Radeon Linux 4.4 vs. Catalyst

Benchmarks of a few Radeon tests on the Linux 4.4 kernel then compared to Catalyst 15.9 from AMD.com. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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HD 6870: Linux 4.4 Radeon
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November 27 2015
 
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Radeon Linux 4.4 vs. Catalyst - Phoronix Test Suite

Radeon Linux 4.4 vs. Catalyst

Benchmarks of a few Radeon tests on the Linux 4.4 kernel then compared to Catalyst 15.9 from AMD.com. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1511299-HA-REDSIDE8361&sor.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionHD 6870R9 290R7 370R9 290HD 6870 Linux 4.4 Radeon Linux 4.4 Radeon Linux 4.4 Radeon Catalyst Catalyst CatalystIntel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores)Gigabyte X99-UD4-CFIntel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon16384MB240GB OCZ VERTEX3Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MBRealtek ALC1150SyncMasterIntel ConnectionUbuntu 15.104.4.0-rc1-phoronix (x86_64) 20151118UnityX Server 1.17.2radeon 7.6.993.3 Mesa 11.1.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4GCC 5.2.1 20151010ext42560x1600XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB4.1 Mesa 11.1.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MBMSI AMD Radeon R7 370 4096MB (1030/1400MHz)4.2.0-18-generic (x86_64)fglrx 15.20.34.4.13399Supported device 67B1 4096MB (947/1250MHz)Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB (900/1050MHz)OpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performanceGraphics Details- HD 6870: Linux 4.4 Radeon: EXA- R9 290: Linux 4.4 Radeon: GLAMOR- R7 370: Linux 4.4 Radeon: GLAMOREnvironment Details- R7 370: Catalyst, R9 290: Catalyst, HD 6870: Catalyst: 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

openarena: 2560 x 1600tesseract: 2560 x 1600unigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenxonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Ultraxonotic: 2560 x 1600 - Ultimategputest: Furmark - 2560 x 1600 - Fullscreengputest: Triangle - 2560 x 1600 - FullscreenHD 6870R9 290R7 370R9 290HD 6870 Linux 4.4 Radeon Linux 4.4 Radeon Linux 4.4 Radeon Catalyst Catalyst Catalyst97.4787.3839.30103.2166.581005109767179.53141.6786.70186.57150.852961159024135.50113.3957.07151.34115.461778156.03115.47188.86270.50201.1874.19208.67171.012953491042115.8789.0830.28155.39105.291303249960OpenBenchmarking.org

OpenArena

Resolution: 2560 x 1600

R9 290R7 370HD 6870OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600CatalystLinux 4.4 Radeon60120180240300SE +/- 3.63, N = 3SE +/- 3.34, N = 6SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 2.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 1.12, N = 3270.50179.53156.03135.50115.8797.47

OpenArena

Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame Time

R9 290R7 370HD 6870OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Total Frame TimeCatalystLinux 4.4 Radeon918273645Min: 1 / Avg: 3.66 / Max: 41Min: 2 / Avg: 5.61 / Max: 40Min: 1 / Avg: 6.39 / Max: 42Min: 2 / Avg: 7.48 / Max: 33Min: 1 / Avg: 8.62 / Max: 42Min: 3 / Avg: 10.34 / Max: 23

Tesseract

Resolution: 2560 x 1600

R9 290R7 370HD 6870OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 2560 x 1600CatalystLinux 4.4 Radeon4080120160200SE +/- 3.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3201.18141.67115.47113.3989.0887.38

Unigine Valley

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

R9 290R7 370HD 6870OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenLinux 4.4 RadeonCatalyst20406080100SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 386.7074.1957.0739.3030.28

Xonotic

Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultra

R9 290R7 370HD 6870OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltraCatalystLinux 4.4 Radeon50100150200250SE +/- 1.60, N = 3SE +/- 3.39, N = 3SE +/- 15.24, N = 6SE +/- 1.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.97, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3208.67186.57188.86151.34155.39103.21

Xonotic

Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

R9 290R7 370HD 6870OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Effects Quality: UltimateCatalystLinux 4.4 Radeon4080120160200SE +/- 0.71, N = 3SE +/- 2.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3171.01150.85115.46105.2966.58

GpuTest

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

R9 290R7 370HD 6870OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: FullscreenLinux 4.4 RadeonCatalyst6001200180024003000SE +/- 7.69, N = 3SE +/- 48.23, N = 3SE +/- 10.73, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 329612953177813031005

GpuTest

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

R9 290HD 6870OpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 2560 x 1600 - Mode: FullscreenCatalystLinux 4.4 Radeon110K220K330K440K550KSE +/- 263.07, N = 3SE +/- 585.33, N = 3SE +/- 8.09, N = 3SE +/- 45.88, N = 3491042159024249960109767

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