Ubuntu 19.10 To 21.10: AMD Zen 2 + Radeon Performance On Linux Over Two Years

Written by Michael Larabel in Operating Systems on 11 October 2021 at 09:12 AM EDT. Page 3 of 6. 32 Comments.
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - Ubuntu 19.10 vs. Ubuntu 21.10
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - Ubuntu 19.10 vs. Ubuntu 21.10
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - Ubuntu 19.10 vs. Ubuntu 21.10
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - Ubuntu 19.10 vs. Ubuntu 21.10

There were also performance improvements to find outside of the AMD Radeon graphics albeit not by as wide of margins.

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - Ubuntu 19.10 vs. Ubuntu 21.10
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - Ubuntu 19.10 vs. Ubuntu 21.10
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - Ubuntu 19.10 vs. Ubuntu 21.10

The performance from Ubuntu 19.10 to 21.10 was moving in the right direction with only few regressions.

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - Ubuntu 19.10 vs. Ubuntu 21.10
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - Ubuntu 19.10 vs. Ubuntu 21.10
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - Ubuntu 19.10 vs. Ubuntu 21.10
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - Ubuntu 19.10 vs. Ubuntu 21.10

These performance improvements come thanks to the newer GCC compiler as well as Linux kernel enhancements over the past two years.


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