Vulkan vs. OpenGL API Drivers
Tests for a future article on Phoronix.com


Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 780 Ti: 

	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: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.0-53-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 381.22, OpenGL: 4.5.0, OpenCL: OpenCL 1.2 CUDA 8.0.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1050: 

	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: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2048MB (1316/3504MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.0-53-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 381.22, OpenGL: 4.5.0, OpenCL: OpenCL 1.2 CUDA 8.0.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1060: 

	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: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB (1506/4006MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.0-53-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 381.22, OpenGL: 4.5.0, OpenCL: OpenCL 1.2 CUDA 8.0.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti: 

	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: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11264MB (403/5508MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.0-53-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 381.22, OpenGL: 4.5.0, OpenCL: OpenCL 1.2 CUDA 8.0.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Vulkan: AMDGPU-PRO RX 580: 

	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: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 580 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.0-53-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.5.13474, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2348.3), Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Vulkan: AMDGPU-PRO R9 Fury: 

	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: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 Fury 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.0-53-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.5.13474, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2348.3), Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Vulkan: Open RX 580: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: MSI AMD POLARIS10 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.12.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170604, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 5.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Vulkan: Open R9 Fury: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.12.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170604, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 5.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Vulkan: Intel HD 630: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 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 16.04, Kernel: 4.12.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170604, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.2.0-devel- padoka PPA, Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160


GL-vs-VK 2017-06-05
Test: Static Scene - Multi-Threaded: Yes
Frame Time - ms < Lower Is Better
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 780 Ti .. 85.94  |===================
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 1050 .... 84.28  |===================
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 1060 .... 85.67  |===================
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti . 85.69  |===================
OpenGL: AMDGPU-PRO RX 580 .. 161.95 |====================================
OpenGL: AMDGPU-PRO R9 Fury . 161.18 |====================================
OpenGL: Open R9 Fury ....... 116.41 |==========================
OpenGL: Open RX 580 ........ 116.87 |==========================
OpenGL: Intel HD 630 ....... 188.00 |==========================================
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 780 Ti .. 19.94  |====
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1050 .... 20.86  |=====
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1060 .... 20.98  |=====
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti . 20.90  |=====
Vulkan: AMDGPU-PRO RX 580 .. 25.63  |======
Vulkan: AMDGPU-PRO R9 Fury . 26.93  |======
Vulkan: Open RX 580 ........ 21.73  |=====
Vulkan: Open R9 Fury ....... 22.97  |=====
Vulkan: Intel HD 630 ....... 36.81  |========


GL-vs-VK 2017-06-05
Test: Static Scene - Multi-Threaded: Yes
FPS > Higher Is Better
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 780 Ti .. 11.64 |==========
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 1050 .... 11.87 |==========
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 1060 .... 11.67 |==========
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti . 11.67 |==========
OpenGL: AMDGPU-PRO RX 580 .. 6.18  |=====
OpenGL: AMDGPU-PRO R9 Fury . 6.21  |=====
OpenGL: Open R9 Fury ....... 8.59  |=======
OpenGL: Open RX 580 ........ 8.56  |=======
OpenGL: Intel HD 630 ....... 5.32  |=====
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 780 Ti .. 50.16 |===========================================
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1050 .... 47.94 |=========================================
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1060 .... 47.67 |=========================================
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti . 47.86 |=========================================
Vulkan: AMDGPU-PRO RX 580 .. 39.02 |=================================
Vulkan: AMDGPU-PRO R9 Fury . 37.13 |================================
Vulkan: Open RX 580 ........ 46.03 |=======================================
Vulkan: Open R9 Fury ....... 43.54 |=====================================
Vulkan: Intel HD 630 ....... 27.17 |=======================


GL-vs-VK 2017-06-05
Test: Static Scene - Multi-Threaded: No
Frame Time - ms < Lower Is Better
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 780 Ti .. 136.62 |========================
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 1050 .... 134.57 |========================
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 1060 .... 133.19 |========================
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti . 137.19 |========================
OpenGL: AMDGPU-PRO RX 580 .. 210.94 |=====================================
OpenGL: AMDGPU-PRO R9 Fury . 210.72 |=====================================
OpenGL: Open R9 Fury ....... 168.26 |==============================
OpenGL: Open RX 580 ........ 167.67 |==============================
OpenGL: Intel HD 630 ....... 237.56 |==========================================
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 780 Ti .. 78.92  |==============
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1050 .... 79.00  |==============
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1060 .... 78.74  |==============
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti . 79.20  |==============
Vulkan: AMDGPU-PRO RX 580 .. 95.81  |=================
Vulkan: AMDGPU-PRO R9 Fury . 95.93  |=================
Vulkan: Open RX 580 ........ 91.16  |================
Vulkan: Open R9 Fury ....... 90.41  |================
Vulkan: Intel HD 630 ....... 100.21 |==================


GL-vs-VK 2017-06-05
Test: Static Scene - Multi-Threaded: No
FPS > Higher Is Better
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 780 Ti .. 7.32  |=========================
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 1050 .... 7.43  |=========================
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 1060 .... 7.51  |=========================
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti . 7.29  |=========================
OpenGL: AMDGPU-PRO RX 580 .. 4.74  |================
OpenGL: AMDGPU-PRO R9 Fury . 4.75  |================
OpenGL: Open R9 Fury ....... 5.94  |====================
OpenGL: Open RX 580 ........ 5.96  |====================
OpenGL: Intel HD 630 ....... 4.21  |==============
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 780 Ti .. 12.67 |===========================================
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1050 .... 12.66 |===========================================
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1060 .... 12.70 |===========================================
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti . 12.63 |===========================================
Vulkan: AMDGPU-PRO RX 580 .. 10.44 |===================================
Vulkan: AMDGPU-PRO R9 Fury . 10.42 |===================================
Vulkan: Open RX 580 ........ 10.97 |=====================================
Vulkan: Open R9 Fury ....... 11.06 |=====================================
Vulkan: Intel HD 630 ....... 9.98  |==================================


GL-vs-VK 2017-06-05
Test: Terrain With Dynamic LoD - Multi-Threaded: Yes
Frame Time - ms < Lower Is Better
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 780 Ti .. 10.42 |=====================
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1050 .... 10.35 |=====================
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1060 .... 10.34 |=====================
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti . 10.34 |=====================
Vulkan: AMDGPU-PRO RX 580 .. 12.80 |==========================
Vulkan: AMDGPU-PRO R9 Fury . 12.59 |=========================
Vulkan: Open RX 580 ........ 15.13 |==============================
Vulkan: Open R9 Fury ....... 15.21 |==============================
Vulkan: Intel HD 630 ....... 21.48 |===========================================


GL-vs-VK 2017-06-05
Test: Terrain With Dynamic LoD - Multi-Threaded: Yes
FPS > Higher Is Better
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 780 Ti .. 95.99 |===========================================
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1050 .... 96.65 |===========================================
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1060 .... 96.71 |===========================================
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti . 96.70 |===========================================
Vulkan: AMDGPU-PRO RX 580 .. 78.17 |===================================
Vulkan: AMDGPU-PRO R9 Fury . 79.45 |===================================
Vulkan: Open RX 580 ........ 66.09 |=============================
Vulkan: Open R9 Fury ....... 65.76 |=============================
Vulkan: Intel HD 630 ....... 46.56 |=====================


GL-vs-VK 2017-06-05
Test: Terrain With Dynamic LoD - Multi-Threaded: No
Frame Time - ms < Lower Is Better
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 780 Ti .. 19.43 |=============
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 1050 .... 19.46 |=============
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 1060 .... 19.25 |=============
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti . 19.13 |=============
OpenGL: AMDGPU-PRO RX 580 .. 28.91 |====================
OpenGL: AMDGPU-PRO R9 Fury . 29.20 |====================
OpenGL: Open R9 Fury ....... 23.68 |================
OpenGL: Open RX 580 ........ 23.37 |================
OpenGL: Intel HD 630 ....... 62.50 |===========================================
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 780 Ti .. 15.70 |===========
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1050 .... 15.64 |===========
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1060 .... 15.64 |===========
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti . 15.65 |===========
Vulkan: AMDGPU-PRO RX 580 .. 19.64 |==============
Vulkan: AMDGPU-PRO R9 Fury . 19.44 |=============
Vulkan: Open RX 580 ........ 24.01 |=================
Vulkan: Open R9 Fury ....... 24.70 |=================
Vulkan: Intel HD 630 ....... 20.99 |==============


GL-vs-VK 2017-06-05
Test: Terrain With Dynamic LoD - Multi-Threaded: No
FPS > Higher Is Better
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 780 Ti .. 51.48 |===================================
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 1050 .... 51.40 |===================================
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 1060 .... 51.94 |===================================
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti . 52.27 |===================================
OpenGL: AMDGPU-PRO RX 580 .. 34.60 |=======================
OpenGL: AMDGPU-PRO R9 Fury . 34.26 |=======================
OpenGL: Open R9 Fury ....... 42.24 |============================
OpenGL: Open RX 580 ........ 42.79 |=============================
OpenGL: Intel HD 630 ....... 16.00 |===========
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 780 Ti .. 63.68 |===========================================
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1050 .... 63.92 |===========================================
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1060 .... 63.94 |===========================================
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti . 63.90 |===========================================
Vulkan: AMDGPU-PRO RX 580 .. 50.92 |==================================
Vulkan: AMDGPU-PRO R9 Fury . 51.44 |===================================
Vulkan: Open RX 580 ........ 41.65 |============================
Vulkan: Open R9 Fury ....... 40.56 |===========================
Vulkan: Intel HD 630 ....... 47.65 |================================


GL-vs-VK 2017-06-05
Test: Shadow Mapping - Multi-Threaded: Yes
Frame Time - ms < Lower Is Better
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 780 Ti .. 3.84 |===================
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1050 .... 3.96 |====================
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1060 .... 2.85 |==============
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti . 1.02 |=====
Vulkan: AMDGPU-PRO RX 580 .. 1.62 |========
Vulkan: AMDGPU-PRO R9 Fury . 1.61 |========
Vulkan: Open RX 580 ........ 6.01 |==============================
Vulkan: Open R9 Fury ....... 6.64 |==================================
Vulkan: Intel HD 630 ....... 8.70 |============================================


GL-vs-VK 2017-06-05
Test: Shadow Mapping - Multi-Threaded: Yes
FPS > Higher Is Better
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 780 Ti .. 279.77 |============
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1050 .... 252.31 |===========
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1060 .... 367.02 |================
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti . 979.40 |==========================================
Vulkan: AMDGPU-PRO RX 580 .. 618.24 |===========================
Vulkan: AMDGPU-PRO R9 Fury . 622.47 |===========================
Vulkan: Open RX 580 ........ 170.91 |=======
Vulkan: Open R9 Fury ....... 154.34 |=======
Vulkan: Intel HD 630 ....... 114.90 |=====


GL-vs-VK 2017-06-05
Test: Shadow Mapping - Multi-Threaded: No
Frame Time - ms < Lower Is Better
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 780 Ti .. 5.61  |===================
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 1050 .... 5.60  |===================
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 1060 .... 5.59  |===================
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti . 5.57  |===================
OpenGL: AMDGPU-PRO RX 580 .. 7.46  |=========================
OpenGL: AMDGPU-PRO R9 Fury . 7.50  |==========================
OpenGL: Open R9 Fury ....... 6.32  |======================
OpenGL: Open RX 580 ........ 6.29  |=====================
OpenGL: Intel HD 630 ....... 12.60 |===========================================
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 780 Ti .. 3.25  |===========
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1050 .... 3.66  |============
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1060 .... 3.26  |===========
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti . 3.28  |===========
Vulkan: AMDGPU-PRO RX 580 .. 4.00  |==============
Vulkan: AMDGPU-PRO R9 Fury . 4.01  |==============
Vulkan: Open RX 580 ........ 3.87  |=============
Vulkan: Open R9 Fury ....... 3.78  |=============
Vulkan: Intel HD 630 ....... 8.43  |=============================


GL-vs-VK 2017-06-05
Test: Shadow Mapping - Multi-Threaded: No
FPS > Higher Is Better
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 780 Ti .. 178.36 |========================
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 1050 .... 178.49 |========================
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 1060 .... 179.02 |========================
OpenGL: NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti . 179.45 |========================
OpenGL: AMDGPU-PRO RX 580 .. 134.04 |==================
OpenGL: AMDGPU-PRO R9 Fury . 133.38 |==================
OpenGL: Open R9 Fury ....... 158.15 |======================
OpenGL: Open RX 580 ........ 158.98 |======================
OpenGL: Intel HD 630 ....... 79.39  |===========
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 780 Ti .. 307.98 |==========================================
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1050 .... 273.16 |=====================================
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1060 .... 306.70 |==========================================
Vulkan: NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti . 304.52 |==========================================
Vulkan: AMDGPU-PRO RX 580 .. 250.09 |==================================
Vulkan: AMDGPU-PRO R9 Fury . 249.21 |==================================
Vulkan: Open RX 580 ........ 258.24 |===================================
Vulkan: Open R9 Fury ....... 265.30 |====================================
Vulkan: Intel HD 630 ....... 118.58 |================