Vulkan vs. OpenGL On AMD Ryzen 3
Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com


OpenGL: RX 480: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock AB350 Pro4, Chipset: AMD Device 1450, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB ADATA SU800 + 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: AMD Device aaf0, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170816, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.3.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Vulkan: RX 480: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock AB350 Pro4, Chipset: AMD Device 1450, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB ADATA SU800 + 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: AMD Device aaf0, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170816, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.3.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

OpenGL: GTX 1060: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock AB350 Pro4, Chipset: AMD Device 1450, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB ADATA SU800 + 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB (1506/4006MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GP106 HD Audio, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170816, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 384.59, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Vulkan: GTX 1060: 

	Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock AB350 Pro4, Chipset: AMD Device 1450, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB ADATA SU800 + 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB (1506/4006MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GP106 HD Audio, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170816, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 384.59, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Mad Max
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Default - Scene: Camp Hollow Point
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OpenGL: RX 480 ... 42.76  |===============
Vulkan: RX 480 ... 34.99  |============
OpenGL: GTX 1060 . 151.20 |====================================================
Vulkan: GTX 1060 . 147.75 |===================================================


Dawn of War III
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OpenGL: RX 480 ... 21.35 |==========================
Vulkan: RX 480 ... 16.85 |====================
OpenGL: GTX 1060 . 43.58 |=====================================================
Vulkan: GTX 1060 . 43.40 |=====================================================


Dawn of War III
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OpenGL: RX 480 ... 18.04 |=======================
Vulkan: RX 480 ... 13.43 |=================
OpenGL: GTX 1060 . 41.27 |====================================================
Vulkan: GTX 1060 . 41.75 |=====================================================


Dota 2
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OpenGL: RX 480 ... 36.37 |=====================
Vulkan: RX 480 ... 25.33 |===============
OpenGL: GTX 1060 . 79.13 |==============================================
Vulkan: GTX 1060 . 92.07 |=====================================================


Serious Sam 3: BFE
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OpenGL: RX 480 ... 66.77  |======================
Vulkan: RX 480 ... 60.28  |====================
OpenGL: GTX 1060 . 100.22 |=================================
Vulkan: GTX 1060 . 157.73 |====================================================


Serious Sam 3: BFE
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OpenGL: RX 480 ... 30.10  |============
Vulkan: RX 480 ... 29.80  |============
OpenGL: GTX 1060 . 77.30  |================================
Vulkan: GTX 1060 . 126.03 |====================================================


Mad Max
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Default - Scene: Stronghold
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OpenGL: RX 480 ... 37.57 |==============================
Vulkan: RX 480 ... 33.04 |==========================
OpenGL: GTX 1060 . 55.87 |============================================
Vulkan: GTX 1060 . 67.33 |=====================================================


Mad Max
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Default - Scene: Hope, Glory, and Dog is Dead
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OpenGL: RX 480 ... 39.74  |============
Vulkan: RX 480 ... 31.91  |==========
OpenGL: GTX 1060 . 162.65 |==================================================
Vulkan: GTX 1060 . 169.88 |====================================================


Mad Max
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Default - Scene: Landmover
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
OpenGL: RX 480 ... 48.14  |=============
Vulkan: RX 480 ... 38.20  |==========
OpenGL: GTX 1060 . 173.49 |===============================================
Vulkan: GTX 1060 . 191.48 |====================================================