Mesa 13 vs. Mesa 17 vs. Mesa 17.1-dev Git AMD RadeonSI Gallium3D benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article.
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AMDGPU+RadeonSI Mesa 17.1-dev Git Testing
Mesa 13 vs. Mesa 17 vs. Mesa 17.1-dev Git AMD RadeonSI Gallium3D benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article.
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 480:
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.10.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170205, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.0.0-rc3 (git-07571cd8) Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005 + LLVM 3.8.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Mesa 17.0-rc3: R9 Fury:
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.10.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170205, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.0.0-rc3 (git-07571cd8) Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005 + LLVM 3.8.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 460:
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 460 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.10.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170205, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.0.0-rc3 (git-07571cd8) Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005 + LLVM 3.8.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 480:
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.10.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170205, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 13.0.4 (git-6bfc352) Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 3.9.1), Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005 + LLVM 3.8.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Mesa 13.0.4: R9 Fury:
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.10.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170205, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 13.0.4 (git-6bfc352) Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 3.9.1), Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005 + LLVM 3.8.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 460:
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 460 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.10.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170205, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 13.0.4 (git-6bfc352) Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 3.9.1), Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005 + LLVM 3.8.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 460:
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 460 2048MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.10.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170205, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.1.0-devel (git-30cf9ff) Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005 + LLVM 3.8.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 480:
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8064MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.10.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170205, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.1.0-devel (git-30cf9ff) Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005 + LLVM 3.8.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: R9 Fury:
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.50GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Device 591f, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: Sapphire AMD Radeon R9 FURY / NANO 4096MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411
OS: Ubuntu 16.10, Kernel: 4.10.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20170205, Desktop: Unity 7.5.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 17.1.0-devel (git-30cf9ff) Gallium 0.4 (LLVM 4.0.0), Vulkan: 1.0.21, Compiler: GCC 6.2.0 20161005 + LLVM 3.8.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Furmark - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen
Points > Higher Is Better
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 480 .......... 1713 |====================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: R9 Fury ......... 3445 |========================================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 460 .......... 798 |=========
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 480 ............ 1665 |===================
Mesa 13.0.4: R9 Fury ........... 3385 |=======================================
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 460 ............ 776 |=========
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 460 .. 792 |=========
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 480 .. 1686 |====================
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: R9 Fury . 3445 |========================================
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Preset: 1920 x 1080 - Low Quality
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 480 .......... 64.30 |====================================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: R9 Fury ......... 68.90 |=======================================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 460 .......... 29.40 |=================
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 480 ............ 23.70 |=============
Mesa 13.0.4: R9 Fury ........... 16.60 |=========
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 460 ............ 17.50 |==========
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 460 .. 29.20 |=================
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 480 .. 24.10 |==============
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: R9 Fury . 47.20 |===========================
Portal
Resolution: 3840 x 2160
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 480 .......... 236.80 |===========================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: R9 Fury ......... 327.64 |======================================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 460 .......... 103.01 |============
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 480 ............ 230.92 |===========================
Mesa 13.0.4: R9 Fury ........... 325.66 |======================================
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 460 ............ 101.99 |============
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 460 .. 101.50 |============
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 480 .. 231.05 |===========================
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: R9 Fury . 326.05 |======================================
The Talos Principle
Renderer: OpenGL - Resolution: 3840 x 2160
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 480 .......... 28.57 |===============================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: R9 Fury ......... 35.63 |=======================================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 460 .......... 11.53 |=============
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 480 ............ 21.70 |========================
Mesa 13.0.4: R9 Fury ........... 34.17 |=====================================
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 460 ............ 11.37 |============
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 460 .. 11.30 |============
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 480 .. 22.17 |========================
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: R9 Fury . 35.57 |=======================================
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Resolution: 3840 x 2160
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 480 .......... 119.85 |===============================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: R9 Fury ......... 149.24 |======================================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 460 .......... 48.23 |============
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 480 ............ 118.95 |==============================
Mesa 13.0.4: R9 Fury ........... 145.30 |=====================================
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 460 ............ 50.35 |=============
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 460 .. 48.15 |============
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 480 .. 114.25 |=============================
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: R9 Fury . 149.29 |======================================
Tesseract 2014-05-12
Resolution: 3840 x 2160
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 480 .......... 143.93 |=========================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: R9 Fury ......... 177.97 |===============================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 460 .......... 74.28 |=============
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 480 ............ 159.79 |============================
Mesa 13.0.4: R9 Fury ........... 216.87 |======================================
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 460 ............ 76.19 |=============
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 460 .. 71.95 |=============
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 480 .. 133.49 |=======================
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: R9 Fury . 180.93 |================================
OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 480 .......... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.6 MAX: 22.0
Mesa 17.0-rc3: R9 Fury ......... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.5 MAX: 24.0
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 460 .......... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 6.7 MAX: 27.0
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 480 ............ MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.9 MAX: 25.0
Mesa 13.0.4: R9 Fury ........... MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.7 MAX: 23.0
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 460 ............ MIN: 1.0 AVG: 4.9 MAX: 23.0
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 460 .. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 6.5 MAX: 28.0
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 480 .. MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.8 MAX: 24.0
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: R9 Fury . MIN: 1.0 AVG: 2.6 MAX: 24.0
Unigine Heaven 4.0
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Mode: Fullscreen
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 480 .......... 67.38 |===============================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: R9 Fury ......... 84.04 |=======================================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 460 .......... 29.49 |==============
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 480 ............ 66.79 |===============================
Mesa 13.0.4: R9 Fury ........... 82.54 |======================================
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 460 ............ 29.24 |==============
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 460 .. 29.44 |==============
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 480 .. 66.50 |===============================
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: R9 Fury . 83.95 |=======================================
Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 480 .......... 225.00 |=================================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: R9 Fury ......... 259.88 |======================================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 460 .......... 95.94 |==============
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 480 ............ 215.78 |===============================
Mesa 13.0.4: R9 Fury ........... 262.56 |======================================
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 460 ............ 102.99 |===============
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 460 .. 97.14 |==============
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 480 .. 188.29 |===========================
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: R9 Fury . 262.23 |======================================
GpuTest 0.7.0
Test: Triangle - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen
Points > Higher Is Better
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 480 .......... 227945 |================================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: R9 Fury ......... 270387 |======================================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 460 .......... 112173 |================
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 480 ............ 201599 |============================
Mesa 13.0.4: R9 Fury ........... 216345 |==============================
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 460 ............ 103679 |===============
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 460 .. 109525 |===============
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 480 .. 226062 |================================
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: R9 Fury . 270394 |======================================
OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 480 .......... 380.33 |=====================================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: R9 Fury ......... 390.50 |======================================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 460 .......... 150.70 |===============
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 480 ............ 342.03 |=================================
Mesa 13.0.4: R9 Fury ........... 366.63 |====================================
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 460 ............ 205.40 |====================
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 460 .. 153.23 |===============
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 480 .. 350.63 |==================================
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: R9 Fury . 387.73 |======================================
ET: Legacy 2.75
Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 3840 x 2160
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 480 .......... 212.87 |====================================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: R9 Fury ......... 226.73 |======================================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 460 .......... 111.53 |===================
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 480 ............ 139.03 |=======================
Mesa 13.0.4: R9 Fury ........... 149.23 |=========================
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 460 ............ 91.10 |===============
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 460 .. 113.07 |===================
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 480 .. 212.20 |===================================
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: R9 Fury . 227.63 |======================================
Team Fortress 2
Resolution: 3840 x 2160
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 480 .......... 154.50 |=====================================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: R9 Fury ......... 158.30 |======================================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 460 .......... 93.98 |======================
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 480 ............ 146.41 |===================================
Mesa 13.0.4: R9 Fury ........... 158.44 |======================================
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 460 ............ 92.17 |======================
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 460 .. 93.19 |======================
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 480 .. 149.48 |====================================
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: R9 Fury . 159.53 |======================================
Metro: Last Light Redux
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 480 .......... 140.46 |=====================================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: R9 Fury ......... 144.28 |======================================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 460 .......... 85.36 |======================
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 480 ............ 137.71 |====================================
Mesa 13.0.4: R9 Fury ........... 140.37 |=====================================
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 460 ............ 85.73 |=======================
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 460 .. 84.74 |======================
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 480 .. 143.15 |======================================
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: R9 Fury . 144.52 |======================================
BioShock Infinite
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Very High
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 480 .......... 115.80 |======================================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: R9 Fury ......... 115.68 |======================================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 460 .......... 111.63 |=====================================
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 480 ............ 115.73 |======================================
Mesa 13.0.4: R9 Fury ........... 115.54 |======================================
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 460 ............ 111.02 |====================================
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 460 .. 110.64 |====================================
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 480 .. 116.04 |======================================
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: R9 Fury . 115.76 |======================================
Dota 2
Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGL
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 480 .......... 55.60 |================================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: R9 Fury ......... 67.10 |=======================================
Mesa 17.0-rc3: RX 460 .......... 23.37 |=============
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 480 ............ 47.60 |===========================
Mesa 13.0.4: R9 Fury ........... 66.83 |======================================
Mesa 13.0.4: RX 460 ............ 23.67 |==============
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 460 .. 23.03 |=============
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: RX 480 .. 46.10 |==========================
Mesa 17.1 git-30cf9ff: R9 Fury . 67.93 |=======================================