Some Extra Game Tests Showing AMDGPU+RadeonSI Improvements Since Ubuntu 17.04

Written by Michael Larabel in Ubuntu on 8 July 2017 at 07:08 PM EDT. 13 Comments
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In yesterday's Windows 10 Radeon Software vs. Ubuntu 17.04 + Linux 4.12 + Mesa 17.2-dev comparison I tested both Ubuntu 17.04 out-of-the-box and then upgraded it to the Linux 4.12 kernel and Mesa 17.2-dev. Here are some complementary tests I did with a larger set of Linux games.

These results show the stock Linux 4.10 + Mesa 17.0.3 performance of Ubuntu 17.04 compared to the same system upgraded to Linux 4.12 + Mesa 17.2-dev for showing the bleeding-edge Linux gaming experience.
Ubuntu 17.04 Tests Mesa 17.2 Linux 4.12

Tests were done with the Radeon R9 Fury. The testing is straight-forward so let's get to these OpenGL performance numbers for RadeonSI Gallium3D backed by the AMDGPU kernel driver.
Ubuntu 17.04 Tests Mesa 17.2 Linux 4.12

BioShock hasn't seen much difference out of the latest Git code...
Ubuntu 17.04 Tests Mesa 17.2 Linux 4.12

Ubuntu 17.04 Tests Mesa 17.2 Linux 4.12

But Civilization VI is performing much better, although it would be nice seeing even higher performance as these 1080p numbers are rather low for an R9 Fury.
Ubuntu 17.04 Tests Mesa 17.2 Linux 4.12

Dota 2 OpenGL performance is much higher.
Ubuntu 17.04 Tests Mesa 17.2 Linux 4.12

Ubuntu 17.04 Tests Mesa 17.2 Linux 4.12

Ubuntu 17.04 Tests Mesa 17.2 Linux 4.12

Mad Max has actually regressed...
Ubuntu 17.04 Tests Mesa 17.2 Linux 4.12

Metro 2033 Redux is faster.
Ubuntu 17.04 Tests Mesa 17.2 Linux 4.12

But Metro Last Light Redux has regressed.
Ubuntu 17.04 Tests Mesa 17.2 Linux 4.12

Serious Sam 3 BFE with OpenGL is doing much better on the latest code.
Ubuntu 17.04 Tests Mesa 17.2 Linux 4.12

Tesseract is slightly faster.

Those wanting to dig through more of these numbers can see this OpenBenchmarking.org upload. If you haven't already, be sure to also see the Windows 10 vs. Linux Radeon numbers.
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