Nouveau Linux 4.5 vs. Radeon Drivers

Nouveau and Radeon tests on Linux 4.5... Tests for a future article on phoronix by Michael Larabel.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1602117-GA-NOUVEAULI55&rdt.

Nouveau Linux 4.5 vs. Radeon DriversProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionGeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon R9 290Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 285Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6950Radeon R7 370Intel Core i7-5960X @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores)Gigabyte X99-UD4-CFIntel Xeon E7 v3/Xeon16384MB2 x 120GB SanDisk SDSSDA12 + 120GB Samsung SSD 850NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MBRealtek ALC1150DELL P2415QIntel ConnectionUbuntu 15.104.5.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160206UnityX Server 1.17.2nouveau 1.0.124.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4GCC 5.2.1 20151010ext43840x2160MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 1024MBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2048MBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MBeVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1024MBXFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MBradeon 7.6.99Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 1024MB3.3 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB4.1 Mesa 11.2.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4XFX AMD Radeon R9 285/380 2048MBamdgpu 1.0.99Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 5830 1024MBradeon 7.6.99Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6950 2048MBMSI AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270/370 OEM 4096MBOpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performanceGraphics Details- GeForce GTX 780 Ti: EXA- GeForce GTX 650: EXA- GeForce GTX 760: EXA- GeForce GTX 680: EXA- GeForce GTX 460: EXA- GeForce GTX 550 Ti: EXA- Radeon R9 290: GLAMOR- Radeon HD 6870: EXA- Radeon HD 7950: GLAMOR- Radeon R9 285: GLAMOR- Radeon HD 5830: EXA- Radeon HD 6950: EXA- Radeon R7 370: GLAMORKernel Details- Radeon R9 285, Radeon HD 5830, Radeon HD 6950, Radeon R7 370: amdgpu.powerplay=1

Nouveau Linux 4.5 vs. Radeon Driverscsgo: 3840 x 2160dirt-showdown: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra - 4x MSAAopenarena: 1920 x 1080tesseract: 3840 x 2160tf2: 3840 x 2160unigine-heaven: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenunigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultraxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultimateclpeak: Kernel Latencyclpeak: Integer Compute INTclpeak: Single-Precision Floatclpeak: Double-Precision Doubleclpeak: Global Memory Bandwidthclpeak: Transfer Bandwidth enqueueReadBufferclpeak: Transfer Bandwidth enqueueWriteBufferGeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon R9 290Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 285Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6950Radeon R7 37029.1814.54152.1046.6951.5917.2819.1869.0250.8015.4418.29103.1029.2832.7211.0712.0439.9628.3617.6714.61116.9332.0035.6611.3813.0046.9532.9959.4527.00221.2588.3681.5633.6142.27136.8596.9911.4413.0711.6012.048.401.071.1310.557.1730.0613.0738.5023.3325.173.033.6023.6816.8071.1357.09220.98106.3839.3160.49149.74116.08112.261578.874610.42596.68147.469.5812.88134.69167.77131.0989.098.7622.71153.66105.73153.86181.80361.7844.7016.4618.9549.0312.886.5610.0720.8318.25141.34213.841045.4867.0313.0610.1515.06119.6452.88111.83107.0091.234.1017.52141.1693.36139.7259.80113.10138.7891.0812.3228.68175.90132.3246.8654.28192.4370.8163.32OpenBenchmarking.org

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Resolution: 3840 x 2160

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 3840 x 2160GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon R9 290Radeon HD 6870Radeon HD 7950Radeon R9 285Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6950Radeon R7 370306090120150SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 6SE +/- 10.41, N = 6SE +/- 2.09, N = 4SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 2.67, N = 6SE +/- 1.95, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 329.1815.4417.6759.4511.4430.0671.13134.6944.7016.46119.64139.7246.86

DiRT Showdown

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Multi-Sampling: 4x MSAA

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDiRT ShowdownResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Multi-Sampling: 4x MSAAGeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon R9 290Radeon R9 285Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6950Radeon R7 3701326395265SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 314.5418.2914.6127.0013.0713.0757.0918.9552.8859.8054.28MIN: 12.5MIN: 14.27MIN: 12.5MIN: 19.86MIN: 12.5MIN: 12.5MIN: 31.76MIN: 16.6MIN: 42.09MIN: 41.83MIN: 35.89

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon R9 290Radeon HD 6870Radeon R9 285Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6950Radeon R7 37050100150200250SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 5.91, N = 6SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 5.26, N = 6SE +/- 0.92, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 2.64, N = 3152.10103.10116.93221.2511.6038.50220.98167.7749.03111.83113.10192.43MIN: 2MIN: 5MIN: 2MIN: 1MIN: 14 / MAX: 41MIN: 1MIN: 2MIN: 3 / MAX: 51MIN: 3MIN: 3MIN: 2

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time

OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeGeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon R9 290Radeon HD 6870Radeon R9 285Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6950Radeon R7 37020406080100Min: 2 / Avg: 6.55 / Max: 24Min: 5 / Avg: 9.6 / Max: 18Min: 5 / Avg: 8.52 / Max: 24Min: 2 / Avg: 4.63 / Max: 23Min: 42 / Avg: 85.36 / Max: 99Min: 15 / Avg: 25.93 / Max: 41Min: 1 / Avg: 4.68 / Max: 34Min: 2 / Avg: 5.88 / Max: 13Min: 3 / Avg: 20.37 / Max: 51Min: 3 / Avg: 8.96 / Max: 20Min: 3 / Avg: 8.82 / Max: 19Min: 2 / Avg: 5.28 / Max: 29

Tesseract

Resolution: 3840 x 2160

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 3840 x 2160GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon R9 290Radeon HD 6870Radeon R9 285Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6950Radeon R7 370306090120150SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.97, N = 3SE +/- 2.21, N = 6SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.63, N = 3SE +/- 1.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 346.6929.2832.0088.3612.0423.33106.38131.0912.88107.00138.7870.81

Team Fortress 2

Resolution: 3840 x 2160

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 3840 x 2160GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon HD 6870Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6950Radeon R7 37020406080100SE +/- 0.92, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 1.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 1.51, N = 6SE +/- 1.47, N = 6SE +/- 0.99, N = 3SE +/- 0.85, N = 351.5932.7235.6681.568.4025.1789.0991.2391.0863.32

Unigine Heaven

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 4.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenGeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon R9 290Radeon HD 6870Radeon R9 285Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6950918273645SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 317.2811.0711.3833.611.073.0339.318.766.564.1012.32

Unigine Valley

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenGeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon R9 290Radeon HD 6870Radeon R9 285Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 69501428425670SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 319.1812.0413.0042.271.133.6060.4922.7110.0717.5228.68

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltraGeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon R9 290Radeon HD 6870Radeon R9 285Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 69504080120160200SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.82, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 2.05, N = 369.0239.9646.95136.8510.5523.68149.74153.6620.83141.16175.90MIN: 35 / MAX: 96MIN: 19 / MAX: 58MIN: 23 / MAX: 69MIN: 72 / MAX: 194MIN: 15 / MAX: 30MIN: 73 / MAX: 279MIN: 66 / MAX: 331MIN: 13 / MAX: 27MIN: 56 / MAX: 278MIN: 71 / MAX: 368

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltimateGeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 650GeForce GTX 760GeForce GTX 680GeForce GTX 460GeForce GTX 550 TiRadeon R9 290Radeon HD 6870Radeon R9 285Radeon HD 5830Radeon HD 6950306090120150SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.52, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 350.8028.3632.9996.997.1716.80116.08105.7318.2593.36132.32MIN: 19 / MAX: 79MIN: 13 / MAX: 46MIN: 15 / MAX: 54MIN: 23 / MAX: 161MIN: 10 / MAX: 26MIN: 36 / MAX: 238MIN: 35 / MAX: 240MIN: 11 / MAX: 26MIN: 35 / MAX: 201MIN: 36 / MAX: 297

clpeak

OpenCL Test: Kernel Latency

OpenBenchmarking.orgus, Fewer Is BetterclpeakOpenCL Test: Kernel LatencyRadeon R9 290Radeon HD 6870Radeon R9 285306090120150SE +/- 1.60, N = 6SE +/- 10.74, N = 6SE +/- 6.36, N = 6112.26153.86141.34

clpeak

OpenCL Test: Integer Compute INT

OpenBenchmarking.orgGIOPS, More Is BetterclpeakOpenCL Test: Integer Compute INTRadeon R9 290Radeon HD 6870Radeon R9 28530060090012001500SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 31578.87181.80213.84

clpeak

OpenCL Test: Single-Precision Float

OpenBenchmarking.orgGFLOPS, More Is BetterclpeakOpenCL Test: Single-Precision FloatRadeon R9 290Radeon HD 6870Radeon R9 28510002000300040005000SE +/- 1.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 34610.42361.781045.48

clpeak

OpenCL Test: Double-Precision Double

OpenBenchmarking.orgGFLOPS, More Is BetterclpeakOpenCL Test: Double-Precision DoubleRadeon R9 290Radeon R9 285130260390520650SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3596.6867.03

clpeak

OpenCL Test: Global Memory Bandwidth

OpenBenchmarking.orgGBPS, More Is BetterclpeakOpenCL Test: Global Memory BandwidthRadeon R9 290Radeon R9 285306090120150SE +/- 2.78, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3147.4613.06

clpeak

OpenCL Test: Transfer Bandwidth enqueueReadBuffer

OpenBenchmarking.orgGBPS, More Is BetterclpeakOpenCL Test: Transfer Bandwidth enqueueReadBufferRadeon R9 290Radeon R9 2853691215SE +/- 0.30, N = 6SE +/- 0.27, N = 69.5810.15

clpeak

OpenCL Test: Transfer Bandwidth enqueueWriteBuffer

OpenBenchmarking.orgGBPS, More Is BetterclpeakOpenCL Test: Transfer Bandwidth enqueueWriteBufferRadeon R9 290Radeon R9 28548121620SE +/- 0.55, N = 6SE +/- 0.56, N = 612.8815.06

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