Radeon AMDGPU 2015 Open vs. Closed

Various Radeon graphics card tests on open and closed-source drivers in December. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article.

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Linux 4.4: R9 285
December 22 2015
 
Linux 4.4: R9 Fury
December 22 2015
 
Linux 4.5 AMD DRM: R9 285
December 23 2015
 
Linux 4.5 AMD DRM: R9 Fury
December 23 2015
 
Catalyst: R9 285
December 17 2015
 
Catalyst: R9 Fury
December 17 2015
 
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Catalyst: R9 285

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Supported device 6939 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.3, OpenGL: 4.4.13399, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Environment Notes: 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
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Catalyst: R9 Fury

Changed Graphics to Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 Fury 4096MB.

Linux 4.4: R9 285

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 285/380 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.4.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20151220, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.99, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Linux 4.4: R9 Fury

Changed Graphics to Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY 4096MB.

Linux 4.5 AMD DRM: R9 Fury

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.4.0-rc3-4.5-next-phx-xmas (x86_64) 20151222, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.99, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Kernel Notes: amdgpu.powerplay=1
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Linux 4.5 AMD DRM: R9 285

Changed Graphics to XFX AMD Radeon R9 285/380 2048MB.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLFile-SystemScreen ResolutionCatalystLinux 4.4Linux 4.5 AMD DRM R9 285 R9 Fury R9 285 R9 Fury R9 Fury R9 285Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores)Gigabyte X99-UD4-CFIntel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon16384MB120GB Samsung SSD 850Supported device 6939 2048MBRealtek ALC1150DELL P2415QIntel ConnectionUbuntu 15.104.2.0-19-generic (x86_64)UnityX Server 1.17.2fglrx 15.20.34.4.13399ext41920x1080Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 Fury 4096MBXFX AMD Radeon R9 285/380 2048MB4.4.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20151220radeon 7.6.993.0 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY 4096MB4.4.0-rc3-4.5-next-phx-xmas (x86_64) 20151222XFX AMD Radeon R9 285/380 2048MBOpenBenchmarking.orgEnvironment Details- Catalyst: R9 285, Catalyst: R9 Fury: 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/driProcessor Details- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveKernel Details- Linux 4.5 AMD DRM: R9 Fury, Linux 4.5 AMD DRM: R9 285: amdgpu.powerplay=1

metro2033-redux: Phoronix Test Suite v6.2.0m1metroll-redux: Phoronix Test Suite v6.2.0m1openarena: 1920 x 1080tesseract: 1920 x 1080tf2: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - UltimateCatalystLinux 4.4Linux 4.5 AMD DRM R9 285 R9 Fury R9 285 R9 Fury R9 Fury R9 28572.1978.28287.97217.47126.78162.0282.5296.41319.93226.21161.2615.2212.6249.1034.1855.0957.967.347.8516.4013.8915.8922.7420.1324.9651.5339.8959.1036.8544.68220.40139.1974.78145.59OpenBenchmarking.org

Metro 2033 Redux

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

Linux 4.5 AMD DRMLinux 4.4CatalystOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro 2033 ReduxPhoronix Test Suite v6.2.0m1R9 285R9 Fury20406080100SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 6SE +/- 1.34, N = 4SE +/- 0.49, N = 336.8520.137.3415.2282.5272.19
Linux 4.5 AMD DRMLinux 4.4CatalystOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro 2033 ReduxPhoronix Test Suite v6.2.0m1R9 285R9 Fury1632486480Min: 36.4 / Avg: 36.85 / Max: 37.41Min: 19.9 / Avg: 20.13 / Max: 20.25Min: 7.25 / Avg: 7.34 / Max: 7.41Min: 14.18 / Avg: 15.22 / Max: 15.59Min: 79.66 / Avg: 82.52 / Max: 85.15Min: 71.26 / Avg: 72.19 / Max: 72.94

Metro: Last Light Redux

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

Linux 4.5 AMD DRMLinux 4.4CatalystOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro: Last Light ReduxPhoronix Test Suite v6.2.0m1R9 285R9 Fury20406080100SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.68, N = 3SE +/- 1.38, N = 344.6824.967.8512.6296.4178.28
Linux 4.5 AMD DRMLinux 4.4CatalystOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro: Last Light ReduxPhoronix Test Suite v6.2.0m1R9 285R9 Fury20406080100Min: 44.55 / Avg: 44.68 / Max: 44.82Min: 24.82 / Avg: 24.96 / Max: 25.11Min: 7.83 / Avg: 7.85 / Max: 7.88Min: 12.56 / Avg: 12.62 / Max: 12.65Min: 95.34 / Avg: 96.41 / Max: 97.67Min: 75.52 / Avg: 78.28 / Max: 79.75

OpenArena

Linux 4.5 AMD DRMLinux 4.4CatalystOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080R9 285R9 Fury70140210280350SE +/- 1.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 4.23, N = 3SE +/- 2.00, N = 3220.4051.5316.4049.10319.93287.97
Linux 4.5 AMD DRMLinux 4.4CatalystOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080R9 285R9 Fury60120180240300Min: 218.7 / Avg: 220.4 / Max: 222.5Min: 51.2 / Avg: 51.53 / Max: 51.7Min: 16.4 / Avg: 16.4 / Max: 16.4Min: 49.1 / Avg: 49.1 / Max: 49.1Min: 313 / Avg: 319.93 / Max: 327.6Min: 284.2 / Avg: 287.97 / Max: 291

Linux 4.5 AMD DRMLinux 4.4CatalystOpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeR9 285R9 Fury20406080100Min: 1 / Avg: 4.53 / Max: 30Min: 3 / Avg: 19.49 / Max: 51Min: 4 / Avg: 54.96 / Max: 99Min: 3 / Avg: 20.32 / Max: 51Min: 1 / Avg: 3.17 / Max: 11Min: 1 / Avg: 3.44 / Max: 15

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.

Linux 4.5 AMD DRMLinux 4.4CatalystOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080R9 285R9 Fury50100150200250SE +/- 1.93, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.79, N = 3SE +/- 1.50, N = 3139.1939.8913.8934.18226.21217.47
Linux 4.5 AMD DRMLinux 4.4CatalystOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080R9 285R9 Fury4080120160200Min: 136.77 / Avg: 139.19 / Max: 143Min: 39.65 / Avg: 39.89 / Max: 40.26Min: 13.78 / Avg: 13.89 / Max: 13.99Min: 34.12 / Avg: 34.18 / Max: 34.21Min: 224.63 / Avg: 226.21 / Max: 227.03Min: 214.48 / Avg: 217.47 / Max: 219.05

Team Fortress 2

Linux 4.5 AMD DRMLinux 4.4CatalystOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080R9 285R9 Fury306090120150SE +/- 1.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 2.30, N = 674.7815.8955.09126.78
Linux 4.5 AMD DRMLinux 4.4CatalystOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080R9 285R9 Fury20406080100Min: 72.23 / Avg: 74.78 / Max: 76.32Min: 15.87 / Avg: 15.89 / Max: 15.92Min: 54.53 / Avg: 55.09 / Max: 55.45Min: 115.85 / Avg: 126.78 / Max: 131.64

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.

Linux 4.5 AMD DRMLinux 4.4CatalystOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateR9 285R9 Fury4080120160200SE +/- 4.20, N = 6SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 1.91, N = 3SE +/- 1.30, N = 3145.5959.1022.7457.96161.26162.02
Linux 4.5 AMD DRMLinux 4.4CatalystOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateR9 285R9 Fury306090120150Min: 134.98 / Avg: 145.59 / Max: 159.37Min: 58.9 / Avg: 59.1 / Max: 59.31Min: 22.74 / Avg: 22.74 / Max: 22.75Min: 57.94 / Avg: 57.96 / Max: 57.98Min: 158.73 / Avg: 161.26 / Max: 165.01Min: 159.45 / Avg: 162.02 / Max: 163.6

Catalyst: R9 285

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Supported device 6939 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.3, OpenGL: 4.4.13399, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Environment Notes: 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
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Testing initiated at 17 December 2015 13:07 by user phoronix.

Catalyst: R9 Fury

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 Fury 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-19-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.3, OpenGL: 4.4.13399, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Environment Notes: 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
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Testing initiated at 17 December 2015 19:36 by user phoronix.

Linux 4.4: R9 285

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 285/380 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.4.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20151220, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.99, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Testing initiated at 22 December 2015 15:22 by user phoronix.

Linux 4.4: R9 Fury

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.4.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20151220, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.99, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Testing initiated at 22 December 2015 16:40 by user phoronix.

Linux 4.5 AMD DRM: R9 Fury

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.4.0-rc3-4.5-next-phx-xmas (x86_64) 20151222, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.99, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Kernel Notes: amdgpu.powerplay=1
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Testing initiated at 23 December 2015 07:34 by user phoronix.

Linux 4.5 AMD DRM: R9 285

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 285/380 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.4.0-rc3-4.5-next-phx-xmas (x86_64) 20151222, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.99, OpenGL: 3.0 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Kernel Notes: amdgpu.powerplay=1
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave

Testing initiated at 23 December 2015 08:46 by user phoronix.