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Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2: Processor: Intel Core i9-9900K @ 5.00GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z390-A (0602 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Cannon Lake PCH Shared SRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 512GB INTEL SSDPEKNW512G8 + 2000GB SABRENT, Graphics: AMD Vega 20 16GB (1802/1001MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel I219-V OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.20.6-042006-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.2.2 (LLVM 7.0.0), Vulkan: 1.1.70, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3: Processor: Intel Core i9-9900K @ 5.00GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z390-A (0602 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Cannon Lake PCH Shared SRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 512GB INTEL SSDPEKNW512G8 + 2000GB SABRENT, Graphics: AMD Vega 20 16GB (1802/1001MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel I219-V OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.20.6-042006-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 18.3.3 padoka PPA (LLVM 7.0.0), Vulkan: 1.1.70, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0: Processor: Intel Core i9-9900K @ 5.00GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z390-A (0602 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Cannon Lake PCH Shared SRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 512GB INTEL SSDPEKNW512G8 + 2000GB SABRENT, Graphics: AMD Vega 20 16GB (1802/1001MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel I219-V OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 4.20.6-042006-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.0.0-devel padoka PPA (LLVM 9.0.0), Vulkan: 1.1.90, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0: Processor: Intel Core i9-9900K @ 5.00GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS PRIME Z390-A (0602 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Cannon Lake PCH Shared SRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 512GB INTEL SSDPEKNW512G8 + 2000GB SABRENT, Graphics: AMD Vega 20 16GB (1801/1000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1220, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel I219-V OS: Ubuntu 18.10, Kernel: 5.0.0-050000rc4-generic (x86_64) 20190127, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.1, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.0.0-devel padoka PPA (LLVM 9.0.0), Vulkan: 1.1.90, Compiler: GCC 8.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Batman: Arkham Origins Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 126 |============================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 133 |================================================ Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 136 |================================================= BioShock Infinite Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 197 |================================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 199 |================================================= Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 197 |================================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 199 |================================================= Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Preset: 3840 x 2160 - Low Quality Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 36.37 |================================ Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 54.00 |=============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 52.60 |============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 52.43 |============================================== DiRT Rally Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 127 |================================================ Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 129 |================================================= Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 127 |================================================ Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 127 |================================================ DiRT Showdown Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: High - Multi-Sampling: 2x MSAA Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 151 |=========================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 246 |============================================ Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 271 |================================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 254 |============================================== F1 2017 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 153 |================================================ Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 155 |================================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 155 |================================================= F1 2017 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 109 |================================================ Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 111 |================================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 111 |================================================= F1 2017 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Ultra High - Anti Aliasing: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 111 |================================================= Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 111 |================================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 109 |================================================ F1 2017 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Ultra High - Anti Aliasing: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 80 |================================================= Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 82 |================================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 82 |================================================== F1 2018 Configuration: 3840 x 2160 - Low Quality Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 115 |================================================ Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 117 |================================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 117 |================================================= F1 2018 Configuration: 3840 x 2160 - Low Quality - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . MIN: 6.6 AVG: 8.6 MAX: 24.9 Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. MIN: 6.5 AVG: 8.5 MAX: 22.7 Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . MIN: 6.6 AVG: 8.5 MAX: 27.0 F1 2018 Configuration: 3840 x 2160 - High Quality Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 104 |================================================= Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 104 |================================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 105 |================================================= F1 2018 Configuration: 3840 x 2160 - High Quality - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . MIN: 7.8 AVG: 9.6 MAX: 30.6 Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. MIN: 7.6 AVG: 9.6 MAX: 26.0 Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . MIN: 7.6 AVG: 9.5 MAX: 23.9 Dawn of War III Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 57.47 |============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 58.03 |============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 58.18 |============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 58.89 |=============================================== Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 114 |========================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 130 |=============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 134 |================================================ Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 136 |================================================= Dota 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 127 |================================================ Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 128 |================================================ Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 131 |================================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 129 |================================================ HITMAN Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality Level: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 98.20 |=============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 98.66 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 98.15 |=============================================== HITMAN Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Quality Level: Ultra - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . MIN: 3 AVG: 10 MAX: 110 Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. MIN: 3 AVG: 10 MAX: 58 Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . MIN: 4 AVG: 10 MAX: 53 HITMAN Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 68.06 |=============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 67.26 |============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 66.99 |============================================== HITMAN Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: Ultra - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . MIN: 3 AVG: 15 MAX: 130 Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. MIN: 4 AVG: 15 MAX: 58 Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . MIN: 4 AVG: 15 MAX: 58 Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: OpenGL - Scene: Camp Hollow Point Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 75.06 |============================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 73.88 |============================================ Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 78.23 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 78.23 |=============================================== Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: OpenGL - Scene: Stronghold Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 69.52 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 69.70 |=============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 69.63 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 69.63 |=============================================== Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: OpenGL - Scene: Hope, Glory, and Dog is Dead Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 72.21 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 72.38 |=============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 72.79 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 72.79 |=============================================== Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: OpenGL - Scene: Landmover Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 84.28 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 83.66 |=============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 83.10 |============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 83.10 |============================================== Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Camp Hollow Point Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 75.01 |============================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 74.36 |============================================= Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 78.23 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 78.23 |=============================================== Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Stronghold Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 66.36 |============================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 68.84 |============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 69.63 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 69.63 |=============================================== Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Hope, Glory, and Dog is Dead Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 70.68 |============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 71.07 |============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 72.79 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 72.79 |=============================================== Mad Max Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: High - Renderer: Vulkan - Scene: Landmover Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 80.16 |============================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 80.72 |============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 83.10 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 83.10 |=============================================== Portal Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 644 |================================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 645 |================================================= Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 646 |================================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 642 |================================================= Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 141 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 143 |================================================ Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 147 |================================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 147 |================================================= Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Prophets Tomb Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 94.30 |============================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 95.40 |============================================= Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 98.95 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 98.90 |=============================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Geothermal Valley Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 107 |============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 109 |=============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 114 |================================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 114 |================================================= Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 84.20 |============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 84.60 |============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 86.10 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 85.90 |=============================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Prophets Tomb Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 55.85 |============================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 56.15 |============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 57.70 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 57.75 |=============================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Geothermal Valley Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 64.10 |============================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 64.95 |============================================= Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 67.15 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 66.95 |=============================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 119 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 121 |================================================ Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 123 |================================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 123 |================================================= Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Prophets Tomb Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 84.15 |============================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 85.10 |============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 87.85 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 87.75 |=============================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Geothermal Valley Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 84.20 |============================================ Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 85.80 |============================================= Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 89.35 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 89.35 |=============================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 76.95 |============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 78.30 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 78.90 |=============================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Prophets Tomb Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 54.10 |============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 55.50 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 55.55 |=============================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Geothermal Valley Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 59.10 |============================================= Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 61.15 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 61.00 |=============================================== A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 70.13 |============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 71.63 |=============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 71.07 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 71.30 |=============================================== A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . MIN: 9 AVG: 14 MAX: 253 Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . MIN: 9 AVG: 14 MAX: 256 Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. MIN: 9 AVG: 14 MAX: 250 Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . MIN: 9 AVG: 14 MAX: 254 A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 35.63 |============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 36.30 |=============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 36.40 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 36.17 |=============================================== A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . MIN: 10 AVG: 28 MAX: 252 Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . MIN: 10 AVG: 27 MAX: 253 Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. MIN: 10 AVG: 27 MAX: 249 Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . MIN: 10 AVG: 28 MAX: 831 A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 134 |============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 141 |================================================= Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 142 |================================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 142 |================================================= A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . MIN: 4 AVG: 7 MAX: 245 Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . MIN: 4 AVG: 7 MAX: 250 Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. MIN: 4 AVG: 7 MAX: 255 Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . MIN: 4 AVG: 7 MAX: 252 A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Medium Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 80.53 |============================================ Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 81.07 |============================================ Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 86.67 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 86.50 |=============================================== A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . MIN: 6 AVG: 12 MAX: 274 Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . MIN: 6 AVG: 12 MAX: 251 Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. MIN: 6 AVG: 11 MAX: 252 Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . MIN: 6 AVG: 12 MAX: 259 Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 118 |================================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 117 |================================================= Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 117 |================================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 117 |================================================= Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 71.40 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 71.57 |=============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 71.97 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 71.77 |=============================================== Total War: WARHAMMER II 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Scenario: Fallen Gates Battle Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 57.33 |============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 57.50 |============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 59.00 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 58.90 |=============================================== Total War: WARHAMMER II 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Scenario: Fallen Gates Battle - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . MIN: 6 AVG: 17 MAX: 47 Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . MIN: 5 AVG: 18 MAX: 789 Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. MIN: 5 AVG: 17 MAX: 45 Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . MIN: 5 AVG: 17 MAX: 49 Total War: WARHAMMER II 1.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Scenario: Fallen Gates Battle Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 32.60 |============================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 33.00 |============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 33.93 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 33.80 |=============================================== Total War: WARHAMMER II 1.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Scenario: Fallen Gates Battle - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . MIN: 5.7 AVG: 30.5 MAX: 77.4 Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . MIN: 7.0 AVG: 30.3 MAX: 71.1 Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. MIN: 6.0 AVG: 29.5 MAX: 67.1 Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . MIN: 5.6 AVG: 29.6 MAX: 68.5 Total War: WARHAMMER II 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Scenario: Fallen Gates Battle Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 94.83 |============================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 96.93 |============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 98.63 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 98.43 |=============================================== Total War: WARHAMMER II 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Scenario: Fallen Gates Battle - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . MIN: 3.4 AVG: 10.5 MAX: 38.5 Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . MIN: 3.3 AVG: 10.3 MAX: 35.3 Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. MIN: 3.2 AVG: 10.1 MAX: 41.1 Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . MIN: 3.1 AVG: 10.2 MAX: 33.1 Total War: WARHAMMER II 1.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Scenario: Fallen Gates Battle Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 49.23 |============================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 49.63 |============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 51.17 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 50.60 |============================================== Total War: WARHAMMER II 1.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Medium - Scenario: Fallen Gates Battle - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . MIN: 3.2 AVG: 20.3 MAX: 51.6 Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . MIN: 3.7 AVG: 20.1 MAX: 52.8 Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. MIN: 3.3 AVG: 19.5 MAX: 48.8 Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . MIN: 3.8 AVG: 19.7 MAX: 49.3 Serious Sam 3: BFE Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 54.13 |====================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 55.95 |======================================= Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 59.57 |========================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 66.77 |=============================================== Serious Sam 3: BFE Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 58.17 |========================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 58.15 |========================================= Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 59.05 |========================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 66.85 |=============================================== The Talos Principle Renderer: OpenGL - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 57.37 |=============================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 77.10 |========================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 86.97 |=============================================== The Talos Principle Renderer: Vulkan - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 101 |============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 102 |=============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 107 |================================================= ET: Legacy 2.75 Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 291 |============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 292 |============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 308 |================================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 276 |============================================ Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 427 |============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 448 |================================================= Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 451 |================================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 451 |================================================= Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 31.16 |======================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 37.40 |=============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 37.76 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 37.59 |=============================================== Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: High - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 72.67 |============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 73.17 |=============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 73.50 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 73.17 |=============================================== Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Ultra - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 31.80 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 32.00 |=============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 32.13 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 32.07 |=============================================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 366 |============================================ Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 380 |============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 404 |================================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 402 |================================================= Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 294 |============================================ Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 305 |============================================= Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 329 |================================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 324 |================================================ GLmark2 276 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Score > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 3612 |============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 3666 |============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 3800 |================================================ Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 3790 |================================================ ParaView 5.4.1 Test: Many Spheres - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames / Sec > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 43.17 |=========================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 43.65 |============================================ Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 46.86 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 46.75 |=============================================== ParaView 5.4.1 Test: Many Spheres - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 MiPolys / Sec > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 4328 |============================================ Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 4376 |============================================= Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 4698 |================================================ Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 4687 |================================================ ParaView 5.4.1 Test: Wavelet Volume - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames / Sec > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 77.01 |================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 131.31 |============================= Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 207.02 |============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 202.07 |============================================= ParaView 5.4.1 Test: Wavelet Volume - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 MiVoxels / Sec > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 1232 |================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 2101 |============================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 3312 |================================================ Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 3233 |=============================================== ParaView 5.4.1 Test: Wavelet Contour - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames / Sec > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 125 |=============================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 166 |========================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 195 |================================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 188 |=============================================== ParaView 5.4.1 Test: Wavelet Contour - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 MiPolys / Sec > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 1298 |=============================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 1725 |========================================= Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 2029 |================================================ Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 1956 |============================================== Java 2D Microbenchmark 1.0 Rendering Test: Text Rendering Units Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 40742 |============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 40203 |============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 41122 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 41281 |=============================================== Java 2D Microbenchmark 1.0 Rendering Test: Image Rendering Units Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 16232372 |========================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 17246661 |=========================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 17372802 |============================================ Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 17524556 |============================================ Java 2D Microbenchmark 1.0 Rendering Test: All Rendering Tests Units Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 11144011 |=========================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 11030615 |=========================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 11118640 |=========================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 11284575 |============================================ Java 2D Microbenchmark 1.0 Rendering Test: Vector Graphics Rendering Units Per Second > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 9522534 |============================================= Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 9055637 |=========================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 9158413 |=========================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 9158249 |=========================================== VKMark 2018-05-30 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 VKMark Score > Higher Is Better Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.2 . 6829 |=============================================== Linux 4.20 + Mesa 18.3 . 6954 |=============================================== Linux 5.0 + Mesa 19.0 .. 7016 |================================================ Linux 4.20 + Mesa 19.0 . 7029 |================================================