RadeonSI Testing On Clear Linux vs. Ubuntu AMDGPU+RadeonSI graphics testong on Clear Linux versus Ubuntu. Tests for a future article on Phoronix. Ubuntu 18.04: 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: 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 580 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5 (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Ubuntu 18.04 + 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: 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 580 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.16.13-041613-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 7.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Clear Linux 22690: 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: 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 580 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Clear Linux OS 22690, Kernel: 4.16.12-573.native (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.20.0, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.0, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.0-devel (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.39, Compiler: GCC 8.1.1 20180514 + Clang 6.0.0 + LLVM 6.0.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Ubuntu 18.04: 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: 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5 (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Ubuntu 18.04 + 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: 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.16.13-041613-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 7.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Clear Linux 22690: 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: 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Clear Linux OS 22690, Kernel: 4.16.12-573.native (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.2, Display Server: X Server rw, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.0-devel (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.39, Compiler: GCC 8.1.1 20180514 + Clang 6.0.0 + LLVM 6.0.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 JXRenderMark 1.0.1 Test: Simple Blit - Size: 512x512 Operations Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04: RX 580 ................. 167020.46 |============= Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 166768.23 |============= Clear Linux 22690: RX 580 ............ 170270.97 |============= Ubuntu 18.04: RX Vega 64 ............. 360854.34 |============================ Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 368007.87 |============================= Clear Linux 22690: RX Vega 64 ........ 369370.73 |============================= JXRenderMark 1.0.1 Test: 12pt Text LCD - Size: 512x512 Operations Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04: RX 580 ................. 131115.54 |========================= Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 123758.82 |======================= Clear Linux 22690: RX 580 ............ 155032.47 |============================= Ubuntu 18.04: RX Vega 64 ............. 129985.41 |======================== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 124021.80 |======================= Clear Linux 22690: RX Vega 64 ........ 148879.75 |============================ JXRenderMark 1.0.1 Test: Put Composition - Size: 512x512 Operations Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04: RX 580 ................. 49143.70 |============================= Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 47327.22 |============================ Clear Linux 22690: RX 580 ............ 50234.08 |============================= Ubuntu 18.04: RX Vega 64 ............. 49627.48 |============================= Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 46805.82 |=========================== Clear Linux 22690: RX Vega 64 ........ 51372.35 |============================== JXRenderMark 1.0.1 Test: 12pt Text Grayscale - Size: 512x512 Operations Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04: RX 580 ................. 118055.64 |======================== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 118708.96 |======================== Clear Linux 22690: RX 580 ............ 144997.84 |============================= Ubuntu 18.04: RX Vega 64 ............. 117301.63 |======================= Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 115475.05 |======================= Clear Linux 22690: RX Vega 64 ........ 144339.58 |============================= JXRenderMark 1.0.1 Test: Gradient+Temp Texture - Size: 512x512 Operations Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04: RX 580 ................. 23626.75 |=========================== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 22848.19 |========================== Clear Linux 22690: RX 580 ............ 26545.12 |============================== Ubuntu 18.04: RX Vega 64 ............. 24440.73 |=========================== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 23189.50 |========================== Clear Linux 22690: RX Vega 64 ........ 26682.75 |============================== JXRenderMark 1.0.1 Test: Linear Gradient Blend - Size: 512x512 Operations Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04: RX 580 ................. 25559.61 |=========================== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 25170.68 |========================== Clear Linux 22690: RX 580 ............ 28821.27 |============================== Ubuntu 18.04: RX Vega 64 ............. 26402.82 |=========================== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 25057.09 |========================== Clear Linux 22690: RX Vega 64 ........ 27892.07 |============================= JXRenderMark 1.0.1 Test: Radial Gradient Paint - Size: 512x512 Operations Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04: RX 580 ................. 25198.43 |========================== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 24741.06 |========================== Clear Linux 22690: RX 580 ............ 28608.94 |============================== Ubuntu 18.04: RX Vega 64 ............. 26525.44 |============================ Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 24913.58 |========================== Clear Linux 22690: RX Vega 64 ........ 28758.17 |============================== JXRenderMark 1.0.1 Test: Transformed Blit Linear - Size: 512x512 Operations Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04: RX 580 ................. 165740.83 |============== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 166099.95 |============== Clear Linux 22690: RX 580 ............ 172401.02 |=============== Ubuntu 18.04: RX Vega 64 ............. 330919.01 |============================= Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 334473.84 |============================= Clear Linux 22690: RX Vega 64 ........ 329424.39 |============================= JXRenderMark 1.0.1 Test: Transformed Blit Bilinear - Size: 512x512 Operations Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04: RX 580 ................. 76372.13 |======================== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 78574.56 |======================== Clear Linux 22690: RX 580 ............ 78842.73 |======================== Ubuntu 18.04: RX Vega 64 ............. 93541.75 |============================= Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 95518.28 |============================== Clear Linux 22690: RX Vega 64 ........ 96898.80 |============================== JXRenderMark 1.0.1 Test: Transformed Texture Paint - Size: 512x512 Operations Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04: RX 580 ................. 62101.54 |==================== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 59962.05 |=================== Clear Linux 22690: RX 580 ............ 56359.12 |================== Ubuntu 18.04: RX Vega 64 ............. 87335.47 |============================ Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 89804.59 |============================= Clear Linux 22690: RX Vega 64 ........ 94129.11 |============================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkComboBox Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04: RX 580 ................. 9.94 |========================== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 9.53 |========================= Clear Linux 22690: RX 580 ............ 8.16 |===================== Ubuntu 18.04: RX Vega 64 ............. 8.57 |====================== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 8.75 |======================= Clear Linux 22690: RX Vega 64 ........ 12.73 |================================= GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkCheckButton Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04: RX 580 ................. 1.09 |=================== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 1.14 |=================== Clear Linux 22690: RX 580 ............ 0.77 |============= Ubuntu 18.04: RX Vega 64 ............. 1.99 |================================== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 1.91 |================================= Clear Linux 22690: RX Vega 64 ........ 0.94 |================ GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkRadioButton Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04: RX 580 ................. 2.35 |=================== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 2.53 |===================== Clear Linux 22690: RX 580 ............ 1.09 |========= Ubuntu 18.04: RX Vega 64 ............. 4.16 |================================== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 3.99 |================================= Clear Linux 22690: RX Vega 64 ........ 1.36 |=========== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkToggleButton Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04: RX 580 ................. 4.59 |============================ Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 4.66 |============================= Clear Linux 22690: RX 580 ............ 1.64 |========== Ubuntu 18.04: RX Vega 64 ............. 5.55 |================================== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 5.30 |================================ Clear Linux 22690: RX Vega 64 ........ 3.37 |===================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkComboBoxEntry Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04: RX 580 ................. 4.67 |== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 4.48 |== Clear Linux 22690: RX 580 ............ 4.56 |== Ubuntu 18.04: RX Vega 64 ............. 4.93 |== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 4.82 |== Clear Linux 22690: RX Vega 64 ........ 97.88 |================================= GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkTextView - Scroll Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04: RX 580 ................. 0.02 |======================= Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 0.02 |======================= Clear Linux 22690: RX 580 ............ 0.02 |======================= Ubuntu 18.04: RX Vega 64 ............. 0.03 |================================== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 0.02 |======================= Clear Linux 22690: RX Vega 64 ........ 0.03 |================================== GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkTextView - Add Text Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04: RX 580 ................. 234.22 |================================ Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 224.92 |=============================== Clear Linux 22690: RX 580 ............ 170.98 |======================= Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 231.02 |================================ Clear Linux 22690: RX Vega 64 ........ 168.08 |======================= GtkPerf 0.40 GTK Widget: GtkDrawingArea - Circles Seconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04: RX 580 ................. 12.40 |================================= Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 12.55 |================================= Clear Linux 22690: RX 580 ............ 10.76 |============================ Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 12.30 |================================ Clear Linux 22690: RX Vega 64 ........ 10.64 |============================ ET: Legacy 2.75 Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04: RX 580 ................. 197.68 |======================= Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 219.43 |========================== Clear Linux 22690: RX 580 ............ 241.90 |============================= Ubuntu 18.04: RX Vega 64 ............. 258.73 |=============================== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 252.72 |============================== Clear Linux 22690: RX Vega 64 ........ 269.73 |================================ OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04: RX 580 ................. 412.00 |============================== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 410.30 |============================== Clear Linux 22690: RX 580 ............ 432.00 |=============================== Ubuntu 18.04: RX Vega 64 ............. 443.03 |================================ Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 443.90 |================================ Clear Linux 22690: RX Vega 64 ........ 443.87 |================================ OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04: RX 580 ................. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.4 MAX: 26.0 Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.4 MAX: 26.0 Clear Linux 22690: RX 580 ............ MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.3 MAX: 29.0 Ubuntu 18.04: RX Vega 64 ............. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.3 MAX: 27.0 Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.3 MAX: 26.0 Clear Linux 22690: RX Vega 64 ........ MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.3 MAX: 25.0 Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04: RX 580 ................. 508.55 |========================= Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 518.41 |========================= Clear Linux 22690: RX 580 ............ 530.93 |========================== Ubuntu 18.04: RX Vega 64 ............. 589.79 |============================= Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 633.33 |=============================== Clear Linux 22690: RX Vega 64 ........ 657.88 |================================ Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04: RX 580 ................. 80.88 |==================== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 81.70 |==================== Clear Linux 22690: RX 580 ............ 81.02 |==================== Ubuntu 18.04: RX Vega 64 ............. 126.28 |================================ Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 127.68 |================================ Clear Linux 22690: RX Vega 64 ........ 29.11 |======= Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04: RX 580 ................. 94.60 |================== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 97.30 |================== Clear Linux 22690: RX 580 ............ 94.90 |================== Ubuntu 18.04: RX Vega 64 ............. 166.90 |=============================== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 172.80 |================================ Clear Linux 22690: RX Vega 64 ........ 66.40 |============ Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04: RX 580 ................. 37.10 |==================== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 37.20 |==================== Clear Linux 22690: RX 580 ............ 37.10 |==================== Ubuntu 18.04: RX Vega 64 ............. 61.10 |================================= Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 60.10 |================================ Clear Linux 22690: RX Vega 64 ........ 18.20 |========== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04: RX 580 ................. 446.20 |=============================== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 451.44 |=============================== Clear Linux 22690: RX 580 ............ 456.79 |=============================== Ubuntu 18.04: RX Vega 64 ............. 448.27 |=============================== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 452.78 |=============================== Clear Linux 22690: RX Vega 64 ........ 467.17 |================================ Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04: RX 580 ................. 331.86 |========================== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 333.56 |=========================== Clear Linux 22690: RX 580 ............ 334.18 |=========================== Ubuntu 18.04: RX Vega 64 ............. 382.73 |=============================== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 383.90 |=============================== Clear Linux 22690: RX Vega 64 ........ 400.98 |================================ Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04: RX 580 ................. 281.53 |========================= Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 286.24 |========================= Clear Linux 22690: RX 580 ............ 281.13 |========================= Ubuntu 18.04: RX Vega 64 ............. 344.33 |============================== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 343.20 |============================== Clear Linux 22690: RX Vega 64 ........ 361.37 |================================ Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04: RX 580 ................. 205.35 |======================= Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 215.19 |======================== Clear Linux 22690: RX 580 ............ 203.00 |======================= Ubuntu 18.04: RX Vega 64 ............. 271.93 |=============================== Ubuntu 18.04 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 273.10 |=============================== Clear Linux 22690: RX Vega 64 ........ 282.19 |================================