Linux 4.5 AMDGPU vs. Radeon vs. Catalyst
Linux 4.5 AMDGPU and Radeon DRM benchmarks with Mesa 11.2-dev Git and LLVM SVN back-end via Padoka PPA when testing the Radeon R9 290 under all three, including the experimental CIK AMDGPU support. DRI3 enabled and swapbufferswait disabled. Tests for a future article on Phoronix.com.


Catalyst: R9 290: 

	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 67B1 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: fglrx 15.20.3, OpenGL: 4.4.13399, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Radeon DRM: R9 290: 

	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 290 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.5.0-rc1amdgpu-pp+ (x86_64) 20160125, 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 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

AMDGPU DRM: R9 290: 

	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 290 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.5.0-rc1amdgpu-pp+ (x86_64) 20160125, Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.0.99, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst: R9 290 ... 153.21 |==================================================
Radeon DRM: R9 290 . 115.48 |======================================
AMDGPU DRM: R9 290 . 114.20 |=====================================


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst: R9 290 ... 197.59 |==================================================
Radeon DRM: R9 290 . 148.02 |=====================================
AMDGPU DRM: R9 290 . 149.87 |======================================


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst: R9 290 ... 284.74 |===============================================
Radeon DRM: R9 290 . 271.53 |=============================================
AMDGPU DRM: R9 290 . 301.99 |==================================================


Unigine Valley 1.0
Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst: R9 290 ... 47.09 |===================================================
Radeon DRM: R9 290 . 38.44 |==========================================
AMDGPU DRM: R9 290 . 37.75 |=========================================


Team Fortress 2
Resolution: 3840 x 2160
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst: R9 290 ... 115.42 |==================================================
Radeon DRM: R9 290 . 74.66  |================================
AMDGPU DRM: R9 290 . 74.97  |================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Catalyst: R9 290 ... MIN: 1.0  AVG: 3.5   MAX: 39.0 
Radeon DRM: R9 290 . MIN: 2.0  AVG: 5.0   MAX: 36.0 
AMDGPU DRM: R9 290 . MIN: 2.0  AVG: 5.0   MAX: 37.0 


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 2560 x 1440
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst: R9 290 ... 286.27 |==================================================
Radeon DRM: R9 290 . 191.93 |==================================
AMDGPU DRM: R9 290 . 196.80 |==================================


Metro: Last Light Redux
Phoronix Test Suite v6.2.0m3
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst: R9 290 ... 47.11 |===================================================
Radeon DRM: R9 290 . 24.79 |===========================
AMDGPU DRM: R9 290 . 25.28 |===========================


DiRT Showdown
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Multi-Sampling: 8x MSAA
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst: R9 290 ... 64.01 |===================================================
Radeon DRM: R9 290 . 46.14 |=====================================
AMDGPU DRM: R9 290 . 55.32 |============================================


Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Resolution: 3840 x 2160
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst: R9 290 ... 103.37 |==================================================
Radeon DRM: R9 290 . 81.82  |========================================
AMDGPU DRM: R9 290 . 81.68  |========================================


BioShock Infinite
Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Very High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Catalyst: R9 290 ... 39.21 |===================================================
Radeon DRM: R9 290 . 21.10 |===========================
AMDGPU DRM: R9 290 . 30.58 |========================================