vkpeak

Spec sheet

Purpose

vkpeak is a synthetic benchmarking tool that profiles Vulkan devices to measure peak capabilities.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Free plan

YesRead 23 Sep 2026 · github.com

License

The repository identifies its license as MIT.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Benchmark caveat

The README says it measures peak metrics achievable using vector operations and does not represent a real-world use case.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Benchmark scenarios

Scenarios include scalar and vector tests for several data types, matrix and dot-product tests, and host/device copy tests.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Build

The project can be built from source with CMake after cloning it with its submodules.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

CLI or automation

YesRead 23 Sep 2026 · github.com

Dependency

The README credits Tencent's ncnn as other open-source code used by the project.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Device selection

The optional device ID defaults to 0, which selects the default Vulkan device.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Driver troubleshooting

The README advises upgrading the GPU driver if a crash or error occurs.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

GPU support

The README offers executables for Intel, AMD, Nvidia, and Apple GPUs.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

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+.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

macOS build

The README documents an option to link the static MoltenVK library on macOS.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Operating systems

Windows; Linux; macOSRead 23 Sep 2026 · github.com

Scenario selection

Users can run all scenarios by default or select one or a comma-separated list of scenarios.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Third-party code

The project lists Tencent's ncnn as other open-source code used.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Workload areas

floating-point arithmetic; integer arithmetic; matrix operations; memory-copy bandwidthRead 23 Sep 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

Every vkpeak plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• PC benchmark tools#47 of 707.6
• PC Benchmark Software#55 of 737.5