OpenCL Performance Per Dollar NVIDIA vs. AMD

Radeon and GeForce NVIDIA OpenCL compute GPGPU benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1712142-PTS-OPENCLDO48&sor.

OpenCL Performance Per Dollar NVIDIA vs. AMDProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay DriverOpenGLOpenCLVulkanCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionRadeon RX 560Radeon RX 580Radeon RX Vega 64GeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 1070GeForce GTX 1070 TiGeForce GTX 1080GeForce GTX 1080 TiIntel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads)ASUS PRIME Z370-AIntel Device 3ec216384MB525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GBAMD Radeon RX 560 4096MBRealtek GenericDELL P2415QIntel ConnectionUbuntu 16.044.10.0-42-generic (x86_64)Unity 7.4.0amdgpu 1.4.04.5.13505OpenCL 2.1 AMD-APP (2527.3)1.0.42GCC 5.4.0 20160609ext43840x2160MSI AMD Radeon RX 580 8192MBmodesetting 0.4.4AMD Radeon RX Vega 8176MBamdgpu 1.4.0Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2048MB (1354/3504MHz)NVIDIA 387.344.5.0OpenCL 1.2 CUDA 9.1.98eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4096MB (1354/3504MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB (1506/4006MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8192MB (1506/4006MHz)Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8192MB (1607/4006MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB (1607/5005MHz)NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11264MB (1480/5508MHz)OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-browser-plugin --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-gtk-cairo --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-java-home --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,java,go,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libmpx --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-arch-directory=amd64 --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-tune=generic -v Processor Details- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performanceGraphics Details- Radeon RX 560, Radeon RX 580, Radeon RX Vega 64: GLAMOROpenCL Details- GeForce GTX 1050: GPU Compute Cores: 640- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti: GPU Compute Cores: 768- GeForce GTX 1060: GPU Compute Cores: 1280- GeForce GTX 1070: GPU Compute Cores: 1920- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti: GPU Compute Cores: 2432- GeForce GTX 1080: GPU Compute Cores: 2560- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti: GPU Compute Cores: 3584System Details- GeForce GTX 1050: GPU Compute Cores: 640.- GeForce GTX 1050 Ti: GPU Compute Cores: 768.- GeForce GTX 1060: GPU Compute Cores: 1280.- GeForce GTX 1070: GPU Compute Cores: 1920.- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti: GPU Compute Cores: 2432.- GeForce GTX 1080: GPU Compute Cores: 2560.- GeForce GTX 1080 Ti: GPU Compute Cores: 3584.

OpenCL Performance Per Dollar NVIDIA vs. AMDRadeon RX 560Radeon RX 580Radeon RX Vega 64GeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 1070GeForce GTX 1070 TiGeForce GTX 1080GeForce GTX 1080 TiOpenBenchmarking.org

SHOC Scalable HeterOgeneous Computing

Performance / Cost - Target: OpenCL - Benchmark: FFT SP

OpenBenchmarking.orgGFLOPS Per Dollar, More Is BetterSHOC Scalable HeterOgeneous Computing 2015-11-10Performance / Cost - Target: OpenCL - Benchmark: FFT SPGeForce GTX 1050Radeon RX 560Radeon RX 580Radeon RX Vega 64GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 1070GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 1080 TiGeForce GTX 1080GeForce GTX 1070 Ti0.44780.89561.34341.79122.2391.991.811.751.561.441.391.391.231.221.181. GeForce GTX 1050: $130 reported cost.2. Radeon RX 560: $130 reported cost.3. Radeon RX 580: $299 reported cost.4. Radeon RX Vega 64: $700 reported cost.5. GeForce GTX 1060: $275 reported cost.6. GeForce GTX 1070: $400 reported cost.7. GeForce GTX 1050 Ti: $169 reported cost.8. GeForce GTX 1080 Ti: $799 reported cost.9. GeForce GTX 1080: $539 reported cost.10. GeForce GTX 1070 Ti: $479 reported cost.

SHOC Scalable HeterOgeneous Computing

Performance / Cost - Target: OpenCL - Benchmark: MD5 Hash

OpenBenchmarking.orgGHash/s Per Dollar, More Is BetterSHOC Scalable HeterOgeneous Computing 2015-11-10Performance / Cost - Target: OpenCL - Benchmark: MD5 HashGeForce GTX 1080 TiGeForce GTX 1080GeForce GTX 1070 TiGeForce GTX 1070GeForce GTX 1060Radeon RX 580Radeon RX 560GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 1050Radeon RX Vega 640.00680.01360.02040.02720.0340.030.030.030.030.030.030.030.020.020.021. GeForce GTX 1080 Ti: $799 reported cost.2. GeForce GTX 1080: $539 reported cost.3. GeForce GTX 1070 Ti: $479 reported cost.4. GeForce GTX 1070: $400 reported cost.5. GeForce GTX 1060: $275 reported cost.6. Radeon RX 580: $299 reported cost.7. Radeon RX 560: $130 reported cost.8. GeForce GTX 1050 Ti: $169 reported cost.9. GeForce GTX 1050: $130 reported cost.10. Radeon RX Vega 64: $700 reported cost.

SHOC Scalable HeterOgeneous Computing

Performance / Cost - Target: OpenCL - Benchmark: Max SP Flops

OpenBenchmarking.orgGFLOPS Per Dollar, More Is BetterSHOC Scalable HeterOgeneous Computing 2015-11-10Performance / Cost - Target: OpenCL - Benchmark: Max SP FlopsRadeon RX 580Radeon RX 560GeForce GTX 1070 TiRadeon RX Vega 64GeForce GTX 1070GeForce GTX 1080GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 1080 TiGeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 1050 Ti51015202520.9120.2118.9618.1617.8817.5417.5316.5616.2715.931. Radeon RX 580: $299 reported cost.2. Radeon RX 560: $130 reported cost.3. GeForce GTX 1070 Ti: $479 reported cost.4. Radeon RX Vega 64: $700 reported cost.5. GeForce GTX 1070: $400 reported cost.6. GeForce GTX 1080: $539 reported cost.7. GeForce GTX 1060: $275 reported cost.8. GeForce GTX 1080 Ti: $799 reported cost.9. GeForce GTX 1050: $130 reported cost.10. GeForce GTX 1050 Ti: $169 reported cost.

SHOC Scalable HeterOgeneous Computing

Performance / Cost - Target: OpenCL - Benchmark: Texture Read Bandwidth

OpenBenchmarking.orgGB/s Per Dollar, More Is BetterSHOC Scalable HeterOgeneous Computing 2015-11-10Performance / Cost - Target: OpenCL - Benchmark: Texture Read BandwidthGeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 1070GeForce GTX 1070 TiGeForce GTX 1080Radeon RX 560GeForce GTX 1080 TiRadeon RX 580Radeon RX Vega 640.47930.95861.43791.91722.39652.131.811.391.131.040.960.900.740.640.601. GeForce GTX 1050: $130 reported cost.2. GeForce GTX 1050 Ti: $169 reported cost.3. GeForce GTX 1060: $275 reported cost.4. GeForce GTX 1070: $400 reported cost.5. GeForce GTX 1070 Ti: $479 reported cost.6. GeForce GTX 1080: $539 reported cost.7. Radeon RX 560: $130 reported cost.8. GeForce GTX 1080 Ti: $799 reported cost.9. Radeon RX 580: $299 reported cost.10. Radeon RX Vega 64: $700 reported cost.

cl-mem

Performance / Cost - Benchmark: Copy

OpenBenchmarking.orgGB/s Per Dollar, More Is Bettercl-mem 2017-01-13Performance / Cost - Benchmark: CopyGeForce GTX 1050Radeon RX 560Radeon RX 580Radeon RX Vega 64GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 1070GeForce GTX 1080 TiGeForce GTX 1080GeForce GTX 1070 Ti0.1530.3060.4590.6120.7650.680.600.590.530.520.510.470.400.390.391. GeForce GTX 1050: $130 reported cost.2. Radeon RX 560: $130 reported cost.3. Radeon RX 580: $299 reported cost.4. Radeon RX Vega 64: $700 reported cost.5. GeForce GTX 1050 Ti: $169 reported cost.6. GeForce GTX 1060: $275 reported cost.7. GeForce GTX 1070: $400 reported cost.8. GeForce GTX 1080 Ti: $799 reported cost.9. GeForce GTX 1080: $539 reported cost.10. GeForce GTX 1070 Ti: $479 reported cost.

cl-mem

Performance / Cost - Benchmark: Read

OpenBenchmarking.orgGB/s Per Dollar, More Is Bettercl-mem 2017-01-13Performance / Cost - Benchmark: ReadGeForce GTX 1050Radeon RX 560Radeon RX 580Radeon RX Vega 64GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 1070GeForce GTX 1080 TiGeForce GTX 1080GeForce GTX 1070 Ti0.16650.3330.49950.6660.83250.740.710.700.570.560.560.520.430.430.431. GeForce GTX 1050: $130 reported cost.2. Radeon RX 560: $130 reported cost.3. Radeon RX 580: $299 reported cost.4. Radeon RX Vega 64: $700 reported cost.5. GeForce GTX 1060: $275 reported cost.6. GeForce GTX 1050 Ti: $169 reported cost.7. GeForce GTX 1070: $400 reported cost.8. GeForce GTX 1080 Ti: $799 reported cost.9. GeForce GTX 1080: $539 reported cost.10. GeForce GTX 1070 Ti: $479 reported cost.

cl-mem

Performance / Cost - Benchmark: Write

OpenBenchmarking.orgGB/s Per Dollar, More Is Bettercl-mem 2017-01-13Performance / Cost - Benchmark: WriteGeForce GTX 1050Radeon RX 560Radeon RX 580GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 1050 TiRadeon RX Vega 64GeForce GTX 1070GeForce GTX 1080 TiGeForce GTX 1080GeForce GTX 1070 Ti0.15980.31960.47940.63920.7990.710.640.610.540.530.530.500.430.410.411. GeForce GTX 1050: $130 reported cost.2. Radeon RX 560: $130 reported cost.3. Radeon RX 580: $299 reported cost.4. GeForce GTX 1060: $275 reported cost.5. GeForce GTX 1050 Ti: $169 reported cost.6. Radeon RX Vega 64: $700 reported cost.7. GeForce GTX 1070: $400 reported cost.8. GeForce GTX 1080 Ti: $799 reported cost.9. GeForce GTX 1080: $539 reported cost.10. GeForce GTX 1070 Ti: $479 reported cost.

Ethereum Ethminer

Performance / Cost - Device: GPU OpenCL

OpenBenchmarking.orgH/s Per Dollar, More Is BetterEthereum Ethminer 1.2.9Performance / Cost - Device: GPU OpenCLGeForce GTX 1050Radeon RX 560Radeon RX 580GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 1070GeForce GTX 1070 TiRadeon RX Vega 64GeForce GTX 1080 TiGeForce GTX 108020K40K60K80K100K88837.6885432.0574015.9869905.0668649.9563631.8154335.1345767.0139598.6538705.551. GeForce GTX 1050: $130 reported cost.2. Radeon RX 560: $130 reported cost.3. Radeon RX 580: $299 reported cost.4. GeForce GTX 1050 Ti: $169 reported cost.5. GeForce GTX 1060: $275 reported cost.6. GeForce GTX 1070: $400 reported cost.7. GeForce GTX 1070 Ti: $479 reported cost.8. Radeon RX Vega 64: $700 reported cost.9. GeForce GTX 1080 Ti: $799 reported cost.10. GeForce GTX 1080: $539 reported cost.

Darktable

Performance / Cost - Test: Boat - Acceleration: OpenCL

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds x Dollar, Fewer Is BetterDarktable 2.0.3Performance / Cost - Test: Boat - Acceleration: OpenCLRadeon RX 560GeForce GTX 1060Radeon RX 580GeForce GTX 1070GeForce GTX 1070 TiGeForce GTX 1080GeForce GTX 1080 TiGeForce GTX 1050 TiRadeon RX Vega 64GeForce GTX 10507001400210028003500937.301168.751252.811372.001614.231773.312237.202273.052765.003201.901. Radeon RX 560: $130 reported cost.2. GeForce GTX 1060: $275 reported cost.3. Radeon RX 580: $299 reported cost.4. GeForce GTX 1070: $400 reported cost.5. GeForce GTX 1070 Ti: $479 reported cost.6. GeForce GTX 1080: $539 reported cost.7. GeForce GTX 1080 Ti: $799 reported cost.8. GeForce GTX 1050 Ti: $169 reported cost.9. Radeon RX Vega 64: $700 reported cost.10. GeForce GTX 1050: $130 reported cost.

Blender

Performance / Cost - Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: OpenCL

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds x Dollar, Fewer Is BetterBlender 2.79Performance / Cost - Blend File: BMW27 - Compute: OpenCLRadeon RX 560GeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 1050 TiRadeon RX Vega 64GeForce GTX 1060Radeon RX 580GeForce GTX 1070GeForce GTX 1070 TiGeForce GTX 1080GeForce GTX 1080 Ti70K140K210K280K350K50937.9053532.7072634.5192995.00109433.50131000.87167384.00214826.71225436.75313295.891. Radeon RX 560: $130 reported cost.2. GeForce GTX 1050: $130 reported cost.3. GeForce GTX 1050 Ti: $169 reported cost.4. Radeon RX Vega 64: $700 reported cost.5. GeForce GTX 1060: $275 reported cost.6. Radeon RX 580: $299 reported cost.7. GeForce GTX 1070: $400 reported cost.8. GeForce GTX 1070 Ti: $479 reported cost.9. GeForce GTX 1080: $539 reported cost.10. GeForce GTX 1080 Ti: $799 reported cost.

Xsbench OpenCL

Performance / Cost -

OpenBenchmarking.orgLookups/s Per Dollar, More Is BetterXsbench OpenCL 2017-07-06Performance / Cost -Radeon RX 560Radeon RX 580Radeon RX Vega 6470K140K210K280K350K306792.61294108.23253531.541. Radeon RX 560: $130 reported cost.2. Radeon RX 580: $299 reported cost.3. Radeon RX Vega 64: $700 reported cost.

FAHBench

Performance / Cost -

OpenBenchmarking.orgNs Per Day Per Dollar, More Is BetterFAHBench 2.3.2Performance / Cost -GeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 1070GeForce GTX 1070 TiGeForce GTX 1080GeForce GTX 1080 TiRadeon RX 560Radeon RX 580Radeon RX Vega 640.08780.17560.26340.35120.4390.390.360.350.340.310.280.240.240.180.121. GeForce GTX 1050: $130 reported cost.2. GeForce GTX 1060: $275 reported cost.3. GeForce GTX 1050 Ti: $169 reported cost.4. GeForce GTX 1070: $400 reported cost.5. GeForce GTX 1070 Ti: $479 reported cost.6. GeForce GTX 1080: $539 reported cost.7. GeForce GTX 1080 Ti: $799 reported cost.8. Radeon RX 560: $130 reported cost.9. Radeon RX 580: $299 reported cost.10. Radeon RX Vega 64: $700 reported cost.

JuliaGPU

Performance / Cost - OpenCL Device: GPU

OpenBenchmarking.orgSamples/sec Per Dollar, More Is BetterJuliaGPU 1.2pts1Performance / Cost - OpenCL Device: GPURadeon RX 560GeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 1070Radeon RX 580GeForce GTX 1070 TiGeForce GTX 1080GeForce GTX 1080 TiRadeon RX Vega 64130K260K390K520K650K594636.66518649.65478044.59439994.89381819.82377954.87360547.87325333.52254363.66181382.551. Radeon RX 560: $130 reported cost.2. GeForce GTX 1050: $130 reported cost.3. GeForce GTX 1050 Ti: $169 reported cost.4. GeForce GTX 1060: $275 reported cost.5. GeForce GTX 1070: $400 reported cost.6. Radeon RX 580: $299 reported cost.7. GeForce GTX 1070 Ti: $479 reported cost.8. GeForce GTX 1080: $539 reported cost.9. GeForce GTX 1080 Ti: $799 reported cost.10. Radeon RX Vega 64: $700 reported cost.

MandelbulbGPU

Performance / Cost - OpenCL Device: GPU

OpenBenchmarking.orgSamples/sec Per Dollar, More Is BetterMandelbulbGPU 1.0pts1Performance / Cost - OpenCL Device: GPURadeon RX 560GeForce GTX 1050GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 1060Radeon RX 580GeForce GTX 1070GeForce GTX 1070 TiGeForce GTX 1080GeForce GTX 1080 TiRadeon RX Vega 6470K140K210K280K350K344327.55293434.23270235.39237334.62219983.47210479.18198524.38180240.06141235.82127012.851. Radeon RX 560: $130 reported cost.2. GeForce GTX 1050: $130 reported cost.3. GeForce GTX 1050 Ti: $169 reported cost.4. GeForce GTX 1060: $275 reported cost.5. Radeon RX 580: $299 reported cost.6. GeForce GTX 1070: $400 reported cost.7. GeForce GTX 1070 Ti: $479 reported cost.8. GeForce GTX 1080: $539 reported cost.9. GeForce GTX 1080 Ti: $799 reported cost.10. Radeon RX Vega 64: $700 reported cost.

LuxMark

Performance / Cost - OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Hotel

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore Per Dollar, More Is BetterLuxMark 3.0Performance / Cost - OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: HotelGeForce GTX 1050Radeon RX 580Radeon RX 560GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 1070GeForce GTX 1070 TiRadeon RX Vega 64GeForce GTX 1080GeForce GTX 1080 Ti2468108.808.488.417.947.657.166.945.955.524.961. GeForce GTX 1050: $130 reported cost.2. Radeon RX 580: $299 reported cost.3. Radeon RX 560: $130 reported cost.4. GeForce GTX 1050 Ti: $169 reported cost.5. GeForce GTX 1060: $275 reported cost.6. GeForce GTX 1070: $400 reported cost.7. GeForce GTX 1070 Ti: $479 reported cost.8. Radeon RX Vega 64: $700 reported cost.9. GeForce GTX 1080: $539 reported cost.10. GeForce GTX 1080 Ti: $799 reported cost.

LuxMark

Performance / Cost - OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Microphone

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore Per Dollar, More Is BetterLuxMark 3.0Performance / Cost - OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: MicrophoneGeForce GTX 1050Radeon RX 580Radeon RX 560GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 1070Radeon RX Vega 64GeForce GTX 1070 TiGeForce GTX 1080 TiGeForce GTX 108061218243026.4624.4423.6222.1819.6918.7617.5816.2212.6212.031. GeForce GTX 1050: $130 reported cost.2. Radeon RX 580: $299 reported cost.3. Radeon RX 560: $130 reported cost.4. GeForce GTX 1050 Ti: $169 reported cost.5. GeForce GTX 1060: $275 reported cost.6. GeForce GTX 1070: $400 reported cost.7. Radeon RX Vega 64: $700 reported cost.8. GeForce GTX 1070 Ti: $479 reported cost.9. GeForce GTX 1080 Ti: $799 reported cost.10. GeForce GTX 1080: $539 reported cost.

LuxMark

Performance / Cost - OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Luxball HDR

OpenBenchmarking.orgScore Per Dollar, More Is BetterLuxMark 3.0Performance / Cost - OpenCL Device: GPU - Scene: Luxball HDRGeForce GTX 1050Radeon RX 560Radeon RX 580GeForce GTX 1050 TiGeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 1070GeForce GTX 1070 TiRadeon RX Vega 64GeForce GTX 1080 TiGeForce GTX 1080112233445550.5849.3449.0343.6642.8540.5533.8331.4025.4223.921. GeForce GTX 1050: $130 reported cost.2. Radeon RX 560: $130 reported cost.3. Radeon RX 580: $299 reported cost.4. GeForce GTX 1050 Ti: $169 reported cost.5. GeForce GTX 1060: $275 reported cost.6. GeForce GTX 1070: $400 reported cost.7. GeForce GTX 1070 Ti: $479 reported cost.8. Radeon RX Vega 64: $700 reported cost.9. GeForce GTX 1080 Ti: $799 reported cost.10. GeForce GTX 1080: $539 reported cost.

Lulesh OpenCL

Performance / Cost -

OpenBenchmarking.orgz/s Per Dollar, More Is BetterLulesh OpenCL 2017-07-06Performance / Cost -Radeon RX 560Radeon RX 580Radeon RX Vega 6461218243027.5314.054.311. Radeon RX 560: $130 reported cost.2. Radeon RX 580: $299 reported cost.3. Radeon RX Vega 64: $700 reported cost.

Phoronix Test Suite v10.8.4