RDNA2 RADV vs. Radeon Software PRO

RDNA2 RADV Mesa 21.3-dev (default and NGGC enabled) vs. Radeon Software 21.30 "PRO" vs. AMDVLK 2021.Q3.4 Vulkan driver benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.

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PRO: RX 6600 XT
August 08 2021
  4 Hours
PRO: RX 6700 XT
August 08 2021
  4 Hours, 9 Minutes
PRO: RX 6800 XT
August 07 2021
  4 Hours, 20 Minutes
AMDVLK: RX 6700 XT
August 11 2021
  3 Hours, 57 Minutes
AMDVLK: RX 6800 XT
August 11 2021
  3 Hours, 56 Minutes
RADV: RX 6600 XT
August 09 2021
  3 Hours, 51 Minutes
RADV: RX 6700 XT
August 09 2021
  3 Hours, 52 Minutes
RADV: RX 6800 XT
August 09 2021
  3 Hours, 51 Minutes
RADV + NGGC: RX 6600 XT
August 10 2021
  4 Hours, 10 Minutes
RADV + NGGC: RX 6700 XT
August 11 2021
  3 Hours, 53 Minutes
RADV + NGGC: RX 6800 XT
August 10 2021
  4 Hours
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ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerOpenGLVulkanCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionPROAMDVLKRADVRADV + NGGC RX 6600 XT RX 6700 XT RX 6800 XT RX 6700 XT RX 6800 XT RX 6600 XT RX 6700 XT RX 6800 XT RX 6600 XT RX 6700 XT RX 6800 XTAMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core @ 3.70GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads)ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (3501 BIOS)AMD Starship/Matisse16GB1000GB Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850 1TB + 2000GBAMD Radeon RX 6600 XT 8GB (2900/1000MHz)AMD Device ab28ASUS VP28URealtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211Ubuntu 20.045.11.0-25-generic (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.36.9X Server 1.20.114.6.147391.2.174GCC 9.3.0ext43840x2160AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB (2855/1000MHz)AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB (2575/1000MHz)AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB (2855/1000MHz)5.14.0-051400rc5daily20210809-generic (x86_64) 202108084.6 Mesa 21.3.0-devel (git-f800b91 2021-08-09 focal-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 12.0.1)1.2.185AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB (2575/1000MHz)AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT 8GB (2900/1000MHz)AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB (2855/1000MHz)AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB (2575/1000MHz)AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT 8GB (2900/1000MHz)AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 12GB (2855/1000MHz)AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB (2575/1000MHz)OpenBenchmarking.orgKernel Details- Transparent Huge Pages: madviseCompiler Details- PRO: RX 6600 XT, PRO: RX 6700 XT: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-default-pie --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,ada,c++,go,brig,d,fortran,objc,obj-c++,gm2 --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none=/build/gcc-9-HskZEa/gcc-9-9.3.0/debian/tmp-nvptx/usr,hsa --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --program-prefix=x86_64-linux-gnu- --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-abi=m64 --with-arch-32=i686 --with-default-libstdcxx-abi=new --with-gcc-major-version-only --with-multilib-list=m32,m64,mx32 --with-target-system-zlib=auto --with-tune=generic --without-cuda-driver -v Processor Details- Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance (Boost: Enabled) - CPU Microcode: 0xa201009Security Details- itlb_multihit: Not affected + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Full AMD retpoline IBPB: conditional IBRS_FW STIBP: always-on RSB filling + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affectedEnvironment Details- RADV + NGGC: RX 6600 XT, RADV + NGGC: RX 6700 XT, RADV + NGGC: RX 6800 XT: RADV_PERFTEST=nggc

gravitymark: 1920 x 1080 - Vulkangravitymark: 2560 x 1440 - Vulkanbatman-knight: 1920 x 1080 - Highbatman-knight: 2560 x 1440 - Highdirt-rally2: 2560 x 1080 - Highdirt-rally2: 2880 x 1620 - Highdirt-rally2: 2560 x 1080 - Ultradirt-rally2: 2880 x 1620 - Ultraf12020: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraf12020: 2560 x 1440 - Ultrahitman2: 1920 x 1080 - Ultrahitman2: 2560 x 1440 - Ultrahitman2: 2560 x 1440 - Mediumshadowofthetombraider: 1920 x 1080 - High - SMAAshadowofthetombraider: 2560 x 1440 - High - SMAAshadowofthetombraider: 2560 x 1440 - Medium - SMAAshadowofthetombraider: 1920 x 1080 - Highest - SMAAshadowofthetombraider: 2560 x 1440 - Highest - SMAAstrange-brigade: 2560 x 1440 - Ultrathronesofbritannia: 2560 x 1440 - Highthronesofbritannia: 1920 x 1080 - Extremetwtk: 1920 x 1080 - High - Battle Benchmarktwtk: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra - Battle BenchmarkPROAMDVLKRADVRADV + NGGC RX 6600 XT RX 6700 XT RX 6800 XT RX 6700 XT RX 6800 XT RX 6600 XT RX 6700 XT RX 6800 XT RX 6600 XT RX 6700 XT RX 6800 XT151.2125.5182.63113.74191.627279136.141439110.53483681.174705172143125.7991.4797.08148.196.299.3134.287.4129.9127.268.771.259.0194.6166.8233.20172.84231.829127169.040634134.760767100.572220181166132.86111.28119.42184.7126.4130.3168.7114.7198.9145.994.476.062.3241.2212.9263.04224.91317.777405238.706248191.305776145.089793188183135.91132.47141.94237.3176.9182.3223.3160.8239.6154.1114.181.667.9175.8151.4237.61176.26238.193110176.073191132.09019598.582347182162136.35114.07122.27195.1134.4138.9179.3122.3194.9145.297.5140.994.8215.2189.6265.49233.73327.844472248.556971188.621826143.359975191185138.54136.30144.85252.3191.5198.1237.6174.3244.0155.9113.4197.7135.7145.4121.1194.87120.78204.214849150.235764110.04157782.687230169144128.7894.69102.05148.495.999.4135.287.7123.9123.164.1107.872.9182.8154.7246.06180.63237.896144178.265757132.247238100.799530183167137.71116.66125.27182.6126.5130.5165.3114.6176.5141.387.4142.995.5218.6193.4268.35240.64328.166016257.940196192.664530147.796244190185139.44137.20146.93238.3177.1182.8221.0161.0240.6151.0109.5200.5138.8148.1120.7196.98122.78207.386134151.497182111.30726983.267731176154130.0195.53102.05152.497.3100.6140.289.3128.8122.764.5107.773.1181.0155.5250.83185.48245.666596182.297623135.730087102.701182186176138.27117.91126.53190.0129.3133.4174.5118.1189.5141.888.9144.596.7219.6193.6275.05244.49331.736462262.166839195.575968149.684616191187138.06137.33146.71241.6179.8185.4227.4164.5245.3155.4110.4199.1138.6OpenBenchmarking.org

GravityMark

GravityMark is a cross-API, cross-platform GPU accelerated benchmark developed by Tellusim. GravityMark aims to exploit the performance of modern GPus and render hundreds of thousands of objects in real-time all using GPU acceleration. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

MinAvgMaxAMDVLK175.8195.5215.2PRO151.2195.7241.2RADV + NGGC148.1182.9219.6RADV145.4182.3218.6OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterGravityMark 1.2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: VulkanRX 6700 XTRX 6800 XTRX 6600 XT60120180240300

MinAvgMaxAMDVLK151.4170.5189.6PRO125.5168.4212.9RADV + NGGC120.7156.6193.6RADV121.1156.4193.4OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterGravityMark 1.2Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Renderer: VulkanRX 6700 XTRX 6800 XTRX 6600 XT60120180240300

Batman: Arkham Knight

This is a benchmark of >Batman: Arkham Knight running under Steam Play (Proton) on Linux. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that Batman: Arkham Knight is already purchased/installed. This automates the process of executing the game and using a standardized time demo. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

MinAvgMaxAMDVLK237.6251.6265.5PRO182.6226.3263.0RADV + NGGC197.0241.0275.1RADV194.9236.4268.4OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBatman: Arkham KnightResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: HighRX 6700 XTRX 6800 XTRX 6600 XT70140210280350

MinAvgMaxAMDVLK176.3205.0233.7PRO113.7170.5224.9RADV + NGGC122.8184.3244.5RADV120.8180.7240.6OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBatman: Arkham KnightResolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality: HighRX 6700 XTRX 6800 XTRX 6600 XT60120180240300

DiRT Rally 2.0

This is a benchmark of DiRT Rally 2.0 running under Steam Play (Proton) on Linux. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that the game is already purchased/installed. This automates the process of executing the game and using a standardized scene. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

MinAvgMaxAMDVLK238.2283.0327.8PRO191.6247.1317.8RADV + NGGC207.4261.6331.7RADV204.2256.8328.2OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDiRT Rally 2.0Resolution: 2560 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: HighRX 6700 XTRX 6800 XTRX 6600 XT80160240320400

MinAvgMaxAMDVLK176.1212.3248.6PRO136.1181.3238.7RADV + NGGC151.5198.7262.2RADV150.2195.5257.9OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDiRT Rally 2.0Resolution: 2880 x 1620 - Graphics Preset: HighRX 6700 XTRX 6800 XTRX 6600 XT70140210280350

MinAvgMaxAMDVLK132.1160.4188.6PRO110.5145.5191.3RADV + NGGC111.3147.5195.6RADV110.0145.0192.7OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDiRT Rally 2.0Resolution: 2560 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: UltraRX 6700 XTRX 6800 XTRX 6600 XT50100150200250

MinAvgMaxAMDVLK98.6121.0143.4PRO81.2108.9145.1RADV + NGGC83.3111.9149.7RADV82.7110.4147.8OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDiRT Rally 2.0Resolution: 2880 x 1620 - Graphics Preset: UltraRX 6700 XTRX 6800 XTRX 6600 XT4080120160200

F1 2020

This is a benchmark of F1 2020 running under Steam Play (Proton) on Linux. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that the game is already purchased/installed. This automates the process of executing the game and using a standardized time demo. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

MinAvgMaxAMDVLK182.0186.5191.0PRO172.0180.3188.0RADV + NGGC176.0184.3191.0RADV169.0180.7190.0OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterF1 2020Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: UltraRX 6700 XTRX 6800 XTRX 6600 XT50100150200250

MinAvgMaxAMDVLK162.0173.5185.0PRO143.0164.0183.0RADV + NGGC154.0172.3187.0RADV144.0165.3185.0OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterF1 2020Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: UltraRX 6700 XTRX 6800 XTRX 6600 XT50100150200250

HITMAN 2

This is a benchmark of HITMAN 2 on Steam running on Linux under Steam Play. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own a copy of this game. This automates the process of executing the game and using its built-in benchmark mode. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

MinAvgMaxAMDVLK136.4137.4138.5PRO125.8131.5135.9RADV + NGGC130.0135.4138.3RADV128.8135.3139.4OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterHITMAN 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: UltraRX 6700 XTRX 6800 XTRX 6600 XT4080120160200

MinAvgMaxAMDVLK114.1125.2136.3PRO91.5111.7132.5RADV + NGGC95.5116.9137.3RADV94.7116.2137.2OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterHITMAN 2Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality Level: UltraRX 6700 XTRX 6800 XTRX 6600 XT4080120160200

AMDVLKPRORADV + NGGCRADVOpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterHITMAN 2Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality Level: Ultra - Total Frame TimeRX 6700 XTRX 6800 XTRX 6600 XT918273645Min: 3.74 / Avg: 8.75 / Max: 45.62Min: 2.71 / Avg: 7.32 / Max: 44.15Min: 4.8 / Avg: 10.92 / Max: 43.23Min: 3.78 / Avg: 8.99 / Max: 44.37Min: 2.74 / Avg: 7.59 / Max: 42.99Min: 4.46 / Avg: 10.46 / Max: 43.44Min: 3.32 / Avg: 8.52 / Max: 43.31Min: 2.67 / Avg: 7.29 / Max: 42.39Min: 4.49 / Avg: 10.6 / Max: 45.64Min: 3.28 / Avg: 8.61 / Max: 44.05Min: 2.24 / Avg: 7.3 / Max: 42.85

MinAvgMaxAMDVLK122.3133.6144.9PRO97.1119.5141.9RADV + NGGC102.1125.1146.7RADV102.1124.8146.9OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterHITMAN 2Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality Level: MediumRX 6700 XTRX 6800 XTRX 6600 XT4080120160200

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Shadow of the Tomb Raider on Steam. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own a copy of this game. This automates the process of executing the game and using its built-in benchmark mode. Backs up old preferences (in ~/.local/share/feral-interactive/) for the run. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

MinAvgMaxAMDVLK195.1223.7252.3PRO148.1190.0237.3RADV + NGGC152.4194.7241.6RADV148.4189.8238.3OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterShadow of the Tomb RaiderResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: SMAARX 6700 XTRX 6800 XTRX 6600 XT60120180240300

MinAvgMaxAMDVLK134.4163.0191.5PRO96.2133.2176.9RADV + NGGC97.3135.5179.8RADV95.9133.2177.1OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterShadow of the Tomb RaiderResolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: SMAARX 6700 XTRX 6800 XTRX 6600 XT50100150200250

MinAvgMaxAMDVLK138.9168.5198.1PRO99.3137.3182.3RADV + NGGC100.6139.8185.4RADV99.4137.6182.8OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterShadow of the Tomb RaiderResolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: SMAARX 6700 XTRX 6800 XTRX 6600 XT50100150200250

MinAvgMaxAMDVLK179.3208.5237.6PRO134.2175.4223.3RADV + NGGC140.2180.7227.4RADV135.2173.8221.0OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterShadow of the Tomb RaiderResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Highest - Anti Aliasing: SMAARX 6700 XTRX 6800 XTRX 6600 XT60120180240300

MinAvgMaxAMDVLK122.3148.3174.3PRO87.4121.0160.8RADV + NGGC89.3124.0164.5RADV87.7121.1161.0OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterShadow of the Tomb RaiderResolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Highest - Anti Aliasing: SMAARX 6700 XTRX 6800 XTRX 6600 XT50100150200250

Strange Brigade

This is a benchmark of Strange Brigade running under Steam Play (Proton) on Linux. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that the game is already purchased/installed. This automates the process of executing the game and using a standardized scene. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

MinAvgMaxAMDVLK194.9219.5244.0PRO129.9189.5239.6RADV + NGGC128.8187.9245.3RADV123.9180.3240.6OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterStrange BrigadeResolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Setting: UltraRX 6700 XTRX 6800 XTRX 6600 XT60120180240300

A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA

A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA on Steam. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own a copy of this game. This automates the process of executing the game and using its built-in benchmark mode. Backs up old preferences (in ~/.local/share/feral-interactive/) for the run. NOTES for cross-platform comparisons: TODO See notes in install.sh for a few small tweaks including disabling the CPU governor check when testing for it's effects Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

MinAvgMaxAMDVLK145.2150.6155.9PRO127.2142.4154.1RADV + NGGC122.7140.0155.4RADV123.1138.5151.0OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAResolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: HighRX 6700 XTRX 6800 XTRX 6600 XT4080120160200

MinAvgMaxAMDVLK97.5105.5113.4PRO68.792.4114.1RADV + NGGC64.587.9110.4RADV64.187.0109.5OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: ExtremeRX 6700 XTRX 6800 XTRX 6600 XT4080120160200

AMDVLKPRORADV + NGGCRADVOpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Extreme - Total Frame TimeRX 6700 XTRX 6800 XTRX 6600 XT60120180240300Min: 6.2 / Avg: 10.31 / Max: 222.7Min: 5.2 / Avg: 8.76 / Max: 229.9Min: 8 / Avg: 14.53 / Max: 227Min: 6.3 / Avg: 10.57 / Max: 222.4Min: 5.2 / Avg: 8.74 / Max: 230Min: 8.1 / Avg: 15.5 / Max: 343.3Min: 6.6 / Avg: 11.23 / Max: 225.7Min: 5.4 / Avg: 9.1 / Max: 220.6Min: 7.3 / Avg: 15.66 / Max: 227.1Min: 6.4 / Avg: 11.48 / Max: 222.4Min: 5.7 / Avg: 9.03 / Max: 217.8

Total War: Three Kingdoms

Total War: Three Kingdoms on Steam. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you own a copy of this game. This automates the process of executing the game and using its built-in benchmark mode. Backs up old preferences (in ~/.local/share/feral-interactive/) for the run. NOTES for cross-platform comparisons: TODO Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

MinAvgMaxAMDVLK140.9169.3197.7PRO71.276.381.6RADV + NGGC107.7150.4199.1RADV107.8150.4200.5OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTotal War: Three Kingdoms 1.0.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Scenario: Battle BenchmarkRX 6700 XTRX 6800 XTRX 6600 XT50100150200250

MinAvgMaxAMDVLK94.8115.3135.7PRO59.063.167.9RADV + NGGC73.1102.8138.6RADV72.9102.4138.8OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTotal War: Three Kingdoms 1.0.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Scenario: Battle BenchmarkRX 6700 XTRX 6800 XTRX 6600 XT4080120160200