RADV vs. AMDVLK - RDNA3 Vulkan Drivers AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT / RX 7900 XTX Mesa RADV vs. AMDVLK. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article. RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core @ 4.50GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-E GAMING WIFI (1416 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14d8, Memory: 32GB, Disk: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 1000GB + 2000GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB (2025/1249MHz), Audio: AMD Device ab30, Monitor: ASUS MG28U, Network: Intel I225-V + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX210/AX211/AX411 OS: Ubuntu 23.04, Kernel: 6.3.2-060302-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 44.0, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.7 + Wayland, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 23.2.0-devel (git-96c33fb 2023-05-30 lunar-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 15.0.7 DRM 3.52), Compiler: GCC 12.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core @ 4.50GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-E GAMING WIFI (1416 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14d8, Memory: 32GB, Disk: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 1000GB + 2000GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB (2025/1249MHz), Audio: AMD Device ab30, Monitor: ASUS MG28U, Network: Intel I225-V + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX210/AX211/AX411 OS: Ubuntu 23.04, Kernel: 6.3.2-060302-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 44.0, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.7 + Wayland, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 23.2.0-devel (git-96c33fb 2023-05-30 lunar-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 15.0.7 DRM 3.52), Compiler: GCC 12.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core @ 4.50GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-E GAMING WIFI (1416 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14d8, Memory: 32GB, Disk: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 1000GB + 2000GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB (2304/1249MHz), Audio: AMD Device ab30, Monitor: ASUS MG28U, Network: Intel I225-V + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX210/AX211/AX411 OS: Ubuntu 23.04, Kernel: 6.3.2-060302-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 44.0, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.7 + Wayland, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 23.2.0-devel (git-96c33fb 2023-05-30 lunar-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 15.0.7 DRM 3.52), Compiler: GCC 12.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core @ 4.50GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-E GAMING WIFI (1416 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14d8, Memory: 32GB, Disk: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 1000GB + 2000GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB (2304/1249MHz), Audio: AMD Device ab30, Monitor: ASUS MG28U, Network: Intel I225-V + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX210/AX211/AX411 OS: Ubuntu 23.04, Kernel: 6.3.2-060302-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 44.0, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.7 + Wayland, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 23.2.0-devel (git-96c33fb 2023-05-30 lunar-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 15.0.7 DRM 3.52), Compiler: GCC 12.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 GravityMark 1.82 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... 290.6 |====================================== RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. 316.8 |========================================= RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... 335.3 |============================================ RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . 360.5 |=============================================== GravityMark 1.82 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... 255.4 |===================================== RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. 274.2 |======================================== RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... 295.5 |=========================================== RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . 322.0 |=============================================== GravityMark 1.82 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... 193.0 |======================================= RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. 203.2 |========================================= RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... 219.7 |============================================ RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . 234.0 |=============================================== Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... 441.53 |========================================= RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. 449.56 |========================================== RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... 489.80 |============================================== RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . 481.18 |============================================= Cyberpunk 2077 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Setting: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... 104.47 |============================= RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. 167.27 |============================================== RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... 160.61 |============================================ RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . 166.00 |============================================== Cyberpunk 2077 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Setting: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... 104.15 |============================== RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. 145.07 |========================================= RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... 158.38 |============================================= RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . 162.22 |============================================== Cyberpunk 2077 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Setting: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... 67.76 |======================================= RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. 70.50 |======================================== RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... 80.76 |============================================== RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . 82.37 |=============================================== Cyberpunk 2077 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Setting: Medium Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... 112.14 |============================== RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. 173.64 |============================================== RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... 166.63 |============================================ RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . 174.31 |============================================== Cyberpunk 2077 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Setting: Medium Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... 112.23 |============================== RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. 174.79 |============================================== RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... 166.62 |============================================ RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . 174.40 |============================================== Cyberpunk 2077 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Setting: Medium Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... 112.00 |============================== RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. 161.45 |=========================================== RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... 166.35 |============================================ RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . 174.43 |============================================== F1 22 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Medium Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... 279 |========================== RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. 500 |============================================== RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... 514 |=============================================== RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . 535 |================================================= F1 22 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... 268 |=============================== RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. 371 |=========================================== RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... 424 |================================================= RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . 425 |================================================= F1 22 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Medium Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... 169 |================================== RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. 210 |========================================== RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... 233 |============================================== RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . 246 |================================================= F1 22 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... 193 |=========================== RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. 312 |============================================ RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... 331 |=============================================== RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . 346 |================================================= F1 22 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Ultra High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... 174 |=============================== RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. 240 |=========================================== RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... 265 |================================================ RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . 273 |================================================= F1 22 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Ultra High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... 110 |================================ RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. 143 |========================================== RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... 153 |============================================= RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . 168 |================================================= F1 22 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Ultra High - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... MIN: 3.6 AVG: 9.0 MAX: 33.5 RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. MIN: 4.6 AVG: 7.0 MAX: 28.7 RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... MIN: 3.5 AVG: 6.5 MAX: 27.8 RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . MIN: 2.6 AVG: 5.9 MAX: 26.0 Grand Theft Auto V Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... 185.19 |============================================== RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. 185.02 |============================================== RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... 185.40 |============================================== RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . 185.59 |============================================== Grand Theft Auto V Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: Very High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... 103.73 |====================================== RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. 53.52 |=================== RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... 126.71 |============================================== RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . 96.02 |=================================== HITMAN 3 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality Level: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... 283.04 |======================================== RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. 175.12 |========================= RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... 318.40 |============================================= RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . 321.90 |============================================== HITMAN 3 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality Level: Ultra - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... MIN: 1.8 AVG: 3.5 MAX: 6.1 RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. MIN: 1.8 AVG: 5.7 MAX: 23.9 RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... MIN: 1.5 AVG: 3.1 MAX: 6.0 RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . MIN: 1.3 AVG: 3.1 MAX: 5.6 HITMAN 3 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... 157.28 |====================================== RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. 126.54 |=============================== RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... 185.14 |============================================= RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . 188.97 |============================================== HITMAN 3 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: Ultra - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... MIN: 3.4 AVG: 6.4 MAX: 20.1 RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. MIN: 3.4 AVG: 7.9 MAX: 28.3 RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... MIN: 2.9 AVG: 5.4 MAX: 21.2 RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . MIN: 2.7 AVG: 5.3 MAX: 18.2 HITMAN 3 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: Medium Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... 413.09 |======================================== RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. 257.15 |========================= RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... 471.53 |============================================== RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . 471.24 |============================================== HITMAN 3 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality Level: Medium Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... 291.81 |======================================== RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. 215.28 |============================= RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... 336.16 |============================================== RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . 338.11 |============================================== HITMAN 3 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: Medium Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... 161.32 |====================================== RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. 145.06 |================================== RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... 190.59 |============================================= RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . 195.32 |============================================== HITMAN 3 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: Medium - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... MIN: 3.4 AVG: 6.2 MAX: 17.7 RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. MIN: 3.5 AVG: 6.9 MAX: 22.6 RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... MIN: 2.8 AVG: 5.2 MAX: 16.5 RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . MIN: 2.7 AVG: 5.1 MAX: 21.6 3DMark Wild Life Extreme 1.1.2.1 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... 739.34 |=========================================== RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. 523.31 |=============================== RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... 784.17 |============================================== RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . 770.27 |============================================= 3DMark Wild Life Extreme 1.1.2.1 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... 546.87 |========================================= RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. 414.21 |=============================== RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... 617.61 |============================================== RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . 582.44 |=========================================== 3DMark Wild Life Extreme 1.1.2.1 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better RX 7900 XT: AMDVLK ..... 278.13 |======================================= RX 7900 XT: Mesa RADV .. 239.19 |================================= RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK .... 330.40 |============================================== RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV . 310.81 |===========================================