Vulkan RADV AMDGPU Kernel Comparison Linux 4.20 kernel benchmarks by Michael Larabel. RX Vega 64: Linux 4.16: 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, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.16.0-041600-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: amdgpu 18.1.0, 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: Linux 4.17: 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, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.17.0-041700-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: amdgpu 18.1.0, 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: Linux 4.18: 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, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.18.0-041800-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: amdgpu 18.1.0, 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: Linux 4.19: 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, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.19.0-041900-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: amdgpu 18.1.0, 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: Linux 4.20: 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, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.20.0-rc1-tip-pti (x86_64) 20181126, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: amdgpu 18.1.0, 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 580: Linux 4.16: 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, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.16.0-041600-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 580: Linux 4.17: 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, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.17.0-041700-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 580: Linux 4.18: 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, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.18.0-041800-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 580: Linux 4.19: 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, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.19.0-041900-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 580: Linux 4.20: 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, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.20.0-rc1-tip-pti (x86_64) 20181126, 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 Batman: Arkham Origins Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX Vega 64: Linux 4.16 . 98.74 |=============================================== RX Vega 64: Linux 4.17 . 98.78 |=============================================== RX Vega 64: Linux 4.18 . 93.47 |============================================ RX Vega 64: Linux 4.19 . 91.36 |=========================================== RX Vega 64: Linux 4.20 . 92.21 |============================================ RX 580: Linux 4.16 ..... 69.81 |================================= RX 580: Linux 4.17 ..... 70.24 |================================= RX 580: Linux 4.18 ..... 69.48 |================================= RX 580: Linux 4.19 ..... 70.13 |================================= RX 580: Linux 4.20 ..... 69.23 |================================= Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Lowest - Anti Aliasing: SSAA 4x - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX Vega 64: Linux 4.16 . 66.15 |======================================== RX Vega 64: Linux 4.17 . 66.10 |======================================== RX Vega 64: Linux 4.18 . 65.85 |======================================== RX Vega 64: Linux 4.19 . 66.15 |======================================== RX Vega 64: Linux 4.20 . 76.85 |=============================================== RX 580: Linux 4.16 ..... 50.80 |=============================== RX 580: Linux 4.17 ..... 51.20 |=============================== RX 580: Linux 4.18 ..... 50.75 |=============================== RX 580: Linux 4.19 ..... 50.50 |=============================== RX 580: Linux 4.20 ..... 51.30 |=============================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Lowest - Anti Aliasing: SSAA 4x - Scene: Prophets Tomb Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX Vega 64: Linux 4.16 . 40.00 |=========================================== RX Vega 64: Linux 4.17 . 39.90 |========================================== RX Vega 64: Linux 4.18 . 39.95 |=========================================== RX Vega 64: Linux 4.19 . 40.25 |=========================================== RX Vega 64: Linux 4.20 . 44.15 |=============================================== RX 580: Linux 4.16 ..... 27.70 |============================= RX 580: Linux 4.17 ..... 27.40 |============================= RX 580: Linux 4.18 ..... 27.70 |============================= RX 580: Linux 4.19 ..... 27.65 |============================= RX 580: Linux 4.20 ..... 28.40 |============================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Lowest - Anti Aliasing: SSAA 4x - Scene: Geothermal Valley Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX Vega 64: Linux 4.16 . 48.10 |========================================== RX Vega 64: Linux 4.17 . 47.80 |========================================== RX Vega 64: Linux 4.18 . 48.65 |=========================================== RX Vega 64: Linux 4.19 . 48.75 |=========================================== RX Vega 64: Linux 4.20 . 53.50 |=============================================== RX 580: Linux 4.16 ..... 34.75 |=============================== RX 580: Linux 4.17 ..... 34.75 |=============================== RX 580: Linux 4.18 ..... 34.65 |============================== RX 580: Linux 4.19 ..... 34.80 |=============================== RX 580: Linux 4.20 ..... 35.65 |=============================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX Vega 64: Linux 4.16 . 99.00 |========================================== RX Vega 64: Linux 4.17 . 99.85 |========================================== RX Vega 64: Linux 4.18 . 98.80 |========================================== RX Vega 64: Linux 4.19 . 100.00 |========================================== RX Vega 64: Linux 4.20 . 109.00 |============================================== RX 580: Linux 4.16 ..... 77.95 |================================= RX 580: Linux 4.17 ..... 78.05 |================================= RX 580: Linux 4.18 ..... 77.70 |================================= RX 580: Linux 4.19 ..... 78.50 |================================= RX 580: Linux 4.20 ..... 79.70 |================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Prophets Tomb Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX Vega 64: Linux 4.16 . 70.75 |=========================================== RX Vega 64: Linux 4.17 . 71.15 |============================================ RX Vega 64: Linux 4.18 . 70.70 |=========================================== RX Vega 64: Linux 4.19 . 71.55 |============================================ RX Vega 64: Linux 4.20 . 76.80 |=============================================== RX 580: Linux 4.16 ..... 53.25 |================================= RX 580: Linux 4.17 ..... 53.35 |================================= RX 580: Linux 4.18 ..... 53.20 |================================= RX 580: Linux 4.19 ..... 53.15 |================================= RX 580: Linux 4.20 ..... 54.80 |================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Geothermal Valley Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX Vega 64: Linux 4.16 . 76.40 |========================================= RX Vega 64: Linux 4.17 . 76.55 |========================================= RX Vega 64: Linux 4.18 . 76.65 |========================================= RX Vega 64: Linux 4.19 . 77.05 |========================================= RX Vega 64: Linux 4.20 . 87.60 |=============================================== RX 580: Linux 4.16 ..... 58.55 |=============================== RX 580: Linux 4.17 ..... 58.60 |=============================== RX 580: Linux 4.18 ..... 58.55 |=============================== RX 580: Linux 4.19 ..... 58.60 |=============================== RX 580: Linux 4.20 ..... 60.35 |================================ The Talos Principle Renderer: Vulkan - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX Vega 64: Linux 4.16 . 63.27 |======================================= RX Vega 64: Linux 4.17 . 63.20 |======================================= RX Vega 64: Linux 4.18 . 63.20 |======================================= RX Vega 64: Linux 4.19 . 63.43 |======================================= RX Vega 64: Linux 4.20 . 75.53 |=============================================== RX 580: Linux 4.16 ..... 44.23 |============================ RX 580: Linux 4.17 ..... 43.65 |=========================== RX 580: Linux 4.18 ..... 44.23 |============================ RX 580: Linux 4.19 ..... 44.25 |============================ RX 580: Linux 4.20 ..... 43.77 |=========================== Total War: WARHAMMER II 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Scenario: Fallen Gates Battle Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX Vega 64: Linux 4.16 . 58.50 |============================================ RX Vega 64: Linux 4.17 . 58.30 |============================================ RX Vega 64: Linux 4.18 . 58.67 |============================================ RX Vega 64: Linux 4.19 . 59.03 |============================================= RX Vega 64: Linux 4.20 . 62.20 |=============================================== RX 580: Linux 4.16 ..... 39.17 |============================== RX 580: Linux 4.17 ..... 39.23 |============================== RX 580: Linux 4.18 ..... 39.40 |============================== RX 580: Linux 4.19 ..... 39.30 |============================== RX 580: Linux 4.20 ..... 39.37 |============================== VKMark 2018-05-30 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 VKMark Score > Higher Is Better RX Vega 64: Linux 4.16 . 6299 |====================================== RX Vega 64: Linux 4.17 . 5758 |=================================== RX Vega 64: Linux 4.18 . 6022 |==================================== RX Vega 64: Linux 4.19 . 5806 |=================================== RX Vega 64: Linux 4.20 . 7974 |================================================ RX 580: Linux 4.16 ..... 6317 |====================================== RX 580: Linux 4.17 ..... 6240 |====================================== RX 580: Linux 4.18 ..... 6270 |====================================== RX 580: Linux 4.19 ..... 6224 |===================================== RX 580: Linux 4.20 ..... 6529 |======================================= Total War: WARHAMMER II 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Scenario: Fallen Gates Battle - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better RX Vega 64: Linux 4.16 . MIN: 5 AVG: 17 MAX: 119 RX Vega 64: Linux 4.17 . MIN: 5 AVG: 17 MAX: 45 RX Vega 64: Linux 4.18 . MIN: 6 AVG: 17 MAX: 45 RX Vega 64: Linux 4.19 . MIN: 5 AVG: 17 MAX: 45 RX Vega 64: Linux 4.20 . MIN: 7 AVG: 16 MAX: 44 RX 580: Linux 4.16 ..... MIN: 5 AVG: 26 MAX: 155 RX 580: Linux 4.17 ..... MIN: 5 AVG: 26 MAX: 62 RX 580: Linux 4.18 ..... MIN: 5 AVG: 25 MAX: 62 RX 580: Linux 4.19 ..... MIN: 6 AVG: 25 MAX: 62 RX 580: Linux 4.20 ..... MIN: 5 AVG: 25 MAX: 62