Ubuntu 15.10 Radeon DRI3 vs. DRI2

DRI2 DRI3 rendering on Radeon open-source Linux graphics driver of Linux 4.3 and Mesa 11.1-devel atop Ubuntu 15.10. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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DRI2: R9 290
October 31 2015
 
DRI3: R9 290
October 31 2015
 
DRI2: HD 6870
October 31 2015
 
DRI3: HD 6870
October 31 2015
 
DRI2: R7 370
October 31 2015
 
DRI3: R7 370
October 31 2015
 
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DRI3: R9 290

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

DRI2: 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

DRI2: HD 6870

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

DRI3: HD 6870

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: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, 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: 3.3 Mesa 11.1.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

DRI3: R7 370

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

DRI2: R7 370

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: MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 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 powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionDRI3DRI2DRI3DRI2 R9 290 R9 290 HD 6870 HD 6870 R7 370 R7 370Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores)Gigabyte X99-UD4-CFIntel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon16384MB240GB OCZ VERTEX3XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MBRealtek ALC1150DELL P2415QIntel ConnectionUbuntu 15.104.3.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20151018UnityX Server 1.17.2radeon 7.5.994.1 Mesa 11.1.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4GCC 5.2.1 20151010ext43840x2160Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB3.3 Mesa 11.1.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.41920x1080MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MB4.1 Mesa 11.1.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.43840x2160OpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- DRI3: R9 290: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- DRI2: R9 290: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- DRI2: HD 6870: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance- DRI3: HD 6870: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance- DRI3: R7 370: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance- DRI2: R7 370: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveGraphics Details- DRI3: R9 290: GLAMOR- DRI2: R9 290: GLAMOR- DRI2: HD 6870: EXA- DRI3: HD 6870: EXA- DRI3: R7 370: GLAMOR- DRI2: R7 370: GLAMOR

openarena: 1920 x 1080openarena: 1920 x 1080tesseract: 1920 x 1080unigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Lowxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Highxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimategputest: Plot3D - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Furmark - 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreengputest: Triangle - 1920 x 1080 - FullscreenDRI3DRI2DRI3DRI2 R9 290 R9 290 HD 6870 HD 6870 R7 370 R7 370481.80207.58149.5958.73262.68176.69148.10113.4030597172975869398.92201.97150.2557.43243.41145.43124.2899.3630472172677026475.03160.90119.4522.83277.72187.29134.2995.61188341803218732484.03159.17120.5022.99290.39196.66149.73104.41188841808218764496.47189.30131.4634.12249.61137.19386.97181.20126.6433.77232.65114.70OpenBenchmarking.org

OpenArena

This is a test of OpenArena, a popular open-source first-person shooter. This game is based upon ioquake3, which in turn uses the GPL version of id Software's Quake 3 engine. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

DRI3DRI2OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.5Resolution: 1920 x 1080R9 290HD 6870R7 370110220330440550SE +/- 7.04, N = 3SE +/- 3.04, N = 3SE +/- 5.14, N = 3SE +/- 11.75, N = 6SE +/- 5.72, N = 3SE +/- 12.68, N = 6481.80484.03496.47398.92475.03386.97

DRI3DRI2OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080R9 290HD 6870R7 37050100150200250SE +/- 3.05, N = 5SE +/- 3.04, N = 3SE +/- 1.06, N = 3SE +/- 5.96, N = 6SE +/- 0.99, N = 3SE +/- 1.27, N = 3207.58159.17189.30201.97160.90181.20

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.

DRI3DRI2OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080R9 290HD 6870R7 370306090120150SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.54, N = 3SE +/- 1.93, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.85, N = 3149.59120.50131.46150.25119.45126.64

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.

DRI3DRI2OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenR9 290HD 6870R7 3701326395265SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 358.7322.9934.1257.4322.8333.77

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.

DRI3DRI2OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: LowR9 290HD 6870R7 37060120180240300SE +/- 5.12, N = 3SE +/- 2.79, N = 3SE +/- 3.95, N = 6SE +/- 5.84, N = 6SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 3.85, N = 4262.68290.39249.61243.41277.72232.65

DRI3DRI2OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighR9 290HD 6870R7 3704080120160200SE +/- 0.61, N = 3SE +/- 3.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.78, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 1.10, N = 3176.69196.66137.19145.43187.29114.70

DRI3DRI2OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraR9 290HD 6870306090120150SE +/- 0.79, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.90, N = 3148.10149.73124.28134.29

DRI3DRI2OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateR9 290HD 6870306090120150SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3113.40104.4199.3695.61

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.

DRI3DRI2OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenR9 290HD 68707K14K21K28K35KSE +/- 38.00, N = 3SE +/- 6.36, N = 3SE +/- 62.36, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 330597188843047218834

DRI3DRI2OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenR9 290HD 6870400800120016002000SE +/- 4.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 4.16, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 31729180817261803

DRI3DRI2OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenR9 290HD 687050K100K150K200K250KSE +/- 256.08, N = 3SE +/- 9.33, N = 3SE +/- 161.08, N = 3SE +/- 222.04, N = 37586921876477026218732

OpenArena

DRI3DRI2OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeR9 290HD 6870R7 370714212835Min: 1 / Avg: 4.88 / Max: 33Min: 2 / Avg: 6.1 / Max: 21Min: 2 / Avg: 5.23 / Max: 33Min: 1 / Avg: 5.23 / Max: 29Min: 3 / Avg: 6.25 / Max: 14Min: 2 / Avg: 5.42 / Max: 35

DRI3: R9 290

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

Testing initiated at 31 October 2015 10:12 by user phoronix.

DRI2: 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 powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Testing initiated at 31 October 2015 10:57 by user phoronix.

DRI2: HD 6870

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

Testing initiated at 31 October 2015 11:46 by user phoronix.

DRI3: HD 6870

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: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, 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: 3.3 Mesa 11.1.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

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

Testing initiated at 31 October 2015 12:28 by user phoronix.

DRI3: R7 370

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

Testing initiated at 31 October 2015 13:18 by user phoronix.

DRI2: R7 370

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: MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 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 powersave
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Testing initiated at 31 October 2015 14:44 by user phoronix.