Dota 2 7.00 RadeonSI vs. RADV OpenGL Vulkan Tests

Dota 2 7.00 benchmarks with Mesa 13.1-dev Git on Linux 4.9 comparing OpenGL (RadeonSI) and Vulkan (RADV). Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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Radeon R9 285

Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Skylake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 285/380 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.9.0-040900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

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

Radeon RX 460

Changed Graphics to AMD Radeon RX 460 1920MB.

Radeon RX 470

Changed Graphics to Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 470/480 3968MB.

Radeon RX 480

Changed Graphics to AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB.

Radeon R9 Fury

Changed Graphics to Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 3968MB.

Dota 2 7.00 RadeonSI vs. RADV OpenGL Vulkan TestsOpenBenchmarking.orgPhoronix Test SuiteIntel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores)MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0Intel Skylake16384MBSamsung SSD 960 EVO 250GBXFX AMD Radeon R9 285/380 2048MBAMD Radeon RX 460 1920MBSapphire AMD Radeon RX 470/480 3968MBAMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MBSapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 3968MBRealtek ALC1150Acer B286HKIntel ConnectionUbuntu 16.104.9.0-040900-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.5.0X Server 1.18.4amdgpu 1.2.994.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.41.0.21GCC 6.2.0 20161005ext43840x2160ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLVulkanCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionDota 2 7.00 RadeonSI Vs. RADV OpenGL Vulkan Tests PerformanceSystem Logs- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersave- GLAMOR

Radeon R9 285Radeon RX 460Radeon RX 470Radeon RX 480Radeon R9 FuryResult OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%153%206%259%312%Dota 2Dota 2Dota 2Dota 2Dota 2Dota 2Dota 2Dota 23840 x 2160 - OpenGL3840 x 2160 - Vulkan1920 x 1080 - Vulkan1920 x 1080 - OpenGL1280 x 1024 - Vulkan1280 x 1024 - OpenGL800 x 600 - Vulkan800 x 600 - OpenGL

Dota 2 7.00 RadeonSI vs. RADV OpenGL Vulkan Testsdota2: 800 x 600 - OpenGLdota2: 800 x 600 - Vulkandota2: 1280 x 1024 - OpenGLdota2: 1280 x 1024 - Vulkandota2: 1920 x 1080 - OpenGLdota2: 1920 x 1080 - Vulkandota2: 3840 x 2160 - OpenGLdota2: 3840 x 2160 - VulkanRadeon R9 285Radeon RX 460Radeon RX 470Radeon RX 480Radeon R9 Fury111.13108.63116.7385.60100.0063.8736.1726.53110.27108.9394.8771.9364.6349.3322.1317.27114.90118.60117.40117.83108.5394.6348.6037.93111.40110.47113.97111.90108.10100.1750.5340.83111.27112.10113.93110.50106.7395.2769.0351.23OpenBenchmarking.org

Dota 2

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 800 x 600 - Renderer: OpenGLRadeon R9 285Radeon RX 460Radeon RX 470Radeon RX 480Radeon R9 Fury306090120150SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3111.13110.27114.90111.40111.27
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 800 x 600 - Renderer: OpenGLRadeon R9 285Radeon RX 460Radeon RX 470Radeon RX 480Radeon R9 Fury20406080100Min: 110.6 / Avg: 111.13 / Max: 111.9Min: 109.7 / Avg: 110.27 / Max: 111Min: 114.5 / Avg: 114.9 / Max: 115.3Min: 110.9 / Avg: 111.4 / Max: 111.8Min: 110.5 / Avg: 111.27 / Max: 111.7

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 800 x 600 - Renderer: VulkanRadeon R9 285Radeon RX 460Radeon RX 470Radeon RX 480Radeon R9 Fury306090120150SE +/- 1.97, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3108.63108.93118.60110.47112.10
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 800 x 600 - Renderer: VulkanRadeon R9 285Radeon RX 460Radeon RX 470Radeon RX 480Radeon R9 Fury20406080100Min: 104.7 / Avg: 108.63 / Max: 110.8Min: 108.6 / Avg: 108.93 / Max: 109.3Min: 118 / Avg: 118.6 / Max: 119.3Min: 110 / Avg: 110.47 / Max: 110.9Min: 111.3 / Avg: 112.1 / Max: 112.8

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Renderer: OpenGLRadeon R9 285Radeon RX 460Radeon RX 470Radeon RX 480Radeon R9 Fury306090120150SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 3116.7394.87117.40113.97113.93
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Renderer: OpenGLRadeon R9 285Radeon RX 460Radeon RX 470Radeon RX 480Radeon R9 Fury20406080100Min: 116.4 / Avg: 116.73 / Max: 117.2Min: 94.4 / Avg: 94.87 / Max: 95.5Min: 117.1 / Avg: 117.4 / Max: 117.8Min: 113.7 / Avg: 113.97 / Max: 114.4Min: 113 / Avg: 113.93 / Max: 114.7

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Renderer: VulkanRadeon R9 285Radeon RX 460Radeon RX 470Radeon RX 480Radeon R9 Fury306090120150SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 1.72, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 385.6071.93117.83111.90110.50
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Renderer: VulkanRadeon R9 285Radeon RX 460Radeon RX 470Radeon RX 480Radeon R9 Fury20406080100Min: 85.3 / Avg: 85.6 / Max: 85.9Min: 71.3 / Avg: 71.93 / Max: 72.5Min: 114.4 / Avg: 117.83 / Max: 119.7Min: 111.4 / Avg: 111.9 / Max: 112.5Min: 110.4 / Avg: 110.5 / Max: 110.7

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGLRadeon R9 285Radeon RX 460Radeon RX 470Radeon RX 480Radeon R9 Fury20406080100SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3100.0064.63108.53108.10106.73
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGLRadeon R9 285Radeon RX 460Radeon RX 470Radeon RX 480Radeon R9 Fury20406080100Min: 99.9 / Avg: 100 / Max: 100.1Min: 64.1 / Avg: 64.63 / Max: 65.3Min: 107.2 / Avg: 108.53 / Max: 109.3Min: 107.7 / Avg: 108.1 / Max: 108.4Min: 106.2 / Avg: 106.73 / Max: 107.3

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: VulkanRadeon R9 285Radeon RX 460Radeon RX 470Radeon RX 480Radeon R9 Fury20406080100SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.78, N = 3SE +/- 1.55, N = 4SE +/- 1.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 363.8749.3394.63100.1795.27
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: VulkanRadeon R9 285Radeon RX 460Radeon RX 470Radeon RX 480Radeon R9 Fury20406080100Min: 63.1 / Avg: 63.87 / Max: 64.3Min: 47.8 / Avg: 49.33 / Max: 50.3Min: 90.6 / Avg: 94.63 / Max: 97.2Min: 97.8 / Avg: 100.17 / Max: 101.4Min: 94.3 / Avg: 95.27 / Max: 95.8

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGLRadeon R9 285Radeon RX 460Radeon RX 470Radeon RX 480Radeon R9 Fury1530456075SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 336.1722.1348.6050.5369.03
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGLRadeon R9 285Radeon RX 460Radeon RX 470Radeon RX 480Radeon R9 Fury1326395265Min: 35.3 / Avg: 36.17 / Max: 37.2Min: 21.5 / Avg: 22.13 / Max: 22.6Min: 48.5 / Avg: 48.6 / Max: 48.7Min: 50.4 / Avg: 50.53 / Max: 50.7Min: 69 / Avg: 69.03 / Max: 69.1

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: VulkanRadeon R9 285Radeon RX 460Radeon RX 470Radeon RX 480Radeon R9 Fury1224364860SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.92, N = 326.5317.2737.9340.8351.23
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: VulkanRadeon R9 285Radeon RX 460Radeon RX 470Radeon RX 480Radeon R9 Fury1020304050Min: 26.4 / Avg: 26.53 / Max: 26.7Min: 17.1 / Avg: 17.27 / Max: 17.4Min: 37.8 / Avg: 37.93 / Max: 38.1Min: 40.8 / Avg: 40.83 / Max: 40.9Min: 49.4 / Avg: 51.23 / Max: 52.3

Radeon R9 285

Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Skylake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 285/380 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.9.0-040900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

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

Testing initiated at 15 December 2016 17:05 by user pts.

Radeon RX 460

Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Skylake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 460 1920MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.9.0-040900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

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

Testing initiated at 15 December 2016 14:53 by user pts.

Radeon RX 470

Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Skylake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 470/480 3968MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.9.0-040900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

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

Testing initiated at 16 December 2016 08:44 by user pts.

Radeon RX 480

Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Skylake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.9.0-040900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

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

Testing initiated at 15 December 2016 11:23 by user phoronix.

Radeon R9 Fury

Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Skylake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 3968MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.9.0-040900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

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

Testing initiated at 15 December 2016 14:01 by user pts.