Windows 10 vs. Linux 4.15 Mesa 17.4 NV Prep Windows 10 vs. Linux end of November 2017. Tests for a future article on Phoronix by Michael Larabel. Windows 10: RX 580: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 10 Intel (12 Cores), Disk: 238GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64) Windows 10: RX Vega 64: Processor: Intel Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 10 Intel (12 Cores), Disk: 238GB OS: Windows NT, Kernel: 10.0 (x86_64) Ubuntu: RX 580: Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A, Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 580 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20171128, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.4.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.61, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Ubuntu: RX Vega 64: Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A, Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8176MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.15.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20171128, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.5, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.4.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 6.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.61, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Ubuntu: GTX 1060: Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A, Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB (1506/4006MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.13.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 387.34, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.61, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Ubuntu: GTX 1080: Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A, Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB (1607/5005MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.13.0-17-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.26.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 387.34, OpenGL: 4.5.0, Vulkan: 1.0.61, Compiler: GCC 7.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ..... 290.73 |====================== Windows 10: RX Vega 64 . 316.17 |======================== Ubuntu: RX 580 ......... 419.87 |=============================== Ubuntu: RX Vega 64 ..... 454.00 |================================== Ubuntu: GTX 1060 ....... 578.13 |=========================================== Ubuntu: GTX 1080 ....... 616.53 |============================================== OpenArena 0.8.8 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ..... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.4 MAX: 18.0 Windows 10: RX Vega 64 . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 3.1 MAX: 18.0 Ubuntu: RX 580 ......... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.3 MAX: 24.0 Ubuntu: RX Vega 64 ..... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.2 MAX: 24.0 Ubuntu: GTX 1060 ....... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 1.7 MAX: 12.0 Ubuntu: GTX 1080 ....... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 1.6 MAX: 15.0 Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ..... 17.00 |====================== Windows 10: RX Vega 64 . 29.47 |======================================= Ubuntu: RX 580 ......... 17.30 |======================= Ubuntu: RX Vega 64 ..... 28.71 |====================================== Ubuntu: GTX 1060 ....... 20.93 |=========================== Ubuntu: GTX 1080 ....... 35.80 |=============================================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ..... 23.35 |======================= Windows 10: RX Vega 64 . 34.21 |================================== Ubuntu: RX 580 ......... 17.27 |================= Ubuntu: RX Vega 64 ..... 29.90 |============================== Ubuntu: GTX 1060 ....... 27.01 |=========================== Ubuntu: GTX 1080 ....... 47.37 |=============================================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ..... 211.20 |===================================== Windows 10: RX Vega 64 . 206.62 |==================================== Ubuntu: RX 580 ......... 177.73 |=============================== Ubuntu: RX Vega 64 ..... 264.23 |============================================== Ubuntu: GTX 1060 ....... 133.22 |======================= Ubuntu: GTX 1080 ....... 223.23 |======================================= Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ..... 101.80 |=============================== Windows 10: RX Vega 64 . 151.90 |============================================== Ubuntu: RX 580 ......... 61.20 |=================== Ubuntu: RX Vega 64 ..... 81.70 |========================= Ubuntu: GTX 1060 ....... 68.70 |===================== Ubuntu: GTX 1080 ....... 94.07 |============================ Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ..... 49.80 |============================= Windows 10: RX Vega 64 . 79.40 |=============================================== Ubuntu: RX 580 ......... 32.90 |=================== Ubuntu: RX Vega 64 ..... 47.20 |============================ Ubuntu: GTX 1060 ....... 35.17 |===================== Ubuntu: GTX 1080 ....... 58.37 |=================================== F1 2017 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Low - Anti Aliasing: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ..... 195 |================================================ Windows 10: RX Vega 64 . 201 |================================================= Ubuntu: RX 580 ......... 144 |=================================== Ubuntu: RX Vega 64 ..... 156 |====================================== Ubuntu: GTX 1060 ....... 154 |====================================== Ubuntu: GTX 1080 ....... 170 |========================================= F1 2017 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra High - Anti Aliasing: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ..... 91 |============================== Windows 10: RX Vega 64 . 149 |================================================= Ubuntu: RX 580 ......... 78 |========================== Ubuntu: RX Vega 64 ..... 108 |==================================== Ubuntu: GTX 1060 ....... 73 |======================== Ubuntu: GTX 1080 ....... 119 |======================================= F1 2017 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ..... 65 |============================= Windows 10: RX Vega 64 . 109 |================================================= Ubuntu: RX 580 ......... 53 |======================== Ubuntu: RX Vega 64 ..... 78 |=================================== Ubuntu: GTX 1060 ....... 51 |======================= Ubuntu: GTX 1080 ....... 88 |======================================== GRID Autosport Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ..... 72.64 |=========================== Windows 10: RX Vega 64 . 123.49 |============================================== Ubuntu: RX 580 ......... 50.34 |=================== Ubuntu: RX Vega 64 ..... 79.31 |============================== Ubuntu: GTX 1060 ....... 47.94 |================== Ubuntu: GTX 1080 ....... 77.23 |============================= Shadow of Mordor Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ..... 97.48 |============================= Windows 10: RX Vega 64 . 156.71 |============================================== Ubuntu: RX 580 ......... 71.69 |===================== Ubuntu: RX Vega 64 ..... 106.20 |=============================== Ubuntu: GTX 1060 ....... 70.54 |===================== Ubuntu: GTX 1080 ....... 104.04 |=============================== Shadow of Mordor Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ..... 44.86 |============================= Windows 10: RX Vega 64 . 72.27 |=============================================== Ubuntu: RX 580 ......... 44.34 |============================= Ubuntu: RX Vega 64 ..... 59.84 |======================================= Ubuntu: GTX 1060 ....... 33.47 |====================== Ubuntu: GTX 1080 ....... 57.96 |====================================== Total War: WARHAMMER Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ..... 62.0 |============================ Windows 10: RX Vega 64 . 105.7 |=============================================== Ubuntu: RX 580 ......... 39.0 |================= Ubuntu: RX Vega 64 ..... 85.6 |====================================== Ubuntu: GTX 1060 ....... 58.8 |========================== Ubuntu: GTX 1080 ....... 95.3 |========================================== Total War: WARHAMMER Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Windows 10: RX 580 ..... 36.1 |============================ Windows 10: RX Vega 64 . 61.6 |================================================ Ubuntu: RX 580 ......... 32.7 |========================= Ubuntu: RX Vega 64 ..... 51.0 |======================================== Ubuntu: GTX 1060 ....... 32.1 |========================= Ubuntu: GTX 1080 ....... 55.3 |===========================================