AMDVLK vs. Mesa RADV Radeon Vulkan Driver Performance On Linux

Written by Michael Larabel in Display Drivers on 2 June 2023 at 12:00 PM EDT. Page 3 of 5. 21 Comments.
F1 22 benchmark with settings of Resolution: 1920 x 1080, Graphics Preset: Medium. RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV was the fastest.
F1 22 benchmark with settings of Resolution: 2560 x 1440, Graphics Preset: Medium. RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV was the fastest.
F1 22 benchmark with settings of Resolution: 3840 x 2160, Graphics Preset: Medium. RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV was the fastest.

Similar to Cyberpunk 2077, the F1 22 racing game with Steam Play was another case where the RX 7900 XTX driver performance was quite close while for the RX 7900 XT there was a noticeable drop in performance when using the AMDVLK driver.

F1 22 benchmark with settings of Resolution: 1920 x 1080, Graphics Preset: Ultra High. RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV was the fastest.
F1 22 benchmark with settings of Resolution: 2560 x 1440, Graphics Preset: Ultra High. RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV was the fastest.
F1 22 benchmark with settings of Resolution: 3840 x 2160, Graphics Preset: Ultra High. RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV was the fastest.
F1 22 benchmark with settings of Resolution: 3840 x 2160, Graphics Preset: Ultra High, Total Frame Time. RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV was the fastest.

In any event, the Mesa RADV open-source Radeon Vulkan driver continued proving to be superior for Linux gaming.


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