Windows 10 Radeon Software vs. AMDGPU On Ubuntu Linux

Written by Michael Larabel in Operating Systems on 18 April 2016 at 10:00 AM EDT. Page 3 of 4. 76 Comments.
Windows 10 NVIDIA vs. Ubuntu Linux OpenGL Tests

Xonotic with low image quality settings shows the pure open-source driver on Ubuntu 16.04 out-of-the-box beating out the other drivers.

Windows 10 NVIDIA vs. Ubuntu Linux OpenGL Tests
Windows 10 NVIDIA vs. Ubuntu Linux OpenGL Tests

However, as the visual intensity increased, the open-source driver began falling behind the proprietary OpenGL drivers.

Windows 10 NVIDIA vs. Ubuntu Linux OpenGL Tests

The Radeon R9 Fury on RadeonSI Gallium3D was still giving the blobs a run for their money, but the R9 285 had fallen further behind with RadeonSI rather than AMDGPU PRO.


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