Ubuntu 16.10 vs. Ubuntu 17.04 Radeon Graphics

Radeon graphics tests on Ubuntu 16.10 and 17.04 Linux by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1704139-TR-UBUNTUZES95&grr.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLVulkanCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionUbuntu 16.10Ubuntu 17.04Oibaf PPA R9 270X RX 480 R9 Fury R9 270X RX 480 R9 Fury R9 270X RX 480 R9 FuryIntel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores)MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0Intel Device 591f + Z27016384MBSamsung SSD 950 PRO 256GBGigabyte AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270X/370X 2048MBRealtek ALC892Acer B286HKRealtek RTL8111/8168/8411Ubuntu 16.104.8.0-46-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.5.0X Server 1.18.4modesetting 1.18.44.1 Mesa 12.0.6 Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 3.8.1)1.0.21GCC 6.2.0 20161005ext43840x2160AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MBamdgpu 1.1.2Intel Device 591fSapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MBmodesetting 1.18.41.0.3Intel Device 591f + Z270Gigabyte AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270X/370X 2048MBUbuntu 17.044.10.0-19-generic (x86_64)X Server 1.19.3modesetting 1.19.34.5 Mesa 17.0.3 Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0.0)GCC 6.3.0 20170406AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MBamdgpu 1.3.0Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MBmodesetting 1.19.3Gigabyte AMD Radeon R7 370 / R9 270X/370X 2048MB4.5 Mesa 17.1.0-devel Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0.0)1.0.42AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MBamdgpu 1.3.0Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MBmodesetting 1.19.3OpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveGraphics Details- GLAMOR

gputest: Triangle - 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreengputest: Furmark - 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreengputest: Plot3D - 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreenxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultimatetomb-raider: 3840 x 2160 - Normaltomb-raider: 1920 x 1080 - Normalsam2017: 3840 x 2160 - Ultra - OpenGLsam2017: 3840 x 2160 - Low - OpenGLmetroll-redux: 1920 x 1080etlegacy: Renderer2 - 3840 x 2160dota2: 3840 x 2160 - OpenGLdota2: 1920 x 1080 - OpenGLcsgo: 3840 x 2160csgo: 1920 x 1080Ubuntu 16.10Ubuntu 17.04Oibaf PPA R9 270X RX 480 R9 Fury R9 270X RX 480 R9 Fury R9 270X RX 480 R9 Fury6734212492801683.38136.30135.637370.0080.6727.9067.3357.69124.9393146174837204103.64229.67226.4731.03106.4395.6594.0748.90123.23111.72218.15133135309041580143.03264.50264.8045.27119.12101.36115.5065.10133.33140.19214.49177961128039040106.83155.43155.1314.5372.9796.10156.2030.7782.5065.35152.99225924169452059131.69268.43268.5333.70132.90154.14213.6043.20110.07109.01220.13270519344969831199.12278.20278.0051.50158.27159.83231.2366.43127.02150.73224.97178412127939094108.24155.53156.1711.5878.6796.57157.9731.2384.2364.99157.64225294169552097129.55275.37274.9734.07132.13156.45216.9348.40122.07107.80216.05270495344969830202.84292.77290.1751.37159.23164.01235.2763.30126.75146.08221.47OpenBenchmarking.org

GpuTest

Test: Triangle - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen

Ubuntu 16.10Ubuntu 17.04Oibaf PPAOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Triangle - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: FullscreenR9 270XRX 480R9 Fury60K120K180K240K300KSE +/- 1347.99, N = 6SE +/- 348.55, N = 3SE +/- 114.00, N = 3SE +/- 42.06, N = 3SE +/- 62.08, N = 3SE +/- 39.27, N = 3SE +/- 32.05, N = 3SE +/- 36.17, N = 3SE +/- 54.72, N = 36734293146133135177961225924270519178412225294270495

GpuTest

Test: Furmark - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen

Ubuntu 16.10Ubuntu 17.04Oibaf PPAOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Furmark - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: FullscreenR9 270XRX 480R9 Fury7001400210028003500SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 8.35, N = 3SE +/- 1.67, N = 3SE +/- 4.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 4.51, N = 3124917483090128016943449127916953449

GpuTest

Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen

Ubuntu 16.10Ubuntu 17.04Oibaf PPAOpenBenchmarking.orgPoints, More Is BetterGpuTest 0.7.0Test: Plot3D - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: FullscreenR9 270XRX 480R9 Fury15K30K45K60K75KSE +/- 1.76, N = 3SE +/- 5.49, N = 3SE +/- 3.93, N = 3SE +/- 1.45, N = 3SE +/- 1.86, N = 3SE +/- 11.68, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 52.87, N = 3SE +/- 28.95, N = 3280163720441580390405205969831390945209769830

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

Ubuntu 16.10Ubuntu 17.04Oibaf PPAOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltimateR9 270XRX 480R9 Fury4080120160200SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 0.70, N = 3SE +/- 2.73, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 0.86, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 1.48, N = 3SE +/- 1.68, N = 383.38103.64143.03106.83131.69199.12108.24129.55202.84

Tomb Raider

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Normal

Ubuntu 16.10Ubuntu 17.04Oibaf PPAOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTomb RaiderResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: NormalR9 270XRX 480R9 Fury60120180240300SE +/- 0.78, N = 3SE +/- 1.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.78, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3136.30229.67264.50155.43268.43278.20155.53275.37292.77

Tomb Raider

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Normal

Ubuntu 16.10Ubuntu 17.04Oibaf PPAOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTomb RaiderResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: NormalR9 270XRX 480R9 Fury60120180240300SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 0.79, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 2.22, N = 3SE +/- 2.81, N = 3135.63226.47264.80155.13268.53278.00156.17274.97290.17

Serious Sam Fusion 2017

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: OpenGL

Ubuntu 16.10Ubuntu 17.04Oibaf PPAOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterSerious Sam Fusion 2017Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: OpenGLRX 480R9 FuryR9 270X1224364860SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 1.88, N = 6SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 2SE +/- 2.76, N = 6SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 331.0345.2714.5333.7051.5011.5834.0751.37

Serious Sam Fusion 2017

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Low - Renderer: OpenGL

Ubuntu 16.10Ubuntu 17.04Oibaf PPAOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterSerious Sam Fusion 2017Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Low - Renderer: OpenGLR9 270XRX 480R9 Fury4080120160200SE +/- 1.13, N = 3SE +/- 5.66, N = 6SE +/- 5.20, N = 6SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 1.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 1.72, N = 3SE +/- 2.22, N = 373.00106.43119.1272.97132.90158.2778.67132.13159.23

Metro: Last Light Redux

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Ubuntu 16.10Ubuntu 17.04Oibaf PPAOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro: Last Light ReduxResolution: 1920 x 1080R9 270XRX 480R9 Fury4080120160200SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 370.0095.65101.3696.10154.14159.8396.57156.45164.01

ET: Legacy

Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 3840 x 2160

Ubuntu 16.10Ubuntu 17.04Oibaf PPAOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterET: Legacy 2.75Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 3840 x 2160R9 270XRX 480R9 Fury50100150200250SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.72, N = 3SE +/- 0.74, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 380.6794.07115.50156.20213.60231.23157.97216.93235.27

Dota 2

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGL

Ubuntu 16.10Ubuntu 17.04Oibaf PPAOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGLR9 270XRX 480R9 Fury1530456075SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 1.48, N = 6SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 2.39, N = 6SE +/- 0.52, N = 327.9048.9065.1030.7743.2066.4331.2348.4063.30

Dota 2

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGL

Ubuntu 16.10Ubuntu 17.04Oibaf PPAOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGLR9 270XRX 480R9 Fury306090120150SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 2.16, N = 3SE +/- 4.47, N = 6SE +/- 0.54, N = 3SE +/- 6.66, N = 6SE +/- 3.71, N = 667.33123.23133.3382.50110.07127.0284.23122.07126.75

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Resolution: 3840 x 2160

Ubuntu 16.10Ubuntu 17.04Oibaf PPAOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 3840 x 2160R9 270XRX 480R9 Fury306090120150SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.63, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 1.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 357.69111.72140.1965.35109.01150.7364.99107.80146.08

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Ubuntu 16.10Ubuntu 17.04Oibaf PPAOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 1920 x 1080R9 270XRX 480R9 Fury50100150200250SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 3.05, N = 6SE +/- 1.89, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 1.08, N = 3124.93218.15214.49152.99220.13224.97157.64216.05221.47

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