Windows 10 Catalyst vs. AMD Ubuntu Open-Source
Catlayst on Windows versus Ubuntu 15.10 Linux with open-source drivers. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.


Windows 10: HD 7950: 

	Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3 Intel (4 Cores), Disk: 238GB

	OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64)

Windows 10: R9 290: 

	Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3 Intel (4 Cores), Disk: 238GB

	OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64)

RadeonSI Gallium3D: HD 7950: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.3.0-040300-generic (x86_64), 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

RadeonSI Gallium3D: R9 290: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.3.0-040300-generic (x86_64), 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


Nexuiz 2.5.2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - HDR: Yes - Sound: On
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10: HD 7950 ......... 168.61 |===================================
Windows 10: R9 290 .......... 178.62 |=====================================
RadeonSI Gallium3D: HD 7950 . 178.85 |=====================================
RadeonSI Gallium3D: R9 290 .. 197.43 |=========================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10: HD 7950 ......... 169.67 |===========================
Windows 10: R9 290 .......... 254.53 |=========================================
RadeonSI Gallium3D: HD 7950 . 150.10 |========================
RadeonSI Gallium3D: R9 290 .. 187.60 |==============================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Windows 10: HD 7950 ......... MIN: 1.0  AVG: 5.9   MAX: 49.0 
Windows 10: R9 290 .......... MIN: 1.0  AVG: 4.1   MAX: 47.0 
RadeonSI Gallium3D: HD 7950 . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 6.6   MAX: 25.0 
RadeonSI Gallium3D: R9 290 .. MIN: 1.0  AVG: 5.3   MAX: 26.0 


Unigine Heaven 4.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10: HD 7950 ......... 44.46 |=============================
Windows 10: R9 290 .......... 63.97 |==========================================
RadeonSI Gallium3D: HD 7950 . 23.85 |================
RadeonSI Gallium3D: R9 290 .. 36.42 |========================


Unigine Heaven 4.0
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10: HD 7950 ......... 10.35 |==============================
Windows 10: R9 290 .......... 14.53 |==========================================
RadeonSI Gallium3D: HD 7950 . 7.52  |======================
RadeonSI Gallium3D: R9 290 .. 10.80 |===============================


Unigine Valley 1.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10: HD 7950 ......... 48.56 |============================
Windows 10: R9 290 .......... 74.09 |==========================================
RadeonSI Gallium3D: HD 7950 . 39.68 |======================
RadeonSI Gallium3D: R9 290 .. 61.19 |===================================


Unigine Valley 1.0
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10: HD 7950 ......... 13.92 |============================
Windows 10: R9 290 .......... 21.12 |==========================================
RadeonSI Gallium3D: HD 7950 . 10.54 |=====================
RadeonSI Gallium3D: R9 290 .. 16.29 |================================


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10: HD 7950 ......... 236.30 |=========================================
Windows 10: R9 290 .......... 233.25 |========================================
RadeonSI Gallium3D: HD 7950 . 139.94 |========================
RadeonSI Gallium3D: R9 290 .. 175.80 |===============================


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10: HD 7950 ......... 236.63 |=========================================
Windows 10: R9 290 .......... 234.01 |=========================================
RadeonSI Gallium3D: HD 7950 . 140.28 |========================
RadeonSI Gallium3D: R9 290 .. 175.54 |==============================


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10: HD 7950 ......... 194.33 |=========================================
Windows 10: R9 290 .......... 193.62 |=========================================
RadeonSI Gallium3D: HD 7950 . 100.40 |=====================
RadeonSI Gallium3D: R9 290 .. 134.97 |============================


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Windows 10: HD 7950 ......... 194.90 |=========================================
Windows 10: R9 290 .......... 193.60 |=========================================
RadeonSI Gallium3D: HD 7950 . 100.13 |=====================
RadeonSI Gallium3D: R9 290 .. 135.36 |============================