Vulkan vs. OpenGL Mesa 17.3-dev Linux 4.13 RadeonSI RADV Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com of RadeonSI / RADV drivers. R9 Fury: Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.13.3-041303-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 RX 580: Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 580 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.13.3-041303-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.3, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 RX 560: Processor: Intel Core i7-7740K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME X299-A, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD Baffin [Polaris11] 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.04, Kernel: 4.13.3-041303-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.3, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.3.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.42, Compiler: GCC 6.3.0 20170406, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Default - Scene: Landmover Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL: RX 560 .. 34.38 |================= OpenGL: RX 580 .. 76.23 |====================================== OpenGL: R9 Fury . 106.28 |===================================================== Vulkan: RX 560 .. 27.90 |============== Vulkan: RX 580 .. 61.68 |=============================== Vulkan: R9 Fury . 84.53 |========================================== Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Default - Scene: Camp Hollow Point Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL: RX 560 .. 30.92 |================= OpenGL: RX 580 .. 70.28 |======================================= OpenGL: R9 Fury . 97.86 |====================================================== Vulkan: RX 560 .. 25.71 |============== Vulkan: RX 580 .. 58.87 |================================ Vulkan: R9 Fury . 79.78 |============================================ Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Default - Scene: Hope, Glory, and Dog is Dead Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL: RX 560 .. 28.14 |================== OpenGL: RX 580 .. 61.72 |======================================= OpenGL: R9 Fury . 85.19 |====================================================== Vulkan: RX 560 .. 23.16 |=============== Vulkan: RX 580 .. 51.41 |================================= Vulkan: R9 Fury . 69.77 |============================================ Dawn of War III Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Maximum Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL: RX 560 .. 10.39 |==================== OpenGL: RX 580 .. 22.62 |============================================= OpenGL: R9 Fury . 27.38 |====================================================== Vulkan: RX 560 .. 7.45 |=============== Vulkan: RX 580 .. 16.65 |================================= Vulkan: R9 Fury . 20.53 |======================================== Dawn of War III Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Maximum Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL: RX 560 .. 34.64 |===================== OpenGL: RX 580 .. 77.69 |=============================================== OpenGL: R9 Fury . 88.52 |====================================================== Vulkan: RX 560 .. 24.78 |=============== Vulkan: RX 580 .. 49.04 |============================== Vulkan: R9 Fury . 60.20 |===================================== Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Default - Scene: Stronghold Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL: RX 560 .. 33.85 |==================== OpenGL: RX 580 .. 72.58 |========================================== OpenGL: R9 Fury . 93.59 |====================================================== Vulkan: RX 560 .. 27.85 |================ Vulkan: RX 580 .. 62.38 |==================================== Vulkan: R9 Fury . 79.20 |============================================== Dawn of War III Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL: RX 560 .. 45.68 |====================== OpenGL: RX 580 .. 96.38 |=============================================== OpenGL: R9 Fury . 107.90 |===================================================== Vulkan: RX 560 .. 32.62 |================ Vulkan: RX 580 .. 71.15 |=================================== Vulkan: R9 Fury . 88.16 |=========================================== Mad Max Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Default - Scene: Hope, Glory, and Dog is Dead Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL: RX 560 .. 88.65 |==================== OpenGL: RX 580 .. 189.84 |========================================== OpenGL: R9 Fury . 236.88 |===================================================== Vulkan: RX 560 .. 72.56 |================ Vulkan: RX 580 .. 153.86 |================================== Vulkan: R9 Fury . 190.14 |=========================================== Mad Max Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Default - Scene: Landmover Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL: RX 560 .. 107.62 |==================== OpenGL: RX 580 .. 225.83 |========================================== OpenGL: R9 Fury . 285.15 |===================================================== Vulkan: RX 560 .. 87.42 |================ Vulkan: RX 580 .. 180.49 |================================== Vulkan: R9 Fury . 224.79 |========================================== Dawn of War III Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL: RX 560 .. 13.24 |===================== OpenGL: RX 580 .. 28.69 |============================================= OpenGL: R9 Fury . 34.65 |====================================================== Vulkan: RX 560 .. 10.76 |================= Vulkan: RX 580 .. 22.95 |==================================== Vulkan: R9 Fury . 29.17 |============================================= Mad Max Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Default - Scene: Camp Hollow Point Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL: RX 560 .. 93.97 |=================== OpenGL: RX 580 .. 205.45 |========================================== OpenGL: R9 Fury . 261.49 |===================================================== Vulkan: RX 560 .. 83.39 |================= Vulkan: RX 580 .. 176.16 |==================================== Vulkan: R9 Fury . 218.42 |============================================ The Talos Principle Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL: RX 560 .. 20.03 |==================== OpenGL: RX 580 .. 37.87 |===================================== OpenGL: R9 Fury . 50.43 |================================================= Vulkan: RX 560 .. 20.40 |==================== Vulkan: RX 580 .. 41.87 |========================================= Vulkan: R9 Fury . 55.40 |====================================================== Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL: RX 560 .. 30.63 |========================= OpenGL: RX 580 .. 58.73 |================================================ OpenGL: R9 Fury . 66.20 |====================================================== Vulkan: RX 560 .. 25.80 |===================== Vulkan: RX 580 .. 52.47 |=========================================== Vulkan: R9 Fury . 64.43 |===================================================== Serious Sam 3: BFE Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Vulkan: RX 560 .. 21.23 |====================== Vulkan: RX 580 .. 40.30 |========================================== Vulkan: R9 Fury . 51.73 |====================================================== Dota 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL: RX 560 .. 70.73 |==================================== OpenGL: RX 580 .. 96.17 |================================================= OpenGL: R9 Fury . 95.03 |================================================= Vulkan: RX 560 .. 66.13 |================================== Vulkan: RX 580 .. 102.50 |==================================================== Vulkan: R9 Fury . 103.83 |===================================================== Mad Max Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Default - Scene: Stronghold Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better OpenGL: RX 560 .. 92.00 |============================================= OpenGL: RX 580 .. 98.42 |================================================ OpenGL: R9 Fury . 101.29 |================================================== Vulkan: RX 560 .. 77.30 |====================================== Vulkan: RX 580 .. 106.34 |==================================================== Vulkan: R9 Fury . 107.59 |===================================================== Serious Sam 3: BFE Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Low - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Vulkan: RX 560 .. 54.93 |======================= Vulkan: RX 580 .. 114.35 |================================================= Vulkan: R9 Fury . 124.68 |=====================================================