Ubuntu 18.04 - KDE GNOME Wayland vs. X.Org Radeon

Radeon benchmarks with Ubuntu 18.04 using KDE Xorg. KDE Wayland, GNOME Xorg, GNOME Wayland. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/1805126-AR-KDEGNOMEW67&rdt&grw.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionRX Vega 64RX 580 KDE Wayland KDE Xorg GNOME Wayland GNOME Xorg KDE Wayland KDE Xorg GNOME Wayland GNOME XorgIntel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads)ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0607 BIOS)Intel Device 3ec216384MB525GB Crucial_CT525MX3 + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GAAMD Radeon RX Vega 8192MBRealtek ALC1220DELL P2415QIntel ConnectionUbuntu 18.044.15.0-20-generic (x86_64)KDE Plasma 5.12.4Waylandamdgpu 18.0.14.5 Mesa 18.0.0-rc5 (LLVM 6.0.0)GCC 7.3.0ext43840x2160GNOME Shell 3.28.1WaylandMSI AMD Radeon RX 580 8192MBKDE Plasma 5.12.4Waylandmodesetting 1.19.6GNOME Shell 3.28.1WaylandOpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performanceGraphics Details- GLAMORSecurity Details- KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline Protection

madmax: 3840 x 2160 - Default - Vulkan - Camp Hollow Pointxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Lowxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultimatebioshock-infinite: 3840 x 2160 - Highdow3: 1920 x 1080 - High - Vulkandow3: 2560 x 1440 - High - Vulkandow3: 3840 x 2160 - High - Vulkandeus-exmd: 2560 x 1440 - High Qualitydeus-exmd: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra Qualitydirt-rally: 3840 x 2160 - Highdota2: 2560 x 1440 - Vulkandota2: 3840 x 2160 - OpenGLdota2: 3840 x 2160 - Vulkanf12017: 2560 x 1440 - Medium - Offf12017: 3840 x 2160 - Medium - Offportal: 2560 x 1440riseofthetombraider: 1920 x 1080 - Medium - FXAA - Spine Of The Mountainriseofthetombraider: 2560 x 1440 - Medium - FXAA - Spine Of The Mountainriseofthetombraider: 3840 x 2160 - Medium - FXAA - Spine Of The Mountainxplane11: Very High - 2560 x 1440RX Vega 64RX 580 KDE Wayland KDE Xorg GNOME Wayland GNOME Xorg KDE Wayland KDE Xorg GNOME Wayland GNOME Xorg55.22446.51296.49141.1194.0176.4835.8651.9356.23112.29131.1393.9795.7013476913.97137.60100.4555.8081.6656.62451.14273.55142.2795.8777.2435.6253.9357.57114.60133.2396.5093.1013677785.71138.65100.5556.0078.5654.58449.65267.72135.7194.7374.6835.3951.2354.87108.58133.3093.5789.5712974770.23129.9095.8054.1069.3856.16451.65273.77144.3295.6976.9836.1454.9357.53114.07133.8796.9792.6713677877.41139.30100.9056.0078.8135.95442.97195.3790.5274.5748.5923.2336.6338.3371.41119.1770.8368.609956502.63104.0575.3539.8063.4038.37442.46281.1396.8479.5550.9423.8038.2739.7774.96125.2074.2075.20106592.23112.6578.4040.8078.4536.07441.28191.3788.9773.0248.1823.1736.2037.9070.42117.2369.4068.179755487.70102.4573.7039.3562.3537.83443.90205.5795.1879.1850.1223.5538.1039.6774.95126.2073.6371.8710558587.39110.8078.1040.7579.24OpenBenchmarking.org

Mad Max

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Camp Hollow Point

RX Vega 64RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMad MaxResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Camp Hollow PointKDE WaylandKDE XorgGNOME WaylandGNOME Xorg132639526555.2256.6254.5856.1635.9538.3736.0737.83

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Low

RX Vega 64RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: LowKDE WaylandKDE XorgGNOME WaylandGNOME Xorg100200300400500SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 1.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 1.96, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 2.28, N = 3SE +/- 1.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3446.51451.14449.65451.65442.97442.46441.28443.90

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

RX Vega 64RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltimateKDE WaylandKDE XorgGNOME WaylandGNOME Xorg60120180240300SE +/- 1.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.70, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 0.87, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.64, N = 3296.49273.55267.72273.77195.37281.13191.37205.57

BioShock Infinite

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: High

RX Vega 64RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBioShock InfiniteResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: HighKDE WaylandKDE XorgGNOME WaylandGNOME Xorg306090120150SE +/- 1.76, N = 3SE +/- 1.47, N = 3SE +/- 1.15, N = 3SE +/- 1.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 1.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3141.11142.27135.71144.3290.5296.8488.9795.18

Dawn of War III

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan

RX Vega 64RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDawn of War IIIResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: VulkanKDE WaylandKDE XorgGNOME WaylandGNOME Xorg20406080100SE +/- 1.36, N = 5SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 2.90, N = 6SE +/- 0.16, N = 394.0195.8794.7395.6974.5779.5573.0279.18

Dawn of War III

Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan

RX Vega 64RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDawn of War IIIResolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: VulkanKDE WaylandKDE XorgGNOME WaylandGNOME Xorg20406080100SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 376.4877.2474.6876.9848.5950.9448.1850.12

Dawn of War III

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan

RX Vega 64RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDawn of War IIIResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: VulkanKDE WaylandKDE XorgGNOME WaylandGNOME Xorg816243240SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 335.8635.6235.3936.1423.2323.8023.1723.55

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Preset: 2560 x 1440 - High Quality

RX Vega 64RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDeus Ex: Mankind DividedPreset: 2560 x 1440 - High QualityKDE WaylandKDE XorgGNOME WaylandGNOME Xorg1224364860SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 351.9353.9351.2354.9336.6338.2736.2038.10

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Preset: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra Quality

RX Vega 64RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDeus Ex: Mankind DividedPreset: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra QualityKDE WaylandKDE XorgGNOME WaylandGNOME Xorg1326395265SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.18, N = 356.2357.5754.8757.5338.3339.7737.9039.67

DiRT Rally

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: High

RX Vega 64RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDiRT RallyResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: HighKDE WaylandKDE XorgGNOME WaylandGNOME Xorg306090120150SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3112.29114.60108.58114.0771.4174.9670.4274.95

Dota 2

Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Renderer: Vulkan

RX Vega 64RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Renderer: VulkanKDE WaylandKDE XorgGNOME WaylandGNOME Xorg306090120150SE +/- 3.45, N = 6SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3131.13133.23133.30133.87119.17125.20117.23126.20

Dota 2

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGL

RX Vega 64RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGLKDE WaylandKDE XorgGNOME WaylandGNOME Xorg20406080100SE +/- 1.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.19, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 393.9796.5093.5796.9770.8374.2069.4073.63

Dota 2

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan

RX Vega 64RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDota 2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: VulkanKDE WaylandKDE XorgGNOME WaylandGNOME Xorg20406080100SE +/- 1.55, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.90, N = 6SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 395.7093.1089.5792.6768.6075.2068.1771.87

F1 2017

Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: Off

RX Vega 64RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterF1 2017Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: OffKDE WaylandKDE XorgGNOME WaylandGNOME Xorg306090120150SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 31341361291369910697105

F1 2017

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: Off

RX Vega 64RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterF1 2017Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: OffKDE WaylandKDE XorgGNOME WaylandGNOME Xorg20406080100SE +/- 1.00, N = 376777477565558

Portal

Resolution: 2560 x 1440

RX Vega 64RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterPortalResolution: 2560 x 1440KDE WaylandKDE XorgGNOME WaylandGNOME Xorg2004006008001000SE +/- 1.48, N = 3SE +/- 0.72, N = 3SE +/- 1.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3913.97785.71770.23877.41502.63592.23487.70587.39

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain

RX Vega 64RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterRise of the Tomb RaiderResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Spine Of The MountainKDE WaylandKDE XorgGNOME WaylandGNOME Xorg306090120150SE +/- 0.50, N = 2SE +/- 0.55, N = 2SE +/- 0.90, N = 2SE +/- 0.10, N = 2SE +/- 1.05, N = 2SE +/- 0.45, N = 2SE +/- 0.35, N = 2SE +/- 0.60, N = 2137.60138.65129.90139.30104.05112.65102.45110.80

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain

RX Vega 64RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterRise of the Tomb RaiderResolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Spine Of The MountainKDE WaylandKDE XorgGNOME WaylandGNOME Xorg20406080100SE +/- 0.65, N = 2SE +/- 0.15, N = 2SE +/- 0.20, N = 2SE +/- 0.10, N = 2SE +/- 0.35, N = 2SE +/- 0.20, N = 2SE +/- 0.10, N = 2SE +/- 0.00, N = 2100.45100.5595.80100.9075.3578.4073.7078.10

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain

RX Vega 64RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterRise of the Tomb RaiderResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Spine Of The MountainKDE WaylandKDE XorgGNOME WaylandGNOME Xorg1326395265SE +/- 0.10, N = 2SE +/- 0.20, N = 2SE +/- 0.30, N = 2SE +/- 0.10, N = 2SE +/- 0.20, N = 2SE +/- 0.10, N = 2SE +/- 0.25, N = 2SE +/- 0.15, N = 255.8056.0054.1056.0039.8040.8039.3540.75

X-Plane

Quality: Very High - Resolution: 2560 x 1440

RX Vega 64RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterX-Plane 11Quality: Very High - Resolution: 2560 x 1440KDE WaylandKDE XorgGNOME WaylandGNOME Xorg2040608010081.6678.5669.3878.8163.4078.4562.3579.24

Mad Max

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Stronghold

RX Vega 64RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMad MaxResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: StrongholdKDE WaylandKDE XorgGNOME WaylandGNOME Xorg122436486054.5254.2652.9854.4035.4937.2235.6237.04

Mad Max

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Hope, Glory, and Dog is Dead

RX Vega 64RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMad MaxResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Hope, Glory, and Dog is DeadKDE WaylandKDE XorgGNOME WaylandGNOME Xorg122436486053.4553.8752.9853.3134.1735.8134.5635.65

Mad Max

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Landmover

RX Vega 64RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterMad MaxResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: LandmoverKDE WaylandKDE XorgGNOME WaylandGNOME Xorg142842567060.7861.3159.9060.8739.5641.3139.8541.21

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Prophets Tomb

RX Vega 64RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterRise of the Tomb RaiderResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Prophets TombKDE WaylandKDE XorgGNOME WaylandGNOME Xorg20406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 2SE +/- 0.10, N = 2SE +/- 0.35, N = 2SE +/- 0.55, N = 2SE +/- 0.60, N = 2SE +/- 0.00, N = 2SE +/- 0.40, N = 2SE +/- 0.05, N = 295.8096.3091.6596.3573.0076.3071.4075.95

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Geothermal Valley

RX Vega 64RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterRise of the Tomb RaiderResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Geothermal ValleyKDE WaylandKDE XorgGNOME WaylandGNOME Xorg20406080100SE +/- 0.45, N = 2SE +/- 0.10, N = 2SE +/- 0.30, N = 2SE +/- 0.20, N = 2SE +/- 0.05, N = 2SE +/- 0.20, N = 2SE +/- 0.10, N = 2SE +/- 0.20, N = 2103.65103.8098.00103.8079.9584.8077.9083.70

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Prophets Tomb

RX Vega 64RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterRise of the Tomb RaiderResolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Prophets TombKDE WaylandKDE XorgGNOME WaylandGNOME Xorg1632486480SE +/- 0.35, N = 2SE +/- 0.00, N = 2SE +/- 0.05, N = 2SE +/- 0.10, N = 2SE +/- 0.05, N = 2SE +/- 0.10, N = 2SE +/- 0.00, N = 2SE +/- 0.20, N = 270.0569.8067.7569.9051.9553.2051.1053.00

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Geothermal Valley

RX Vega 64RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterRise of the Tomb RaiderResolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Geothermal ValleyKDE WaylandKDE XorgGNOME WaylandGNOME Xorg20406080100SE +/- 0.10, N = 2SE +/- 0.00, N = 2SE +/- 0.20, N = 2SE +/- 0.20, N = 2SE +/- 0.10, N = 2SE +/- 0.10, N = 2SE +/- 0.00, N = 2SE +/- 0.05, N = 275.8075.9072.8075.9056.9058.6056.2058.65

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Prophets Tomb

RX Vega 64RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterRise of the Tomb RaiderResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Prophets TombKDE WaylandKDE XorgGNOME WaylandGNOME Xorg918273645SE +/- 0.05, N = 2SE +/- 0.15, N = 2SE +/- 0.05, N = 2SE +/- 0.05, N = 2SE +/- 0.05, N = 2SE +/- 0.05, N = 2SE +/- 0.00, N = 2SE +/- 0.15, N = 239.1538.9538.4539.0527.6528.2527.3028.05

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Geothermal Valley

RX Vega 64RX 580OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterRise of the Tomb RaiderResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Geothermal ValleyKDE WaylandKDE XorgGNOME WaylandGNOME Xorg1020304050SE +/- 0.05, N = 2SE +/- 0.15, N = 2SE +/- 0.00, N = 2SE +/- 0.10, N = 2SE +/- 0.10, N = 2SE +/- 0.05, N = 2SE +/- 0.05, N = 2SE +/- 0.00, N = 242.9542.9542.2042.8030.9031.5530.4531.40

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