Radeon Software 18.40 Linux Benchmarks Benchmarks for a future article. Ubuntu 18.04 Stock: Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 32-Core @ 3.00GHz (32 Cores / 64 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG ZENITH EXTREME (1402 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Family 17h, Memory: 32768MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8GB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Intel I211 Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-38-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.3, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: amdgpu 18.0.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.0.5 (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 AMDGPU-PRO 18.40: Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 32-Core @ 3.00GHz (32 Cores / 64 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG ZENITH EXTREME (1402 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Family 17h, Memory: 32768MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8GB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Intel I211 Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-38-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.3, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: amdgpu 18.0.99, OpenGL: 4.6.13540, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 AMDGPU-Open 18.40: Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 32-Core @ 3.00GHz (32 Cores / 64 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG ZENITH EXTREME (1402 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Family 17h, Memory: 32768MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8GB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Intel I211 Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-38-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.3, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: amdgpu 18.0.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.1.0-rc4 (LLVM 6.0.1), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.2.3: Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 32-Core @ 3.00GHz (32 Cores / 64 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG ZENITH EXTREME (1402 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Family 17h, Memory: 32768MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8GB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Intel I211 Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.19.0-041900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.3, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: amdgpu 18.0.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.3- padoka PPA (LLVM 7.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.3-dev: Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 32-Core @ 3.00GHz (32 Cores / 64 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG ZENITH EXTREME (1402 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Family 17h, Memory: 32768MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8GB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Intel I211 Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.19.0-041900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.3, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: amdgpu 18.1.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 8.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 AMDVLK 20181026: Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 32-Core @ 3.00GHz (32 Cores / 64 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG ZENITH EXTREME (1402 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Family 17h, Memory: 32768MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8GB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Intel I211 Gigabit Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.19.0-041900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.3, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: amdgpu 18.1.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 8.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 BioShock Infinite Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 Stock ......... 118.25 |======================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.40 ........... 83.88 |============================ AMDGPU-Open 18.40 .......... 92.41 |=============================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.2.3 ... 113.63 |====================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.3-dev . 125.70 |========================================== Civilization VI Quality: Lowest - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 Stock ......... 37.39 |===================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.40 ........... 20.43 |==================== AMDGPU-Open 18.40 .......... 20.99 |===================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.2.3 ... 37.32 |===================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.3-dev . 43.61 |=========================================== Civilization VI Quality: Lowest - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 Stock ......... MIN: 11.8 AVG: 26.9 MAX: 43.0 AMDGPU-PRO 18.40 ........... MIN: 21.7 AVG: 48.1 MAX: 96.8 AMDGPU-Open 18.40 .......... MIN: 20.4 AVG: 47.6 MAX: 66.1 Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.2.3 ... MIN: 11.4 AVG: 27.2 MAX: 42.9 Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.3-dev . MIN: 12.1 AVG: 24.3 MAX: 49.0 Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 Stock ......... 79.04 |=========================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.40 ........... 50.66 |=========================== AMDGPU-Open 18.40 .......... 60.53 |================================= Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.2.3 ... 79.66 |=========================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.3-dev . 78.40 |========================================== Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 Stock ......... 72.19 |========================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.40 ........... 72.40 |========================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.2.3 ... 73.42 |=========================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.3-dev . 73.08 |=========================================== AMDVLK 20181026 ............ 71.29 |========================================== F1 2017 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Low - Anti Aliasing: TAA Checkerboard Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 Stock ......... 110 |=========================================== AMDGPU-Open 18.40 .......... 113 |============================================= Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.2.3 ... 103 |========================================= Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.3-dev . 98 |======================================= AMDVLK 20181026 ............ 114 |============================================= F1 2017 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Ultra High - Anti Aliasing: TAA Checkerboard Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 Stock ......... 75 |============================================== AMDGPU-Open 18.40 .......... 75 |============================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.2.3 ... 70 |=========================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.3-dev . 67 |========================================= AMDVLK 20181026 ............ 74 |============================================= Mad Max Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Camp Hollow Point Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 Stock ......... 90.90 |========================================= AMDGPU-PRO 18.40 ........... 95.15 |=========================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.2.3 ... 87.33 |======================================= Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.3-dev . 87.58 |======================================== AMDVLK 20181026 ............ 90.84 |========================================= Mad Max Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Stronghold Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 Stock ......... 54.30 |=========================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.40 ........... 52.44 |========================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.2.3 ... 51.86 |========================================= Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.3-dev . 48.15 |====================================== AMDVLK 20181026 ............ 54.33 |=========================================== Mad Max Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Hope, Glory, and Dog is Dead Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 Stock ......... 85.33 |======================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.40 ........... 91.21 |=========================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.2.3 ... 85.34 |======================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.3-dev . 85.14 |======================================== AMDVLK 20181026 ............ 84.36 |======================================== Mad Max Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Landmover Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 Stock ......... 95.34 |======================================= AMDGPU-PRO 18.40 ........... 103.59 |========================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.2.3 ... 96.01 |======================================= Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.3-dev . 95.48 |======================================= AMDVLK 20181026 ............ 92.99 |====================================== Metro: Last Light Redux Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 Stock ......... 73.58 |=========================================== AMDGPU-Open 18.40 .......... 58.89 |================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.2.3 ... 66.58 |======================================= Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.3-dev . 72.72 |========================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 Stock ......... 77.50 |================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.40 ........... 98.25 |=========================================== AMDGPU-Open 18.40 .......... 80.85 |=================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.2.3 ... 79.65 |=================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.3-dev . 80.80 |=================================== AMDVLK 20181026 ............ 83.55 |===================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Prophets Tomb Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 Stock ......... 58.85 |================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.40 ........... 74.75 |=========================================== AMDGPU-Open 18.40 .......... 60.55 |=================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.2.3 ... 58.70 |================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.3-dev . 60.05 |=================================== AMDVLK 20181026 ............ 67.45 |======================================= Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Geothermal Valley Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 Stock ......... 60.30 |=================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.40 ........... 75.00 |=========================================== AMDGPU-Open 18.40 .......... 62.05 |==================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.2.3 ... 61.80 |=================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.3-dev . 62.90 |==================================== AMDVLK 20181026 ............ 65.45 |====================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Lowest - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 Stock ......... 133 |===================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.40 ........... 161 |============================================= AMDGPU-Open 18.40 .......... 136 |====================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.2.3 ... 134 |===================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.3-dev . 136 |====================================== AMDVLK 20181026 ............ 145 |========================================= Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Lowest - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Prophets Tomb Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 Stock ......... 84.45 |================================= AMDGPU-PRO 18.40 ........... 107.90 |========================================== AMDGPU-Open 18.40 .......... 86.30 |================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.2.3 ... 83.75 |================================= Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.3-dev . 85.50 |================================= AMDVLK 20181026 ............ 97.55 |====================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Lowest - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Geothermal Valley Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 Stock ......... 99.10 |================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.40 ........... 120.75 |========================================== AMDGPU-Open 18.40 .......... 101.45 |=================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.2.3 ... 100.50 |=================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.3-dev . 100.75 |=================================== AMDVLK 20181026 ............ 110.40 |====================================== The Talos Principle Renderer: Vulkan - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 Stock ......... 56.22 |================================= AMDGPU-PRO 18.40 ........... 74.13 |=========================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.2.3 ... 55.93 |================================ Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.3-dev . 56.35 |================================= AMDVLK 20181026 ............ 60.50 |=================================== A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 Stock ......... 86.93 |========================================= AMDGPU-PRO 18.40 ........... 85.20 |======================================== AMDGPU-Open 18.40 .......... 86.20 |========================================= Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.2.3 ... 84.10 |======================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.3-dev . 90.99 |=========================================== AMDVLK 20181026 ............ 88.93 |========================================== A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 Stock ......... MIN: 7 AVG: 12 MAX: 453 AMDGPU-PRO 18.40 ........... MIN: 7 AVG: 12 MAX: 500 AMDGPU-Open 18.40 .......... MIN: 6 AVG: 12 MAX: 448 Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.2.3 ... MIN: 7 AVG: 12 MAX: 471 Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.3-dev . MIN: 6 AVG: 11 MAX: 461 AMDVLK 20181026 ............ MIN: 7 AVG: 12 MAX: 495 A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Extreme Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 Stock ......... 21.63 |=================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.40 ........... 26.77 |=========================================== AMDGPU-Open 18.40 .......... 21.93 |=================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.2.3 ... 21.73 |=================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.3-dev . 25.00 |======================================== AMDVLK 20181026 ............ 26.50 |=========================================== A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Extreme - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 Stock ......... MIN: 16 AVG: 47 MAX: 445 AMDGPU-PRO 18.40 ........... MIN: 14 AVG: 37 MAX: 452 AMDGPU-Open 18.40 .......... MIN: 15 AVG: 45 MAX: 459 Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.2.3 ... MIN: 15 AVG: 46 MAX: 518 Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.3-dev . MIN: 16 AVG: 40 MAX: 509 AMDVLK 20181026 ............ MIN: 16 AVG: 37 MAX: 494 Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 Stock ......... 62.50 |================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.40 ........... 79.50 |=========================================== AMDGPU-Open 18.40 .......... 63.25 |================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.2.3 ... 63.74 |================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.3-dev . 64.23 |=================================== Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Medium - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ubuntu 18.04 Stock ......... 49.70 |========================================= AMDGPU-PRO 18.40 ........... 40.50 |================================= AMDGPU-Open 18.40 .......... 50.70 |========================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.2.3 ... 52.27 |=========================================== Linux 4.19 + Mesa 18.3-dev . 52.43 |===========================================