AMD Open-Source vs. Mesa 11.3 RadeonSI 4K Linux Comparison

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Mesa 11.3 RadeonSI: R9 285
May 17 2016
 
Mesa 11.3 RadeonSI: R9 290
May 17 2016
 
Mesa 11.3 RadeonSI: R9 Fury
May 17 2016
 
AMDGPU-PRO: R9 285
May 23 2016
 
AMDGPU-PRO: R9 290
May 23 2016
 
AMDGPU-PRO: R9 Fury
May 23 2016
 
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Mesa 11.3 RadeonSI: R9 285

Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, 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 16.04, Kernel: 4.6.0-040600-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.2 Mesa 11.3.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Mesa 11.3 RadeonSI: R9 290

Changed Graphics to XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MB.

Mesa 11.3 RadeonSI: R9 Fury

Changed Graphics to Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB.

AMDGPU-PRO: R9 285

Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.5.13439, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2079.3), Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

AMDGPU-PRO: R9 290

Changed Graphics to XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 4096MB.

AMDGPU-PRO: R9 Fury

Changed Graphics to Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 Fury 4096MB.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionOpenCLMesa 11.3 RadeonSIAMDGPU-PRO R9 285 R9 290 R9 Fury R9 285 R9 290 R9 FuryIntel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores)MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0Intel Sky Lake16384MB120GB Samsung SSD 850XFX AMD Radeon R9 285/380 2048MBRealtek ALC1150DELL P2415QIntel ConnectionUbuntu 16.044.6.0-040600-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.4.0X Server 1.18.34.2 Mesa 11.3.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4GCC 5.3.1 20160413ext43840x2160XFX AMD Radeon R9 290 4096MBSapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MBXFX AMD Radeon R9 200 2048MB4.4.0-22-generic (x86_64)4.5.13439OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2079.3)XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 4096MBSapphire AMD Radeon R9 Fury 4096MBOpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performanceGraphics Details- GLAMOR

bioshock-infinite: 3840 x 2160 - Mediumunigine-valley: 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreencsgo: 3840 x 2160xonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultimatetf2: 3840 x 2160Mesa 11.3 RadeonSIAMDGPU-PRO R9 285 R9 290 R9 Fury R9 285 R9 290 R9 Fury2.0312.4578.13103.06110.443.2016.5196.69129.88113.794.0222.29133.43156.28114.3922.9814.1970.41123.79102.5119.4599.22145.27119.4944.9628.67123.89164.26120.47OpenBenchmarking.org

BioShock Infinite

A Steam-based test of the BioShock Infinite game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

Mesa 11.3 RadeonSIAMDGPU-PROOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBioShock InfiniteResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: MediumR9 285R9 290R9 Fury1020304050SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 32.033.204.0222.9844.96

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.

Mesa 11.3 RadeonSIAMDGPU-PROOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: FullscreenR9 285R9 290R9 Fury714212835SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 312.4516.5122.2914.1919.4528.67

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

AMDGPU-PROMesa 11.3 RadeonSIOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 3840 x 2160R9 285R9 290R9 Fury306090120150SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.80, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 370.4199.22123.8978.1396.69133.43

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.

Mesa 11.3 RadeonSIAMDGPU-PROOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltimateR9 285R9 290R9 Fury4080120160200SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 1.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.73, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 3103.06129.88156.28123.79145.27164.26

Team Fortress 2

AMDGPU-PROMesa 11.3 RadeonSIOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 3840 x 2160R9 285R9 290R9 Fury306090120150SE +/- 0.79, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.77, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3102.51119.49120.47110.44113.79114.39

Mesa 11.3 RadeonSI: R9 285

Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, 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 16.04, Kernel: 4.6.0-040600-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.2 Mesa 11.3.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Testing initiated at 17 May 2016 12:32 by user phoronix.

Mesa 11.3 RadeonSI: R9 290

Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, 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 16.04, Kernel: 4.6.0-040600-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.2 Mesa 11.3.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Testing initiated at 17 May 2016 19:02 by user phoronix.

Mesa 11.3 RadeonSI: R9 Fury

Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.6.0-040600-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.2 Mesa 11.3.0-devel (padoka PPA) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Testing initiated at 17 May 2016 11:37 by user phoronix.

AMDGPU-PRO: R9 285

Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.5.13439, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2079.3), Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Testing initiated at 23 May 2016 14:06 by user phoronix.

AMDGPU-PRO: R9 290

Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.5.13439, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2079.3), Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Testing initiated at 23 May 2016 17:27 by user phoronix.

AMDGPU-PRO: R9 Fury

Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, 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 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.5.13439, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2079.3), Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Testing initiated at 23 May 2016 11:11 by user phoronix.