Ubuntu 17.10 vs. 17.04 vs. 16.10 vs 16.04 vs 15.10 Tests for a future article. Ubuntu 15.10: HD 7950: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 15.10, Kernel: 4.2.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.99, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.2 Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 3.6.2), Compiler: GCC 5.2.1 20151010, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Ubuntu 16.04: HD 7950: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 128GB THNSN5128GPU7 TOSHIBA, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-97-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.2 Mesa 17.0.7 Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0.0), Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Ubuntu 16.10: HD 7950: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Intel Kaby Lake + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 128GB THNSN5128GPU7 TOSHIBA, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-59-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 12.0.6 Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 3.8.1), Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Ubuntu 17.04: HD 7950: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 128GB THNSN5128GPU7 TOSHIBA, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-37-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.0.7 Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0.0), Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Ubuntu 17.10: HD 7950: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Intel Kaby Lake + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 128GB THNSN5128GPU7 TOSHIBA, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.13.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.2 (LLVM 5.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: HD 7950: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Intel Kaby Lake + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 128GB THNSN5128GPU7 TOSHIBA, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7950/8950 OEM / R9 280 3072MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.14.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20171026, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.4.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Ubuntu 16.04: R9 Fury: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Intel Kaby Lake + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 128GB THNSN5128GPU7 TOSHIBA, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-97-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.0.7 Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0.0), Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Ubuntu 16.10: R9 Fury: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 128GB THNSN5128GPU7 TOSHIBA, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-59-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.1 Mesa 12.0.6 Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 3.8.1), Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Ubuntu 17.04: R9 Fury: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Intel Kaby Lake + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 128GB THNSN5128GPU7 TOSHIBA, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-37-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.0.7 Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0.0), Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Ubuntu 17.10: R9 Fury: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 15GB Ultra USB 3.0 + 128GB THNSN5128GPU7 TOSHIBA, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.13.0-16-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Server: Wayland, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.2 (LLVM 5.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: R9 Fury: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Intel Kaby Lake + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 128GB THNSN5128GPU7 TOSHIBA, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon 3968MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.14.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20171026, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.4.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 ET: Legacy 2.75 Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 15.10: HD 7950 ........... 110.00 |================ Ubuntu 16.04: HD 7950 ........... 221.07 |================================ Ubuntu 16.10: HD 7950 ........... 76.03 |=========== Ubuntu 17.04: HD 7950 ........... 235.00 |================================== Ubuntu 17.10: HD 7950 ........... 236.20 |================================== Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: HD 7950 . 224.47 |================================ Ubuntu 16.04: R9 Fury ........... 231.57 |================================= Ubuntu 16.10: R9 Fury ........... 134.97 |=================== Ubuntu 17.04: R9 Fury ........... 240.43 |=================================== Ubuntu 17.10: R9 Fury ........... 254.33 |===================================== Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: R9 Fury . 257.03 |===================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 15.10: HD 7950 ........... 186.83 |================= Ubuntu 16.04: HD 7950 ........... 166.07 |=============== Ubuntu 16.10: HD 7950 ........... 171.67 |================ Ubuntu 17.04: HD 7950 ........... 175.63 |================ Ubuntu 17.10: HD 7950 ........... 192.97 |================== Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: HD 7950 . 172.20 |================ Ubuntu 16.04: R9 Fury ........... 303.60 |============================ Ubuntu 16.10: R9 Fury ........... 304.20 |============================ Ubuntu 17.04: R9 Fury ........... 320.87 |============================== Ubuntu 17.10: R9 Fury ........... 398.30 |===================================== Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: R9 Fury . 388.30 |==================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 15.10: HD 7950 ........... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.3 MAX: 21.0 Ubuntu 16.04: HD 7950 ........... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 6.0 MAX: 23.0 Ubuntu 16.10: HD 7950 ........... MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.8 MAX: 24.0 Ubuntu 17.04: HD 7950 ........... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 5.7 MAX: 24.0 Ubuntu 17.10: HD 7950 ........... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 5.2 MAX: 21.0 Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: HD 7950 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 5.8 MAX: 21.0 Ubuntu 16.04: R9 Fury ........... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.2 MAX: 24.0 Ubuntu 16.10: R9 Fury ........... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.3 MAX: 25.0 Ubuntu 17.04: R9 Fury ........... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.1 MAX: 24.0 Ubuntu 17.10: R9 Fury ........... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.5 MAX: 21.0 Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: R9 Fury . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.6 MAX: 25.0 Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 15.10: HD 7950 ........... 341.02 |=========================== Ubuntu 16.04: HD 7950 ........... 397.00 |================================ Ubuntu 16.10: HD 7950 ........... 317.61 |========================= Ubuntu 17.04: HD 7950 ........... 360.26 |============================= Ubuntu 17.10: HD 7950 ........... 452.73 |==================================== Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: HD 7950 . 424.68 |================================== Ubuntu 16.04: R9 Fury ........... 391.59 |=============================== Ubuntu 16.10: R9 Fury ........... 348.70 |============================ Ubuntu 17.04: R9 Fury ........... 351.80 |============================ Ubuntu 17.10: R9 Fury ........... 464.78 |===================================== Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: R9 Fury . 460.69 |===================================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 15.10: HD 7950 ........... 180.71 |=================== Ubuntu 16.04: HD 7950 ........... 208.74 |===================== Ubuntu 16.10: HD 7950 ........... 116.30 |============ Ubuntu 17.04: HD 7950 ........... 277.72 |============================ Ubuntu 17.10: HD 7950 ........... 310.20 |================================ Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: HD 7950 . 290.74 |============================== Ubuntu 16.04: R9 Fury ........... 302.50 |=============================== Ubuntu 16.10: R9 Fury ........... 214.90 |====================== Ubuntu 17.04: R9 Fury ........... 275.65 |============================ Ubuntu 17.10: R9 Fury ........... 361.33 |===================================== Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: R9 Fury . 354.47 |==================================== GLmark2 276 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Score > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 15.10: HD 7950 ........... 2152 |==================== Ubuntu 16.04: HD 7950 ........... 2184 |==================== Ubuntu 16.10: HD 7950 ........... 2170 |==================== Ubuntu 17.04: HD 7950 ........... 2251 |===================== Ubuntu 17.10: HD 7950 ........... 2283 |===================== Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: HD 7950 . 1801 |================ Ubuntu 16.04: R9 Fury ........... 3288 |============================== Ubuntu 16.10: R9 Fury ........... 3762 |================================== Ubuntu 17.04: R9 Fury ........... 4086 |===================================== Ubuntu 17.10: R9 Fury ........... 4182 |====================================== Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: R9 Fury . 4274 |======================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 15.10: HD 7950 ........... 1881 |========== Ubuntu 16.04: HD 7950 ........... 2132 |============ Ubuntu 16.10: HD 7950 ........... 966 |===== Ubuntu 17.04: HD 7950 ........... 2135 |============ Ubuntu 17.10: HD 7950 ........... 2125 |============ Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: HD 7950 . 2113 |=========== Ubuntu 16.04: R9 Fury ........... 6981 |====================================== Ubuntu 16.10: R9 Fury ........... 6011 |================================= Ubuntu 17.04: R9 Fury ........... 7107 |======================================= Ubuntu 17.10: R9 Fury ........... 7164 |======================================= Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: R9 Fury . 7166 |======================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 15.10: HD 7950 ........... 168839 |=========== Ubuntu 16.04: HD 7950 ........... 164910 |=========== Ubuntu 16.10: HD 7950 ........... 74684 |===== Ubuntu 17.04: HD 7950 ........... 305969 |===================== Ubuntu 17.10: HD 7950 ........... 172014 |============ Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: HD 7950 . 125705 |========= Ubuntu 16.04: R9 Fury ........... 243131 |================ Ubuntu 16.10: R9 Fury ........... 279952 |=================== Ubuntu 17.04: R9 Fury ........... 546128 |===================================== Ubuntu 17.10: R9 Fury ........... 302991 |===================== Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: R9 Fury . 307137 |===================== Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 15.10: HD 7950 ........... 62.51 |========== Ubuntu 16.04: HD 7950 ........... 116.48 |================== Ubuntu 16.10: HD 7950 ........... 94.08 |=============== Ubuntu 17.04: HD 7950 ........... 118.83 |=================== Ubuntu 17.10: HD 7950 ........... 127.48 |==================== Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: HD 7950 . 113.71 |================== Ubuntu 16.04: R9 Fury ........... 203.20 |================================ Ubuntu 16.10: R9 Fury ........... 199.63 |================================ Ubuntu 17.04: R9 Fury ........... 207.14 |================================= Ubuntu 17.10: R9 Fury ........... 233.05 |===================================== Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: R9 Fury . 229.37 |==================================== Dota 2 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 15.10: HD 7950 ........... 39.63 |============== Ubuntu 16.04: HD 7950 ........... 54.87 |=================== Ubuntu 16.10: HD 7950 ........... 50.30 |================== Ubuntu 17.04: HD 7950 ........... 57.23 |==================== Ubuntu 17.10: HD 7950 ........... 57.40 |==================== Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: HD 7950 . 51.78 |================== Ubuntu 16.04: R9 Fury ........... 92.33 |================================= Ubuntu 16.10: R9 Fury ........... 83.47 |============================= Ubuntu 17.04: R9 Fury ........... 89.25 |=============================== Ubuntu 17.10: R9 Fury ........... 95.43 |================================== Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: R9 Fury . 104.87 |===================================== Team Fortress 2 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 16.10: HD 7950 ........... 160.13 |================================== Ubuntu 17.04: HD 7950 ........... 171.24 |==================================== Ubuntu 17.10: HD 7950 ........... 173.30 |==================================== Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: HD 7950 . 166.59 |=================================== Ubuntu 16.10: R9 Fury ........... 174.72 |===================================== Ubuntu 17.04: R9 Fury ........... 175.78 |===================================== Ubuntu 17.10: R9 Fury ........... 175.72 |===================================== Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: R9 Fury . 173.14 |==================================== Portal Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 16.10: HD 7950 ........... 256.83 |=============== Ubuntu 17.04: HD 7950 ........... 310.92 |================== Ubuntu 17.10: HD 7950 ........... 311.56 |================== Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: HD 7950 . 264.43 |=============== Ubuntu 16.10: R9 Fury ........... 552.77 |=============================== Ubuntu 17.04: R9 Fury ........... 651.42 |===================================== Ubuntu 17.10: R9 Fury ........... 565.99 |================================ Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: R9 Fury . 589.03 |================================= BioShock Infinite Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Medium Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 16.04: HD 7950 ........... 100.16 |================== Ubuntu 16.10: HD 7950 ........... 57.72 |========== Ubuntu 17.04: HD 7950 ........... 101.98 |================== Ubuntu 17.10: HD 7950 ........... 106.21 |=================== Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: HD 7950 . 94.82 |================= Ubuntu 16.04: R9 Fury ........... 126.40 |======================= Ubuntu 16.10: R9 Fury ........... 83.50 |=============== Ubuntu 17.04: R9 Fury ........... 122.09 |====================== Ubuntu 17.10: R9 Fury ........... 205.40 |===================================== Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: R9 Fury . 203.52 |===================================== Metro: Last Light Redux Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 16.04: HD 7950 ........... 70.54 |================= Ubuntu 16.10: HD 7950 ........... 56.20 |============== Ubuntu 17.04: HD 7950 ........... 72.15 |================== Ubuntu 17.10: HD 7950 ........... 72.26 |================== Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: HD 7950 . 69.12 |================= Ubuntu 16.04: R9 Fury ........... 134.70 |================================= Ubuntu 16.10: R9 Fury ........... 88.62 |====================== Ubuntu 17.04: R9 Fury ........... 138.17 |================================== Ubuntu 17.10: R9 Fury ........... 151.62 |===================================== Linux 4.14 + Mesa 17.4: R9 Fury . 147.94 |====================================