Direct3D 11 Vulkan OpenGL Windows Linux Benchmarks

Dota 2 and The Talos Principle Linux benchmarks with Direct3D 11 (Windows 10), OpenGL, and Vulkan. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.

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R9 Fury: Windows 10 Pro
August 27 2016
 
RX 480: Windows 10 Pro
August 27 2016
 
RX 480: Ubuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO
August 28 2016
 
R9 Fury: Ubuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO
August 28 2016
 
R9 Fury: Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1
August 28 2016
 
RX 480: Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1
August 28 2016
 
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R9 Fury: Windows 10 Pro

RX 480: Windows 10 Pro

Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 238GB

OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64)

RX 480: Ubuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO

Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-34-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.5.13448, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2117.7), Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

R9 Fury: Ubuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO

Changed Graphics to Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 Fury 4096MB.

R9 Fury: Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1

Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160823, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

RX 480: Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1

Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD Device 67df 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160823, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.1.99, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

ProcessorDiskMotherboardChipsetMemoryGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerOpenGLOpenCLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionDisplay DriverR9 FuryRX 480R9 FuryRX 480 Windows 10 Pro Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1Intel Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores)238GBWindows NT10.0 (x86_64)Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores)MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0Intel Sky Lake16384MBSamsung SSD 950 PRO 256GBAMD Radeon RX 480 8192MBRealtek ALC1150Acer B286HKIntel ConnectionUbuntu 16.044.4.0-34-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.4.0X Server 1.18.34.5.13448OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2117.7)GCC 5.4.0 20160609ext43840x2160Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 Fury 4096MBSapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB4.8.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160823modesetting 1.18.34.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4AMD Device 67df 8192MBamdgpu 1.1.99OpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- RX 480: Ubuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO, R9 Fury: Ubuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO, R9 Fury: Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1, RX 480: Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performanceGraphics Details- RX 480: Ubuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO, R9 Fury: Ubuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO, R9 Fury: Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1, RX 480: Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1: GLAMOR

R9 FuryRX 480R9 FuryRX 480 Windows 10 Pro Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1OpenBenchmarking.org

The Talos Principle

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterThe Talos PrincipleRadeon R9 Fury - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: UltraWindows 10 Pro - Direct3D 11Windows 10 Pro - OpenGLUbuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO - OpenGLUbuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 - OpenGLWindows 10 Pro - VulkanUbuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO - Vulkan306090120150122.0061.7064.5046.90101.00104.50

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterThe Talos PrincipleRadeon RX 480 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: UltraWindows 10 Pro - Direct3D 11Windows 10 Pro - OpenGLUbuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO - OpenGLUbuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 - OpenGLWindows 10 Pro - VulkanUbuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO - Vulkan2040608010093.8058.5054.3035.0078.1077.70

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterThe Talos PrincipleRadeon R9 Fury - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: UltraWindows 10 Pro - Direct3D 11Windows 10 Pro - OpenGLUbuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO - OpenGLUbuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 - OpenGLWindows 10 Pro - VulkanUbuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO - Vulkan122436486053.0032.3033.0024.6042.4043.50

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterThe Talos PrincipleRadeon RX 480 - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: UltraWindows 10 Pro - Direct3D 11Windows 10 Pro - OpenGLUbuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO - OpenGLUbuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 - OpenGLWindows 10 Pro - VulkanUbuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO - Vulkan91827364537.728.025.015.830.630.1

Dota 2

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Radeon R9 Fury - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Windows 10 Pro - Direct3D 11Windows 10 Pro - OpenGLUbuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO - OpenGLUbuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 - OpenGLWindows 10 Pro - VulkanUbuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO - Vulkan20406080100SE +/- 1.22, N = 5SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.74, N = 382.5793.6485.8890.27109.43102.90
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Radeon R9 Fury - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Windows 10 Pro - Direct3D 11Windows 10 Pro - OpenGLUbuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO - OpenGLUbuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 - OpenGLWindows 10 Pro - VulkanUbuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO - Vulkan20406080100Min: 81.3 / Avg: 85.88 / Max: 88.6Min: 89.4 / Avg: 90.27 / Max: 90.8Min: 101.5 / Avg: 102.9 / Max: 104

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Radeon RX 480 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Windows 10 Pro - Direct3D 11Windows 10 Pro - OpenGLUbuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO - OpenGLUbuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 - OpenGLWindows 10 Pro - VulkanUbuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO - Vulkan20406080100SE +/- 1.37, N = 4SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 392.1391.5185.8590.33108.64104.07
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Radeon RX 480 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080Windows 10 Pro - Direct3D 11Windows 10 Pro - OpenGLUbuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO - OpenGLUbuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 - OpenGLWindows 10 Pro - VulkanUbuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO - Vulkan20406080100Min: 81.8 / Avg: 85.85 / Max: 87.6Min: 89.6 / Avg: 90.33 / Max: 90.7Min: 103.4 / Avg: 104.07 / Max: 104.6

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Radeon R9 Fury - Resolution: 3840 x 2160Windows 10 Pro - Direct3D 11Windows 10 Pro - OpenGLUbuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO - OpenGLUbuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 - OpenGLWindows 10 Pro - VulkanUbuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO - Vulkan20406080100SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 391.8679.7380.2780.8392.7986.80
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Radeon R9 Fury - Resolution: 3840 x 2160Windows 10 Pro - Direct3D 11Windows 10 Pro - OpenGLUbuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO - OpenGLUbuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 - OpenGLWindows 10 Pro - VulkanUbuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO - Vulkan20406080100Min: 80.1 / Avg: 80.27 / Max: 80.5Min: 80.6 / Avg: 80.83 / Max: 81Min: 85.9 / Avg: 86.8 / Max: 87.3

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Radeon RX 480 - Resolution: 3840 x 2160Windows 10 Pro - Direct3D 11Windows 10 Pro - OpenGLUbuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO - OpenGLUbuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 - OpenGLWindows 10 Pro - VulkanUbuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO - Vulkan20406080100SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 382.0968.9764.8062.1080.2268.90
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Radeon RX 480 - Resolution: 3840 x 2160Windows 10 Pro - Direct3D 11Windows 10 Pro - OpenGLUbuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO - OpenGLUbuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1 - OpenGLWindows 10 Pro - VulkanUbuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO - Vulkan1632486480Min: 64.4 / Avg: 64.8 / Max: 65.1Min: 61.9 / Avg: 62.1 / Max: 62.4Min: 68.8 / Avg: 68.9 / Max: 69.1

R9 Fury: Windows 10 Pro

Testing initiated at 27 August 2016 14:48 by user phoronix.

RX 480: Windows 10 Pro

Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3 Intel (8 Cores), Disk: 238GB

OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64)

Testing initiated at 27 August 2016 22:55 by user phoronix.

RX 480: Ubuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO

Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-34-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.5.13448, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2117.7), Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Testing initiated at 28 August 2016 08:07 by user phoronix.

R9 Fury: Ubuntu 16.04 + AMDGPU-PRO

Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 Fury 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-34-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.5.13448, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2117.7), Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Testing initiated at 28 August 2016 11:04 by user phoronix.

R9 Fury: Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1

Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160823, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.3, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Testing initiated at 28 August 2016 12:30 by user phoronix.

RX 480: Ubuntu 16.04 + Linux 4.8 + Mesa 12.1

Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD Device 67df 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20160823, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.3, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.1.99, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR

Testing initiated at 28 August 2016 13:31 by user phoronix.