Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Radeon Software Windows 10 Pro x64 with Radeon Software Crimson Edition versus Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Tests with both AMD Linux drivers on Ubuntu. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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Processor Disk Motherboard Chipset Memory Graphics Audio Monitor Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server OpenGL OpenCL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution R9 Fury RX 480 R9 Fury RX 480 Windows 10 Windows 10 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 Intel Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores) 238GB Windows NT 10.0 (x86_64) Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores) MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0 Intel Sky Lake 16384MB Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB AMD Radeon RX 480 8192MB Realtek ALC1150 Acer B286HK Intel Connection Ubuntu 16.04 4.4.0-34-generic (x86_64) Unity 7.4.0 X Server 1.18.3 4.5.13448 OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2117.7) GCC 5.4.0 20160609 ext4 3840x2160 Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 Fury 4096MB Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB 4.8.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160823 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4 AMD Device 67df 8192MB OpenBenchmarking.org Processor Details - RX 480: Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO, R9 Fury: Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO, R9 Fury: Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1, RX 480: Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance Graphics Details - RX 480: Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO, R9 Fury: Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO, R9 Fury: Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1, RX 480: Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1: GLAMOR
metroll-redux: Phoronix Test Suite v6.6.0m3 unigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen csgo: 3840 x 2160 dota2: 3840 x 2160 - Vulkan unigine-heaven: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen dota2: 3840 x 2160 - OpenGL openarena: 1920 x 1080 dota2: 1920 x 1080 - OpenGL dota2: 1920 x 1080 - Vulkan R9 Fury RX 480 R9 Fury RX 480 Windows 10 Windows 10 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 55.70 95.85 139.54 92.79 87.78 79.73 260.20 93.64 109.43 38.96 77.28 128.43 80.22 70.82 68.97 256.30 91.51 108.64 40.82 73.96 103.05 68.90 68.00 64.80 320.17 85.85 104.07 50.35 93.22 125.09 86.80 85.28 80.27 315.80 85.88 102.90 72.97 84.54 137.20 80.26 80.83 315.87 90.27 54.24 66.39 98.21 65.46 62.10 303.60 90.33 OpenBenchmarking.org
Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra Windows 10 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 40 80 120 160 200 179.8 33.7 70.2 157.3 33.0 40.1
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Windows 10 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 6 12 18 24 30 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.75 / Max: 13 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.14 / Max: 14 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.15 / Max: 28 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.86 / Max: 19 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.1 / Max: 15 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.32 / Max: 28
GRID Autosport Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better GRID Autosport Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra Windows 10 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 20 40 60 80 100 99.68 44.51 45.18 57.42 43.08 34.50
Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Normal R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Normal Windows 10 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 70 140 210 280 350 300.40 107.70 180.30 251.50 111.20 168.00
Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Normal R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Normal Windows 10 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 20 40 60 80 100 95.9 54.5 79.7 75.3 45.7 56.3
The Talos Principle Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: OpenGL R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better The Talos Principle Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: OpenGL Windows 10 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 8 16 24 32 40 32.30 33.00 24.60 28.00 25.00 15.80
Metro: Last Light Redux Phoronix Test Suite v6.6.0m3 R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Metro: Last Light Redux Phoronix Test Suite v6.6.0m3 Windows 10 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 16 32 48 64 80 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 55.70 50.35 72.97 38.96 40.82 54.24
The Talos Principle Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: OpenGL R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better The Talos Principle Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: OpenGL Windows 10 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 14 28 42 56 70 61.7 64.5 46.9 58.5 54.3 35.0
The Talos Principle Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: Vulkan R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better The Talos Principle Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: Vulkan Windows 10 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO 10 20 30 40 50 42.40 43.50 30.60 30.10
Unigine Valley Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 95.85 93.22 84.54 77.28 73.96 66.39
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 3840 x 2160 R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Windows 10 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.81, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.97, N = 3 139.54 125.09 137.20 128.43 103.05 98.21
Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan Windows 10 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.45, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 92.79 86.80 80.22 68.90
The Talos Principle Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: Vulkan R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better The Talos Principle Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: Vulkan Windows 10 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO 20 40 60 80 100 101.00 104.50 78.10 77.70
Unigine Heaven Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 87.78 85.28 80.26 70.82 68.00 65.46
Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGL R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGL Windows 10 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.21, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 79.73 80.27 80.83 68.97 64.80 62.10
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Windows 10 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 3.35, N = 3 SE +/- 0.46, N = 3 SE +/- 0.90, N = 3 SE +/- 3.25, N = 3 SE +/- 0.47, N = 3 SE +/- 1.66, N = 3 260.20 315.80 315.87 256.30 320.17 303.60
Dota 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGL R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Dota 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGL Windows 10 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 1.22, N = 5 SE +/- 0.44, N = 3 SE +/- 1.37, N = 4 SE +/- 0.37, N = 3 93.64 85.88 90.27 91.51 85.85 90.33
Dota 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: Vulkan R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Dota 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: Vulkan Windows 10 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.74, N = 3 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 109.43 102.90 108.64 104.07
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