Ubuntu 14.04 To Ubuntu 17.10 RadeonSI OpenGL Performance

Written by Michael Larabel in Operating Systems on 30 October 2017 at 02:23 PM EDT. Page 3 of 5. 10 Comments.
Ubuntu Radeon 14.04 To 17.10 On HD 7950

When pushing the Radeon HD 7950 harder with the ultra image quality settings in Xonotic, from Ubuntu 14.10 (Ubuntu 14.04 couldn't handle the ultra image quality settings for this card/driver) to Ubuntu 17.10, the performance is up by 2.26x.

Ubuntu Radeon 14.04 To 17.10 On HD 7950

GLMark2 is 70% faster from Ubuntu 14.10 to 17.10.

Ubuntu Radeon 14.04 To 17.10 On HD 7950

Meanwhile, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has seen its frame-rate more than double from Ubuntu 15.04 to Ubuntu 17.10. The current CS:GO failed to run on Ubuntu 14.04/14.10. Ubuntu 17.10 delivered the peak performance for this game with the HD 7950.

Ubuntu Radeon 14.04 To 17.10 On HD 7950

Dota 2 on Steam would run back to Ubuntu 14.10. Here the performance has nearly doubled over the past three years.


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