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Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580: Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0805 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: 4.17.2-041702-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.0-devel (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: R9 Fury: Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0805 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: 4.17.2-041702-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.0-devel (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64: Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0805 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: 4.17.2-041702-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.0-devel (LLVM 6.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX Vega 64: Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0805 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8176MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.6.13529, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: R9 Fury: Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0805 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: 4.15.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.6.13529, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX 580: Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K @ 4.70GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (0805 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: 4.15.0-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.1, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.6.13529, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 63.50 |========================= Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: R9 Fury .... 70.60 |============================ Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 89.07 |=================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX Vega 64 ....... 87.13 |================================== A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Extreme Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 16.70 |==================== Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: R9 Fury .... 23.77 |============================ Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 24.90 |============================= AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX Vega 64 ....... 29.60 |=================================== Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Preset: 2560 x 1440 - High Quality Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 37.50 |========================= Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: R9 Fury .... 43.20 |============================= Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 51.63 |=================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX Vega 64 ....... 39.63 |=========================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: R9 Fury .......... 26.27 |================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX 580 ........... 23.40 |================ Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Preset: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra Quality Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 38.17 |========================== Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: R9 Fury .... 41.90 |============================= Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 50.63 |=================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX Vega 64 ....... 43.23 |============================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: R9 Fury .......... 26.50 |================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX 580 ........... 24.17 |================= Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 73.60 |========================= Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: R9 Fury .... 86.73 |============================= Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 101.90 |================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX Vega 64 ....... 71.94 |======================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: R9 Fury .......... 59.90 |==================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX 580 ........... 54.20 |================== Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 77.74 |======================= Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: R9 Fury .... 89.08 |========================== Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 104.40 |=============================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX Vega 64 ....... 115.87 |================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: R9 Fury .......... 91.47 |=========================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX 580 ........... 79.53 |======================= Dawn of War III Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 57.09 |======================== Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: R9 Fury .... 68.37 |============================ Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 84.10 |=================================== F1 2017 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: TAA Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 89 |============================ Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: R9 Fury .... 93 |============================= Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 117 |===================================== Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Camp Hollow Point Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 36.36 |====================== Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: R9 Fury .... 47.55 |============================ Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 57.41 |================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX Vega 64 ....... 58.71 |=================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: R9 Fury .......... 52.66 |=============================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX 580 ........... 38.92 |======================= Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Stronghold Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 35.56 |==================== Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: R9 Fury .... 42.87 |======================== Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 53.00 |============================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX Vega 64 ....... 62.50 |=================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: R9 Fury .......... 51.91 |============================= AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX 580 ........... 41.49 |======================= Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Hope, Glory, and Dog is Dead Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 35.28 |====================== Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: R9 Fury .... 44.72 |============================ Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 53.24 |================================= AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX Vega 64 ....... 56.58 |=================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: R9 Fury .......... 47.93 |============================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX 580 ........... 37.03 |======================= Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Landmover Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 40.46 |====================== Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: R9 Fury .... 50.69 |============================ Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 60.54 |================================= AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX Vega 64 ....... 64.49 |=================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: R9 Fury .......... 55.31 |============================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX 580 ........... 42.73 |======================= Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: SSAA 2x - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 45.90 |====================== Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: R9 Fury .... 49.85 |======================= Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 63.65 |============================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX Vega 64 ....... 74.25 |=================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: R9 Fury .......... 53.45 |========================= AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX 580 ........... 49.85 |======================= Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: SSAA 2x - Scene: Prophets Tomb Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 32.00 |===================== Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: R9 Fury .... 34.30 |====================== Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 44.90 |============================= AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX Vega 64 ....... 53.40 |=================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: R9 Fury .......... 39.95 |========================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX 580 ........... 36.80 |======================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: SSAA 2x - Scene: Geothermal Valley Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 33.60 |===================== Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: R9 Fury .... 36.75 |======================= Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 46.95 |============================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX Vega 64 ....... 55.10 |=================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: R9 Fury .......... 41.45 |========================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX 580 ........... 37.80 |======================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: SSAA 2x - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 42.35 |===================== Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: R9 Fury .... 45.85 |======================= Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 59.00 |============================= AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX Vega 64 ....... 70.90 |=================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: R9 Fury .......... 49.70 |========================= AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX 580 ........... 46.10 |======================= Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: SSAA 2x - Scene: Prophets Tomb Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 30.45 |===================== Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: R9 Fury .... 32.05 |====================== Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 41.95 |============================= AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX Vega 64 ....... 51.35 |=================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: R9 Fury .......... 37.35 |========================= AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX 580 ........... 35.05 |======================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: SSAA 2x - Scene: Geothermal Valley Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 30.10 |===================== Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: R9 Fury .... 32.30 |======================= Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 42.45 |============================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX Vega 64 ....... 49.25 |=================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: R9 Fury .......... 35.45 |========================= AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX 580 ........... 33.40 |======================== X-Plane 11 Quality: Low - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 118.07 |================================== Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: R9 Fury .... 116.09 |================================= Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 116.91 |================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX Vega 64 ....... 89.51 |========================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: R9 Fury .......... 90.22 |========================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX 580 ........... 90.32 |========================== X-Plane 11 Quality: Very High - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 83.47 |=================================== Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: R9 Fury .... 82.60 |=================================== Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 83.57 |=================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX Vega 64 ....... 64.03 |=========================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: R9 Fury .......... 63.48 |=========================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX 580 ........... 63.75 |=========================== Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: High - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 37.10 |===================== Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: R9 Fury .... 42.60 |======================== Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 62.70 |=================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX Vega 64 ....... 49.40 |============================ AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: R9 Fury .......... 41.30 |======================= AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX 580 ........... 36.50 |==================== Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 16.10 |==================== Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: R9 Fury .... 19.10 |======================== Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 28.40 |=================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX Vega 64 ....... 24.50 |============================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: R9 Fury .......... 19.10 |======================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX 580 ........... 15.80 |=================== Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... 88.32 |====================== Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: R9 Fury .... 105.95 |=========================== Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . 133.62 |================================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX Vega 64 ....... 105.04 |=========================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: R9 Fury .......... 94.35 |======================== AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX 580 ........... 81.35 |===================== A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... MIN: 8 AVG: 16 MAX: 298 Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: R9 Fury .... MIN: 8 AVG: 14 MAX: 275 Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . MIN: 7 AVG: 11 MAX: 293 AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX Vega 64 ....... MIN: 7 AVG: 12 MAX: 286 A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Extreme - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX 580 ..... MIN: 13 AVG: 60 MAX: 296 Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: R9 Fury .... MIN: 11 AVG: 42 MAX: 308 Linux 4.17 + Mesa 18.2: RX Vega 64 . MIN: 11 AVG: 40 MAX: 277 AMDGPU-PRO 18.20: RX Vega 64 ....... MIN: 10 AVG: 34 MAX: 289