Ubuntu 15.10 Linux 4.3 Mesa 11.1 Radeon Linux AMD GPU

Radeon R9 290 benchmarks out-of-the-box on Ubuntu 15.04 vs. Ubuntu 15.10 followed up by Linux 4.3 + Mesa 11.1-devel Git.

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Ubuntu 15.04 - 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: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-30-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.5.9 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Ubuntu 15.10 - R9 290

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Linux 4.3 + Mesa 11.1-dev - R9 290

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.3.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20151018, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.1.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Ubuntu 15.10 Linux 4.3 Mesa 11.1 Radeon Linux AMD GPUProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionUbuntu 15.04 - R9 290Ubuntu 15.10 - R9 290Linux 4.3 + Mesa 11.1-dev - R9 290Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores)Gigabyte X99-UD4-CFIntel Xeon E5 v3/Core16384MB240GB OCZ VERTEX3XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MBIntel C610/X99SyncMasterIntel ConnectionUbuntu 15.043.19.0-30-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.3.2X Server 1.17.1radeon 7.5.03.3 Mesa 10.5.9 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.9.2ext42560x1600Intel Xeon E7 v3/XeonRealtek ALC1150Ubuntu 15.104.2.0-16-generic (x86_64)UnityX Server 1.17.2radeon 7.5.993.3 Mesa 11.0.2 Gallium 0.4GCC 5.2.1 20151010DELL P2415Q4.3.0-999-generic (x86_64) 201510184.1 Mesa 11.1.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.43840x2160OpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Ubuntu 15.04 - R9 290: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Ubuntu 15.10 - R9 290: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance- Linux 4.3 + Mesa 11.1-dev - R9 290: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performanceGraphics Details- GLAMOR

Ubuntu 15.04 - R9 290Ubuntu 15.10 - R9 290Linux 4.3 + Mesa 11.1-dev - R9 290Result OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%126%152%179%205%GpuTestGpuTestGpuTestUnigine TropicsTesseractGpuTestGpuTestUnigine ValleyTeam Fortress 2Pixmark Volplosion - 1920 x 1080 - FullscreenTriangle - 1920 x 1080 - FullscreenFurmark - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen1920 x 1080Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080 - FullscreenPlot3D - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen1920 x 1080

Ubuntu 15.10 Linux 4.3 Mesa 11.1 Radeon Linux AMD GPUgputest: Pixmark Volplosion - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenunigine-tropics: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Pixmark Piano - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenunigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreentf2: 1920 x 1080tesseract: 1920 x 1080Ubuntu 15.04 - R9 290Ubuntu 15.10 - R9 290Linux 4.3 + Mesa 11.1-dev - R9 29015861448082889134.703484197168.7970.68163.9715021355612913124.394214191868.1465.53107.91774766901732194.483013071257.6273.73156.64OpenBenchmarking.org

GpuTest

GpuTest is a cross-platform OpenGL benchmark developed at Geeks3D.com that offers tech demos such as FurMark, TessMark, and other workloads to stress various areas of GPUs and drivers. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Volplosion - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenUbuntu 15.04 - R9 290Ubuntu 15.10 - R9 290Linux 4.3 + Mesa 11.1-dev - R9 29030060090012001500SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 315861502774

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenUbuntu 15.04 - R9 290Ubuntu 15.10 - R9 290Linux 4.3 + Mesa 11.1-dev - R9 29030K60K90K120K150KSE +/- 517.32, N = 3SE +/- 535.70, N = 3SE +/- 183.17, N = 314480813556176690

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenUbuntu 15.04 - R9 290Ubuntu 15.10 - R9 290Linux 4.3 + Mesa 11.1-dev - R9 2906001200180024003000SE +/- 5.61, N = 3SE +/- 8.51, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 3288929131732

Unigine Tropics

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Tropics 1.3Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenUbuntu 15.04 - R9 290Ubuntu 15.10 - R9 290Linux 4.3 + Mesa 11.1-dev - R9 2904080120160200SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 3134.70124.39194.48

GpuTest

GpuTest is a cross-platform OpenGL benchmark developed at Geeks3D.com that offers tech demos such as FurMark, TessMark, and other workloads to stress various areas of GPUs and drivers. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Pixmark Piano - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenUbuntu 15.04 - R9 290Ubuntu 15.10 - R9 290Linux 4.3 + Mesa 11.1-dev - R9 29090180270360450SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3348421301

OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenUbuntu 15.04 - R9 290Ubuntu 15.10 - R9 290Linux 4.3 + Mesa 11.1-dev - R9 2909K18K27K36K45KSE +/- 38.27, N = 3SE +/- 8.67, N = 3SE +/- 26.01, N = 3419714191830712

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.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenUbuntu 15.04 - R9 290Ubuntu 15.10 - R9 290Linux 4.3 + Mesa 11.1-dev - R9 2901530456075SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 368.7968.1457.62

Team Fortress 2

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080Ubuntu 15.04 - R9 290Ubuntu 15.10 - R9 290Linux 4.3 + Mesa 11.1-dev - R9 2901632486480SE +/- 1.23, N = 4SE +/- 0.93, N = 3SE +/- 1.50, N = 670.6865.5373.73

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.

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080Ubuntu 15.04 - R9 290Ubuntu 15.10 - R9 290Linux 4.3 + Mesa 11.1-dev - R9 2904080120160200SE +/- 1.03, N = 3SE +/- 5.67, N = 6SE +/- 4.33, N = 6163.97107.91156.64

Ubuntu 15.04 - 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: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-30-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.5.9 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Testing initiated at 17 October 2015 17:57 by user phoronix.

Ubuntu 15.10 - R9 290

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Testing initiated at 18 October 2015 14:57 by user phoronix.

Linux 4.3 + Mesa 11.1-dev - R9 290

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 240GB OCZ VERTEX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.3.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20151018, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.1.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Testing initiated at 19 October 2015 20:04 by user phoronix.