Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu Linux - Radeon Vega / Polaris - Feb 2018 Tests for a future article on Phoronix comparing latest AMD Radeon GPU performance between Windows 10 and Ubuntu Linux. Windows 10: RX 580: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 10 Intel (12 Cores), Disk: 238GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64) Windows 10: RX Vega 64: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 10 Intel (12 Cores), Disk: 238GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64) Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX 580: Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0607 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 580 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.16.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180220, Desktop: Unity 7.4.5, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.1.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 7.0.0), Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX Vega 64: Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0607 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.15.4-041504-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.5, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.1.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 7.0.0), Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ................. 293.20 |====================== Windows 10: RX Vega 64 ............. 309.07 |======================= Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX 580 ..... 408.37 |=============================== Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX Vega 64 . 453.70 |================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ................. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.4 MAX: 23.0 Windows 10: RX Vega 64 ............. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.2 MAX: 24.0 Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX 580 ..... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.5 MAX: 27.0 Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX Vega 64 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.2 MAX: 26.0 Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ................. 261.21 |========================== Windows 10: RX Vega 64 ............. 252.04 |========================= Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX 580 ..... 272.17 |=========================== Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX Vega 64 . 342.22 |================================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ................. 262.38 |========================== Windows 10: RX Vega 64 ............. 252.51 |========================= Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX 580 ..... 272.47 |=========================== Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX Vega 64 . 342.04 |================================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ................. 204.82 |========================== Windows 10: RX Vega 64 ............. 197.91 |========================= Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX 580 ..... 200.87 |========================= Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX Vega 64 . 267.91 |================================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ................. 206.37 |========================== Windows 10: RX Vega 64 ............. 195.79 |========================= Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX 580 ..... 201.66 |========================= Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX Vega 64 . 270.65 |================================== Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ................. 75.38 |==================== Windows 10: RX Vega 64 ............. 120.06 |================================ Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX 580 ..... 80.77 |====================== Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX Vega 64 . 126.45 |================================== Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ................. 17.01 |==================== Windows 10: RX Vega 64 ............. 29.35 |=================================== Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX 580 ..... 18.11 |====================== Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX Vega 64 . 29.37 |=================================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ................. 82.40 |===================== Windows 10: RX Vega 64 ............. 107.71 |============================ Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX 580 ..... 85.91 |====================== Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX Vega 64 . 132.56 |================================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ................. 23.49 |======================== Windows 10: RX Vega 64 ............. 34.00 |=================================== Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX 580 ..... 21.28 |====================== Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX Vega 64 . 32.56 |================================== Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ................. 50.30 |======================= Windows 10: RX Vega 64 ............. 77.30 |=================================== Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX 580 ..... 38.98 |================== Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX Vega 64 . 58.13 |========================== GRID Autosport Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ................. 64.34 |====================== Windows 10: RX Vega 64 ............. 100.48 |================================== Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX 580 ..... 52.38 |================== Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX Vega 64 . 81.89 |============================ Shadow of Mordor Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ..... 92.10 |========================== Windows 10: RX Vega 64 . 163.42 |============================================== Shadow of Mordor Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ..... 44.19 |============================= Windows 10: RX Vega 64 . 72.07 |=============================================== Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ................. 174.0 |======================== Windows 10: RX Vega 64 ............. 256.5 |=================================== Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX 580 ..... 124.1 |================= Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX Vega 64 . 184.2 |========================= Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ................. 80.1 |======================== Windows 10: RX Vega 64 ............. 118.7 |=================================== Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX 580 ..... 52.3 |=============== Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX Vega 64 . 81.0 |======================== Total War: WARHAMMER Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ................. 62.5 |===================== Windows 10: RX Vega 64 ............. 103.5 |=================================== Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX 580 ..... 61.2 |===================== Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX Vega 64 . 83.9 |============================ Total War: WARHAMMER Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ................. 36.4 |============================== Windows 10: RX Vega 64 ............. 44.3 |==================================== Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX 580 ..... 24.7 |==================== Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX Vega 64 . 37.5 |==============================