Vulkan vs. OpenGL Linux Sensor Monitoring Tests for a future article. Vulkan: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Device 11264MB (1470/5508MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-44-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 378.13, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 OpenGL: Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Device 11264MB (1471/5508MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.8.0-44-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 378.13, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Percent Vulkan . MIN: 0.5 AVG: 23.8 MAX: 38.9 OpenGL . MIN: 0.5 AVG: 36.1 MAX: 54.3 GPU Usage Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Percent Vulkan . MIN: 1 AVG: 80 MAX: 100 OpenGL . MIN: 1 AVG: 52 MAX: 83 Mad Max Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Normal - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Camp Hollow Point Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Vulkan . 215.74 |============================================================== Mad Max Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Normal - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Stronghold Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Vulkan . 82.91 |=============================================================== Mad Max Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Normal - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Hope, Glory, and Dog is Dead Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Vulkan . 215.64 |============================================================== Mad Max Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Normal - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Landmover Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Vulkan . 241.47 |============================================================== Mad Max CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better Vulkan . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 25.0 MAX: 38.9 Mad Max GPU Usage Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better Vulkan . MIN: 1 AVG: 80 MAX: 100 Mad Max Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Camp Hollow Point Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Vulkan . 209.28 |============================================================== Mad Max Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Stronghold Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Vulkan . 81.34 |=============================================================== Mad Max Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Hope, Glory, and Dog is Dead Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Vulkan . 209.80 |============================================================== Mad Max Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Landmover Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Vulkan . 236.96 |============================================================== Mad Max CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better Vulkan . MIN: 0.5 AVG: 24.7 MAX: 37.6 Mad Max GPU Usage Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better Vulkan . MIN: 1 AVG: 82 MAX: 100 Mad Max Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Normal - Renderer: OpenGL - Scene: Camp Hollow Point Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL . 97.19 |=============================================================== Mad Max Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Normal - Renderer: OpenGL - Scene: Stronghold Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL . 65.04 |=============================================================== Mad Max Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Normal - Renderer: OpenGL - Scene: Hope, Glory, and Dog is Dead Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL . 102.78 |============================================================== Mad Max Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Normal - Renderer: OpenGL - Scene: Landmover Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL . 116.19 |============================================================== Mad Max CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better OpenGL . MIN: 1.7 AVG: 37.7 MAX: 54.2 Mad Max GPU Usage Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better OpenGL . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 52.7 MAX: 82.0 Mad Max Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Renderer: OpenGL - Scene: Camp Hollow Point Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL . 95.47 |=============================================================== Mad Max Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Renderer: OpenGL - Scene: Stronghold Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL . 61.84 |=============================================================== Mad Max Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Renderer: OpenGL - Scene: Hope, Glory, and Dog is Dead Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL . 102.36 |============================================================== Mad Max Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Renderer: OpenGL - Scene: Landmover Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL . 118.95 |============================================================== Mad Max CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better OpenGL . MIN: 0.5 AVG: 38.0 MAX: 54.3 Mad Max GPU Usage Monitor Percent < Lower Is Better OpenGL . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 52.3 MAX: 83.0