Vulkan vs. OpenGL Phoronix 13 Birthday

Tests for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLVulkanCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionVulkanOpenGLVulkanOpenGLVulkanOpenGLVulkanOpenGLVulkanOpenGLVulkan RX 580 RX 580 RX 480 RX 480 R9 Fury R9 Fury RX 460 RX 460 R9 290 R9 290 R9 285 R9 285Intel Core i5-7600K @ 4.20GHz (4 Cores)Gigabyte Z270M-D3H-CFIntel Device 591f + Z27016384MB250GB Samsung SSD 850MSI AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MBRealtek ALC892Intel ConnectionUbuntu 17.044.12.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170531Unity 7.5.0X Server 1.19.3modesetting 1.19.34.5 Mesa 17.2.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 5.0.0)1.0.42GCC 6.3.0 20170406ext41920x1080AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MBamdgpu 1.3.99Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MBmodesetting 1.19.3AMD Radeon RX 460 2048MBamdgpu 1.3.99XFX AMD Radeon R9 290/390 4096MBmodesetting 1.19.3XFX AMD Radeon R9 285/380 2048MBOpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate powersaveGraphics Details- GLAMOR

dota2: 1920 x 1080madmax: 1920 x 1080 - Low - Camp Hollow Pointsam2017: 1920 x 1080 - Lowsam2017: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra - Vulkantalos-principle: Vulkan - 1920 x 1080VulkanOpenGLVulkanOpenGLVulkanOpenGLVulkanOpenGLVulkanOpenGLVulkan RX 580 RX 580 RX 480 RX 480 R9 Fury R9 Fury RX 460 RX 460 R9 290 R9 290 R9 285 R9 285112.27247.04479.45140.90120.27105.63148.07324.10138.2035.57104.77247.86452.80131.07113.43113.97152.55311.20124.7033.00113.70155.92318.90159.5046.37110.87249.26509.33179.47131.4069.23104.51188.1758.4314.2355.20130.99105.70154.76270.47128.5335.1796.53245.20407.03130.9398.9393.33147.64245.4097.4326.2773.73195.99299.9096.4781.40OpenBenchmarking.org

Dota 2

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

VulkanOpenGLOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080RX 580RX 480R9 FuryRX 460R9 290R9 285306090120150SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.70, N = 3SE +/- 0.93, N = 3SE +/- 1.69, N = 3SE +/- 1.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.74, N = 3SE +/- 7.69, N = 3SE +/- 1.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.96, N = 3SE +/- 3.57, N = 3SE +/- 1.69, N = 3112.27104.77110.8755.2096.5373.73105.63113.97113.7069.23105.7093.33

Mad Max

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low - Scene: Camp Hollow Point

VulkanOpenGLOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMad MaxResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low - Scene: Camp Hollow PointRX 580RX 480R9 FuryRX 460R9 290R9 28550100150200250247.04247.86249.26130.99245.20195.99148.07152.55155.92104.51154.76147.64

Mad Max

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low - Scene: Stronghold

VulkanOpenGLOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMad MaxResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low - Scene: StrongholdRX 580RX 480R9 FuryRX 460R9 290R9 2852040608010095.8795.1496.9195.3795.8895.8956.2556.6553.7354.3253.5955.21

Mad Max

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low - Scene: Hope, Glory, and Dog is Dead

VulkanOpenGLOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMad MaxResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low - Scene: Hope, Glory, and Dog is DeadRX 580RX 480R9 FuryRX 460R9 290R9 28560120180240300253.22232.77266.59108.28232.00175.32161.97176.59175.2096.00167.23162.26

Mad Max

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low - Scene: Landmover

VulkanOpenGLOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMad MaxResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low - Scene: LandmoverRX 580RX 480R9 FuryRX 460R9 290R9 28570140210280350295.05271.76308.50131.75274.28208.71190.41196.08213.12106.21208.37180.91

Serious Sam Fusion 2017

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Low

VulkanOpenGLOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterSerious Sam Fusion 2017Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: LowRX 580RX 480R9 FuryRX 460R9 290R9 285110220330440550SE +/- 2.25, N = 2SE +/- 0.96, N = 3SE +/- 3.87, N = 3SE +/- 2.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 2.11, N = 3SE +/- 3.16, N = 3SE +/- 3.81, N = 3SE +/- 1.57, N = 3SE +/- 3.70, N = 3SE +/- 3.55, N = 3479.45452.80509.33407.03299.90324.10311.20318.90188.17270.47245.40

Serious Sam Fusion 2017

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: Vulkan

VulkanOpenGLOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterSerious Sam Fusion 2017Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: VulkanRX 580RX 480R9 FuryRX 460R9 290R9 2854080120160200SE +/- 1.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 2.10, N = 3SE +/- 3.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.90, N = 3SE +/- 0.90, N = 3SE +/- 2.37, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3140.90131.07179.47130.9396.47138.20124.70159.5058.43128.5397.43

The Talos Principle

Renderer: Vulkan - Resolution: 1920 x 1080

VulkanOpenGLOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterThe Talos PrincipleRenderer: Vulkan - Resolution: 1920 x 1080RX 580RX 480R9 FuryRX 460R9 290R9 285306090120150SE +/- 1.27, N = 3SE +/- 1.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.70, N = 3SE +/- 1.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.95, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3120.27113.43131.4098.9381.4035.5733.0046.3714.2335.1726.27

CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor

Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring

VulkanOpenGLOpenBenchmarking.orgPercentCPU Usage (Summary) MonitorPhoronix Test Suite System MonitoringRX 580RX 480R9 FuryRX 460R9 290R9 28520406080100Min: 0 / Avg: 37.35 / Max: 85Min: 0 / Avg: 25.43 / Max: 98.5Min: 0 / Avg: 26.22 / Max: 86.5Min: 0 / Avg: 23.4 / Max: 88.38Min: 0 / Avg: 23.45 / Max: 100Min: 0 / Avg: 34.25 / Max: 97Min: 0 / Avg: 25.31 / Max: 92.86Min: 0 / Avg: 32.82 / Max: 96.97Min: 0 / Avg: 28.3 / Max: 94.95Min: 0 / Avg: 32.74 / Max: 97.45Min: 0 / Avg: 32.01 / Max: 95.98

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