Vulkan vs. OpenGL On AMD Ryzen 3

Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1708184-TY-VULKANONA32&sor.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLVulkanCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionOpenGLVulkan RX 480 GTX 1060 RX 480 GTX 1060AMD Ryzen 3 1200 @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores)ASRock AB350 Pro4AMD Device 14508192MB128GB ADATA SU800 + 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MBAMD Device aaf0Acer B286HKRealtek RTL8111/8168/8411Ubuntu 17.044.13.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170816Unity 7.5.0X Server 1.19.3amdgpu 1.3.994.5 Mesa 17.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0)1.0.42GCC 6.3.0 20170406ext41920x1080NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB (1506/4006MHz)NVIDIA GP106 HD AudioNVIDIA 384.594.5.0AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MBAMD Device aaf0amdgpu 1.3.994.5 Mesa 17.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB (1506/4006MHz)NVIDIA GP106 HD AudioNVIDIA 384.594.5.0OpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemandGraphics Details- OpenGL: RX 480, Vulkan: RX 480: GLAMOR

dota2: 1920 x 1080dow3: 1920 x 1080 - Lowdow3: 1920 x 1080 - Highmadmax: 1920 x 1080 - Default - Camp Hollow Pointss3bfe: 1920 x 1080 - Lowss3bfe: 1920 x 1080 - UltraOpenGLVulkan RX 480 GTX 1060 RX 480 GTX 106036.3721.3518.0442.7666.7730.1079.1343.5841.27151.20100.2277.3025.3316.8513.4334.9960.2829.8092.0743.4041.75147.75157.73126.03OpenBenchmarking.org

Dota 2

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

VulkanOpenGLOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080GTX 1060RX 48020406080100SE +/- 1.66, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 392.0725.3379.1336.37

Dawn of War III

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low

OpenGLVulkanOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDawn of War IIIResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: LowGTX 1060RX 4801020304050SE +/- 0.88, N = 6SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.97, N = 6SE +/- 0.06, N = 343.5821.3543.4016.85

Dawn of War III

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High

VulkanOpenGLOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDawn of War IIIResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: HighGTX 1060RX 4801020304050SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 341.7513.4341.2718.04

Mad Max

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Default - Scene: Camp Hollow Point

OpenGLVulkanOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMad MaxResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Default - Scene: Camp Hollow PointGTX 1060RX 480306090120150151.2042.76147.7534.99

Mad Max

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Default - Scene: Stronghold

VulkanOpenGLOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMad MaxResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Default - Scene: StrongholdGTX 1060RX 480153045607567.3333.0455.8737.57

Mad Max

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Default - Scene: Hope, Glory, and Dog is Dead

VulkanOpenGLOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMad MaxResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Default - Scene: Hope, Glory, and Dog is DeadGTX 1060RX 4804080120160200169.8831.91162.6539.74

Mad Max

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Default - Scene: Landmover

VulkanOpenGLOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMad MaxResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Default - Scene: LandmoverGTX 1060RX 4804080120160200191.4838.20173.4948.14

Serious Sam 3: BFE

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Low

VulkanOpenGLOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterSerious Sam 3: BFEResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: LowGTX 1060RX 480306090120150SE +/- 2.95, N = 3SE +/- 0.90, N = 5SE +/- 3.57, N = 6SE +/- 0.89, N = 6157.7360.28100.2266.77

Serious Sam 3: BFE

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra

VulkanOpenGLOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterSerious Sam 3: BFEResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: UltraGTX 1060RX 480306090120150SE +/- 1.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3126.0329.8077.3030.10

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