Windows 10 vs. Ubuntu Linux - Radeon Vega / Polaris - Feb 2018

Tests for a future article on Phoronix comparing latest AMD Radeon GPU performance between Windows 10 and Ubuntu Linux.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1802229-FO-REDWINDOW14.

ProcessorDiskMotherboardChipsetMemoryGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionWindows 10Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates RX 580 RX Vega 64 RX 580 RX Vega 64Intel Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 10 Intel (12 Cores)238GBWindows NT10.0 (x86_64)Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads)ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0607 BIOS)Intel Device 3ec216384MBSamsung SSD 950 PRO 256GBMSI AMD Radeon RX 580 8192MBRealtek ALC1220DELL P2415QIntel ConnectionUbuntu 16.044.16.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180220Unity 7.4.54.5 Mesa 18.1.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 7.0.0)GCC 5.4.0 20160609ext43840x2160AMD Radeon RX Vega 8192MB4.15.4-041504-generic (x86_64)OpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX 580, Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX Vega 64: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performanceGraphics Details- Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX 580, Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX Vega 64: GLAMORSecurity Details- Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX 580, Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates: RX Vega 64: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline Protection

openarena: 1920 x 1080xonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultraxonotic: 1920 x 1080 - Ultimatexonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultimateunigine-heaven: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenunigine-heaven: 3840 x 2160 - Fullscreenunigine-valley: 1920 x 1080 - Fullscreenunigine-valley: 3840 x 2160 - FullscreenWindows 10Ubuntu 16.04 + Updates RX 580 RX Vega 64 RX 580 RX Vega 64293.20261.21262.38204.82206.3775.3817.0182.4023.49309.07252.04252.51197.91195.79120.0629.35107.7134.00408.37272.17272.47200.87201.6680.7718.1185.9121.28453.70342.22342.04267.91270.65126.4529.37132.5632.56OpenBenchmarking.org

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

Windows 10Ubuntu 16.04 + UpdatesOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080RX 580RX Vega 64100200300400500SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.83, N = 3SE +/- 6.10, N = 3SE +/- 6.31, N = 3293.20309.07408.37453.70

OpenArena

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time

Windows 10Ubuntu 16.04 + UpdatesOpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterOpenArena 0.8.8Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame TimeRX 580RX Vega 64612182430Min: 1 / Avg: 3.38 / Max: 23Min: 1 / Avg: 3.2 / Max: 24Min: 1 / Avg: 2.51 / Max: 27Min: 1 / Avg: 2.17 / Max: 26

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultra

Windows 10Ubuntu 16.04 + UpdatesOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltraRX 580RX Vega 6470140210280350SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 1.13, N = 3261.21252.04272.17342.22

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra

Windows 10Ubuntu 16.04 + UpdatesOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltraRX 580RX Vega 6470140210280350SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 1.34, N = 3262.38252.51272.47342.04

Xonotic

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

Windows 10Ubuntu 16.04 + UpdatesOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: UltimateRX 580RX Vega 6460120180240300SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 0.72, N = 3SE +/- 0.46, N = 3SE +/- 1.25, N = 3204.82197.91200.87267.91

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

Windows 10Ubuntu 16.04 + UpdatesOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltimateRX 580RX Vega 6460120180240300SE +/- 1.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.41, N = 3SE +/- 0.89, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3206.37195.79201.66270.65

Unigine Heaven

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

Windows 10Ubuntu 16.04 + UpdatesOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 4.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenRX 580RX Vega 64306090120150SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 375.38120.0680.77126.45

Unigine Heaven

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen

Windows 10Ubuntu 16.04 + UpdatesOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 4.0Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: FullscreenRX 580RX Vega 64714212835SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 317.0129.3518.1129.37

Unigine Valley

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen

Windows 10Ubuntu 16.04 + UpdatesOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: FullscreenRX 580RX Vega 64306090120150SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 382.40107.7185.91132.56

Unigine Valley

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen

Windows 10Ubuntu 16.04 + UpdatesOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: FullscreenRX 580RX Vega 64816243240SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 323.4934.0021.2832.56

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra

Windows 10Ubuntu 16.04 + UpdatesOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDeus Ex: Mankind DividedResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: UltraRX 580RX Vega 642040608010050.3077.3038.9858.13

GRID Autosport

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra

Windows 10Ubuntu 16.04 + UpdatesOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterGRID AutosportResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: UltraRX 580RX Vega 642040608010064.34100.4852.3881.89

Shadow of Mordor

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterShadow of MordorResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: UltraRX 580RX Vega 64408012016020092.10163.42MIN: 58.53 / MAX: 148.25MIN: 109.51 / MAX: 234.91

Shadow of Mordor

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: High

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterShadow of MordorResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: HighRX 580RX Vega 64163248648044.1972.07MIN: 35.19 / MAX: 55.26MIN: 53.68 / MAX: 104.22

Tomb Raider

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra

Windows 10Ubuntu 16.04 + UpdatesOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTomb RaiderResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: UltraRX 580RX Vega 6460120180240300174.0256.5124.1184.2

Tomb Raider

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: High

Windows 10Ubuntu 16.04 + UpdatesOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTomb RaiderResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: HighRX 580RX Vega 6430609012015080.1118.752.381.0

Total War: WARHAMMER

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Ultra

Windows 10Ubuntu 16.04 + UpdatesOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTotal War: WARHAMMERResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: UltraRX 580RX Vega 642040608010062.5103.561.283.9

Total War: WARHAMMER

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra

Windows 10Ubuntu 16.04 + UpdatesOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTotal War: WARHAMMERResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: UltraRX 580RX Vega 64102030405036.444.324.737.5

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