NVIDIA vs. RADV Merge Day Radeon Vulkan RADV Radeon Vulkan benchmarks plus RadeonSI OpenGL and Vulkan/OGL AMDGPU-PRO benchmarks with various GPUs then compared to NVIDIA GeForce GPUs. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix. Radeon R9 285 - Mesa: 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: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 285/380 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.0-040800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel (git-a996b4f) Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon RX 460 - Mesa: 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: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: AMD Device 67ef 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.0-040800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel (git-a996b4f) Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon RX 480 - Mesa: 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: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.0-040800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel (git-a996b4f) Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon R9 Fury - Mesa: 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: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.8.0-040800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 12.1.0-devel (git-a996b4f) Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon R9 285 - 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: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-38-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.5.13448, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2117.7), Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon RX 460 - 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: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 460 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-38-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.5.13448, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2117.7), Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon RX 480 - 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: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-38-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.5.13448, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2117.7), Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon R9 Fury - 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: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 Fury 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-38-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, OpenGL: 4.5.13448, OpenCL: OpenCL 2.0 AMD-APP (2117.7), Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 780 Ti: 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: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3072MB (875/3500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-38-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 370.28, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 950: 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: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 2048MB (1201/3304MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-38-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 370.28, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 960: 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: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2048MB (1277/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-38-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 370.28, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 1080: 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: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB (1603/5005MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-38-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 370.28, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 980 Ti: 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: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6144MB (999/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-38-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 370.28, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 1060: 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: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB (1506/4006MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-38-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 370.28, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 970: 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: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4096MB (1163/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-38-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 370.28, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 1070: 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: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8192MB (1499/4006MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.4.0-38-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 370.28, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.8, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609 + LLVM 3.8.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Dota 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon R9 285 - Mesa ........ 91.50 |====================================== Radeon RX 460 - Mesa ........ 79.50 |================================= Radeon RX 480 - Mesa ........ 91.63 |======================================= Radeon R9 Fury - Mesa ....... 91.03 |====================================== Radeon R9 285 - AMDGPU-PRO .. 84.50 |==================================== Radeon RX 460 - AMDGPU-PRO .. 71.70 |============================== Radeon RX 480 - AMDGPU-PRO .. 80.78 |================================== Radeon R9 Fury - AMDGPU-PRO . 83.00 |=================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti .......... 99.87 |========================================== GeForce GTX 950 ............. 99.03 |========================================== GeForce GTX 960 ............. 85.92 |==================================== GeForce GTX 1080 ............ 98.77 |========================================== GeForce GTX 980 Ti .......... 99.80 |========================================== GeForce GTX 1060 ............ 98.47 |========================================= GeForce GTX 970 ............. 87.90 |===================================== GeForce GTX 1070 ............ 98.83 |========================================== Dota 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon R9 285 - Mesa ........ 67.80 |======================== Radeon RX 460 - Mesa ........ 51.68 |================== Radeon RX 480 - Mesa ........ 81.90 |============================= Radeon R9 Fury - Mesa ....... 92.28 |================================= Radeon R9 285 - AMDGPU-PRO .. 103.47 |===================================== Radeon RX 460 - AMDGPU-PRO .. 78.43 |============================ Radeon RX 480 - AMDGPU-PRO .. 102.30 |==================================== Radeon R9 Fury - AMDGPU-PRO . 103.03 |==================================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti .......... 116.07 |========================================= GeForce GTX 950 ............. 110.63 |======================================= GeForce GTX 960 ............. 112.33 |======================================== GeForce GTX 1080 ............ 114.50 |======================================== GeForce GTX 980 Ti .......... 114.63 |======================================== GeForce GTX 1060 ............ 115.77 |========================================= GeForce GTX 970 ............. 115.47 |========================================= GeForce GTX 1070 ............ 115.47 |========================================= Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Radeon R9 285 - Mesa ........ 45.43 |================== Radeon RX 460 - Mesa ........ 26.93 |=========== Radeon RX 480 - Mesa ........ 61.83 |========================= Radeon R9 Fury - Mesa ....... 79.70 |================================ Radeon R9 285 - AMDGPU-PRO .. 43.70 |================== Radeon RX 460 - AMDGPU-PRO .. 28.57 |============ Radeon RX 480 - AMDGPU-PRO .. 62.30 |========================= Radeon R9 Fury - AMDGPU-PRO . 76.47 |=============================== GeForce GTX 780 Ti .......... 83.20 |================================== GeForce GTX 950 ............. 48.63 |==================== GeForce GTX 960 ............. 56.37 |======================= GeForce GTX 1080 ............ 98.67 |======================================== GeForce GTX 980 Ti .......... 101.47 |========================================= GeForce GTX 1060 ............ 93.07 |====================================== GeForce GTX 970 ............. 84.87 |================================== GeForce GTX 1070 ............ 99.37 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