Radeon Software 18.10 vs. Mesa 18.2 Benchmarks Radeon Software versus Mesa benchmarks with Radeon RX 580 and RX Vega 64 for a future article on Phoronix.com. 18.10 PRO: 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: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 580 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-39-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.5, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, OpenGL: 4.5.13519, Vulkan: 1.0.61, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Mesa 18.2: 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: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.16.6-041606-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.5, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.4.0, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.0-devel (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.61, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Mesa 18.2: 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: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 580 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.16.6-041606-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.5, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.0-devel (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.61, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 18.10 PRO: 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: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8176MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.13.0-39-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.5, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.4.0, OpenGL: 4.5.13519, Vulkan: 1.0.61, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 18.10 PRO: RX 580 ..... 120.75 |========================== Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 217.05 |=============================================== Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 157.98 |================================== 18.10 PRO: RX Vega 64 . 182.69 |======================================== Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Preset: 2560 x 1440 - High Quality Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 18.10 PRO: RX 580 ..... 23.27 |===================== Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 53.17 |================================================ Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 37.93 |================================== 18.10 PRO: RX Vega 64 . 41.93 |====================================== Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Preset: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra Quality Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 18.10 PRO: RX 580 ..... 24.10 |==================== Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 56.60 |================================================ Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 38.80 |================================= 18.10 PRO: RX Vega 64 . 42.80 |==================================== DiRT Rally Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Medium Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 18.10 PRO: RX 580 ..... 58.47 |===================== Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 128.62 |=============================================== Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 86.35 |================================ Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 18.10 PRO: RX 580 ..... 55.55 |=========================== Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 97.93 |================================================ Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 72.80 |==================================== 18.10 PRO: RX Vega 64 . 70.55 |=================================== Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 18.10 PRO: RX 580 ..... 75.83 |================================= Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 92.40 |========================================= Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 71.15 |=============================== 18.10 PRO: RX Vega 64 . 106.40 |=============================================== F1 2017 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low - Anti Aliasing: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 18.10 PRO: RX 580 ..... 154 |================================================== Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 147 |================================================ Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 145 |=============================================== 18.10 PRO: RX Vega 64 . 150 |================================================= F1 2017 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Low - Anti Aliasing: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 18.10 PRO: RX 580 ..... 70 |================================= Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 89 |========================================== Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 65 |============================== 18.10 PRO: RX Vega 64 . 107 |================================================== F1 2017 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 18.10 PRO: RX 580 ..... 127 |================================================ Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 133 |================================================== Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 127 |================================================ 18.10 PRO: RX Vega 64 . 126 |=============================================== F1 2017 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 18.10 PRO: RX 580 ..... 56 |================================== Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 72 |=========================================== Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 52 |=============================== 18.10 PRO: RX Vega 64 . 85 |=================================================== Mad Max Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Camp Hollow Point Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 18.10 PRO: RX 580 ..... 89.70 |============================ Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 149.21 |============================================== Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 102.03 |================================ 18.10 PRO: RX Vega 64 . 151.16 |=============================================== Mad Max Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Stronghold Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 18.10 PRO: RX 580 ..... 78.53 |============================================= Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 81.59 |=============================================== Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 82.90 |================================================ 18.10 PRO: RX Vega 64 . 77.12 |============================================= Mad Max Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Hope, Glory, and Dog is Dead Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 18.10 PRO: RX 580 ..... 102.68 |================================ Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 147.60 |============================================== Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 105.42 |================================= 18.10 PRO: RX Vega 64 . 150.63 |=============================================== Mad Max Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Landmover Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 18.10 PRO: RX 580 ..... 114.81 |================================= Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 163.93 |=============================================== Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 120.06 |================================== 18.10 PRO: RX Vega 64 . 163.75 |=============================================== Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Camp Hollow Point Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 18.10 PRO: RX 580 ..... 34.19 |=============================== Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 51.53 |=============================================== Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 33.92 |=============================== 18.10 PRO: RX Vega 64 . 52.77 |================================================ Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Stronghold Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 18.10 PRO: RX 580 ..... 38.48 |================================ Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 49.32 |========================================= Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 34.04 |============================ 18.10 PRO: RX Vega 64 . 57.43 |================================================ Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Hope, Glory, and Dog is Dead Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 18.10 PRO: RX 580 ..... 33.49 |================================ Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 49.10 |=============================================== Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 33.16 |=============================== 18.10 PRO: RX Vega 64 . 50.67 |================================================ Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Landmover Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 18.10 PRO: RX 580 ..... 39.06 |================================ Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 56.33 |=============================================== Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 38.38 |================================ 18.10 PRO: RX Vega 64 . 57.78 |================================================ OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 18.10 PRO: RX 580 ..... 279.83 |================================ Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 409.83 |=============================================== Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 291.30 |================================= 18.10 PRO: RX Vega 64 . 320.50 |===================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better 18.10 PRO: RX 580 ..... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.6 MAX: 27.0 Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.4 MAX: 41.0 Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.4 MAX: 41.0 18.10 PRO: RX Vega 64 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.1 MAX: 27.0 Serious Sam 3: BFE Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Low - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 18.10 PRO: RX 580 ..... 253.70 |======================================== Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 274.27 |============================================ Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 276.87 |============================================ 18.10 PRO: RX Vega 64 . 296.32 |=============================================== Serious Sam 3: BFE Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 18.10 PRO: RX 580 ..... 129.60 |========================== Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 194.00 |======================================= Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 145.38 |============================== 18.10 PRO: RX Vega 64 . 231.57 |=============================================== The Talos Principle Renderer: Vulkan - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 18.10 PRO: RX 580 ..... 49.83 |============================== Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 62.08 |====================================== Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 43.17 |========================== 18.10 PRO: RX Vega 64 . 78.57 |================================================ Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 18.10 PRO: RX 580 ..... 161.16 |======================= Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 330.72 |=============================================== Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 216.24 |=============================== 18.10 PRO: RX Vega 64 . 180.37 |========================== Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 18.10 PRO: RX 580 ..... 61.53 |================================= Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 73.22 |======================================= Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 46.54 |========================= 18.10 PRO: RX Vega 64 . 89.07 |================================================ Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 18.10 PRO: RX 580 ..... 8.60 |========================= Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 16.20 |================================================ Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 9.60 |============================ 18.10 PRO: RX Vega 64 . 14.60 |=========================================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 18.10 PRO: RX 580 ..... 193.96 |================================== Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 271.73 |=============================================== Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 213.35 |===================================== 18.10 PRO: RX Vega 64 . 235.11 |========================================= X-Plane 11 Quality: Very High - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better 18.10 PRO: RX 580 ..... 59.28 |===================================== Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 77.33 |================================================ Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 75.64 |=============================================== 18.10 PRO: RX Vega 64 . 58.67 |==================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Lowest - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 229.50 |=============================================== Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 183.80 |====================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Lowest - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Prophets Tomb Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 143.15 |=============================================== Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 114.75 |====================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Lowest - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Geothermal Valley Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 154.55 |=============================================== Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 136.00 |========================================= Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 189.00 |=============================================== Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 151.65 |====================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Prophets Tomb Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 124.90 |=============================================== Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 97.20 |===================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Geothermal Valley Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 134.05 |=============================================== Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 108.95 |====================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 121.20 |=============================================== Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 91.90 |==================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Prophets Tomb Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 90.30 |================================================ Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 69.35 |===================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Geothermal Valley Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 86.50 |================================================ Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 65.65 |==================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Lowest - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 87.90 |================================================ Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 66.30 |==================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Lowest - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Prophets Tomb Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 54.85 |================================================ Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 39.05 |================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Lowest - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Geothermal Valley Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 65.60 |================================================ Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 47.95 |=================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Low - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 74.05 |================================================ Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 54.30 |=================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Low - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Prophets Tomb Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 47.60 |================================================ Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 34.10 |================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Low - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Geothermal Valley Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 54.35 |================================================ Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 39.70 |=================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 51.50 |================================================ Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 36.25 |================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Prophets Tomb Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 37.45 |================================================ Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 26.60 |================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Geothermal Valley Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 37.95 |================================================ Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 26.65 |==================================