.08 / Max: 29Min: 7 / Avg: 14 / Max: 19Min: 3 / Avg: 6.33 / Max: 78

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