AMD Fusion On Gallium3D Leaves A Lot To Be Desired @ Phoronix

Posted on Monday, April 16 2012 @ 19:09 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

Phoronix tested AMD's Fusion platform with Gallium3D on Linux and reports the experience wasn't that great, you can read about it over here.

It's been a few months since last running any AMD Fusion tests under Linux, so here's a look at the AMD A8-3870K "Llano" APU performance under both the latest Catalyst driver and the open-source Radeon Gallium3D stack with Ubuntu 12.04. Besides the open-source driver being handily beaten by the Catalyst binary driver, the power efficiency is also a disappointment.

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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