R600g Radeon vs. Catalyst Linux Testing

Fresh HD 6870 and HD 6950 Linux benchmarks for a future article on Phoronix.com.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1512173-GA-R600GTEST91&sor.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionR600gCatalyst HD 6870 HD 6950 HD 6870 HD 6950Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores)Gigabyte X99-UD4-CFIntel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon16384MB120GB Samsung SSD 850Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MBRealtek ALC1150DELL P2415QIntel ConnectionUbuntu 15.104.4.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20151215UnityX Server 1.17.2radeon 7.6.993.3 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.9.3ext41920x1080Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB4.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6800 1024MB4.2.0-19-generic (x86_64)fglrx 15.20.34.4.13399Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6900 2048MBOpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- R600g: HD 6870: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance- R600g: HD 6950: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Catalyst: HD 6870: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- Catalyst: HD 6950: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performanceGraphics Details- R600g: HD 6870, R600g: HD 6950: EXAEnvironment Details- Catalyst: HD 6870, Catalyst: HD 6950: 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

bioshock-infinite: 1920 x 1080 - Very Highcsgo: 1920 x 1080dirt-showdown: 1920 x 1080 - High - 2x MSAAmetro2033-redux: Phoronix Test Suite v6.2.0m1metroll-redux: Phoronix Test Suite v6.2.0m1tf2: 1920 x 1080tesseract: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - UltimateR600gCatalyst HD 6870 HD 6950 HD 6870 HD 695085.4396.37126.15152.92105.8929.5896.8566.8034.8138.63101.73134.94172.89130.6962.2077.0962.0544.1345.81122.59124.01206.56150.1263.40112.5663.7648.7654.11131.26138.40214.82168.51OpenBenchmarking.org

BioShock Infinite

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Very High

CatalystR600gOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBioShock InfiniteResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Very HighHD 6950HD 68701428425670SE +/- 0.99, N = 5SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 363.4062.2029.58

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

CatalystR600gOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 1920 x 1080HD 6950HD 6870306090120150SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3112.5677.0996.8585.43

DiRT Showdown

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Multi-Sampling: 2x MSAA

R600gCatalystOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDiRT ShowdownResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Multi-Sampling: 2x MSAAHD 6950HD 68701530456075SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.96, N = 466.8063.7662.05

Metro 2033 Redux

Phoronix Test Suite v6.2.0m1

CatalystR600gOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro 2033 ReduxPhoronix Test Suite v6.2.0m1HD 6950HD 68701122334455SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 348.7644.1334.81

Metro: Last Light Redux

Phoronix Test Suite v6.2.0m1

CatalystR600gOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro: Last Light ReduxPhoronix Test Suite v6.2.0m1HD 6950HD 68701224364860SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 354.1145.8138.63

Team Fortress 2

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

CatalystR600gOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080HD 6950HD 6870306090120150SE +/- 2.59, N = 6SE +/- 3.19, N = 6SE +/- 2.32, N = 6SE +/- 3.07, N = 6131.26122.59101.7396.37

Tesseract

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

CatalystR600gOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080HD 6950HD 6870306090120150SE +/- 0.80, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 2.64, N = 3SE +/- 2.23, N = 3138.40124.01134.94126.15

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra

CatalystR600gOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraHD 6950HD 687050100150200250SE +/- 2.24, N = 3SE +/- 1.96, N = 3SE +/- 3.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.61, N = 3214.82206.56172.89152.92

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

CatalystR600gOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateHD 6950HD 68704080120160200SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.72, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3168.51150.12130.69105.89

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