AMD Radeon and NVIDIA GeForce Linux gaming benchmarks as of November 2018. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.
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Holiday 2018 NVIDIA AMD Linux Gaming Benchmarks
AMD Radeon and NVIDIA GeForce Linux gaming benchmarks as of November 2018. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.
GTX 1060:
Processor: Intel Core i9-9900K @ 5.00GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z390-A (0602 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Cannon Lake PCH Shared SRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2000GB SABRENT + Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (1506/4006MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.19.2-041902-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 415.13, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Vulkan: 1.1.84, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
GTX 1070 Ti:
Processor: Intel Core i9-9900K @ 5.00GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z390-A (0602 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Cannon Lake PCH Shared SRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2000GB SABRENT + Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB, Graphics: Zotac NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB (1607/4006MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.19.2-041902-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 415.13, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Vulkan: 1.1.84, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
GTX 1080:
Processor: Intel Core i9-9900K @ 5.00GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z390-A (0602 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Cannon Lake PCH Shared SRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2000GB SABRENT + Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB (1607/5005MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.19.2-041902-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 415.13, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Vulkan: 1.1.84, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
GTX 1080 Ti:
Processor: Intel Core i9-9900K @ 5.00GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z390-A (0602 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Cannon Lake PCH Shared SRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2000GB SABRENT + Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB (1480/5508MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.19.2-041902-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 415.13, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Vulkan: 1.1.84, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
RTX 2070:
Processor: Intel Core i9-9900K @ 5.00GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z390-A (0602 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Cannon Lake PCH Shared SRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2000GB SABRENT + Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB, Graphics: eVGA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 8GB (1410/7000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.19.2-041902-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 415.13, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Vulkan: 1.1.84, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
RTX 2080 Ti:
Processor: Intel Core i9-9900K @ 5.00GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z390-A (0602 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Cannon Lake PCH Shared SRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2000GB SABRENT + Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11GB (1350/7000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.19.2-041902-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 415.13, OpenGL: 4.6.0, Vulkan: 1.1.84, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
RX 580:
Processor: Intel Core i9-9900K @ 5.00GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z390-A (0602 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Cannon Lake PCH Shared SRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2000GB SABRENT + Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB, Graphics: MSI AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.19.2-041902-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.0.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 8.0.0), Vulkan: 1.1.70, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
RX Vega 56:
Processor: Intel Core i9-9900K @ 5.00GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z390-A (0602 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Cannon Lake PCH Shared SRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2000GB SABRENT + Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8GB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.19.2-041902-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.0.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 8.0.0), Vulkan: 1.1.70, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
RX Vega 64:
Processor: Intel Core i9-9900K @ 5.00GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z390-A (0602 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Cannon Lake PCH Shared SRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 2000GB SABRENT + Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8GB, Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Network: Intel Connection
OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.19.2-041902-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.0.0-devel- padoka PPA (LLVM 8.0.0), Vulkan: 1.1.70, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
F1 2017
Performance / Cost - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: Off
Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better
GTX 1060 .... 0.30 |========================================
GTX 1070 Ti . 0.35 |===============================================
GTX 1080 .... 0.29 |=======================================
GTX 1080 Ti . 0.23 |===============================
RTX 2070 .... 0.27 |====================================
RTX 2080 Ti . 0.14 |===================
RX 580 ...... 0.44 |===========================================================
RX Vega 56 .. 0.33 |============================================
RX Vega 64 .. 0.28 |======================================
Batman: Arkham Origins
Performance / Cost - Resolution: 2560 x 1440
Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better
GTX 1060 .... 0.43 |==========================================
GTX 1070 Ti . 0.43 |==========================================
GTX 1080 .... 0.39 |======================================
GTX 1080 Ti . 0.35 |==================================
RTX 2070 .... 0.33 |================================
RTX 2080 Ti . 0.20 |====================
RX 580 ...... 0.60 |===========================================================
RX Vega 56 .. 0.40 |=======================================
RX Vega 64 .. 0.34 |=================================
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Performance / Cost - Preset: 2560 x 1440 - High Quality
Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better
GTX 1060 .... 0.11 |======================================
GTX 1070 Ti . 0.12 |==========================================
GTX 1080 .... 0.10 |===================================
GTX 1080 Ti . 0.10 |===================================
RTX 2070 .... 0.10 |===================================
RTX 2080 Ti . 0.07 |========================
RX 580 ...... 0.17 |===========================================================
RX Vega 56 .. 0.14 |=================================================
RX Vega 64 .. 0.13 |=============================================
Dota 2
Performance / Cost - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan
Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better
GTX 1060 .... 0.28 |==============================================
GTX 1070 Ti . 0.30 |=================================================
GTX 1080 .... 0.25 |=========================================
GTX 1080 Ti . 0.20 |=================================
RTX 2070 .... 0.21 |==================================
RTX 2080 Ti . 0.12 |====================
RX 580 ...... 0.36 |===========================================================
RX Vega 56 .. 0.27 |============================================
RX Vega 64 .. 0.24 |=======================================
Dawn of War III
Performance / Cost - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan
Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better
GTX 1060 .... 0.21 |==============================================
GTX 1070 Ti . 0.23 |==================================================
GTX 1080 .... 0.19 |==========================================
GTX 1080 Ti . 0.16 |===================================
RTX 2070 .... 0.16 |===================================
RTX 2080 Ti . 0.10 |======================
RX 580 ...... 0.27 |===========================================================
RX Vega 56 .. 0.21 |==============================================
RX Vega 64 .. 0.19 |==========================================
Mad Max
Performance / Cost - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Camp Hollow Point
Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better
GTX 1060 .... 0.25 |===========================================
GTX 1070 Ti . 0.28 |=================================================
GTX 1080 .... 0.23 |========================================
GTX 1080 Ti . 0.22 |======================================
RTX 2070 .... 0.22 |======================================
RTX 2080 Ti . 0.16 |============================
RX 580 ...... 0.34 |===========================================================
RX Vega 56 .. 0.27 |===============================================
RX Vega 64 .. 0.24 |==========================================
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Performance / Cost - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: SMAA - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain
Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better
GTX 1060 .... 0.21 |===========================================
GTX 1070 Ti . 0.24 |=================================================
GTX 1080 .... 0.21 |===========================================
GTX 1080 Ti . 0.20 |=========================================
RTX 2070 .... 0.19 |=======================================
RTX 2080 Ti . 0.14 |============================
RX 580 ...... 0.29 |===========================================================
RX Vega 56 .. 0.22 |=============================================
RX Vega 64 .. 0.20 |=========================================
The Talos Principle
Performance / Cost - Renderer: Vulkan - Resolution: 2560 x 1440
Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better
GTX 1060 .... 0.17 |================================================
GTX 1070 Ti . 0.19 |=====================================================
GTX 1080 .... 0.16 |=============================================
GTX 1080 Ti . 0.16 |=============================================
RTX 2070 .... 0.15 |==========================================
RTX 2080 Ti . 0.12 |==================================
RX 580 ...... 0.21 |===========================================================
RX Vega 56 .. 0.16 |=============================================
RX Vega 64 .. 0.15 |==========================================
Tesseract 2014-05-12
Performance / Cost - Resolution: 3840 x 2160
Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better
GTX 1060 .... 0.67 |=======================================
GTX 1070 Ti . 0.69 |========================================
GTX 1080 .... 0.57 |=================================
GTX 1080 Ti . 0.49 |=============================
RTX 2070 .... 0.55 |================================
RTX 2080 Ti . 0.35 |====================
RX 580 ...... 1.01 |===========================================================
RX Vega 56 .. 0.88 |===================================================
RX Vega 64 .. 0.80 |===============================================
A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA
Performance / Cost - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High
Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better
GTX 1060 .... 0.23 |=============================================
GTX 1070 Ti . 0.25 |=================================================
GTX 1080 .... 0.21 |=========================================
GTX 1080 Ti . 0.18 |===================================
RTX 2070 .... 0.19 |=====================================
RTX 2080 Ti . 0.11 |======================
RX 580 ...... 0.30 |===========================================================
RX Vega 56 .. 0.24 |===============================================
RX Vega 64 .. 0.21 |=========================================
Unigine Superposition 1.0
Performance / Cost - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Medium - Renderer: OpenGL
Frames Per Second Per Dollar > Higher Is Better
GTX 1060 .... 0.14 |====================================
GTX 1070 Ti . 0.16 |=========================================
GTX 1080 .... 0.13 |=================================
GTX 1080 Ti . 0.13 |=================================
RTX 2070 .... 0.12 |===============================
RTX 2080 Ti . 0.09 |=======================
RX 580 ...... 0.23 |===========================================================
RX Vega 56 .. 0.22 |========================================================
RX Vega 64 .. 0.20 |===================================================