RDNA2 RADV vs. Radeon Software PRO RDNA2 RADV vs. Radeon Software "PRO" benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix. PRO: RX 6800 XT: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core @ 3.70GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (3501 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850 1TB + 2000GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB (2575/1000MHz), Audio: AMD Device ab28, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.11.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.9, Display Server: X Server 1.20.11, OpenGL: 4.6.14739, Vulkan: 1.2.174, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 PRO: RX 6600 XT: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core @ 3.70GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (3501 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850 1TB + 2000GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon 8GB (2900/1000MHz), Audio: AMD Device ab28, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.11.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.9, Display Server: X Server 1.20.11, OpenGL: 4.6.14739, Vulkan: 1.2.174, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 PRO: RX 6700 XT: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core @ 3.70GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (3501 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850 1TB + 2000GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB (2855/1000MHz), Audio: AMD Device ab28, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.11.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.9, Display Server: X Server 1.20.11, OpenGL: 4.6.14739, Vulkan: 1.2.174, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6700 XT: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core @ 3.70GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (3501 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850 1TB + 2000GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB (2855/1000MHz), Audio: AMD Device ab28, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.14.0-051400rc5daily20210809-generic (x86_64) 20210808, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.9, Display Server: X Server 1.20.11, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 21.3.0-devel (git-f800b91 2021-08-09 focal-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 12.0.1), Vulkan: 1.2.185, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core @ 3.70GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (3501 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850 1TB + 2000GB, Graphics: AMD DIMGREY_CAVEFISH 8GB (2900/1000MHz), Audio: AMD Device ab28, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.14.0-051400rc5daily20210809-generic (x86_64) 20210808, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.9, Display Server: X Server 1.20.11, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 21.3.0-devel (git-f800b91 2021-08-09 focal-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 12.0.1), Vulkan: 1.2.185, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core @ 3.70GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (3501 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850 1TB + 2000GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB (2575/1000MHz), Audio: AMD Device ab28, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.14.0-051400rc5daily20210809-generic (x86_64) 20210808, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.9, Display Server: X Server 1.20.11, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 21.3.0-devel (git-f800b91 2021-08-09 focal-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 12.0.1), Vulkan: 1.2.185, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GravityMark 1.2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 241.2 |============================================ PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 151.2 |============================ PRO: RX 6700 XT ........... 194.6 |=================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6700 XT . 182.8 |================================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 145.4 |=========================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 218.6 |======================================== GravityMark 1.2 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 212.9 |============================================ PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 125.5 |========================== PRO: RX 6700 XT ........... 166.8 |================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6700 XT . 154.7 |================================ Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 121.1 |========================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 193.4 |======================================== Batman: Arkham Knight Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 263.04 |========================================== PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 182.63 |============================= PRO: RX 6700 XT ........... 233.20 |===================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6700 XT . 246.06 |======================================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 194.87 |=============================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 268.35 |=========================================== Batman: Arkham Knight Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 224.91 |======================================== PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 113.74 |==================== PRO: RX 6700 XT ........... 172.84 |=============================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6700 XT . 180.63 |================================ Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 120.78 |====================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 240.64 |=========================================== DiRT Rally 2.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 317.78 |========================================== PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 191.63 |========================= PRO: RX 6700 XT ........... 231.83 |============================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6700 XT . 237.90 |=============================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 204.21 |=========================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 328.17 |=========================================== DiRT Rally 2.0 Resolution: 2880 x 1620 - Graphics Preset: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 238.71 |======================================== PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 136.14 |======================= PRO: RX 6700 XT ........... 169.04 |============================ Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6700 XT . 178.27 |============================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 150.24 |========================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 257.94 |=========================================== DiRT Rally 2.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 191.31 |=========================================== PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 110.53 |========================= PRO: RX 6700 XT ........... 134.76 |============================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6700 XT . 132.25 |============================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 110.04 |========================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 192.66 |=========================================== DiRT Rally 2.0 Resolution: 2880 x 1620 - Graphics Preset: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 145.09 |========================================== PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 81.17 |======================== PRO: RX 6700 XT ........... 100.57 |============================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6700 XT . 100.80 |============================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 82.69 |======================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 147.80 |=========================================== F1 2020 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 188 |============================================== PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 172 |========================================== PRO: RX 6700 XT ........... 181 |============================================ Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6700 XT . 183 |============================================ Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 169 |========================================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 190 |============================================== F1 2020 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 183 |============================================== PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 143 |==================================== PRO: RX 6700 XT ........... 166 |========================================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6700 XT . 167 |========================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 144 |==================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 185 |============================================== F1 2020 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... MIN: 3.5 AVG: 5.4 MAX: 15.0 PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... MIN: 4.2 AVG: 6.9 MAX: 18.3 PRO: RX 6700 XT ........... MIN: 3.6 AVG: 6.0 MAX: 15.0 Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6700 XT . MIN: 3.7 AVG: 5.9 MAX: 12.8 Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . MIN: 3.1 AVG: 6.9 MAX: 25.9 Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . MIN: 3.5 AVG: 5.3 MAX: 10.6 HITMAN 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 135.91 |========================================== PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 125.79 |======================================= PRO: RX 6700 XT ........... 132.86 |========================================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6700 XT . 137.71 |========================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 128.78 |======================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 139.44 |=========================================== HITMAN 2 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality Level: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 132.47 |========================================== PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 91.47 |============================= PRO: RX 6700 XT ........... 111.28 |=================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6700 XT . 116.66 |===================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 94.69 |============================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 137.20 |=========================================== HITMAN 2 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality Level: Ultra - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... MIN: 2.7 AVG: 7.6 MAX: 43.0 PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... MIN: 4.8 AVG: 10.9 MAX: 43.2 PRO: RX 6700 XT ........... MIN: 3.8 AVG: 9.0 MAX: 44.4 Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6700 XT . MIN: 3.3 AVG: 8.6 MAX: 44.1 Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . MIN: 4.5 AVG: 10.6 MAX: 45.6 Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . MIN: 2.2 AVG: 7.3 MAX: 42.8 HITMAN 2 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality Level: Medium Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 141.94 |========================================== PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 97.08 |============================ PRO: RX 6700 XT ........... 119.42 |=================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6700 XT . 125.27 |===================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 102.05 |============================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 146.93 |=========================================== Quake II RTX 1.0.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Global Illumination: High - Denoiser: On - Ray Tracing API: VK_KHR_ray_query Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT . 61.43 |====================================================== PRO: RX 6600 XT . 33.66 |============================== PRO: RX 6700 XT . 42.01 |===================================== Quake II RTX 1.0.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Global Illumination: High - Denoiser: On - Ray Tracing API: VK_KHR_ray_query Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT . 38.86 |====================================================== PRO: RX 6600 XT . 20.76 |============================= PRO: RX 6700 XT . 25.69 |==================================== Quake II RTX 1.0.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Global Illumination: Medium - Denoiser: On - Ray Tracing API: VK_KHR_ray_query Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT . 67.88 |====================================================== PRO: RX 6600 XT . 38.32 |============================== PRO: RX 6700 XT . 47.88 |====================================== Quake II RTX 1.0.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Global Illumination: Medium - Denoiser: On - Ray Tracing API: VK_KHR_ray_query Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT . 43.39 |====================================================== PRO: RX 6600 XT . 23.43 |============================= PRO: RX 6700 XT . 29.20 |==================================== Shadow of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: SMAA Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 237.3 |============================================ PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 148.1 |=========================== PRO: RX 6700 XT ........... 184.7 |================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6700 XT . 182.6 |================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 148.4 |=========================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 238.3 |============================================ Shadow of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: SMAA Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 176.9 |============================================ PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 96.2 |======================== PRO: RX 6700 XT ........... 126.4 |=============================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6700 XT . 126.5 |=============================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 95.9 |======================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 177.1 |============================================ Shadow of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: SMAA Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 182.3 |============================================ PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 99.3 |======================== PRO: RX 6700 XT ........... 130.3 |=============================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6700 XT . 130.5 |=============================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 99.4 |======================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 182.8 |============================================ Shadow of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Highest - Anti Aliasing: SMAA Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 223.3 |============================================ PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 134.2 |========================== PRO: RX 6700 XT ........... 168.7 |================================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6700 XT . 165.3 |================================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 135.2 |=========================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 221.0 |============================================ Shadow of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Highest - Anti Aliasing: SMAA Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 160.8 |============================================ PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 87.4 |======================== PRO: RX 6700 XT ........... 114.7 |=============================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6700 XT . 114.6 |=============================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 87.7 |======================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 161.0 |============================================ Strange Brigade Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Setting: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 239.6 |============================================ PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 129.9 |======================== PRO: RX 6700 XT ........... 198.9 |==================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6700 XT . 176.5 |================================ Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 123.9 |======================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 240.6 |============================================ A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 154.1 |============================================ PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 127.2 |==================================== PRO: RX 6700 XT ........... 145.9 |========================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6700 XT . 141.3 |======================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 123.1 |=================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 151.0 |=========================================== A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Extreme Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 114.1 |============================================ PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 68.7 |========================== PRO: RX 6700 XT ........... 94.4 |==================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6700 XT . 87.4 |================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 64.1 |========================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 109.5 |========================================== A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Extreme - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... MIN: 5 AVG: 9 MAX: 230 PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... MIN: 8 AVG: 15 MAX: 227 PRO: RX 6700 XT ........... MIN: 6 AVG: 11 MAX: 222 Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6700 XT . MIN: 6 AVG: 11 MAX: 222 Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . MIN: 7 AVG: 16 MAX: 227 Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . MIN: 6 AVG: 9 MAX: 218 Total War: Three Kingdoms 1.0.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Scenario: Battle Benchmark Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 81.6 |================== PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 71.2 |================ PRO: RX 6700 XT ........... 76.0 |================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6700 XT . 142.9 |=============================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 107.8 |======================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 200.5 |============================================ Total War: Three Kingdoms 1.0.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Scenario: Battle Benchmark Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 67.9 |====================== PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 59.0 |=================== PRO: RX 6700 XT ........... 62.3 |==================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6700 XT . 95.5 |============================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 72.9 |======================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 138.8 |============================================ GeeXLab Vulkan Ray-Tracing Demo 2021.2.18.0 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 FPS > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT . 101.5 |====================================================== PRO: RX 6600 XT . 42.1 |====================== PRO: RX 6700 XT . 60.7 |================================ GeeXLab Vulkan Ray-Tracing Demo 2021.2.18.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 FPS > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT . 57.6 |======================================================= PRO: RX 6600 XT . 24.6 |======================= PRO: RX 6700 XT . 32.9 |=============================== Ray Tracing In Vulkan r6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Scene: Cornell Box FPS > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT . 63.89 |====================================================== PRO: RX 6600 XT . 30.25 |========================== PRO: RX 6700 XT . 39.22 |================================= Ray Tracing In Vulkan r6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Scene: Cornell Box + Lucy FPS > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT . 23.46900 |=================================================== PRO: RX 6600 XT . 9.55486 |===================== PRO: RX 6700 XT . 12.08170 |========================== Ray Tracing In Vulkan r6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Scene: Lucy In One Weekend FPS > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT . 35.30 |====================================================== PRO: RX 6600 XT . 15.41 |======================== PRO: RX 6700 XT . 20.10 |=============================== Ray Tracing In Vulkan r6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Scene: Planets In One Weekend FPS > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT . 83.64 |====================================================== PRO: RX 6600 XT . 38.05 |========================= PRO: RX 6700 XT . 49.66 |================================ Ray Tracing In Vulkan r6 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Scene: Ray Tracing In One Weekend FPS > Higher Is Better PRO: RX 6800 XT . 85.29 |====================================================== PRO: RX 6600 XT . 40.19 |========================= PRO: RX 6700 XT . 53.17 |==================================