AMD vs. NVIDIA Intel Kabylake GPU Linux Comparison

OpenGL/Vulkan benchmarks with multiple NVIDIA GeForce and AMD Radeon GPUs on Ubuntu Linux with latest drivers, tested across multiple Intel LGA-1151 Kabylake CPUs. benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article.

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ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLVulkanCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionCeleron G3930Pentium G4600Core i3-7100Core i5-7600KCore i7-7700K RX 480 R9 Fury GTX 1080 GTX 1060 GTX 1050 GTX 1050 GTX 1060 GTX 1080 R9 Fury RX 480 RX 480 R9 Fury GTX 1050 GTX 1060 GTX 1080 GTX 1080 GTX 1060 GTX 1050 R9 Fury RX 480 RX 480 R9 Fury GTX 1050 GTX 1060 GTX 1080Intel Celeron G3930 @ 2.90GHz (2 Cores)MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0Intel Device 590f16384MBSamsung SSD 950 PRO 256GBAMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MBRealtek ALC892Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411Ubuntu 16.104.10.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170205Unity 7.5.0X Server 1.18.4amdgpu 1.2.994.5 Mesa 17.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.41.0.21GCC 6.2.0 20161005ext41920x1080Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MBNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB (1605/5005MHz)4.8.0-37-generic (x86_64)NVIDIA 378.094.5.0NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB (1506/4006MHz)Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2048MB (1316/3504MHz)Intel Pentium G4600 @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB (1506/4006MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB (1603/5005MHz)Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB4.10.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170205amdgpu 1.2.994.5 Mesa 17.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MBIntel Core i3-7100 @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores)Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MBZotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2048MB (1316/3504MHz)4.8.0-37-generic (x86_64)NVIDIA 378.094.5.0NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB (1506/4006MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB (1605/5005MHz)Intel Core i5-7600K @ 3.80GHz (4 Cores)Intel Device 591fNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB (1598/5005MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB (1506/4006MHz)Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2048MB (1316/3504MHz)Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB4.10.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170205amdgpu 1.2.994.5 Mesa 17.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MBIntel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz (8 Cores)Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MBZotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2048MB (1316/3504MHz)4.8.0-37-generic (x86_64)NVIDIA 378.094.5.0NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB (1506/4006MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB (1604/5005MHz)OpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq ondemandGraphics Details- Celeron G3930: RX 480, Celeron G3930: R9 Fury, Pentium G4600: R9 Fury, Pentium G4600: RX 480, Core i3-7100: RX 480, Core i3-7100: R9 Fury, Core i5-7600K: R9 Fury, Core i5-7600K: RX 480, Core i7-7700K: RX 480, Core i7-7700K: R9 Fury: GLAMOR

metroll-redux: 1920 x 1080csgo: 1920 x 1080dota2: 1920 x 1080 - Vulkanunigine-heaven: 1280 x 1024 - Fullscreenportal: 1920 x 1080dota2: 1920 x 1080 - OpenGLbioshock-infinite: 1920 x 1080 - Hightf2: 1920 x 1080etlegacy: Renderer2 - 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - HighCeleron G3930Pentium G4600Core i3-7100Core i5-7600KCore i7-7700K RX 480 R9 Fury GTX 1080 GTX 1060 GTX 1050 GTX 1050 GTX 1060 GTX 1080 R9 Fury RX 480 RX 480 R9 Fury GTX 1050 GTX 1060 GTX 1080 GTX 1080 GTX 1060 GTX 1050 R9 Fury RX 480 RX 480 R9 Fury GTX 1050 GTX 1060 GTX 108038.4270.8342.1788.24398.8854.9568.1583.36141.60200.5938.5270.9842.90100.39405.9059.3368.1484.15140.30201.6043.97113.2275.03150.34451.9166.47108.8295.67167.27261.3943.91112.6975.07130.13447.9666.4099.5495.39167.80257.5643.75113.9175.2373.70409.8564.8787.6596.03168.23257.0287.78170.4694.5774.07443.7192.13109.31129.78204.57322.3996.24173.1495.53139.62723.9592.40132.40128.64205.93324.2696.68173.6294.97182.65779.3691.83147.32129.97204.57325.8478.36125.3584.60109.04513.4384.7084.56112.35171.87244.1053.7054.5293.34482.8269.5582.42106.65168.80242.7781.48130.9673.4593.37541.8289.4590.13119.45185.33229.8184.23133.8088.73112.23559.0392.2088.43119.98184.70233.9392.51174.82100.8374.78444.4998.93113.67139.66219.60300.53102.56181.26100.90142.69737.1198.40140.64139.24219.43302.56102.64181.54100.77195.31814.7098.30156.96139.66221.17302.22151.11234.82130.93205.381150.89132.07162.40162.29247.87347.33143.00234.06130.67143.57750.58132.30143.78161.62249.57345.56110.01189.42123.8074.68442.77120.83116.59162.31248.40339.21122.85186.2073.70113.81648.89111.0797.97144.47204.53257.82123.43180.8675.3794.23609.93112.07100.37143.09206.47250.06137.17196.6791.2795.40716.35123.50112.85158.28231.40278.27139.38201.0179.73115.34770.08124.53112.63159.91229.63289.12108.53203.15127.2074.90442.27121.80125.41175.87278.37375.25147.14253.59138.30146.45758.10151.83160.70176.49281.63389.48171.35253.86138.17219.541187.85151.57183.50178.04280.50388.98OpenBenchmarking.org

Metro: Last Light Redux

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Celeron G3930Pentium G4600Core i3-7100Core i5-7600KCore i7-7700KOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMetro: Last Light ReduxResolution: 1920 x 1080RX 480R9 FuryGTX 1080GTX 1060GTX 10504080120160200SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 1.56, N = 6SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.80, N = 3SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 1.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 338.4238.5243.9743.9143.7587.7896.2496.6878.3653.7081.4884.2392.51102.56102.64151.11143.00110.01122.85123.43137.17139.38108.53147.14171.35

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Celeron G3930Pentium G4600Core i3-7100Core i5-7600KCore i7-7700KOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterCounter-Strike: Global OffensiveResolution: 1920 x 1080RX 480R9 FuryGTX 1080GTX 1060GTX 105060120180240300SE +/- 1.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 1.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 1.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.78, N = 3SE +/- 1.95, N = 3SE +/- 1.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 3SE +/- 3.94, N = 6SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.96, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 1.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 1.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.86, N = 370.8370.98113.22112.69113.91170.46173.14173.62125.35130.96133.80174.82181.26181.54234.82234.06189.42186.20180.86196.67201.01203.15253.59253.86

Dota 2

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: Vulkan

Celeron G3930Pentium G4600Core i3-7100Core i5-7600KCore i7-7700KOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: VulkanRX 480R9 FuryGTX 1080GTX 1060GTX 1050306090120150SE +/- 0.84, N = 3SE +/- 1.41, N = 6SE +/- 1.07, N = 3SE +/- 1.29, N = 3SE +/- 1.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.98, N = 3SE +/- 1.50, N = 6SE +/- 5.91, N = 6SE +/- 1.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 1.46, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 3.15, N = 6SE +/- 1.96, N = 6SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 342.1742.9075.0375.0775.2394.5795.5394.9784.6054.5273.4588.73100.83100.90100.77130.93130.67123.8073.7075.3791.2779.73127.20138.30138.17

Unigine Heaven

Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Mode: Fullscreen

Celeron G3930Pentium G4600Core i3-7100Core i5-7600KCore i7-7700KOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 4.0Resolution: 1280 x 1024 - Mode: FullscreenRX 480R9 FuryGTX 1080GTX 1060GTX 105050100150200250SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.63, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 388.24100.39150.34130.1373.7074.07139.62182.65109.0493.3493.37112.2374.78142.69195.31205.38143.5774.68113.8194.2395.40115.3474.90146.45219.54

Portal

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Celeron G3930Pentium G4600Core i3-7100Core i5-7600KCore i7-7700KOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterPortalResolution: 1920 x 1080RX 480R9 FuryGTX 1080GTX 1060GTX 105030060090012001500SE +/- 4.30, N = 3SE +/- 5.44, N = 3SE +/- 3.19, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 1.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 1.51, N = 3SE +/- 15.16, N = 6SE +/- 1.85, N = 3SE +/- 8.76, N = 3SE +/- 3.06, N = 3SE +/- 1.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 3.05, N = 3SE +/- 5.92, N = 3SE +/- 13.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 3SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 5.24, N = 3SE +/- 5.07, N = 3SE +/- 2.06, N = 3SE +/- 5.79, N = 3SE +/- 0.87, N = 3SE +/- 1.79, N = 3SE +/- 10.45, N = 3398.88405.90451.91447.96409.85443.71723.95779.36513.43482.82541.82559.03444.49737.11814.701150.89750.58442.77648.89609.93716.35770.08442.27758.101187.85

Dota 2

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGL

Celeron G3930Pentium G4600Core i3-7100Core i5-7600KCore i7-7700KOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGLRX 480R9 FuryGTX 1080GTX 1060GTX 1050306090120150SE +/- 2.14, N = 6SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 2.76, N = 6SE +/- 2.59, N = 6SE +/- 2.05, N = 6SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.85, N = 3SE +/- 1.97, N = 6SE +/- 1.62, N = 6SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 1.58, N = 3SE +/- 1.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 354.9559.3366.4766.4064.8792.1392.4091.8384.7069.5589.4592.2098.9398.4098.30132.07132.30120.83111.07112.07123.50124.53121.80151.83151.57

BioShock Infinite

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High

Celeron G3930Pentium G4600Core i3-7100Core i5-7600KCore i7-7700KOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBioShock InfiniteResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighRX 480R9 FuryGTX 1080GTX 1060GTX 10504080120160200SE +/- 1.13, N = 4SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 1.41, N = 3SE +/- 4.50, N = 6SE +/- 2.92, N = 6SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 2.48, N = 6SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.61, N = 3SE +/- 0.94, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 1.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 2.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.74, N = 368.1568.14108.8299.5487.65109.31132.40147.3284.5682.4290.1388.43113.67140.64156.96162.40143.78116.5997.97100.37112.85112.63125.41160.70183.50

Team Fortress 2

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Celeron G3930Pentium G4600Core i3-7100Core i5-7600KCore i7-7700KOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTeam Fortress 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080RX 480R9 FuryGTX 1080GTX 1060GTX 10504080120160200SE +/- 1.36, N = 6SE +/- 0.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 1.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.92, N = 3SE +/- 0.82, N = 3SE +/- 1.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.85, N = 3SE +/- 4.40, N = 6SE +/- 0.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.96, N = 3SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.57, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 1.14, N = 3SE +/- 1.44, N = 383.3684.1595.6795.3996.03129.78128.64129.97112.35106.65119.45119.98139.66139.24139.66162.29161.62162.31144.47143.09158.28159.91175.87176.49178.04

ET: Legacy

Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Celeron G3930Pentium G4600Core i3-7100Core i5-7600KCore i7-7700KOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterET: Legacy 2.75Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080RX 480R9 FuryGTX 1080GTX 1060GTX 105060120180240300SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 1.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.73, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.92, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.55, N = 3SE +/- 1.13, N = 3SE +/- 1.45, N = 3SE +/- 1.35, N = 3141.60140.30167.27167.80168.23204.57205.93204.57171.87168.80185.33184.70219.60219.43221.17247.87249.57248.40204.53206.47231.40229.63278.37281.63280.50

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: High

Celeron G3930Pentium G4600Core i3-7100Core i5-7600KCore i7-7700KOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: HighRX 480R9 FuryGTX 1080GTX 1060GTX 105080160240320400SE +/- 1.64, N = 3SE +/- 1.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 3.42, N = 3SE +/- 2.79, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.61, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 3SE +/- 0.85, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 3SE +/- 0.45, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.59, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3200.59201.60261.39257.56257.02322.39324.26325.84244.10242.77229.81233.93300.53302.56302.22347.33345.56339.21257.82250.06278.27289.12375.25389.48388.98

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