NVIDIA Vulkan OpenGL Linux Scaling Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article. 1 Thread: Processor: Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.60GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v4/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 4 x 120GB TOSHIBA-TR150, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12288MB (1001/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 381.22, OpenGL: 4.5.0, OpenCL: OpenCL 1.2 CUDA 8.0.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406 + Clang 4.0.0-1ubuntu1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 2 Threads: Processor: Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.60GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v4/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 4 x 120GB TOSHIBA-TR150, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12288MB (1001/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 381.22, OpenGL: 4.5.0, OpenCL: OpenCL 1.2 CUDA 8.0.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406 + Clang 4.0.0-1ubuntu1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 3 Threads: Processor: Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.60GHz (3 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v4/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 4 x 120GB TOSHIBA-TR150, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12288MB (1001/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 381.22, OpenGL: 4.5.0, OpenCL: OpenCL 1.2 CUDA 8.0.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406 + Clang 4.0.0-1ubuntu1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 4 Threads: Processor: Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.80GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v4/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 4 x 120GB TOSHIBA-TR150, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12288MB (1001/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 381.22, OpenGL: 4.5.0, OpenCL: OpenCL 1.2 CUDA 8.0.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406 + Clang 4.0.0-1ubuntu1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 6 Threads: Processor: Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.80GHz (6 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v4/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 4 x 120GB TOSHIBA-TR150, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12288MB (1001/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 381.22, OpenGL: 4.5.0, OpenCL: OpenCL 1.2 CUDA 8.0.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406 + Clang 4.0.0-1ubuntu1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 12 Threads: Processor: Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.80GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Xeon E7 v4/Xeon, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 4 x 120GB TOSHIBA-TR150, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12288MB (1001/3505MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.10.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 381.22, OpenGL: 4.5.0, OpenCL: OpenCL 1.2 CUDA 8.0.0, Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406 + Clang 4.0.0-1ubuntu1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Dota 2 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL: 2 Threads .. 73.63 |========================= OpenGL: 3 Threads .. 102.57 |================================== OpenGL: 4 Threads .. 124.87 |========================================== OpenGL: 6 Threads .. 126.67 |========================================== OpenGL: 12 Threads . 127.37 |=========================================== Vulkan: 2 Threads .. 112.30 |====================================== Vulkan: 3 Threads .. 139.53 |=============================================== Vulkan: 4 Threads .. 147.50 |================================================= Vulkan: 6 Threads .. 149.40 |================================================== Vulkan: 12 Threads . 148.90 |================================================== Dawn of War III Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL: 2 Threads .. 42.94 |============================== OpenGL: 3 Threads .. 62.96 |============================================ OpenGL: 4 Threads .. 64.04 |============================================= OpenGL: 6 Threads .. 66.33 |=============================================== OpenGL: 12 Threads . 71.64 |================================================== Vulkan: 2 Threads .. 55.37 |======================================= Vulkan: 3 Threads .. 61.23 |=========================================== Vulkan: 4 Threads .. 64.51 |============================================= Vulkan: 6 Threads .. 66.87 |=============================================== Vulkan: 12 Threads . 72.70 |=================================================== Dawn of War III Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL: 2 Threads .. 37.77 |==================================== OpenGL: 3 Threads .. 51.08 |================================================ OpenGL: 4 Threads .. 50.36 |================================================ OpenGL: 6 Threads .. 51.29 |================================================= OpenGL: 12 Threads . 53.43 |=================================================== Vulkan: 2 Threads .. 45.47 |=========================================== Vulkan: 3 Threads .. 48.35 |============================================== Vulkan: 4 Threads .. 49.50 |=============================================== Vulkan: 6 Threads .. 51.11 |================================================ Vulkan: 12 Threads . 53.79 |=================================================== Mad Max Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Default - Scene: Camp Hollow Point Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL: 2 Threads .. 43.57 |=========== OpenGL: 3 Threads .. 157.57 |======================================= OpenGL: 4 Threads .. 158.66 |======================================= OpenGL: 6 Threads .. 162.91 |======================================== OpenGL: 12 Threads . 160.74 |======================================== Vulkan: 2 Threads .. 197.73 |================================================= Vulkan: 3 Threads .. 203.09 |================================================== Vulkan: 4 Threads .. 195.49 |================================================ Vulkan: 6 Threads .. 181.79 |============================================= Vulkan: 12 Threads . 195.09 |================================================ Mad Max Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Default - Scene: Stronghold Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL: 2 Threads .. 37.70 |==================== OpenGL: 3 Threads .. 74.11 |======================================== OpenGL: 4 Threads .. 91.30 |================================================= OpenGL: 6 Threads .. 94.54 |=================================================== OpenGL: 12 Threads . 93.39 |================================================== Vulkan: 2 Threads .. 75.33 |======================================== Vulkan: 3 Threads .. 92.26 |================================================= Vulkan: 4 Threads .. 92.82 |================================================== Vulkan: 6 Threads .. 95.27 |=================================================== Vulkan: 12 Threads . 94.39 |=================================================== Mad Max Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Default - Scene: Hope, Glory, and Dog is Dead Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL: 2 Threads .. 48.23 |============= OpenGL: 3 Threads .. 149.15 |========================================= OpenGL: 4 Threads .. 150.32 |========================================== OpenGL: 6 Threads .. 150.69 |========================================== OpenGL: 12 Threads . 147.25 |========================================= Vulkan: 2 Threads .. 179.79 |================================================== Vulkan: 3 Threads .. 177.47 |================================================= Vulkan: 4 Threads .. 177.20 |================================================= Vulkan: 6 Threads .. 162.18 |============================================= Vulkan: 12 Threads . 164.19 |============================================== Mad Max Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Default - Scene: Landmover Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL: 2 Threads .. 50.34 |============ OpenGL: 3 Threads .. 137.10 |================================= OpenGL: 4 Threads .. 176.48 |========================================== OpenGL: 6 Threads .. 182.19 |============================================ OpenGL: 12 Threads . 179.59 |=========================================== Vulkan: 2 Threads .. 203.64 |================================================= Vulkan: 3 Threads .. 204.59 |================================================= Vulkan: 4 Threads .. 208.31 |================================================== Vulkan: 6 Threads .. 196.92 |=============================================== Vulkan: 12 Threads . 198.76 |================================================ Serious Sam 3: BFE Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL: 2 Threads .. 157.45 |============================= OpenGL: 3 Threads .. 170.42 |=============================== OpenGL: 4 Threads .. 166.07 |============================== OpenGL: 6 Threads .. 144.28 |========================== OpenGL: 12 Threads . 155.98 |============================ Vulkan: 2 Threads .. 226.43 |========================================= Vulkan: 3 Threads .. 274.40 |================================================== Vulkan: 4 Threads .. 264.27 |================================================ Vulkan: 6 Threads .. 252.38 |============================================== Vulkan: 12 Threads . 249.20 |============================================= Serious Sam 3: BFE Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL: 2 Threads .. 78.20 |========================================= OpenGL: 3 Threads .. 79.95 |========================================== OpenGL: 4 Threads .. 78.00 |========================================= OpenGL: 6 Threads .. 75.93 |======================================== OpenGL: 12 Threads . 77.67 |======================================== Vulkan: 2 Threads .. 92.73 |================================================ Vulkan: 3 Threads .. 94.33 |================================================= Vulkan: 4 Threads .. 94.33 |================================================= Vulkan: 6 Threads .. 98.00 |=================================================== Vulkan: 12 Threads . 88.57 |============================================== The Talos Principle Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL: 1 Thread ... 86.13 |================================== OpenGL: 2 Threads .. 87.70 |=================================== OpenGL: 3 Threads .. 86.87 |================================== OpenGL: 4 Threads .. 87.87 |=================================== OpenGL: 6 Threads .. 87.23 |=================================== OpenGL: 12 Threads . 89.57 |=================================== Vulkan: 1 Thread ... 126.23 |================================================== Vulkan: 2 Threads .. 123.60 |================================================= Vulkan: 3 Threads .. 123.67 |================================================= Vulkan: 4 Threads .. 124.23 |================================================= Vulkan: 6 Threads .. 124.83 |================================================= Vulkan: 12 Threads . 122.07 |================================================