Radeon 2014 vs. 2015 Open-Source

Graphics card tests on open source drivers looking for performance evolution over 2015. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article.

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End Of 2014: HD 6870
December 24 2015
 
End Of 2014: HD 6950
December 24 2015
 
End Of 2014: R7 370
December 24 2015
 
End Of 2015: HD 6870
December 18 2015
 
End Of 2015: HD 6950
December 18 2015
 
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End Of 2014: HD 6870

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

End Of 2014: HD 6950

Changed Graphics to Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB.

End Of 2014: R7 370

Changed Graphics to MSI AMD Radeon R9 270 4096MB.

End Of 2015: HD 6870

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 HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.4.0-rc3-amdgpu-pp-phx-xmas (x86_64) 20151218, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

End Of 2015: HD 6950

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 HD 6950 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.4.0-rc3-amdgpu-pp-phx-xmas (x86_64) 20151218, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.99, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

End Of 2015: R7 370

Changed Graphics to MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MB.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionEnd Of 2014End Of 2015 HD 6870 HD 6950 R7 370 HD 6870 HD 6950 R7 370Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores)Gigabyte X99-UD4-CFIntel Xeon E5 v3/Core16384MB120GB Samsung SSD 850Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MBIntel C610/X99DELL P2415QIntel ConnectionUbuntu 14.103.16.0-23-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.3.1X Server 1.16.0radeon 7.4.03.3 Mesa 10.3.2 Gallium 0.4GCC 4.9.1ext41920x1080Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MBMSI AMD Radeon R9 270 4096MBIntel Xeon E7 v3/XeonSapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MBRealtek ALC1150Ubuntu 15.104.4.0-rc3-amdgpu-pp-phx-xmas (x86_64) 20151218UnityX Server 1.17.2radeon 7.6.993.3 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.9.3Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB4.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MBOpenBenchmarking.org

unigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenopenarena: 1920 x 1080tesseract: 1920 x 1080tf2: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - UltimateEnd Of 2014End Of 2015 HD 6870 HD 6950 R7 370 HD 6870 HD 6950 R7 37022.66153.27117.5382.7589.9427.46100.13115.5884.8899.6024.86161.27111.1757.53106.2822.94167.30113.2498.9229.09112.33134.0093.06131.6333.33191.27146.1774.06143.86OpenBenchmarking.org

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.

End Of 2014End Of 2015OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenHD 6870HD 6950R7 370816243240SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 322.6627.4624.8622.9429.0933.33
End Of 2014End Of 2015OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenHD 6870HD 6950R7 370714212835Min: 22.63 / Avg: 22.66 / Max: 22.71Min: 27.4 / Avg: 27.46 / Max: 27.5Min: 24.84 / Avg: 24.86 / Max: 24.89Min: 22.92 / Avg: 22.94 / Max: 22.99Min: 29.07 / Avg: 29.09 / Max: 29.12Min: 33.3 / Avg: 33.33 / Max: 33.35

OpenArena

End Of 2014End Of 2015OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080HD 6870HD 6950R7 3704080120160200SE +/- 2.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.64, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.02, N = 3153.27100.13161.27167.30112.33191.27
End Of 2014End Of 2015OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080HD 6870HD 6950R7 3704080120160200Min: 149.2 / Avg: 153.27 / Max: 157.2Min: 100.1 / Avg: 100.13 / Max: 100.2Min: 158 / Avg: 161.27 / Max: 163.2Min: 166.9 / Avg: 167.3 / Max: 167.8Min: 112.3 / Avg: 112.33 / Max: 112.4Min: 189.4 / Avg: 191.27 / Max: 192.9

End Of 2014End Of 2015OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeHD 6870HD 6950R7 370612182430Min: 3 / Avg: 6.33 / Max: 16Min: 5 / Avg: 9.95 / Max: 17Min: 3 / Avg: 6.12 / Max: 28Min: 2 / Avg: 5.95 / Max: 13Min: 3 / Avg: 8.87 / Max: 19Min: 2 / Avg: 5.2 / Max: 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.

End Of 2014End Of 2015OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080HD 6870HD 6950R7 370306090120150SE +/- 1.21, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 1.18, N = 3SE +/- 2.63, N = 6SE +/- 0.83, N = 3SE +/- 2.16, N = 3117.53115.58111.17113.24134.00146.17
End Of 2014End Of 2015OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 1920 x 1080HD 6870HD 6950R7 370306090120150Min: 115.85 / Avg: 117.53 / Max: 119.88Min: 113.92 / Avg: 115.58 / Max: 117.92Min: 109.48 / Avg: 111.17 / Max: 113.45Min: 108.1 / Avg: 113.24 / Max: 125.64Min: 132.48 / Avg: 134 / Max: 135.32Min: 143.98 / Avg: 146.17 / Max: 150.48

Team Fortress 2

End Of 2014End Of 2015OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080HD 6870HD 6950R7 37020406080100SE +/- 1.39, N = 6SE +/- 1.69, N = 6SE +/- 1.94, N = 6SE +/- 2.00, N = 6SE +/- 1.09, N = 682.7584.8857.5393.0674.06
End Of 2014End Of 2015OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080HD 6870HD 6950R7 37020406080100Min: 77.87 / Avg: 82.75 / Max: 87.29Min: 77.95 / Avg: 84.88 / Max: 90.24Min: 49.14 / Avg: 57.53 / Max: 62.04Min: 85 / Avg: 93.06 / Max: 99.13Min: 69.94 / Avg: 74.06 / Max: 77.47

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.

End Of 2014End Of 2015OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateHD 6870HD 6950R7 370306090120150SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 1.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 1.14, N = 389.9499.60106.2898.92131.63143.86
End Of 2014End Of 2015OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateHD 6870HD 6950R7 370306090120150Min: 89.65 / Avg: 89.94 / Max: 90.3Min: 98.97 / Avg: 99.6 / Max: 100.22Min: 104.41 / Avg: 106.28 / Max: 109.09Min: 98.62 / Avg: 98.92 / Max: 99.38Min: 130.64 / Avg: 131.63 / Max: 132.61Min: 141.68 / Avg: 143.86 / Max: 145.52

End Of 2014: HD 6870

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Testing initiated at 24 December 2015 17:14 by user phoronix.

End Of 2014: HD 6950

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Testing initiated at 24 December 2015 16:43 by user phoronix.

End Of 2014: R7 370

Processor: Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-UD4-CF, Chipset: Intel Xeon E5 v3/Core, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon R9 270 4096MB, Audio: Intel C610/X99, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 14.10, Kernel: 3.16.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.0, Display Driver: radeon 7.4.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Testing initiated at 24 December 2015 15:33 by user phoronix.

End Of 2015: HD 6870

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 HD 6870 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.4.0-rc3-amdgpu-pp-phx-xmas (x86_64) 20151218, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Testing initiated at 18 December 2015 10:16 by user phoronix.

End Of 2015: HD 6950

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 HD 6950 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.4.0-rc3-amdgpu-pp-phx-xmas (x86_64) 20151218, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.99, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Testing initiated at 18 December 2015 08:52 by user phoronix.

End Of 2015: R7 370

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: MSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.4.0-rc3-amdgpu-pp-phx-xmas (x86_64) 20151218, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.6.99, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.3, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Testing initiated at 19 December 2015 08:29 by user phoronix.