Ubuntu 15.04 VS Windows 10 Pro : Dota 2 Reborn Benchmark with an AMD R9 390
244This video's focus for the benchmark and review are solely on the performance of AMD's driver with the native versions of Dota 2 Reborn on Ubuntu and Windows.
fps_max was set to 1000 and V-Sync disabled so that no artificial limit was put on the frames that could be achieved per second.
Timeline:
1. Intro 0:00
2. Benchmark Results 0:33
3. Side-by-side comparison (Max settings) 1:25
3. Summary 3:52
The following AMD drivers were used:
Windows 10 Pro with Catalyst 15.7
Ubuntu 15.04 with Mesa 11.1 RadeonSI
The graphical settings options are identical on the Windows version and the Linux version, so each test was reproducible on each system exactly.
GLXOSD and FRAPS were used solely as OSDs (frame counters). I recorded my screen using my Canon SX50HS Powershot camera, so that performance would not be affected.
On both systems, I am running Dota 2 Reborn in it's 64bit version. OpenGL is being utilized on both systems, at the request of Windows users not wanting an API difference despite DX11 support existing.
All hardware on this computer is the same. The game is being run from a 1TB Western Digital Green Caviar HDD on both systems, so no hardware discrepancy should exist.
On Ubuntu, the CPU governor is set to Performance. For Windows, Power Settings is set to High Performance.
Minimum settings here means everything that can be turned OFF or set to LOW was set to OFF or LOW.
Maximum settings means cranking everything ON and to the Highest setting possible, with the exception of V-Sync which was kept off.
My verdict: The results here really did surprise me. My past benchmarks with the r600g drivers have always showcased AMD's Linux support being far behind their Window's support. This is a first in my book, and to be truthful I'm excited. Whether this scenario will hold true with any other game though, only time and testing will tell.
I may have made mistakes, and if I have done so, please forgive me and correct me in the comments. I've tried to do this benchmark and review to the best of my knowledge and capabilities.
Download my .demo file here:
https://mega.nz/#!o8h0zRxB!WDXgxl4gFGyjPlXAQfoaDKVAs9QKfQkypu9uxaitrZ0
Download Dota 2 (Reborn) here:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/570
Download Steam here [FREE]:
http://store.steampowered.com/about/
My main computer rig specs:
CPU - Intel i7-4770 3.4Ghz
GPU - AMD R9 390 8GB
RAM - 8GB DDR3 Corsair 1333MHz
OS - Ubuntu 15.04 64Bit/Windows 10 Pro 64Bit (Dual Boot)
Video recorded using:
Canon SX50 HS
SimpleScreenRecorder 0.3.3
Audacity 2.0.6
Video edited using the following software:
KDENLIVE 0.9.10
GIMP 2.8.14
LibreOffice Calc
Download Ubuntu 14.04 and 15.04 for free:
http://www.ubuntu.com/
Download GIMP 2.8.14 for free:
http://www.gimp.org/
My small development blog:
techpromad.wordpress.com
My alias in ubuntuforums.org:
myromance123
About me:
I'm just a Malaysian, who is currently a game developer. Love Ubuntu and Linux, and more so gaming!
Other Videos By Penguin Recordings
Other Statistics
Dota 2 Statistics For Penguin Recordings
Currently, Penguin Recordings has 429,915 views for Dota 2 across 8 videos. His channel published less than an hour of Dota 2 content, roughly 1.83% of the content that Penguin Recordings has uploaded to YouTube.