Dota 2

This is a benchmark of Valve's Dota 2 game. The test profile assumes you have a Steam account, have Steam installed for the system, and that you have rights to Dota 2. This automates the process of executing the game and using a standardized time demo.

This test will attempt to install the necessary game using your Steam account. If the test appears hung you may need to manually exit the Steam client. Currently this test profile doesn't override any of the user/quality settings so be forewarned when comparing your results against other user systems.

To run this test with the Phoronix Test Suite, the basic command is: phoronix-test-suite benchmark dota2.

Test Created

13 February 2016

Last Updated

30 September 2021

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

Graphics

Average Install Time

49 Seconds

Average Run Time

8 Minutes, 2 Seconds

Test Dependencies

Steam

Accolades

150k+ Downloads

Supported Platforms

Supported Architectures

x86 + x86_64

Public Result Uploads *Reported Installs **Reported Test Completions **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsDota 2 Popularity Statisticspts/dota22016.022016.052016.082016.112017.022017.052017.082017.112018.022018.052018.082018.112019.022019.052019.082019.112020.022020.052020.082020.112021.022021.052021.082021.112022.022022.052022.082022.112023.022023.052023.082023.112024.022024.052024.082024.115K10K15K20K25K
* Uploading of benchmark result data to OpenBenchmarking.org is always optional (opt-in) via the Phoronix Test Suite for users wishing to share their results publicly.
** Data based on those opting to upload their test results to OpenBenchmarking.org and users enabling the opt-in anonymous statistics reporting while running benchmarks from an Internet-connected platform.
*** Test profile page view reporting began March 2021.
Data updated weekly as of 8 November 2024.
2560 x 14409.1%3840 x 216045.5%1920 x 108045.3%Resolution Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org
OpenGL54.0%Vulkan46.0%Renderer Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org

Revision History

pts/dota2-1.2.7   [View Source]   Thu, 30 Sep 2021 19:17:00 GMT
Drop OpenGL option since Valve is removing it from the game in favor of Vulkan.

pts/dota2-1.2.6   [View Source]   Sat, 08 Sep 2018 10:58:20 GMT
Set pre_linux.sh timeout to 20 seconds as sometimes Dota 2 seems to be very slow to start via Steam...

pts/dota2-1.2.5   [View Source]   Fri, 07 Sep 2018 17:37:46 GMT
Dota 2 on Steam was recently updated and changed its CSV output format for average FPS, so update the result parser...

pts/dota2-1.2.4   [View Source]   Sat, 16 Jun 2018 11:25:20 GMT
Add Direct3D 11 renderer option when running on Windows.

pts/dota2-1.2.3   [View Source]   Wed, 07 Mar 2018 10:31:09 GMT
Add Windows support.

pts/dota2-1.2.2   [View Source]   Tue, 07 Nov 2017 12:22:58 GMT
Initial macOS support with Steam

pts/dota2-1.2.1   [View Source]   Tue, 31 May 2016 18:42:54 GMT
Fix for quitting right away

pts/dota2-1.2.0   [View Source]   Wed, 25 May 2016 12:49:08 GMT
Various fixes, new demo

pts/dota2-1.1.0   [View Source]   Tue, 24 May 2016 12:55:58 GMT
Fixes for latest Valve Dota 2, add Vulkan benchmark support.

pts/dota2-1.0.0   [View Source]   Sat, 13 Feb 2016 09:59:06 GMT
Initial commit of Dota 2 beta test profile.

Suites Using This Test

Steam


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

Dota 2

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGL

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 1,467 public results since 25 May 2016 with the latest data as of 13 September 2021.

Below is an overview of the generalized performance for components where there is sufficient statistically significant data based upon user-uploaded results. It is important to keep in mind particularly in the Linux/open-source space there can be vastly different OS configurations, with this overview intended to offer just general guidance as to the performance expectations.

Component
Percentile Rank
# Compatible Public Results
Frames Per Second (Average)
100th
6
194 +/- 27
95th
5
147 +/- 2
95th
8
147 +/- 11
93rd
3
145 +/- 3
90th
4
139 +/- 17
Mid-Tier
75th
< 117
74th
124
114 +/- 9
62nd
3
100 +/- 6
Median
50th
90
35th
6
68 +/- 6
34th
20
67 +/- 10
Low-Tier
25th
< 52
21st
3
34 +/- 2
20th
4
33 +/- 3
19th
5
30 +/- 3
18th
4
29 +/- 4
17th
3
26 +/- 2
17th
7
26 +/- 3
16th
4
24 +/- 1
15th
7
22 +/- 1
13th
4
20 +/- 1
12th
17
19 +/- 2
9th
36
17 +/- 1
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGL1467 Results Range From 5 To 223 Frames Per Second520355065809511012514015517018520021523050100150200250

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (Dota 2 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGL) has an average run-time of 3 minutes. By default this test profile is set to run at least 3 times but may increase if the standard deviation exceeds pre-defined defaults or other calculations deem additional runs necessary for greater statistical accuracy of the result.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMinutesTime Required To Complete BenchmarkResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGLRun-Time3691215Min: 1 / Avg: 2.65 / Max: 10

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 1.1%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between RunsResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: OpenGLDeviation3691215Min: 0 / Avg: 1.08 / Max: 10

Tested CPU Architectures

This benchmark has been successfully tested on the below mentioned architectures. The CPU architectures listed is where successful OpenBenchmarking.org result uploads occurred, namely for helping to determine if a given test is compatible with various alternative CPU architectures.

CPU Architecture
Kernel Identifier
Verified On
Intel / AMD x86 64-bit
x86_64
(Many Processors)