AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT / RX 7900 XTX Mesa RADV vs. AMDVLK. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article.
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Processor Motherboard Chipset Memory Disk Graphics Audio Monitor Network OS Kernel Desktop Display Server OpenGL Compiler File-System Screen Resolution RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX AMDVLK Mesa RADV AMDVLK Mesa RADV AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core @ 4.50GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads) ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-E GAMING WIFI (1416 BIOS) AMD Device 14d8 32GB Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 1000GB + 2000GB AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB (2025/1249MHz) AMD Device ab30 ASUS MG28U Intel I225-V + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX210/AX211/AX411 Ubuntu 23.04 6.3.2-060302-generic (x86_64) GNOME Shell 44.0 X Server 1.21.1.7 + Wayland 4.6 Mesa 23.2.0-devel (git-96c33fb 2023-05-30 lunar-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 15.0.7 DRM 3.52) GCC 12.2.0 ext4 3840x2160 AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB (2304/1249MHz) OpenBenchmarking.org Kernel Details - Transparent Huge Pages: madvise Processor Details - Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance (Boost: Enabled) - CPU Microcode: 0xa601203 Graphics Details - RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK: BAR1 / Visible vRAM Size: 20464 MB - vBIOS Version: 113-D70401-00 - RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV: BAR1 / Visible vRAM Size: 20464 MB - vBIOS Version: 113-D70401-00 - RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK: BAR1 / Visible vRAM Size: 24560 MB - vBIOS Version: 113-D7020100-102 - RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV: BAR1 / Visible vRAM Size: 24560 MB - vBIOS Version: 113-D7020100-102 Security Details - itlb_multihit: Not affected + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + mmio_stale_data: Not affected + retbleed: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Enhanced / Automatic IBRS IBPB: conditional RSB filling PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected + srbds: Not affected + tsx_async_abort: Not affected
gravitymark: 1920 x 1080 - Vulkan gravitymark: 2560 x 1440 - Vulkan gravitymark: 3840 x 2160 - Vulkan csgo: 3840 x 2160 - Vulkan cyberpunk2077: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra cyberpunk2077: 2560 x 1440 - Ultra cyberpunk2077: 3840 x 2160 - Ultra cyberpunk2077: 1920 x 1080 - Medium cyberpunk2077: 2560 x 1440 - Medium cyberpunk2077: 3840 x 2160 - Medium f122: 1920 x 1080 - Medium f122: 2560 x 1440 - Medium f122: 3840 x 2160 - Medium f122: 1920 x 1080 - Ultra High f122: 2560 x 1440 - Ultra High f122: 3840 x 2160 - Ultra High gta5: 1920 x 1080 - High gta5: 1920 x 1080 - Very High hitman3: 2560 x 1440 - Ultra hitman3: 3840 x 2160 - Ultra hitman3: 1920 x 1080 - Medium hitman3: 2560 x 1440 - Medium hitman3: 3840 x 2160 - Medium 3dmark: 1920 x 1080 3dmark: 2560 x 1440 3dmark: 3840 x 2160 RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX AMDVLK Mesa RADV AMDVLK Mesa RADV 290.6 255.4 193.0 441.53 104.47 104.15 67.76 112.14 112.23 112.00 279 268 169 193 174 110 185.193181 103.729791 283.04 157.28 413.09 291.81 161.32 739.34 546.87 278.13 316.8 274.2 203.2 449.56 167.27 145.07 70.50 173.64 174.79 161.45 500 371 210 312 240 143 185.016138 53.518873 175.12 126.54 257.15 215.28 145.06 523.31 414.21 239.19 335.3 295.5 219.7 489.8 160.61 158.38 80.76 166.63 166.62 166.35 514 424 233 331 265 153 185.404430 126.714849 318.40 185.14 471.53 336.16 190.59 784.17 617.61 330.40 360.5 322.0 234.0 481.18 166.00 162.22 82.37 174.31 174.40 174.43 535 425 246 346 273 168 185.591574 96.015033 321.90 188.97 471.24 338.11 195.32 770.27 582.44 310.81 OpenBenchmarking.org
GravityMark Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: Vulkan RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better GravityMark 1.82 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: Vulkan AMDVLK Mesa RADV 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 0.50, N = 3 SE +/- 1.15, N = 3 SE +/- 1.07, N = 3 SE +/- 1.23, N = 3 290.6 316.8 335.3 360.5
GravityMark Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Renderer: Vulkan RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better GravityMark 1.82 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Renderer: Vulkan AMDVLK Mesa RADV 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 2.50, N = 3 SE +/- 1.68, N = 3 SE +/- 2.13, N = 3 SE +/- 3.50, N = 12 255.4 274.2 295.5 322.0
GravityMark Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better GravityMark 1.82 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan AMDVLK Mesa RADV 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 2.27, N = 4 SE +/- 2.92, N = 3 SE +/- 2.77, N = 3 SE +/- 2.98, N = 3 193.0 203.2 219.7 234.0
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan AMDVLK Mesa RADV 110 220 330 440 550 SE +/- 5.28, N = 2 SE +/- 2.12, N = 2 SE +/- 2.65, N = 2 SE +/- 1.99, N = 2 441.53 449.56 489.80 481.18
Cyberpunk 2077 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Setting: Ultra RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Cyberpunk 2077 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Setting: Ultra AMDVLK Mesa RADV 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 0.39, N = 3 SE +/- 0.55, N = 3 104.47 167.27 160.61 166.00
Cyberpunk 2077 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Setting: Ultra RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Cyberpunk 2077 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Setting: Ultra AMDVLK Mesa RADV 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.24, N = 3 SE +/- 0.10, N = 3 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 SE +/- 0.30, N = 3 104.15 145.07 158.38 162.22
Cyberpunk 2077 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Setting: Ultra RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Cyberpunk 2077 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Setting: Ultra AMDVLK Mesa RADV 20 40 60 80 100 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 67.76 70.50 80.76 82.37
Cyberpunk 2077 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Setting: Medium RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Cyberpunk 2077 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Setting: Medium AMDVLK Mesa RADV 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.31, N = 3 SE +/- 0.48, N = 3 SE +/- 0.69, N = 3 SE +/- 0.54, N = 3 112.14 173.64 166.63 174.31
Cyberpunk 2077 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Setting: Medium RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Cyberpunk 2077 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Setting: Medium AMDVLK Mesa RADV 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.30, N = 3 SE +/- 0.30, N = 3 SE +/- 0.54, N = 3 112.23 174.79 166.62 174.40
Cyberpunk 2077 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Setting: Medium RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Cyberpunk 2077 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Setting: Medium AMDVLK Mesa RADV 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.08, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 SE +/- 0.44, N = 3 SE +/- 0.64, N = 3 112.00 161.45 166.35 174.43
F1 22 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Medium RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better F1 22 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Medium AMDVLK Mesa RADV 120 240 360 480 600 SE +/- 3.06, N = 3 SE +/- 2.40, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 2.19, N = 3 279 500 514 535
F1 22 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better F1 22 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium AMDVLK Mesa RADV 90 180 270 360 450 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 1.45, N = 3 SE +/- 2.03, N = 3 268 371 424 425
F1 22 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Medium RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better F1 22 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Medium AMDVLK Mesa RADV 50 100 150 200 250 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 169 210 233 246
F1 22 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra High RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better F1 22 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra High AMDVLK Mesa RADV 80 160 240 320 400 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 SE +/- 1.20, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 193 312 331 346
F1 22 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Ultra High RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better F1 22 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Ultra High AMDVLK Mesa RADV 60 120 180 240 300 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.88, N = 3 SE +/- 0.67, N = 3 174 240 265 273
F1 22 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Ultra High RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better F1 22 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Ultra High AMDVLK Mesa RADV 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.33, N = 3 SE +/- 0.00, N = 3 110 143 153 168
F1 22 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Ultra High - Total Frame Time RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better F1 22 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Ultra High - Total Frame Time AMDVLK Mesa RADV 7 14 21 28 35 Min: 3.59 / Avg: 9.04 / Max: 33.48 Min: 4.58 / Avg: 6.97 / Max: 28.66 Min: 3.55 / Avg: 6.52 / Max: 27.8 Min: 2.56 / Avg: 5.93 / Max: 26.05
Grand Theft Auto V Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: High RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Grand Theft Auto V Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: High AMDVLK Mesa RADV 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.10, N = 2 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.07, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 185.19 185.02 185.40 185.59
Grand Theft Auto V Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Very High RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better Grand Theft Auto V Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Very High AMDVLK Mesa RADV 30 60 90 120 150 SE +/- 0.19, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 103.73 53.52 126.71 96.02
HITMAN 3 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality Level: Ultra RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better HITMAN 3 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality Level: Ultra AMDVLK Mesa RADV 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 0.15, N = 3 SE +/- 0.04, N = 3 SE +/- 0.18, N = 3 SE +/- 0.45, N = 3 283.04 175.12 318.40 321.90
HITMAN 3 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality Level: Ultra - Total Frame Time RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better HITMAN 3 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality Level: Ultra - Total Frame Time AMDVLK Mesa RADV 6 12 18 24 30 Min: 1.79 / Avg: 3.53 / Max: 6.08 Min: 1.79 / Avg: 5.71 / Max: 23.91 Min: 1.47 / Avg: 3.14 / Max: 6.01 Min: 1.34 / Avg: 3.11 / Max: 5.57
HITMAN 3 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: Ultra RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better HITMAN 3 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: Ultra AMDVLK Mesa RADV 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 SE +/- 0.03, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 SE +/- 0.12, N = 3 157.28 126.54 185.14 188.97
HITMAN 3 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: Ultra - Total Frame Time RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better HITMAN 3 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: Ultra - Total Frame Time AMDVLK Mesa RADV 6 12 18 24 30 Min: 3.44 / Avg: 6.37 / Max: 20.1 Min: 3.39 / Avg: 7.9 / Max: 28.27 Min: 2.86 / Avg: 5.4 / Max: 21.18 Min: 2.74 / Avg: 5.29 / Max: 18.17
HITMAN 3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: Medium RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better HITMAN 3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: Medium AMDVLK Mesa RADV 100 200 300 400 500 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 SE +/- 0.41, N = 3 SE +/- 0.49, N = 3 SE +/- 0.86, N = 3 413.09 257.15 471.53 471.24
HITMAN 3 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality Level: Medium RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better HITMAN 3 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality Level: Medium AMDVLK Mesa RADV 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 0.58, N = 3 SE +/- 0.22, N = 3 SE +/- 0.02, N = 3 SE +/- 0.30, N = 3 291.81 215.28 336.16 338.11
HITMAN 3 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: Medium RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better HITMAN 3 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: Medium AMDVLK Mesa RADV 40 80 120 160 200 SE +/- 0.05, N = 3 SE +/- 0.13, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.09, N = 3 161.32 145.06 190.59 195.32
HITMAN 3 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: Medium - Total Frame Time RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Milliseconds, Fewer Is Better HITMAN 3 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: Medium - Total Frame Time AMDVLK Mesa RADV 5 10 15 20 25 Min: 3.41 / Avg: 6.2 / Max: 17.74 Min: 3.5 / Avg: 6.88 / Max: 22.57 Min: 2.81 / Avg: 5.25 / Max: 16.53 Min: 2.7 / Avg: 5.12 / Max: 21.61
3DMark Wild Life Extreme Resolution: 1920 x 1080 RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better 3DMark Wild Life Extreme 1.1.2.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 AMDVLK Mesa RADV 200 400 600 800 1000 SE +/- 1.85, N = 3 SE +/- 1.90, N = 2 SE +/- 3.00, N = 3 SE +/- 1.96, N = 3 739.34 523.31 784.17 770.27
3DMark Wild Life Extreme Resolution: 2560 x 1440 RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better 3DMark Wild Life Extreme 1.1.2.1 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 AMDVLK Mesa RADV 130 260 390 520 650 SE +/- 0.29, N = 3 SE +/- 0.93, N = 3 SE +/- 0.80, N = 3 SE +/- 1.19, N = 3 546.87 414.21 617.61 582.44
3DMark Wild Life Extreme Resolution: 3840 x 2160 RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XTX OpenBenchmarking.org Frames Per Second, More Is Better 3DMark Wild Life Extreme 1.1.2.1 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 AMDVLK Mesa RADV 70 140 210 280 350 SE +/- 0.14, N = 3 SE +/- 0.17, N = 3 SE +/- 0.06, N = 3 SE +/- 0.26, N = 3 278.13 239.19 330.40 310.81
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