The Latest Linux 5.2 + Mesa 19.2 Radeon Performance Against NVIDIA With Mid-Range GPUs

If taking a look at the geometric mean for all of the benchmarks carried out on these newest Linux drivers for AMD and NVIDIA, this is the current standing of these mid-range cards. The Radeon RX 590 matches the GeForce GTX 1660 performance while the RX 580 is tied with the GTX 1060 and the RX 570 is between the GTX 1650 and GTX 1060. Longtime faithful Phoronix readers probably remember the days back when the RX 580 was still far behind the GTX 1060!

Here's a look at the performance-per-Watt overall. As you can see, NVIDIA Pascal/Turing simply dominate over Polaris but it will be very interesting to see the power efficiency next month with the Radeon RX 5700 series.

While the power efficiency is in poor shape for Polaris, it's on the performance-per-dollar where the tested AMD cards can easily beat the NVIDIA competition. In particular, the Radeon RX 570 remains one of the cards with the best value for $200 USD or less.

Lastly, the radar chart for all of the benchmarks carried out. If you enjoy all of these continued Linux gaming benchmarks as well as continued features (such as the always evolving visualization work of the results), consider showing your support via joining Phoronix Premium. (Due to rampant ad-block users, some of these extra visualizations and other forthcoming features may be limited to premium-only users, so consider showing your support before it's too late.)

Given the competitiveness of the Radeon RX 570, here are some standalone benchmarks between the GTX 1650 vs. RX 570 with these latest Linux drivers.