The same test demos / settings were used between Windows 10 and Linux. Under Windows, there is Vulkan, OpenGL, and Direct3D 11 available making these two games good candidates for this cross-OS driver comparison.

Vulkan gaming performance for Dota 2 and The Talos Principle, the only two games with Windows/Linux support where we can test such combinations of renderers.ĭota 2 and The Talos Principle were used for this comparison for being the only two primary Linux games right now that have a Vulkan renderer as well as an OpenGL renderer. For this article as a benefit to Phoronix Premium members is a look at the Direct3D 11 vs. The latest Radeon Software was obviously tested with Windows 10 while under Ubuntu Linux both the AMDGPU-PRO and fully open-source driver stacks were each tested with the cards being used: an R9 Fury and RX 480. Linux AMD graphics driver comparison featuring an assortment of OpenGL and Vulkan games. Linux AMD Radeon graphics comparison):īeing published shortly is a large Windows vs. Original Phoronix Premium article (and if you missed it, the big Windows vs. OpenGL benchmarks available to Phoronix Premium subscribers this weekend, these results are now available to everyone.

Directx 11 (opengl 4.4)