AMD Open-Source vs. Catalyst Linux Radeon Tests

Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1509014-HA-AMDGPULIN89&gru&rdt.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionOpen-SourceCatalyst R7 370 R9 290 HD 7950 R9 285 R9 285 R7 370 HD 7950 R9 290Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores)MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0Intel Sky Lake16384MB256GB TS256GSSD370SMSI AMD Radeon R9 270 4096MBRealtek ALC1150SyncMasterIntel ConnectionUbuntu 15.044.2.0-996-generic (x86_64) 20150828Xfce 4.12X Server 1.17.1radeon 7.5.994.1 Mesa 11.1.0-devel (git-c8a61ea) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.9.2 + LLVM 3.8.0ext42560x1600XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MBXFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MBXFX AMD Radeon R9 285 2048MBXFX AMD Radeon R9 200 2048MB (918/1375MHz)Intel Sunrise Point-H HD Audio3.19.0-26-generic (x86_64)fglrx 15.20.24.4.13374GCC 4.9.2MSI AMD Radeon R7 300 4096MB (1030/1400MHz)XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB (900/1375MHz)XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 4096MB (947/1250MHz)OpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemandGraphics Details- Open-Source: R7 370, Open-Source: R9 290, Open-Source: HD 7950, Open-Source: R9 285: GLAMOREnvironment Details- Catalyst: R9 285, Catalyst: R7 370, Catalyst: HD 7950, Catalyst: R9 290: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/fglrx/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/dri:/usr/lib32/fglrx/dri:/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri

metro2033-redux: Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m1metroll-redux: Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m1openarena: 2560 x 1600tesseract: 2560 x 1600unigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenxonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Ultraxonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Ultimategputest: Plot3D - 2560 x 1600 - Fullscreengputest: Furmark - 2560 x 1600 - Fullscreengputest: Triangle - 2560 x 1600 - FullscreenOpen-SourceCatalyst R7 370 R9 290 HD 7950 R9 285 R9 285 R7 370 HD 7950 R9 29039.4039.68145.13127.3159.65156.00121.8441926179014686547.6153.17195.10158.7991.72179.14152.0941668292015479742.7946.29169.23135.9562.14164.48132.763671716211376928.867.1026.7019.4415.7336.4631.3849422421022846.4846.07201.67103.3850.25152.61122.362383220883763943.6940.96164.5396.1637.23151.20114.362860616145622850.3851.66209.37108.7347.46162.93128.182790415815324261.1468.63307.70158.7773.28174.14139.4943279263693290OpenBenchmarking.org

Metro 2033 Redux

Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m1

Open-SourceCatalystOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro 2033 ReduxPhoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m1R7 370R9 290HD 7950R9 2851428425670SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.74, N = 6SE +/- 0.79, N = 6SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 339.4047.6142.798.8646.4843.6950.3861.14

Metro: Last Light Redux

Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m1

Open-SourceCatalystOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro: Last Light ReduxPhoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m1R9 290R7 370HD 7950R9 2851530456075SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 353.0139.5839.6853.1746.297.1046.0740.9651.6668.63

OpenArena

Resolution: 2560 x 1600

Open-SourceCatalystOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600R7 370R9 290HD 7950R9 28570140210280350SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.84, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3145.13195.10169.2326.70201.67164.53209.37307.70

Tesseract

Resolution: 2560 x 1600

Open-SourceCatalystOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 2560 x 1600R7 370R9 290HD 7950R9 2854080120160200SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 1.16, N = 3SE +/- 1.42, N = 3SE +/- 2.29, N = 3127.31158.79135.9519.44103.3896.16108.73158.77

Unigine Valley

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

Open-SourceCatalystOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenR7 370R9 290HD 7950R9 28520406080100SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 359.6591.7262.1415.7350.2537.2347.4673.28

Xonotic

Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra

Open-SourceCatalystOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltraR7 370R9 290HD 7950R9 2854080120160200SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.81, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3156.00179.14164.4836.46152.61151.20162.93174.14

Xonotic

Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

Open-SourceCatalystOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltimateR7 370R9 290HD 7950R9 285306090120150SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 1.17, N = 3121.84152.09132.7631.38122.36114.36128.18139.49

GpuTest

Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: Fullscreen

Open-SourceCatalystOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: FullscreenR7 370R9 290HD 7950R9 2859K18K27K36K45KSE +/- 19.60, N = 3SE +/- 8.72, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 19.74, N = 3SE +/- 6.56, N = 3SE +/- 1.86, N = 3SE +/- 3.46, N = 3SE +/- 21.39, N = 3419264166836717494223832286062790443279

GpuTest

Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: Fullscreen

Open-SourceCatalystOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: FullscreenR7 370R9 290HD 7950R9 2856001200180024003000SE +/- 17.98, N = 3SE +/- 8.72, N = 3SE +/- 31.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 26.46, N = 4SE +/- 41.88, N = 61790292016212422088161415812636

GpuTest

Test: Triangle - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: Fullscreen

Open-SourceCatalystOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: FullscreenR7 370R9 290HD 7950R9 28530K60K90K120K150KSE +/- 153.73, N = 3SE +/- 167.59, N = 3SE +/- 5868.95, N = 6SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 5.46, N = 3SE +/- 4.37, N = 3SE +/- 9.02, N = 3SE +/- 39.84, N = 31468651547971376921022837639562285324293290

OpenArena

Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time

Open-SourceCatalystOpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame TimeR7 370R9 290HD 7950R9 28520406080100Min: 3 / Avg: 6.88 / Max: 28Min: 2 / Avg: 5.11 / Max: 32Min: 3 / Avg: 5.84 / Max: 30Min: 2 / Avg: 37.37 / Max: 97Min: 1 / Avg: 4.95 / Max: 26Min: 1 / Avg: 6.06 / Max: 29Min: 1 / Avg: 4.77 / Max: 28Min: 1 / Avg: 3.23 / Max: 24

Phoronix Test Suite v10.8.4