Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Radeon Software Windows 10 Pro x64 with Radeon Software Crimson Edition versus Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Tests with both AMD Linux drivers on Ubuntu. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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Processor Disk Motherboard Chipset Memory Graphics Audio Monitor Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server OpenGL OpenCL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution R9 Fury RX 480 R9 Fury RX 480 R9 Fury RX 480 Windows 10 Windows 10 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 Intel Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores) 238GB Windows NT 10.0 (x86_64) Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores) MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0 Intel Sky Lake 16384MB Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 Fury 4096MB Realtek ALC1150 Acer B286HK Intel Connection Ubuntu 16.04 4.4.0-34-generic (x86_64) Unity 7.4.0 X Server 1.18.3 4.5.13448 OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2117.7) GCC 5.4.0 20160609 ext4 3840x2160 AMD Radeon RX 480 8192MB Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB 4.8.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160823 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4 AMD Device 67df 8192MB OpenBenchmarking.org Processor Details - R9 Fury: Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO, RX 480: Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO, R9 Fury: Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1, RX 480: Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance Graphics Details - R9 Fury: Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO, RX 480: Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO, R9 Fury: Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1, RX 480: Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1: GLAMOR
openarena: 1920 x 1080 csgo: 3840 x 2160 dota2: 1920 x 1080 - OpenGL dota2: 1920 x 1080 - Vulkan dota2: 3840 x 2160 - OpenGL dota2: 3840 x 2160 - Vulkan metroll-redux: Phoronix Test Suite v6.6.0m3 unigine-heaven: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen unigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreen R9 Fury RX 480 R9 Fury RX 480 R9 Fury RX 480 Windows 10 Windows 10 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 260.20 139.54 93.64 109.43 79.73 92.79 55.70 87.78 95.85 256.30 128.43 91.51 108.64 68.97 80.22 38.96 70.82 77.28 315.80 125.09 85.88 102.90 80.27 86.80 50.35 85.28 93.22 320.17 103.05 85.85 104.07 64.80 68.90 40.82 68.00 73.96 315.87 137.20 90.27 80.83 72.97 80.26 84.54 303.60 98.21 90.33 62.10 54.24 65.46 66.39 OpenBenchmarking.org
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 RX 480 R9 Fury OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 Windows 10 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 0.47, N = 3 SE +/- 1.66, N = 3 SE +/- 3.25, N = 3 SE +/- 0.90, N = 3 SE +/- 0.46, N = 3 SE +/- 3.35, N = 3 320.17 303.60 256.30 315.87 315.80 260.20
OpenArena Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time RX 480 R9 Fury OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 Windows 10 6 12 18 24 30 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.1 / Max: 15 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.32 / Max: 28 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.86 / Max: 19 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.14 / Max: 14 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.15 / Max: 28 Min: 1 / Avg: 3.75 / Max: 13
GRID Autosport Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better GRID Autosport Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra Windows 10 Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO 20 40 60 80 100 99.68 45.18 44.51 57.42 43.08 34.50
The Talos Principle Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: OpenGL R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better The Talos Principle Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: OpenGL Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Windows 10 Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 14 28 42 56 70 64.5 61.7 46.9 58.5 54.3 35.0
The Talos Principle Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: Vulkan R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better The Talos Principle Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: Vulkan Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Windows 10 20 40 60 80 100 104.50 101.00 78.10 77.70
The Talos Principle Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: OpenGL R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better The Talos Principle Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: OpenGL Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Windows 10 Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 8 16 24 32 40 33.00 32.30 24.60 28.00 25.00 15.80
The Talos Principle Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: Vulkan R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better The Talos Principle Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: Vulkan Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Windows 10 10 20 30 40 50 43.50 42.40 30.60 30.10
Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Normal R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Normal Windows 10 Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO 70 140 210 280 350 300.40 180.30 107.70 251.50 168.00 111.20
Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra Windows 10 Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO 40 80 120 160 200 179.8 70.2 33.7 157.3 40.1 33.0
Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Normal R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Normal Windows 10 Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO 20 40 60 80 100 95.9 79.7 54.5 75.3 56.3 45.7
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 3840 x 2160 R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Windows 10 Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.81, N = 3 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.97, N = 3 139.54 137.20 125.09 128.43 103.05 98.21
Dota 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGL R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Dota 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGL Windows 10 Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.44, N = 3 SE +/- 1.22, N = 5 SE +/- 0.37, N = 3 SE +/- 1.37, N = 4 93.64 90.27 85.88 91.51 90.33 85.85
Dota 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: Vulkan R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Dota 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: Vulkan Windows 10 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.74, N = 3 SE +/- 0.35, N = 3 109.43 102.90 108.64 104.07
Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGL R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGL Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Windows 10 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.21, N = 3 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 80.83 80.27 79.73 68.97 64.80 62.10
Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan Windows 10 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.45, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 92.79 86.80 80.22 68.90
Metro: Last Light Redux Phoronix Test Suite v6.6.0m3 R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Metro: Last Light Redux Phoronix Test Suite v6.6.0m3 Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 Windows 10 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO 16 32 48 64 80 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 72.97 55.70 50.35 54.24 40.82 38.96
Unigine Heaven Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.01, N = 3 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 87.78 85.28 80.26 70.82 68.00 65.46
Unigine Valley Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen R9 Fury RX 480 OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen Windows 10 Ubuntu + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 95.85 93.22 84.54 77.28 73.96 66.39
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