Zink August 2021 OpenGL vs. RadeonSI Benchmarks August 17 tests with Zink prior to the sub-allocator being merged. August 18 tests with all the recent Zink patches upstreamed. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article. RX 6800 XT graphics card with RADV used throughout. Zink 17 Aug: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core @ 3.70GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (3501 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850 1TB + 2000GB, Graphics: zink 16GB (2575/1000MHz), Audio: AMD Device ab28, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.14.0-051400rc5daily20210809-generic (x86_64) 20210808, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.9, Display Server: X Server 1.20.11, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 21.3.0-devel (git-edfcc4f 2021-08-17 focal-oibaf-ppa), Vulkan: 1.2.185, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Zink 18 Aug: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core @ 3.70GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (3501 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850 1TB + 2000GB, Graphics: zink 16GB (2575/1000MHz), Audio: AMD Device ab28, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.14.0-051400rc5daily20210809-generic (x86_64) 20210808, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.9, Display Server: X Server 1.20.11, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 21.3.0-devel (git-c94ff7d 2021-08-18 focal-oibaf-ppa), Vulkan: 1.2.185, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 RadeonSI: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core @ 3.70GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (3501 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850 1TB + 2000GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB (2575/1000MHz), Audio: AMD Device ab28, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.14.0-051400rc5daily20210809-generic (x86_64) 20210808, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.9, Display Server: X Server 1.20.11, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 21.3.0-devel (git-edfcc4f 2021-08-17 focal-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 12.0.1), Vulkan: 1.2.185, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 BioShock Infinite Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RadeonSI . 255.55 |============================================================ BioShock Infinite Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RadeonSI . 259.59 |============================================================ DDraceNetwork 15.3.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGL 3.3 - Zoom: Default - Demo: RaiNyMore2 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 17 Aug . 3427.98 |============================================ Zink 18 Aug . 3571.22 |============================================== RadeonSI .... 4362.42 |======================================================== DDraceNetwork 15.3.1 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGL 3.3 - Zoom: Default - Demo: RaiNyMore2 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 17 Aug . 1108.18 |============================================== Zink 18 Aug . 1210.39 |================================================== RadeonSI .... 1347.18 |======================================================== DDraceNetwork 15.3.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGL 3.3 - Zoom: Default - Demo: Multeasymap Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 17 Aug . 405.52 |============================================ Zink 18 Aug . 483.57 |===================================================== RadeonSI .... 519.51 |========================================================= DDraceNetwork 15.3.1 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGL 3.3 - Zoom: Default - Demo: Multeasymap Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 17 Aug . 388.85 |========================================== Zink 18 Aug . 465.80 |================================================== RadeonSI .... 528.72 |========================================================= Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Preset: 1920 x 1080 - Low Quality Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 17 Aug . 9.4 |===== Zink 18 Aug . 8.1 |==== RadeonSI .... 105.1 |========================================================== Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Preset: 1920 x 1080 - High Quality Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RadeonSI . 85.5 |============================================================== Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Preset: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra Quality Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RadeonSI . 80.9 |============================================================== DiRT Showdown Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low - Multi-Sampling: 2x MSAA Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 18 Aug . 310.40 |========================================== RadeonSI .... 420.71 |========================================================= DiRT Showdown Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Low - Multi-Sampling: 2x MSAA Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 18 Aug . 311.73 |========================================== RadeonSI .... 419.93 |========================================================= DiRT Showdown Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Multi-Sampling: 2x MSAA Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 18 Aug . 174.28 |======================================== RadeonSI .... 247.57 |========================================================= DiRT Showdown Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Multi-Sampling: 2x MSAA Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 18 Aug . 174.14 |======================================== RadeonSI .... 248.16 |========================================================= Dota 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 17 Aug . 134.7 |===================================== Zink 18 Aug . 144.6 |======================================= RadeonSI .... 213.9 |========================================================== Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 17 Aug . 132.2 |==================================== Zink 18 Aug . 146.1 |======================================= RadeonSI .... 215.7 |========================================================== Dawn of War III Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RadeonSI . 132.37 |============================================================ Dawn of War III Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Low - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RadeonSI . 118.85 |============================================================ Dawn of War III Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RadeonSI . 122.80 |============================================================ Dawn of War III Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RadeonSI . 101.79 |============================================================ Dawn of War III Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RadeonSI . 122.66 |============================================================ Dawn of War III Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RadeonSI . 95.38 |============================================================= ET: Legacy 2.77 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 17 Aug . 214.6 |=================== Zink 18 Aug . 459.5 |========================================= RadeonSI .... 655.9 |========================================================== ET: Legacy 2.77 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 17 Aug . 218.4 |================== Zink 18 Aug . 375.1 |=============================== RadeonSI .... 700.3 |========================================================== HITMAN Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 18 Aug . 7.29 |=== RadeonSI .... 149.14 |========================================================= HITMAN Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: Low - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Zink 18 Aug . MIN: 14 AVG: 140 MAX: 358 RadeonSI .... MIN: 2 AVG: 7 MAX: 36 HITMAN Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 18 Aug . 7.45 |=== RadeonSI .... 145.49 |========================================================= HITMAN Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: Low - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Zink 18 Aug . MIN: 13 AVG: 133 MAX: 340 RadeonSI .... MIN: 2 AVG: 7 MAX: 53 HITMAN Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 18 Aug . 4.60 |== RadeonSI .... 118.41 |========================================================= HITMAN Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: Ultra - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Zink 18 Aug . MIN: 43 AVG: 213 MAX: 562 RadeonSI .... MIN: 2 AVG: 8 MAX: 50 HITMAN Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 18 Aug . 4.66 |=== RadeonSI .... 98.54 |========================================================== HITMAN Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: Ultra - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Zink 18 Aug . MIN: 22 AVG: 209 MAX: 546 RadeonSI .... MIN: 3 AVG: 10 MAX: 56 HITMAN Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: Medium Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 18 Aug . 6.60 |=== RadeonSI .... 142.39 |========================================================= HITMAN Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: Medium - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Zink 18 Aug . MIN: 17 AVG: 155 MAX: 382 RadeonSI .... MIN: 2 AVG: 7 MAX: 39 HITMAN Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: Medium Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 18 Aug . 6.47 |=== RadeonSI .... 122.08 |========================================================= HITMAN Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: Medium - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Zink 18 Aug . MIN: 13 AVG: 155 MAX: 398 RadeonSI .... MIN: 3 AVG: 8 MAX: 52 Left 4 Dead 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RadeonSI . 354.30 |============================================================ Metro: Last Light Redux Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RadeonSI . 286.50 |============================================================ Metro: Last Light Redux Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RadeonSI . 203.93 |============================================================ Portal Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 18 Aug . 1424.98 |========================================== RadeonSI .... 1877.67 |======================================================== Portal Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 18 Aug . 950.34 |================================================== RadeonSI .... 1057.53 |======================================================== Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 17 Aug . 92.75 |====== Zink 18 Aug . 26.78 |== RadeonSI .... 920.21 |========================================================= Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 17 Aug . 91.47 |====== Zink 18 Aug . 25.88 |== RadeonSI .... 875.22 |========================================================= Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 17 Aug . 615.37 |==================================================== Zink 18 Aug . 675.99 |========================================================= RadeonSI .... 616.92 |==================================================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 17 Aug . 535.54 |==================================================== Zink 18 Aug . 592.58 |========================================================= RadeonSI .... 535.86 |==================================================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 17 Aug . 454.20 |================================================ Zink 18 Aug . 539.34 |========================================================= RadeonSI .... 502.76 |===================================================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 17 Aug . 352.52 |============================================= Zink 18 Aug . 450.10 |========================================================= RadeonSI .... 393.56 |================================================== ParaView 5.9 Test: Many Spheres - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames / Sec > Higher Is Better Zink 17 Aug . 60.37 |====================== Zink 18 Aug . 60.64 |====================== RadeonSI .... 156.85 |========================================================= ParaView 5.9 Test: Many Spheres - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 MiPolys / Sec > Higher Is Better Zink 17 Aug . 6052.05 |===================== Zink 18 Aug . 6079.12 |===================== RadeonSI .... 15724.72 |======================================================= ParaView 5.9 Test: Wavelet Volume - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames / Sec > Higher Is Better Zink 17 Aug . 471.23 |================================================ Zink 18 Aug . 458.46 |=============================================== RadeonSI .... 558.13 |========================================================= ParaView 5.9 Test: Wavelet Volume - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 MiVoxels / Sec > Higher Is Better Zink 17 Aug . 7539.73 |=============================================== Zink 18 Aug . 7335.39 |============================================== RadeonSI .... 8930.08 |======================================================== ParaView 5.9 Test: Wavelet Contour - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames / Sec > Higher Is Better Zink 17 Aug . 476.57 |=================================================== Zink 18 Aug . 491.86 |===================================================== RadeonSI .... 529.32 |========================================================= ParaView 5.9 Test: Wavelet Contour - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 MiPolys / Sec > Higher Is Better Zink 17 Aug . 4966.44 |================================================== Zink 18 Aug . 5125.77 |==================================================== RadeonSI .... 5516.15 |======================================================== Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 18 Aug . 136.6 |================================== RadeonSI .... 232.2 |========================================================== Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Normal Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 18 Aug . 156.7 |====================================== RadeonSI .... 238.1 |========================================================== GravityMark 1.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 17 Aug . 157.6 |============================================ Zink 18 Aug . 158.6 |============================================= RadeonSI .... 206.7 |========================================================== Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 18 Aug . 297.75 |===================================================== RadeonSI .... 318.22 |========================================================= Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Low - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 17 Aug . 230.8 |================================================ Zink 18 Aug . 278.6 |========================================================== RadeonSI .... 265.0 |======================================================= Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: High - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 17 Aug . 160.7 |====================================================== Zink 18 Aug . 162.6 |======================================================= RadeonSI .... 172.8 |========================================================== Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Medium - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 17 Aug . 203.1 |=================================================== Zink 18 Aug . 217.0 |======================================================= RadeonSI .... 229.0 |========================================================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Zink 17 Aug . 201.78 |=================================================== RadeonSI .... 223.90 |========================================================= Basemark GPU 1.2 Renderer: OpenGL - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High FPS > Higher Is Better RadeonSI . 234.79 |============================================================ Basemark GPU 1.2 Renderer: OpenGL - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Medium FPS > Higher Is Better Zink 17 Aug . 247.70 |======================== Zink 18 Aug . 266.91 |========================== RadeonSI .... 584.62 |=========================================================