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 4 of 5. 21 Comments.
HITMAN 3 benchmark with settings of Resolution: 1920 x 1080, Quality Level: Medium. RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK was the fastest.
HITMAN 3 benchmark with settings of Resolution: 3840 x 2160, Quality Level: Medium. RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV was the fastest.
HITMAN 3 benchmark with settings of Resolution: 3840 x 2160, Quality Level: Medium, Total Frame Time. RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV was the fastest.
Grand Theft Auto V benchmark with settings of Resolution: 1920 x 1080, Quality: Very High. RX 7900 XTX: AMDVLK was the fastest.

Grand Theft Auto 5 was a rare case of AMDVLK showing better performance than RADV for an actual Steam Play game.

HITMAN 3 benchmark with settings of Resolution: 2560 x 1440, Quality Level: Ultra. RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV was the fastest.
HITMAN 3 benchmark with settings of Resolution: 2560 x 1440, Quality Level: Ultra, Total Frame Time. RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV was the fastest.
HITMAN 3 benchmark with settings of Resolution: 3840 x 2160, Quality Level: Ultra. RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV was the fastest.
HITMAN 3 benchmark with settings of Resolution: 3840 x 2160, Quality Level: Ultra, Total Frame Time. RX 7900 XTX: Mesa RADV was the fastest.

HITMAN 3 was interesting for the RX 7900 XT performance but with the tables now turned. The RX 7900 XT was faster on AMDVLK than RADV while the RX 7900 XTX performance was quite similar between these AMD Vulkan drivers.


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