AMD Radeon Software Crimson

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R9 285: Radeon Crimson 15.11
November 24 2015
 
R9 290: Radeon Crimson 15.11
November 24 2015
 
R7 370: Radeon Crimson 15.11
November 24 2015
 
R9 285: Catalyst 15.9
November 24 2015
 
R9 290: Catalyst 15.9
November 24 2015
 
R7 370: Catalyst 15.9
November 24 2015
 
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R9 285: Radeon Crimson 15.11

Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 191f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Supported device 6939 2048MB (918/1375MHz), Audio: Intel Device a170, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Device 15b8

OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-33-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.6, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.30.3, OpenGL: 4.3.13416, Compiler: GCC 4.8.4 + Clang 3.4-1ubuntu3 + CUDA 7.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Environment Notes: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance

R9 290: Radeon Crimson 15.11

Changed Graphics to Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz).

Processor Change: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand

R7 370: Radeon Crimson 15.11

Changed Graphics to MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 4096MB (1030/1400MHz).

R9 285: Catalyst 15.9

Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 191f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Supported device 6939 2048MB (918/1375MHz), Audio: Intel Device a170, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Device 15b8

OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-33-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.6, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.3, OpenGL: 4.3.13399, Compiler: GCC 4.8.4 + Clang 3.4-1ubuntu3 + CUDA 7.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

R9 290: Catalyst 15.9

Changed Graphics to Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz).

Processor Change: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand

R7 370: Catalyst 15.9

Changed Graphics to MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 4096MB (1030/1400MHz).

AMD Radeon Software CrimsonOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores)MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0Intel Device 191f16384MB256GB TS256GSSD370SSupported device 6939 2048MB (918/1375MHz)Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz)MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 4096MB (1030/1400MHz)Intel Device a170SyncMasterIntel Device 15b8Ubuntu 14.043.19.0-33-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.2.6X Server 1.17.1fglrx 15.30.3fglrx 15.20.34.3.134164.3.13399GCC 4.8.4 + Clang 3.4-1ubuntu3 + CUDA 7.5ext42560x1600ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriversOpenGLsCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionAMD Radeon Software Crimson BenchmarksSystem Logs- LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri - R9 285: Radeon Crimson 15.11: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance - R9 290: Radeon Crimson 15.11: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand - R7 370: Radeon Crimson 15.11: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance - R9 285: Catalyst 15.9: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance - R9 290: Catalyst 15.9: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand - R7 370: Catalyst 15.9: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance

bioshock-infinite: 2560 x 1600 - Very Highmetro2033-redux: Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m6metroll-redux: Phoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m6tesseract: 2560 x 1600unigine-valley: 2560 x 1600 - Fullscreenxonotic: 2560 x 1600 - UltimateR9 285R9 290R7 370R9 285R9 290R7 370 Radeon Crimson 15.11 Radeon Crimson 15.11 Radeon Crimson 15.11 Catalyst 15.9 Catalyst 15.9 Catalyst 15.927.6456.1758.67151.9128.92176.0440.5149.6964.84242.8443.18177.6826.2455.5056.14125.4921.26161.3227.2959.5458.50153.2528.85176.6939.2773.9683.10234.4642.94180.3425.7853.3549.17124.0721.11159.13OpenBenchmarking.org

BioShock Infinite

A Steam-based test of the BioShock Infinite game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

R9 285R9 290R7 370OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBioShock InfiniteResolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Very HighRadeon Crimson 15.11Catalyst 15.9918273645SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 327.6427.2940.5139.2726.2425.78
R9 285R9 290R7 370OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBioShock InfiniteResolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Very HighRadeon Crimson 15.11Catalyst 15.9816243240Min: 27.61 / Avg: 27.64 / Max: 27.68Min: 27.21 / Avg: 27.29 / Max: 27.4Min: 40.42 / Avg: 40.51 / Max: 40.58Min: 39.24 / Avg: 39.27 / Max: 39.3Min: 26.15 / Avg: 26.24 / Max: 26.31Min: 25.76 / Avg: 25.78 / Max: 25.8

Metro 2033 Redux

A Steam-based test of the Metro 2033 Redux game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

R9 285R9 290R7 370OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro 2033 ReduxPhoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m6Radeon Crimson 15.11Catalyst 15.91632486480SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.70, N = 6SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 1.05, N = 656.1759.5449.6973.9655.5053.35
R9 285R9 290R7 370OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro 2033 ReduxPhoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m6Radeon Crimson 15.11Catalyst 15.91428425670Min: 55.91 / Avg: 56.17 / Max: 56.4Min: 59.34 / Avg: 59.54 / Max: 59.79Min: 48.5 / Avg: 49.69 / Max: 53Min: 73.79 / Avg: 73.96 / Max: 74.1Min: 55.17 / Avg: 55.5 / Max: 55.7Min: 51.3 / Avg: 53.35 / Max: 56.84

Metro: Last Light Redux

A Steam-based test of the Metro: Last Light Redux game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

R9 285R9 290R7 370OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro: Last Light ReduxPhoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m6Radeon Crimson 15.11Catalyst 15.920406080100SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 358.6758.5064.8483.1056.1449.17
R9 285R9 290R7 370OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro: Last Light ReduxPhoronix Test Suite v6.0.0m6Radeon Crimson 15.11Catalyst 15.91632486480Min: 58.29 / Avg: 58.67 / Max: 59.04Min: 58.35 / Avg: 58.5 / Max: 58.63Min: 64.61 / Avg: 64.84 / Max: 64.98Min: 83.02 / Avg: 83.1 / Max: 83.21Min: 56.06 / Avg: 56.14 / Max: 56.28Min: 49.1 / Avg: 49.17 / Max: 49.29

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.

R9 285R9 290R7 370OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 2560 x 1600Radeon Crimson 15.11Catalyst 15.950100150200250SE +/- 3.06, N = 3SE +/- 2.33, N = 3SE +/- 3.30, N = 3SE +/- 1.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.63, N = 3151.91153.25242.84234.46125.49124.07
R9 285R9 290R7 370OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 2560 x 1600Radeon Crimson 15.11Catalyst 15.94080120160200Min: 146.14 / Avg: 151.91 / Max: 156.55Min: 148.74 / Avg: 153.25 / Max: 156.55Min: 236.96 / Avg: 242.84 / Max: 248.38Min: 232.69 / Avg: 234.46 / Max: 236.56Min: 124.82 / Avg: 125.49 / Max: 126.1Min: 123.26 / Avg: 124.07 / Max: 125.32

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.

R9 285R9 290R7 370OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon Crimson 15.11Catalyst 15.91020304050SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 328.9228.8543.1842.9421.2621.11
R9 285R9 290R7 370OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: FullscreenRadeon Crimson 15.11Catalyst 15.9918273645Min: 28.88 / Avg: 28.92 / Max: 28.95Min: 28.84 / Avg: 28.85 / Max: 28.86Min: 43.12 / Avg: 43.18 / Max: 43.21Min: 42.9 / Avg: 42.94 / Max: 42.97Min: 21.25 / Avg: 21.26 / Max: 21.28Min: 21.1 / Avg: 21.11 / Max: 21.13

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.

R9 285R9 290R7 370OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltimateRadeon Crimson 15.11Catalyst 15.94080120160200SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.98, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.79, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3176.04176.69177.68180.34161.32159.13
R9 285R9 290R7 370OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltimateRadeon Crimson 15.11Catalyst 15.9306090120150Min: 175.59 / Avg: 176.04 / Max: 176.59Min: 175.04 / Avg: 176.69 / Max: 178.44Min: 177.34 / Avg: 177.68 / Max: 178.31Min: 177.71 / Avg: 180.34 / Max: 182.02Min: 159.95 / Avg: 161.32 / Max: 162.68Min: 158.83 / Avg: 159.13 / Max: 159.58

R9 285: Radeon Crimson 15.11

Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 191f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Supported device 6939 2048MB (918/1375MHz), Audio: Intel Device a170, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Device 15b8

OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-33-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.6, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.30.3, OpenGL: 4.3.13416, Compiler: GCC 4.8.4 + Clang 3.4-1ubuntu3 + CUDA 7.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Environment Notes: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance

Testing initiated at 24 November 2015 11:11 by user pts.

R9 290: Radeon Crimson 15.11

Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 191f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Intel Device a170, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Device 15b8

OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-33-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.6, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.30.3, OpenGL: 4.3.13416, Compiler: GCC 4.8.4 + Clang 3.4-1ubuntu3 + CUDA 7.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Environment Notes: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand

Testing initiated at 24 November 2015 10:28 by user pts.

R7 370: Radeon Crimson 15.11

Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 191f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 4096MB (1030/1400MHz), Audio: Intel Device a170, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Device 15b8

OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-33-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.6, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.30.3, OpenGL: 4.3.13416, Compiler: GCC 4.8.4 + Clang 3.4-1ubuntu3 + CUDA 7.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Environment Notes: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance

Testing initiated at 24 November 2015 12:04 by user pts.

R9 285: Catalyst 15.9

Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 191f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Supported device 6939 2048MB (918/1375MHz), Audio: Intel Device a170, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Device 15b8

OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-33-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.6, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.3, OpenGL: 4.3.13399, Compiler: GCC 4.8.4 + Clang 3.4-1ubuntu3 + CUDA 7.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Environment Notes: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance

Testing initiated at 24 November 2015 14:06 by user pts.

R9 290: Catalyst 15.9

Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 191f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz), Audio: Intel Device a170, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Device 15b8

OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-33-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.6, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.3, OpenGL: 4.3.13399, Compiler: GCC 4.8.4 + Clang 3.4-1ubuntu3 + CUDA 7.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Environment Notes: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemand

Testing initiated at 24 November 2015 13:29 by user pts.

R7 370: Catalyst 15.9

Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 191f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 4096MB (1030/1400MHz), Audio: Intel Device a170, Monitor: SyncMaster, Network: Intel Device 15b8

OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-33-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.2.6, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.3, OpenGL: 4.3.13399, Compiler: GCC 4.8.4 + Clang 3.4-1ubuntu3 + CUDA 7.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600

Environment Notes: LIBGL_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance

Testing initiated at 24 November 2015 12:47 by user pts.