Radeon RX Vulkan Dota 2 Tests for a future article on Phoronix. Radeon R9 285: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-28-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.5.13448, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2117.7), Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon R9 290: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-28-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.5.13448, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2117.7), Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon R9 Fury: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 Fury 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-28-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.5.13448, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2117.7), Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon RX 480: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7700 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-28-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.5.13448, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2117.7), Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 770: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 2048MB (1045/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-28-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 367.27, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 780 Ti: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-28-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 367.27, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 950: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 2048MB (1202/3304MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-28-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 367.27, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 960: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2048MB (1277/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-28-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 367.27, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 970: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4096MB (1163/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-28-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 367.27, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 980: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4096MB (1126/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-28-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 367.27, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 980 Ti: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144MB (999/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-28-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 367.27, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX TITAN X: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12288MB (1001/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-28-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 367.27, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 1070: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8192MB (1505/4006MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-28-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 367.27, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 1080: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB (1617/5005MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-28-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 367.27, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20160413, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon R9 285 ....... 38.97 |===================== Radeon R9 290 ....... 64.93 |=================================== Radeon R9 Fury ...... 87.43 |=============================================== Radeon RX 480 ....... 70.60 |====================================== GeForce GTX 770 ..... 46.75 |========================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti .. 66.93 |==================================== GeForce GTX 950 ..... 31.90 |================= GeForce GTX 960 ..... 35.47 |=================== GeForce GTX 970 ..... 57.33 |=============================== GeForce GTX 980 ..... 64.67 |=================================== GeForce GTX 980 Ti .. 83.37 |============================================= GeForce GTX TITAN X . 86.27 |============================================== GeForce GTX 1070 .... 77.67 |========================================== GeForce GTX 1080 .... 92.83 |================================================== Dota 2 Performance / Cost - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better Radeon R9 Fury ...... 0.17 |============================= Radeon RX 480 ....... 0.30 |=================================================== GeForce GTX 950 ..... 0.23 |======================================= GeForce GTX 960 ..... 0.18 |=============================== GeForce GTX 970 ..... 0.19 |================================ GeForce GTX 980 ..... 0.13 |====================== GeForce GTX 980 Ti .. 0.17 |============================= GeForce GTX TITAN X . 0.09 |=============== GeForce GTX 1070 .... 0.17 |============================= GeForce GTX 1080 .... 0.13 |====================== Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better Radeon R9 285 ....... 0.26 |======================== Radeon R9 290 ....... 0.31 |============================= Radeon R9 Fury ...... 0.44 |========================================= Radeon RX 480 ....... 0.44 |========================================= GeForce GTX 770 ..... 0.27 |========================= GeForce GTX 780 Ti .. 0.29 |=========================== GeForce GTX 950 ..... 0.31 |============================= GeForce GTX 960 ..... 0.30 |============================ GeForce GTX 970 ..... 0.37 |================================== GeForce GTX 980 ..... 0.37 |================================== GeForce GTX 980 Ti .. 0.39 |==================================== GeForce GTX TITAN X . 0.38 |=================================== GeForce GTX 1070 .... 0.52 |================================================ GeForce GTX 1080 .... 0.55 |=================================================== Dota 2 System Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better Radeon R9 285 ....... MIN: 64 AVG: 152 MAX: 201 Radeon R9 290 ....... MIN: 70 AVG: 210 MAX: 283 Radeon R9 Fury ...... MIN: 56 AVG: 199 MAX: 313 Radeon RX 480 ....... MIN: 60 AVG: 161 MAX: 214 GeForce GTX 770 ..... MIN: 96 AVG: 173 MAX: 214 GeForce GTX 780 Ti .. MIN: 125 AVG: 233 MAX: 296 GeForce GTX 950 ..... MIN: 71 AVG: 101 MAX: 125 GeForce GTX 960 ..... MIN: 68 AVG: 119 MAX: 141 GeForce GTX 970 ..... MIN: 81 AVG: 155 MAX: 195 GeForce GTX 980 ..... MIN: 95 AVG: 175 MAX: 223 GeForce GTX 980 Ti .. MIN: 120 AVG: 212 MAX: 275 GeForce GTX TITAN X . MIN: 108 AVG: 228 MAX: 282 GeForce GTX 1070 .... MIN: 83 AVG: 148 MAX: 188 GeForce GTX 1080 .... MIN: 75 AVG: 169 MAX: 215