AMD Radeon vs. NVIDIA GeForce Linux - May 2018
NVIDIA GeForce and AMD Radeon Linux graphics card benchmarking for a future article on Phoronix.
Radeon HD 7950
Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0607 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.17.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180521, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 7.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Kernel Notes: radeon.si_support=0 amdgpu.si_support=1
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Security Notes: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline Protection
Radeon R9 285
Changed Graphics to XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 2048MB.
Radeon R9 290
Changed Graphics to XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 4096MB.
Kernel Change: radeon.cik_support=0 amdgpu.cik_support=1
Radeon RX 580
Changed Graphics to MSI AMD Radeon RX 580 8192MB.
Radeon R9 Fury
Changed Graphics to Sapphire AMD Radeon 4096MB.
Radeon RX Vega 56
Radeon RX Vega 64
Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0607 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.17.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180521, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Driver: amdgpu 18.0.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 7.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
GeForce GTX 1060
Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0607 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB (1506/4006MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.16.12-041612-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 396.24, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Security Notes: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline Protection
GeForce GTX 1070
Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8192MB (1506/4006MHz).
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
Changed Graphics to Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8192MB (1607/4006MHz).
GeForce GTX 1080
Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB (1607/5005MHz).
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Changed Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11264MB (1480/5508MHz).
BioShock Infinite
A Steam-based test of the BioShock Infinite game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
This is a benchmark of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided on Steam. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own a copy of this game. This automates the process of executing the game and using its built-in benchmark mode. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
DiRT Rally
This is a benchmark of DiRT Rally on Steam. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own a copy of this game. This automates the process of executing the game and using its built-in benchmark mode. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Dota 2
Dawn of War III
Dawn of War III Mad Max on Steam. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own a copy of this game. This automates the process of executing the game and using its built-in benchmark mode. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
F1 2017
F1 2017 on Steam. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own a copy of this game. This automates the process of executing the game and using its built-in benchmark mode. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Mad Max
This is a benchmark of Mad Max on Steam. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own a copy of this game. This automates the process of executing the game and using its built-in benchmark mode. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Metro: Last Light Redux
A Steam-based test of the Metro: Last Light Redux game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Portal
This is a benchmark of Valve's Portal game. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account and have Steam installed for the system. This automates the process of executing the game and using a standardized time demo. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Rise of the Tomb Raider on Steam. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own a copy of this game. This automates the process of executing the game and using its built-in benchmark mode. Backs up old preferences (in ~/.local/share/feral-interactive/) for the run. NOTES for cross-platform comparisons: Due to the extreme demands of "Very High" 4K Texture Detail on all platforms, which can need ~6GB+ of VRAM, the "Very High" graphics preset on Linux only sets Texture Detail to "High". Nvidia ambient occlusion modes are not featured on the Linux version (HBAO+ and VXAO). See notes in install.sh for a few small tweaks including disabling the CPU governor check when testing for it's effects Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Serious Sam 3: BFE
This is a benchmark of Serious Sam 3: BFE with the Fusion 2017 update. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own the game. This automates the process of executing the game and using a standardized test. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
The Talos Principle
This is a benchmark of The Talos Principle. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that The Talos Principle can be installed. This automates the process of executing the game and using a standardized time demo. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Tesseract
Tesseract is a fork of Cube 2 Sauerbraten with numerous graphics and game-play improvements. Tesseract has been in development since 2012 while its first release happened in May of 2014. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Tomb Raider
This is a benchmark of the Tomb Raider (2013) game. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own Tomb Raider. This automates the process of executing the game and using the built-in benchmark functionality. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Xonotic
This is a benchmark of Xonotic, which is a fork of the DarkPlaces-based Nexuiz game. Development began in March of 2010 on the Xonotic game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
X-Plane
Radeon HD 7950
Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0607 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon HD 7900 3072MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.17.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180521, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 7.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Kernel Notes: radeon.si_support=0 amdgpu.si_support=1
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Security Notes: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline Protection
Testing initiated at 25 May 2018 11:16 by user phoronix.
Radeon R9 285
Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0607 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.17.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180521, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 7.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Security Notes: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline Protection
Testing initiated at 24 May 2018 18:09 by user phoronix.
Radeon R9 290
Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0607 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R9 200 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.17.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180521, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 7.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Kernel Notes: radeon.cik_support=0 amdgpu.cik_support=1
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Security Notes: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline Protection
Testing initiated at 25 May 2018 08:05 by user phoronix.
Radeon RX 580
Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0607 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 580 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.17.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180521, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 7.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Security Notes: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline Protection
Testing initiated at 24 May 2018 06:03 by user phoronix.
Radeon R9 Fury
Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0607 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.17.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180521, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 7.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Security Notes: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline Protection
Testing initiated at 25 May 2018 04:57 by user phoronix.
Radeon RX Vega 56
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Security Notes: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline Protection
Testing initiated at 24 May 2018 09:57 by user phoronix.
Radeon RX Vega 64
Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0607 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.17.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180521, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Driver: amdgpu 18.0.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 7.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Graphics Notes: GLAMOR
Security Notes: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline Protection
Testing initiated at 23 May 2018 09:25 by user phoronix.
GeForce GTX 1060
Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0607 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6144MB (1506/4006MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.16.12-041612-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 396.24, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Security Notes: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline Protection
Testing initiated at 25 May 2018 13:51 by user phoronix.
GeForce GTX 1070
Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0607 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8192MB (1506/4006MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.16.12-041612-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 396.24, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Security Notes: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline Protection
Testing initiated at 25 May 2018 16:50 by user phoronix.
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0607 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8192MB (1607/4006MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.16.12-041612-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 396.24, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Security Notes: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline Protection
Testing initiated at 26 May 2018 04:56 by user phoronix.
GeForce GTX 1080
Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0607 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8192MB (1607/5005MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.16.12-041612-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 396.24, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Security Notes: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline Protection
Testing initiated at 25 May 2018 20:38 by user phoronix.
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0607 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11264MB (1480/5508MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.16.12-041612-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 396.24, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Processor Notes: Scaling Governor: intel_pstate performance
Security Notes: KPTI + __user pointer sanitization + Full generic retpoline Protection
Testing initiated at 26 May 2018 08:02 by user phoronix.