Fresh NVIDIA Radeon Comparison On Linux - 22~23 August 2018 Benchmarks of NVIDIA 396.54 driver with various Pascal GPUs against AMD Radeon Polaris/Vega on Linux 4.19 DRM + Mesa 18.3-dev Git via the Padoka PPA. Tests on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com. GeForce GTX 1060: Processor: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 5.00GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (1002 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: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-32-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: NVIDIA 396.54, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 1070: Processor: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 5.00GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (1002 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: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-32-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: NVIDIA 396.54, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 1070 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 5.00GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (1002 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: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-32-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: NVIDIA 396.54, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 1080: Processor: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 5.00GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (1002 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: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-32-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: NVIDIA 396.54, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti: Processor: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 5.00GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (1002 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: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.15.0-32-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: NVIDIA 396.54, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon RX 580: Processor: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 5.00GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (1002 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 580 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.18.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180821, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 8.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon RX Vega 56: Processor: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 5.00GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (1002 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.18.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180821, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 8.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon RX Vega 64: Processor: Intel Core i7-8086K @ 5.00GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z370-A (1002 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Device 3ec2, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 525GB SABRENT + 118GB INTEL SSDPEK1W120GA, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.04, Kernel: 4.18.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20180821, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.3.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 8.0.0), Compiler: GCC 7.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Preset: 2560 x 1440 - High Quality Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 1060 .... 31.93 |======================= GeForce GTX 1070 .... 43.93 |================================ GeForce GTX 1070 Ti . 49.47 |==================================== GeForce GTX 1080 .... 53.67 |======================================= GeForce GTX 1080 Ti . 68.43 |================================================== Radeon RX 580 ....... 37.50 |=========================== Radeon RX Vega 56 ... 45.37 |================================= Radeon RX Vega 64 ... 53.40 |======================================= Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 1060 .... 72.50 |=========================== GeForce GTX 1070 .... 101.30 |====================================== GeForce GTX 1070 Ti . 113.34 |========================================== GeForce GTX 1080 .... 119.87 |============================================ GeForce GTX 1080 Ti . 132.00 |================================================= Radeon RX 580 ....... 69.17 |========================== Radeon RX Vega 56 ... 86.93 |================================ Radeon RX Vega 64 ... 98.93 |===================================== Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 1060 .... 81.37 |=============================== GeForce GTX 1070 .... 110.68 |========================================== GeForce GTX 1070 Ti . 124.87 |=============================================== GeForce GTX 1080 .... 127.68 |================================================ GeForce GTX 1080 Ti . 129.92 |================================================= Radeon RX 580 ....... 76.94 |============================= Radeon RX Vega 56 ... 93.71 |=================================== Radeon RX Vega 64 ... 106.00 |======================================== Dawn of War III Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 1060 .... 90.62 |========================================== GeForce GTX 1070 .... 102.38 |=============================================== GeForce GTX 1070 Ti . 105.56 |================================================ GeForce GTX 1080 .... 105.55 |================================================ GeForce GTX 1080 Ti . 106.71 |================================================= Radeon RX 580 ....... 85.75 |======================================= Radeon RX Vega 56 ... 83.21 |====================================== Radeon RX Vega 64 ... 83.79 |====================================== F1 2017 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra High - Anti Aliasing: TAA Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 1060 .... 76 |================================ GeForce GTX 1070 .... 103 |=========================================== GeForce GTX 1070 Ti . 119 |================================================== GeForce GTX 1080 .... 122 |=================================================== GeForce GTX 1080 Ti . 124 |==================================================== Radeon RX 580 ....... 79 |================================= Radeon RX Vega 56 ... 94 |======================================= Radeon RX Vega 64 ... 101 |========================================== F1 2017 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Low - Anti Aliasing: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 1060 .... 61 |======================= GeForce GTX 1070 .... 85 |================================ GeForce GTX 1070 Ti . 103 |======================================= GeForce GTX 1080 .... 107 |======================================== GeForce GTX 1080 Ti . 139 |==================================================== Radeon RX 580 ....... 65 |======================== Radeon RX Vega 56 ... 81 |============================== Radeon RX Vega 64 ... 94 |=================================== Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Camp Hollow Point Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 1060 .... 38.80 |====================== GeForce GTX 1070 .... 53.16 |============================== GeForce GTX 1070 Ti . 60.07 |================================== GeForce GTX 1080 .... 66.38 |====================================== GeForce GTX 1080 Ti . 87.53 |================================================== Radeon RX 580 ....... 37.61 |===================== Radeon RX Vega 56 ... 49.83 |============================ Radeon RX Vega 64 ... 56.17 |================================ Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Stronghold Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 1060 .... 39.32 |====================== GeForce GTX 1070 .... 54.71 |=============================== GeForce GTX 1070 Ti . 60.93 |=================================== GeForce GTX 1080 .... 66.07 |====================================== GeForce GTX 1080 Ti . 87.58 |================================================== Radeon RX 580 ....... 36.32 |===================== Radeon RX Vega 56 ... 47.04 |=========================== Radeon RX Vega 64 ... 53.91 |=============================== Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Hope, Glory, and Dog is Dead Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 1060 .... 37.02 |======================= GeForce GTX 1070 .... 51.06 |=============================== GeForce GTX 1070 Ti . 57.81 |==================================== GeForce GTX 1080 .... 62.09 |====================================== GeForce GTX 1080 Ti . 81.05 |================================================== Radeon RX 580 ....... 35.42 |====================== Radeon RX Vega 56 ... 47.68 |============================= Radeon RX Vega 64 ... 53.60 |================================= Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Default - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Landmover Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 1060 .... 42.64 |======================= GeForce GTX 1070 .... 59.03 |================================ GeForce GTX 1070 Ti . 66.32 |==================================== GeForce GTX 1080 .... 71.32 |======================================= GeForce GTX 1080 Ti . 92.43 |================================================== Radeon RX 580 ....... 40.79 |====================== Radeon RX Vega 56 ... 53.98 |============================= Radeon RX Vega 64 ... 60.88 |================================= Metro: Last Light Redux Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 1060 .... 71.42 |========================= GeForce GTX 1070 .... 97.50 |=================================== GeForce GTX 1070 Ti . 106.75 |====================================== GeForce GTX 1080 .... 116.36 |========================================= GeForce GTX 1080 Ti . 138.43 |================================================= Radeon RX 580 ....... 67.90 |======================== Radeon RX Vega 56 ... 88.10 |=============================== Radeon RX Vega 64 ... 94.24 |================================= Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: SSAA 4x - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 1060 .... 48.20 |===================== GeForce GTX 1070 .... 68.85 |============================== GeForce GTX 1070 Ti . 78.65 |=================================== GeForce GTX 1080 .... 85.20 |===================================== GeForce GTX 1080 Ti . 111.40 |================================================= Radeon RX 580 ....... 48.30 |===================== Radeon RX Vega 56 ... 59.00 |========================== Radeon RX Vega 64 ... 67.70 |============================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: SSAA 4x - Scene: Prophets Tomb Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 1060 .... 31.45 |====================== GeForce GTX 1070 .... 44.35 |=============================== GeForce GTX 1070 Ti . 51.70 |==================================== GeForce GTX 1080 .... 55.80 |======================================= GeForce GTX 1080 Ti . 71.30 |================================================== Radeon RX 580 ....... 32.35 |======================= Radeon RX Vega 56 ... 40.25 |============================ Radeon RX Vega 64 ... 46.20 |================================ Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: SSAA 4x - Scene: Geothermal Valley Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 1060 .... 32.95 |====================== GeForce GTX 1070 .... 46.35 |=============================== GeForce GTX 1070 Ti . 53.00 |==================================== GeForce GTX 1080 .... 57.05 |======================================= GeForce GTX 1080 Ti . 73.75 |================================================== Radeon RX 580 ....... 32.50 |====================== Radeon RX Vega 56 ... 41.50 |============================ Radeon RX Vega 64 ... 47.15 |================================ Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Low - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 1060 .... 51.55 |===================== GeForce GTX 1070 .... 72.80 |============================== GeForce GTX 1070 Ti . 84.20 |================================== GeForce GTX 1080 .... 91.40 |===================================== GeForce GTX 1080 Ti . 119.70 |================================================= Radeon RX 580 ....... 54.15 |====================== Radeon RX Vega 56 ... 64.85 |=========================== Radeon RX Vega 64 ... 73.45 |============================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Low - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Prophets Tomb Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 1060 .... 31.90 |===================== GeForce GTX 1070 .... 45.15 |============================== GeForce GTX 1070 Ti . 52.40 |=================================== GeForce GTX 1080 .... 56.95 |====================================== GeForce GTX 1080 Ti . 75.45 |================================================== Radeon RX 580 ....... 33.50 |====================== Radeon RX Vega 56 ... 41.90 |============================ Radeon RX Vega 64 ... 48.25 |================================ Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Low - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Geothermal Valley Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 1060 .... 38.20 |====================== GeForce GTX 1070 .... 53.85 |=============================== GeForce GTX 1070 Ti . 61.20 |=================================== GeForce GTX 1080 .... 65.85 |===================================== GeForce GTX 1080 Ti . 88.00 |================================================== Radeon RX 580 ....... 38.85 |====================== Radeon RX Vega 56 ... 48.90 |============================ Radeon RX Vega 64 ... 55.20 |=============================== A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 1060 .... 96.30 |===================================== GeForce GTX 1070 .... 112.87 |=========================================== GeForce GTX 1070 Ti . 118.93 |============================================= GeForce GTX 1080 .... 119.17 |============================================== GeForce GTX 1080 Ti . 128.13 |================================================= Radeon RX 580 ....... 90.00 |================================== Radeon RX Vega 56 ... 104.97 |======================================== Radeon RX Vega 64 ... 110.07 |========================================== A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 1060 .... MIN: 6 AVG: 10 MAX: 270 GeForce GTX 1070 .... MIN: 5 AVG: 9 MAX: 294 GeForce GTX 1070 Ti . MIN: 5 AVG: 8 MAX: 274 GeForce GTX 1080 .... MIN: 5 AVG: 8 MAX: 284 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti . MIN: 4 AVG: 8 MAX: 279 Radeon RX 580 ....... MIN: 6 AVG: 11 MAX: 289 Radeon RX Vega 56 ... MIN: 5 AVG: 10 MAX: 272 Radeon RX Vega 64 ... MIN: 5 AVG: 9 MAX: 293 A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Extreme Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 1060 .... 33.93 |======================= GeForce GTX 1070 .... 47.10 |================================ GeForce GTX 1070 Ti . 53.93 |==================================== GeForce GTX 1080 .... 56.27 |====================================== GeForce GTX 1080 Ti . 74.17 |================================================== Radeon RX 580 ....... 23.50 |================ Radeon RX Vega 56 ... 37.68 |========================= Radeon RX Vega 64 ... 41.13 |============================ A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Extreme - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 1060 .... MIN: 11 AVG: 30 MAX: 282 GeForce GTX 1070 .... MIN: 11 AVG: 21 MAX: 295 GeForce GTX 1070 Ti . MIN: 9 AVG: 19 MAX: 265 GeForce GTX 1080 .... MIN: 9 AVG: 18 MAX: 280 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti . MIN: 7 AVG: 13 MAX: 283 Radeon RX 580 ....... MIN: 13 AVG: 43 MAX: 286 Radeon RX Vega 56 ... MIN: 11 AVG: 27 MAX: 273 Radeon RX Vega 64 ... MIN: 11 AVG: 24 MAX: 274 A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Low Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 1060 .... 61.63 |======================= GeForce GTX 1070 .... 83.63 |=============================== GeForce GTX 1070 Ti . 97.07 |==================================== GeForce GTX 1080 .... 103.30 |====================================== GeForce GTX 1080 Ti . 132.17 |================================================= Radeon RX 580 ....... 57.83 |===================== Radeon RX Vega 56 ... 74.10 |=========================== Radeon RX Vega 64 ... 83.70 |=============================== A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Low - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better GeForce GTX 1060 .... MIN: 4 AVG: 16 MAX: 292 GeForce GTX 1070 .... MIN: 3 AVG: 12 MAX: 296 GeForce GTX 1070 Ti . MIN: 3 AVG: 10 MAX: 270 GeForce GTX 1080 .... MIN: 3 AVG: 10 MAX: 286 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti . MIN: 2 AVG: 8 MAX: 263 Radeon RX 580 ....... MIN: 3 AVG: 17 MAX: 281 Radeon RX Vega 56 ... MIN: 4 AVG: 13 MAX: 263 Radeon RX Vega 64 ... MIN: 4 AVG: 12 MAX: 285 Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Low - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better GeForce GTX 1060 .... 49.50 |===================== GeForce GTX 1070 .... 69.40 |============================== GeForce GTX 1070 Ti . 81.00 |=================================== GeForce GTX 1080 .... 85.80 |===================================== GeForce GTX 1080 Ti . 114.70 |================================================= Radeon RX 580 ....... 42.80 |================== Radeon RX Vega 56 ... 66.20 |============================ Radeon RX Vega 64 ... 74.90 |================================