OpenGL vs. Vulkan Intel Kaby Linux 4.12 Mesa 17.2-dev Tests for a future article on Phoronix. ANV Vulkan: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Intel HD 630 (Kaby Lake GT2) 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.12.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170516, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.0-devel- padoka PPA, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 OpenGL: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f + Z270, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Intel HD 630 (Kaby Lake GT2) 3072MB (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.12.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170516, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.0-devel- padoka PPA, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Dota 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better ANV Vulkan . 17.20 |=========================================================== OpenGL ..... 17.13 |=========================================================== Dota 2 CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better ANV Vulkan . MIN: 0.0 AVG: 23.6 MAX: 51.8 OpenGL ..... MIN: 0.3 AVG: 19.1 MAX: 33.0 The Talos Principle Renderer: Vulkan - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better ANV Vulkan . 12.40 |=========================================================== OpenGL ..... 4.03 |=================== The Talos Principle CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better ANV Vulkan . MIN: 2.3 AVG: 15.0 MAX: 29.0 OpenGL ..... MIN: 3.7 AVG: 17.2 MAX: 35.4 Serious Sam Fusion 2017 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Low - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better ANV Vulkan . 64.80 |================================================= OpenGL ..... 78.17 |=========================================================== Serious Sam Fusion 2017 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: High - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better ANV Vulkan . 17.23 |======================================================== OpenGL ..... 18.00 |=========================================================== Serious Sam Fusion 2017 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better ANV Vulkan . 13.90 |======================================================== OpenGL ..... 14.77 |===========================================================