Quake II RTX

NVIDIA's Quake II RTX ray-traced (RTX path-traced global illumination) version of the original Quake II game. Quake II RTX makes use of Vulkan ray-tracing extensions on Windows and Linux.

To run this test with the Phoronix Test Suite, the basic command is: phoronix-test-suite benchmark quake2rtx.

Project Site

store.steampowered.com

Source Repository

github.com

Test Created

21 May 2021

Last Updated

30 January 2022

Test Maintainer

Gary Dunn 

Test Type

Graphics

Average Install Time

37 Seconds

Average Run Time

1 Minute, 10 Seconds

Accolades

10k+ Downloads

Supported Platforms

Supported Architectures

x86_64
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Public Result Uploads *Reported Installs **Reported Test Completions **Test Profile Page ViewsOpenBenchmarking.orgEventsQuake II RTX Popularity Statisticspts/quake2rtx2021.052021.072021.092021.112022.012022.032022.052022.072022.092022.112023.012023.032023.052023.072023.092023.112024.012024.032024.052024.072024.092024.112025.015K10K15K20K25K
* 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.
Data updated weekly as of 18 February 2025.
1920 x 108030.9%3840 x 216047.2%2560 x 144022.0%Resolution Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org
Medium21.3%Off28.7%Low23.9%High26.1%Global Illumination Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org
Off42.3%On57.7%Denoiser Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org
VK_NV_ray_tracing17.0%VK_KHR_ray_query45.5%VK_KHR_ray_tracing_pipeline37.5%Ray Tracing API Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org

Revision History

pts/quake2rtx-1.6.1   [View Source]   Sun, 30 Jan 2022 17:59:09 GMT
Enable Windows support for Quake II RTX using Windows GitHub copy.

pts/quake2rtx-1.6.0   [View Source]   Fri, 21 Jan 2022 18:28:25 GMT
Update against Quake II RTX, switch from using Steam based Q2RTX and instead just download Linux binary straight from GitHub... Simplifies things greatly and more reliable.

pts/quake2rtx-1.0.1   [View Source]   Wed, 26 May 2021 18:35:00 GMT
Fix for resolution setting as prior push somehow had pre.sh missing.

pts/quake2rtx-1.0.0   [View Source]   Fri, 21 May 2021 11:43:51 GMT
Initial commit of Quake 2 RTX test profile from https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/test-profiles/pull/198

Suites Using This Test

Steam

Vulkan Ray-Tracing


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

Quake II RTX 1.6

Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Global Illumination: Off - Denoiser: On - Ray Tracing API: VK_KHR_ray_query

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 317 public results since 21 January 2022 with the latest data as of 31 January 2025.

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)
ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
100th
9
165 +/- 3
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
98th
8
117 +/- 12
ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
97th
4
115
ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
93rd
10
103 +/- 1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
91st
5
88 +/- 1
ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
89th
5
87 +/- 1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
85th
9
84 +/- 2
ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
85th
4
84
ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
82nd
9
74 +/- 1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
77th
19
70 +/- 3
Mid-Tier
75th
< 69
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
73rd
13
67 +/- 3
XFX AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
73rd
4
67 +/- 6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
67th
3
62 +/- 1
ASUS AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
67th
5
62 +/- 1
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
63rd
13
61 +/- 3
ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
63rd
4
61
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
60th
12
60 +/- 2
ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
56th
4
55
ASUS AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
54th
4
54
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
53rd
3
53 +/- 1
Median
50th
47
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
49th
8
46 +/- 1
ASUS AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE
47th
4
43
AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE
44th
4
43
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
42nd
9
42 +/- 1
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
39th
5
40
ASUS AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
38th
4
40
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
36th
3
39
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
35th
3
38
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
32nd
5
37 +/- 1
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
32nd
7
36 +/- 1
XFX AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT
29th
3
33
AMD Radeon RX 6800
27th
4
31
Low-Tier
25th
< 31
eVGA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
24th
6
27 +/- 1
AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT
22nd
3
25
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
21st
4
25 +/- 3
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
17th
4
23 +/- 2
Intel Arc A770
16th
11
22
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
14th
3
22
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
7th
3
19
ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
7th
3
19 +/- 1
Gigabyte AMD Radeon RX 6600
5th
3
16
Detailed Performance Overview
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Global Illumination: Off - Denoiser: On - Ray Tracing API: VK_KHR_ray_query317 Results Range From 2 To 169 Frames Per Second2152841546780931061191321451581711428425670

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (Quake II RTX 1.6 - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Global Illumination: Off - Denoiser: On - Ray Tracing API: VK_KHR_ray_query) has an average run-time of 2 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: 3840 x 2160 - Global Illumination: Off - Denoiser: On - Ray Tracing API: VK_KHR_ray_queryRun-Time3691215Min: 1 / Avg: 1.46 / Max: 11

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 0.3%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between RunsResolution: 3840 x 2160 - Global Illumination: Off - Denoiser: On - Ray Tracing API: VK_KHR_ray_queryDeviation246810Min: 0 / Avg: 0.3 / Max: 4

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)

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