NVIDIA RTX 3090, RX 6800 XT - GNOME (X)Wayland Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Benchmarks for a future article by Michael Larabel on Phoronix.com looking at Wayland vs. X.Org GNOME session on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS with both Radeon and NVIDIA graphics.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/2202053-NE-NVIDIARTX35&imw=1&sgm=1&grs.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLVulkanCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionRTX 3090RX 6800 XT X.Org Session Wayland Session X.Org Session Wayland SessionAMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core @ 3.40GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads)ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (3904 BIOS)AMD Starship/Matisse32GB1000GB Sabrent Rocket 4.0 Plus + 2000GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 24GBNVIDIA GA102 HD AudioASUS MG28URealtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200Ubuntu 22.045.15.0-18-generic (x86_64)GNOME Shell 41.3X Server 1.20.14NVIDIA 510.47.034.6.01.3.194GCC 11.2.0ext43840x2160X Server 1.20.14 + WaylandAMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB (2575/1000MHz)AMD Navi 21 HDMI AudioX Server 1.20.144.6 Mesa 22.1.0-devel (git-9da3d71 2022-02-05 jammy-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 13.0.0 DRM 3.42)1.3.204X Server 1.20.14 + WaylandOpenBenchmarking.orgKernel Details- Transparent Huge Pages: madviseCompiler Details- RTX 3090: X.Org Session: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-bootstrap --enable-cet --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++,m2 --enable-libphobos-checking=release --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-link-serialization=2 --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none=/build/gcc-11-iOLsLC/gcc-11-11.2.0/debian/tmp-nvptx/usr,amdgcn-amdhsa=/build/gcc-11-iOLsLC/gcc-11-11.2.0/debian/tmp-gcn/usr --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-build-config=bootstrap-lto-lean --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 - RTX 3090: Wayland Session: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-bootstrap --enable-cet --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++,m2 --enable-libphobos-checking=release --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-link-serialization=2 --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none=/build/gcc-11-iOLsLC/gcc-11-11.2.0/debian/tmp-nvptx/usr,amdgcn-amdhsa=/build/gcc-11-iOLsLC/gcc-11-11.2.0/debian/tmp-gcn/usr --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-build-config=bootstrap-lto-lean --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 - RX 6800 XT: X.Org Session: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-bootstrap --enable-cet --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++,m2 --enable-libphobos-checking=release --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-link-serialization=2 --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none=/build/gcc-11-O5cEXJ/gcc-11-11.2.0/debian/tmp-nvptx/usr,amdgcn-amdhsa=/build/gcc-11-O5cEXJ/gcc-11-11.2.0/debian/tmp-gcn/usr --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-build-config=bootstrap-lto-lean --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 - RX 6800 XT: Wayland Session: --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-vtable-verify --disable-werror --enable-bootstrap --enable-cet --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++,m2 --enable-libphobos-checking=release --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-link-serialization=2 --enable-multiarch --enable-multilib --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc=auto --enable-offload-targets=nvptx-none=/build/gcc-11-O5cEXJ/gcc-11-11.2.0/debian/tmp-nvptx/usr,amdgcn-amdhsa=/build/gcc-11-O5cEXJ/gcc-11-11.2.0/debian/tmp-gcn/usr --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-build-config=bootstrap-lto-lean --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: 0xa201016Graphics Details- RTX 3090: X.Org Session: BAR1 / Visible vRAM Size: 32768 MiB- RTX 3090: Wayland Session: BAR1 / Visible vRAM Size: 32768 MiB- RX 6800 XT: X.Org Session: BAR1 / Visible vRAM Size: 16368 MB- RX 6800 XT: Wayland Session: BAR1 / Visible vRAM Size: 16368 MBSecurity 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 affected

tesseract: 3840 x 2160twtk: 3840 x 2160 - Ultra - Battle Benchmarkbatman-knight: 3840 x 2160 - Highyquake2: Vulkan - On - On - 3840 x 2160hitman3: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraunvanquished: 3840 x 2160 - Ultratwtk: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra - Battle Benchmarkunvanquished: 3840 x 2160 - Mediumunvanquished: 3840 x 2160 - Highxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultimateshadowofthetombraider: 1920 x 1080 - Highest - Offshadowofthetombraider: 3840 x 2160 - Highest - Offhitman3: 3840 x 2160 - Ultradirt-rally2: 3840 x 1600 - Ultrastrange-brigade: 3840 x 2160 - Ultraxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Highf12020: 3840 x 2160 - Ultradirt-rally2: 2560 x 1080 - Ultrabatman-knight: 1920 x 1080 - Highxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Lowxonotic: 3840 x 2160 - Ultraf12020: 1920 x 1080 - Ultraf12020: 1920 x 1080 - Highf12020: 3840 x 2160 - HighRTX 3090RX 6800 XT X.Org Session Wayland Session X.Org Session Wayland Session569.210657.4164.36507.4245.97461.4167.7480.7467.8371.6409327236.4105.1113.27139.657079164.8569.9128243178212.369802274.69660.3227757494.2518013188235226572.007156.9155.72481.2242.75466.1161.6491.2465.4372.9721816219.299.4111.94134.870682166.5577.0005356173201.207916270.65674.5653288492.2780435192231221888.883941.8126.93417.2295.70387.7141.2413.8395.8416.4519635243.994.5121.38128.979472156.1541.9269804168200.628189264.42673.5385565483.9817916192235221876.201142.1127.78412.6297.63390.1141.8418.3399.4419.6902824247.194.8121.66129.253159158.1546.6604338168201.178502260.98689.6196584502.8989337195239222OpenBenchmarking.org

HITMAN 3

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: Ultra - Total Frame Time

X.Org SessionWayland SessionOpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterHITMAN 3Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: Ultra - Total Frame TimeRTX 3090RX 6800 XT510152025Min: 4.72 / Avg: 8.85 / Max: 22.98Min: 4.34 / Avg: 8.24 / Max: 11.66Min: 4.68 / Avg: 8.94 / Max: 21.7Min: 4.38 / Avg: 8.23 / Max: 11.11

Tesseract

Resolution: 3840 x 2160

X.Org SessionWayland SessionOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 3840 x 2160RTX 3090RX 6800 XT2004006008001000SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 2.89, N = 3SE +/- 2.94, N = 3SE +/- 8.52, N = 3569.21888.88572.01876.20

Total War: Three Kingdoms

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Scenario: Battle Benchmark

X.Org SessionWayland SessionOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTotal War: Three Kingdoms 1.0.1Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Scenario: Battle BenchmarkRTX 3090RX 6800 XT1326395265SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 357.441.856.942.1

Batman: Arkham Knight

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: High

X.Org SessionWayland SessionOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBatman: Arkham KnightResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: HighRTX 3090RX 6800 XT4080120160200SE +/- 1.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 3SE +/- 0.76, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3164.36126.93155.72127.78

yquake2

Renderer: Vulkan - AF: On - MSAA: On - Resolution: 3840 x 2160

X.Org SessionWayland SessionOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betteryquake2 8.01Renderer: Vulkan - AF: On - MSAA: On - Resolution: 3840 x 2160RTX 3090RX 6800 XT110220330440550SE +/- 1.60, N = 3SE +/- 3.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.95, N = 3SE +/- 0.98, N = 3507.4417.2481.2412.61. (CC) gcc options: -lm -ldl -rdynamic -shared -lSDL2 -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer -std=gnu99 -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -fvisibility=hidden -MMD -mfpmath=sse -fPIC

HITMAN 3

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: Ultra

X.Org SessionWayland SessionOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterHITMAN 3Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: UltraRTX 3090RX 6800 XT60120180240300SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 1.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3245.97295.70242.75297.63

Unvanquished

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra

X.Org SessionWayland SessionOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnvanquished 0.52.1Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltraRTX 3090RX 6800 XT100200300400500SE +/- 3.32, N = 3SE +/- 3.13, N = 15SE +/- 2.92, N = 3SE +/- 3.59, N = 15461.4387.7466.1390.1

Total War: Three Kingdoms

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Scenario: Battle Benchmark

X.Org SessionWayland SessionOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTotal War: Three Kingdoms 1.0.1Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Scenario: Battle BenchmarkRTX 3090RX 6800 XT4080120160200SE +/- 1.24, N = 3SE +/- 1.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.74, N = 3SE +/- 1.13, N = 3167.7141.2161.6141.8

Unvanquished

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Medium

X.Org SessionWayland SessionOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnvanquished 0.52.1Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: MediumRTX 3090RX 6800 XT110220330440550SE +/- 4.57, N = 3SE +/- 1.01, N = 3SE +/- 7.05, N = 3SE +/- 2.66, N = 3480.7413.8491.2418.3

Unvanquished

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: High

X.Org SessionWayland SessionOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnvanquished 0.52.1Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: HighRTX 3090RX 6800 XT100200300400500SE +/- 4.27, N = 3SE +/- 1.95, N = 3SE +/- 3.30, N = 3SE +/- 5.21, N = 3467.8395.8465.4399.4

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

X.Org SessionWayland SessionOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltimateRTX 3090RX 6800 XT90180270360450SE +/- 0.65, N = 3SE +/- 1.96, N = 3SE +/- 2.06, N = 3SE +/- 3.01, N = 3371.64416.45372.97419.69

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Highest - Anti Aliasing: Off

X.Org SessionWayland SessionOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterShadow of the Tomb RaiderResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Highest - Anti Aliasing: OffRTX 3090RX 6800 XT50100150200250SE +/- 1.05, N = 3SE +/- 1.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.64, N = 3236.4243.9219.2247.1

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Highest - Anti Aliasing: Off

X.Org SessionWayland SessionOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterShadow of the Tomb RaiderResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Highest - Anti Aliasing: OffRTX 3090RX 6800 XT20406080100SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3105.194.599.494.8

HITMAN 3

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: Ultra

X.Org SessionWayland SessionOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterHITMAN 3Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: UltraRTX 3090RX 6800 XT306090120150SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3113.27121.38111.94121.66

DiRT Rally 2.0

Resolution: 3840 x 1600 - Graphics Preset: Ultra

X.Org SessionWayland SessionOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDiRT Rally 2.0Resolution: 3840 x 1600 - Graphics Preset: UltraRTX 3090RX 6800 XT306090120150SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3139.66128.98134.87129.25

Strange Brigade

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Setting: Ultra

X.Org SessionWayland SessionOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterStrange BrigadeResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Setting: UltraRTX 3090RX 6800 XT4080120160200SE +/- 0.80, N = 3SE +/- 0.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3164.8156.1166.5158.1

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: High

X.Org SessionWayland SessionOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: HighRTX 3090RX 6800 XT120240360480600SE +/- 2.60, N = 3SE +/- 4.57, N = 3SE +/- 1.38, N = 3SE +/- 6.55, N = 3569.91541.93577.00546.66

F1 2020

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Ultra

X.Org SessionWayland SessionOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterF1 2020Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: UltraRTX 3090RX 6800 XT4080120160200SE +/- 1.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3178168173168

DiRT Rally 2.0

Resolution: 2560 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra

X.Org SessionWayland SessionOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDiRT Rally 2.0Resolution: 2560 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: UltraRTX 3090RX 6800 XT50100150200250SE +/- 0.51, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3212.37200.63201.21201.18

Batman: Arkham Knight

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: High

X.Org SessionWayland SessionOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBatman: Arkham KnightResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: HighRTX 3090RX 6800 XT60120180240300SE +/- 2.01, N = 3SE +/- 2.90, N = 3SE +/- 1.82, N = 3SE +/- 2.02, N = 3274.69264.42270.65260.98

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Low

X.Org SessionWayland SessionOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: LowRTX 3090RX 6800 XT150300450600750SE +/- 3.70, N = 3SE +/- 2.99, N = 3SE +/- 3.76, N = 3SE +/- 4.39, N = 3660.32673.54674.57689.62

Xonotic

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra

X.Org SessionWayland SessionOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: UltraRTX 3090RX 6800 XT110220330440550SE +/- 2.10, N = 3SE +/- 5.16, N = 3SE +/- 0.84, N = 3SE +/- 2.16, N = 3494.25483.98492.28502.90

F1 2020

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra

X.Org SessionWayland SessionOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterF1 2020Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: UltraRTX 3090RX 6800 XT4080120160200SE +/- 1.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3188192192195

F1 2020

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High

X.Org SessionWayland SessionOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterF1 2020Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: HighRTX 3090RX 6800 XT50100150200250SE +/- 1.53, N = 3SE +/- 3.18, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 1.67, N = 3235235231239

F1 2020

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: High

X.Org SessionWayland SessionOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterF1 2020Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: HighRTX 3090RX 6800 XT50100150200250SE +/- 1.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.88, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3226221221222

Geometric Mean Of All Test Results

Result Composite - NVIDIA RTX 3090, RX 6800 XT - GNOME (X)Wayland Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

X.Org SessionWayland SessionOpenBenchmarking.orgGeometric Mean, More Is BetterGeometric Mean Of All Test ResultsResult Composite - NVIDIA RTX 3090, RX 6800 XT - GNOME (X)Wayland Ubuntu 22.04 LTSRTX 3090RX 6800 XT60120180240300254.43243.68250.38245.34

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