Ubuntu 17.10 vs. 17.04 vs. 16.10 vs 16.04 vs 15.10 vs. 15.04 Tests for a future article. Ubuntu 15.04: 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: Intel Device a2f0, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.19.0-84-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.2, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.5.9 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 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 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 ET: Legacy 2.75 Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 15.04: HD 7950 . 104.33 |=================== 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 |============================================ 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 |=============================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 15.04: HD 7950 . 168.43 |==================== 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 |======================= 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 |=============================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 15.04: HD 7950 . MIN: 2.0 AVG: 5.9 MAX: 49.0 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 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 Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 15.04: HD 7950 . 369.94 |===================================== 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 |============================================== 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 |=============================================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 15.04: HD 7950 . 175.69 |======================= 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 |======================================== 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 |=============================================== GLmark2 276 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Score > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 15.04: HD 7950 . 2103 |========================= 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 |=========================== Ubuntu 16.04: R9 Fury . 3288 |======================================= Ubuntu 16.10: R9 Fury . 3762 |============================================ Ubuntu 17.04: R9 Fury . 4086 |================================================ Ubuntu 17.10: R9 Fury . 4182 |================================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 15.04: HD 7950 . 1871 |============= 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 |=============== Ubuntu 16.04: R9 Fury . 6981 |================================================ Ubuntu 16.10: R9 Fury . 6011 |========================================= Ubuntu 17.04: R9 Fury . 7107 |================================================= Ubuntu 17.10: R9 Fury . 7164 |================================================= GpuTest 0.7.0 Test: Triangle - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen Points > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 15.04: HD 7950 . 161891 |============== 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 |=============== Ubuntu 16.04: R9 Fury . 243131 |===================== Ubuntu 16.10: R9 Fury . 279952 |======================== Ubuntu 17.04: R9 Fury . 546128 |=============================================== Ubuntu 17.10: R9 Fury . 302991 |========================== Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 15.04: HD 7950 . 53.58 |=========== 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 |========================== 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 |=============================================== Dota 2 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 15.04: HD 7950 . 37.47 |=================== 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 |============================= 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 |================================================ 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 |============================================== Ubuntu 16.10: R9 Fury . 174.72 |=============================================== Ubuntu 17.04: R9 Fury . 175.78 |=============================================== Ubuntu 17.10: R9 Fury . 175.72 |=============================================== 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 |====================== Ubuntu 16.10: R9 Fury . 552.77 |======================================== Ubuntu 17.04: R9 Fury . 651.42 |=============================================== Ubuntu 17.10: R9 Fury . 565.99 |========================================= 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 |======================== 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 |=============================================== 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 |====================== 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 |===============================================