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On the recordRead 11 Oct 202617 facts
vkpeak
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MIT-licensed open-source software
Free
Synthetic Vulkan device benchmarking
Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
On the record
- Benchmark caveat
- The README says it measures peak metrics achievable using vector operations and does not represent a real-world use case.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Benchmark scenarios
- Scenarios include scalar and vector tests for several data types, matrix and dot-product tests, and host/device copy tests.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Build
- The project can be built from source with CMake after cloning it with its submodules.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- CLI or automation
- Yesgithub.com · read 23 Sep 2026
- Dependency
- The README credits Tencent's ncnn as other open-source code used by the project.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Device selection
- The optional device ID defaults to 0, which selects the default Vulkan device.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Driver troubleshooting
- The README advises upgrading the GPU driver if a crash or error occurs.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- GPU support
- The README offers executables for Intel, AMD, Nvidia, and Apple GPUs.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies its license as MIT.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Linux compatibility
- The January 2026 release says its Linux package supports glibc 2.17 and later, including Debian 8+, Ubuntu 13.10+, Fedora 19+, and RHEL 7+.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- macOS build
- The README documents an option to link the static MoltenVK library on macOS.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Operating systems
- Windows; Linux; macOSgithub.com · read 23 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- vkpeak is a synthetic benchmarking tool that profiles Vulkan devices to measure peak capabilities.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Scenario selection
- Users can run all scenarios by default or select one or a comma-separated list of scenarios.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Third-party code
- The project lists Tencent's ncnn as other open-source code used.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Workload areas
- floating-point arithmetic; integer arithmetic; matrix operations; memory-copy bandwidthgithub.com · read 23 Sep 2026
