Ubuntu 20.04 Mesa Comparison

Benchmarks for a future article.

HTML result view exported from: https://openbenchmarking.org/result/2004294-PTS-UBUNTU2041.

ProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLVulkanCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionMesa 20.0Mesa 20.0 + ACOMesa 20.1Mesa 20.1 + ACOMesa 20.0Mesa 20.0 + ACOMesa 20.1Mesa 20.1 + ACO Radeon VII Radeon VII Radeon VII Radeon VII RX 5700 XT RX 5700 XT RX 5700 XT RX 5700 XTAMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads)ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (1201 BIOS)AMD Starship/Matisse16GB2000GB Force MP600 + 2000GB SABRENTAMD Radeon VII 16GB (1801/1000MHz)AMD Vega 20 HDMI AudioDELL P2415QRealtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200Ubuntu 20.045.4.0-26-generic (x86_64)GNOME Shell 3.36.1X Server 1.20.8amdgpu 19.1.04.6 Mesa 20.0.4 (LLVM 9.0.1)1.2.128GCC 9.3.0ext43840x21604.6 Mesa 20.1.0-devel (git-523e960 2020-04-28 focal-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 9.0.1)AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM/5600 XT / 5700/5700 8GB (2100/875MHz)AMD Navi 10 HDMI Audio4.6 Mesa 20.0.4 (LLVM 9.0.1)4.6 Mesa 20.1.0-devel (git-523e960 2020-04-28 focal-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 9.0.1)OpenBenchmarking.orgProcessor Details- Scaling Governor: acpi-cpufreq performance - CPU Microcode: 0x8701013Graphics Details- GLAMORSecurity Details- itlb_multihit: Not affected + l1tf: Not affected + mds: Not affected + meltdown: Not affected + spec_store_bypass: Mitigation of SSB disabled via prctl and seccomp + spectre_v1: Mitigation of usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization + spectre_v2: Mitigation of Full AMD retpoline IBPB: conditional STIBP: conditional RSB filling + tsx_async_abort: Not affected Environment Details- Mesa 20.0 + ACO: Radeon VII, Mesa 20.1 + ACO: Radeon VII, Mesa 20.0 + ACO: RX 5700 XT, Mesa 20.1 + ACO: RX 5700 XT: RADV_PERFTEST=aco

batman-knight: 1920 x 1080 - Highdeus-exmd: 2560 x 1440 - High Qualitydow3: 2560 x 1440 - Ultra - Vulkanf12017: 2560 x 1440 - High - TAA Checkerboardhitman: 1920 x 1080 - Ultrahitman2: 1920 x 1080 - Ultrariseofthetombraider: 2560 x 1440 - Very High - FXAA - Spine Of The Mountainriseofthetombraider: 2560 x 1440 - Very High - FXAA - Prophets Tombriseofthetombraider: 2560 x 1440 - Very High - FXAA - Geothermal Valleyshadowofthetombraider: 1920 x 1080 - Highest - SMAAstrange-brigade: 1920 x 1080 - Ultrastrange-brigade: 2560 x 1440 - Ultratalos-principle: Vulkan - 3840 x 2160tesseract: 3840 x 2160thronesofbritannia: 2560 x 1440 - Ultraunigine-heaven: 2560 x 1440 - Fullscreen - OpenGLunigine-super: 2560 x 1440 - Fullscreen - Low - OpenGLunigine-super: 2560 x 1440 - Fullscreen - Medium - OpenGLunigine-valley: 2560 x 1440 - Fullscreen - OpenGLxonotic: 2560 x 1440 - UltimateMesa 20.0Mesa 20.0 + ACOMesa 20.1Mesa 20.1 + ACOMesa 20.0Mesa 20.0 + ACOMesa 20.1Mesa 20.1 + ACO Radeon VII Radeon VII Radeon VII Radeon VII RX 5700 XT RX 5700 XT RX 5700 XT RX 5700 XT130.3547.354.2698418160.5768.90122.190.484.3102.8160.5140.988.8321.111455.9100.661128.373.596.2347194.9314361176.4990.69879913695.49133.599.194.0117.4162.3147.999.157.8167.4164.389.82529813189.8591.44124.291.188.9101.9157.5139.486.9326.056355.999.9837126.773.195.7923195.0658286175.3889.49907713194.09132.698.292.8116.6159.5145.798.557.3160.7459.487.69529313289.8192.95120.089.385.8104.7158.9126.383.0301.131856.588.5368120.474.490.8780190.0778360164.0089.06721013293.91128.997.190.6116.0157.3131.188.556.3163.8060.587.61601413691.0094.21120.590.086.3105.4160.6126.982.6303.258256.489.1846123.275.191.7141192.6708791163.1188.58374513394.12129.696.790.2116.3158.7128.487.856.8OpenBenchmarking.org

Batman: Arkham Knight

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: High

Mesa 20.0Mesa 20.0 + ACOMesa 20.1Mesa 20.1 + ACOOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterBatman: Arkham KnightResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: HighRadeon VIIRX 5700 XT4080120160200SE +/- 0.38, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 1.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.60, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 1.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.87, N = 3130.35160.74176.49164.00167.41163.80175.38163.11

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Preset: 2560 x 1440 - High Quality

Mesa 20.0Mesa 20.1OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDeus Ex: Mankind DividedPreset: 2560 x 1440 - High QualityRadeon VIIRX 5700 XT1428425670SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 347.359.464.360.5

Dawn of War III

Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Renderer: Vulkan

Mesa 20.0Mesa 20.0 + ACOMesa 20.1Mesa 20.1 + ACOOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterDawn of War IIIResolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Renderer: VulkanRadeon VIIRX 5700 XT20406080100SE +/- 0.53, N = 14SE +/- 0.70, N = 12SE +/- 1.36, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.87, N = 9SE +/- 0.88, N = 8SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 354.2787.7090.7089.0789.8387.6289.5088.58

F1 2017

Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: TAA Checkerboard

Mesa 20.0Mesa 20.0 + ACOMesa 20.1Mesa 20.1 + ACOOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterF1 2017Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: TAA CheckerboardRadeon VIIRX 5700 XT306090120150SE +/- 1.19, N = 4SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 3SE +/- 1.53, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 2.03, N = 381132136132131136131133

HITMAN

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: Ultra

Mesa 20.0Mesa 20.1OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterHITMANResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: UltraRadeon VIIRX 5700 XT20406080100SE +/- 0.53, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.43, N = 360.5789.8189.8591.00

HITMAN

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: Ultra - Total Frame Time

Mesa 20.0Mesa 20.1OpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterHITMANResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: Ultra - Total Frame TimeRadeon VIIRX 5700 XT20406080100Min: 6.1 / Avg: 16.77 / Max: 92.51Min: 3.79 / Avg: 11.1 / Max: 62.78Min: 3.75 / Avg: 11.14 / Max: 57.27Min: 3.65 / Avg: 11.06 / Max: 63.53

HITMAN 2

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: Ultra

Mesa 20.0Mesa 20.0 + ACOMesa 20.1Mesa 20.1 + ACOOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterHITMAN 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: UltraRadeon VIIRX 5700 XT20406080100SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.26, N = 368.9092.9595.4993.9191.4494.2194.0994.12

HITMAN 2

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: Ultra - Total Frame Time

Mesa 20.0Mesa 20.0 + ACOMesa 20.1Mesa 20.1 + ACOOpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterHITMAN 2Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: Ultra - Total Frame TimeRadeon VIIRX 5700 XT1020304050Min: 4.83 / Avg: 14.5 / Max: 49.12Min: 3.81 / Avg: 10.78 / Max: 40.57Min: 4.11 / Avg: 10.53 / Max: 42.39Min: 4.28 / Avg: 10.7 / Max: 42.32Min: 3.79 / Avg: 10.91 / Max: 43.67Min: 3.93 / Avg: 10.65 / Max: 40.23Min: 3.4 / Avg: 10.65 / Max: 41.96Min: 4.33 / Avg: 10.58 / Max: 37.58

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain

Mesa 20.0Mesa 20.0 + ACOMesa 20.1Mesa 20.1 + ACOOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterRise of the Tomb RaiderResolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Spine Of The MountainRadeon VIIRX 5700 XT306090120150SE +/- 0.66, N = 3SE +/- 1.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.64, N = 3SE +/- 1.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3122.1120.0133.5128.9124.2120.5132.6129.6

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Prophets Tomb

Mesa 20.0Mesa 20.0 + ACOMesa 20.1Mesa 20.1 + ACOOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterRise of the Tomb RaiderResolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Prophets TombRadeon VIIRX 5700 XT20406080100SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 390.489.399.197.191.190.098.296.7

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Geothermal Valley

Mesa 20.0Mesa 20.0 + ACOMesa 20.1Mesa 20.1 + ACOOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterRise of the Tomb RaiderResolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Geothermal ValleyRadeon VIIRX 5700 XT20406080100SE +/- 0.62, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 384.385.894.090.688.986.392.890.2

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Highest - Anti Aliasing: SMAA

Mesa 20.0Mesa 20.0 + ACOMesa 20.1Mesa 20.1 + ACOOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterShadow of the Tomb RaiderResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Highest - Anti Aliasing: SMAARadeon VIIRX 5700 XT306090120150SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3102.8104.7117.4116.0101.9105.4116.6116.3

Strange Brigade

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Setting: Ultra

Mesa 20.0Mesa 20.0 + ACOMesa 20.1Mesa 20.1 + ACOOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterStrange BrigadeResolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Setting: UltraRadeon VIIRX 5700 XT4080120160200SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.47, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.90, N = 3SE +/- 0.25, N = 3SE +/- 0.96, N = 3SE +/- 1.27, N = 15160.5158.9162.3157.3157.5160.6159.5158.7

Strange Brigade

Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Setting: Ultra

Mesa 20.0Mesa 20.0 + ACOMesa 20.1Mesa 20.1 + ACOOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterStrange BrigadeResolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Setting: UltraRadeon VIIRX 5700 XT306090120150SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.13, N = 3SE +/- 0.24, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3140.9126.3147.9131.1139.4126.9145.7128.4

The Talos Principle

Renderer: Vulkan - Resolution: 3840 x 2160

Mesa 20.0Mesa 20.0 + ACOMesa 20.1Mesa 20.1 + ACOOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterThe Talos PrincipleRenderer: Vulkan - Resolution: 3840 x 2160Radeon VIIRX 5700 XT20406080100SE +/- 3.46, N = 12SE +/- 3.47, N = 12SE +/- 1.19, N = 12SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 3.80, N = 12SE +/- 4.27, N = 12SE +/- 1.15, N = 12SE +/- 0.83, N = 1388.883.099.188.586.982.698.587.8

Tesseract

Resolution: 3840 x 2160

Mesa 20.0Mesa 20.1OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterTesseract 2014-05-12Resolution: 3840 x 2160Radeon VIIRX 5700 XT70140210280350SE +/- 4.79, N = 3SE +/- 0.35, N = 3SE +/- 3.52, N = 3SE +/- 0.70, N = 3321.11301.13326.06303.26

A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA

Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Ultra

Mesa 20.0Mesa 20.0 + ACOMesa 20.1Mesa 20.1 + ACOOpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAResolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: UltraRadeon VIIRX 5700 XT1326395265SE +/- 0.85, N = 3SE +/- 0.70, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.40, N = 3SE +/- 0.52, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 355.956.557.856.355.956.457.356.8

A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA

Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Total Frame Time

Mesa 20.0Mesa 20.0 + ACOMesa 20.1Mesa 20.1 + ACOOpenBenchmarking.orgMilliseconds, Fewer Is BetterA Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIAResolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Total Frame TimeRadeon VIIRX 5700 XT110220330440550Min: 11.3 / Avg: 17.36 / Max: 601.8Min: 11.7 / Avg: 17.27 / Max: 597.2Min: 11.7 / Avg: 17.34 / Max: 615.6Min: 11.9 / Avg: 17.6 / Max: 598.7Min: 12.5 / Avg: 18.11 / Max: 607.2Min: 11.6 / Avg: 17.43 / Max: 597.9Min: 11.7 / Avg: 17.52 / Max: 607.5Min: 12.3 / Avg: 17.43 / Max: 596.7

Unigine Heaven

Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGL

Mesa 20.0Mesa 20.1OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Heaven 4.0Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGLRadeon VIIRX 5700 XT20406080100SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.10, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3100.6688.5499.9889.18

Unigine Superposition

Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Low - Renderer: OpenGL

Mesa 20.0Mesa 20.1OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Superposition 1.0Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Low - Renderer: OpenGLRadeon VIIRX 5700 XT306090120150SE +/- 0.61, N = 3SE +/- 1.37, N = 3SE +/- 2.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.93, N = 3128.3120.4126.7123.2

Unigine Superposition

Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Medium - Renderer: OpenGL

Mesa 20.0Mesa 20.1OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Superposition 1.0Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Medium - Renderer: OpenGLRadeon VIIRX 5700 XT20406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 373.574.473.175.1

Unigine Valley

Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGL

Mesa 20.0Mesa 20.1OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterUnigine Valley 1.0Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGLRadeon VIIRX 5700 XT20406080100SE +/- 0.26, N = 3SE +/- 0.32, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 396.2390.8895.7991.71

Xonotic

Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Ultimate

Mesa 20.0Mesa 20.1OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is BetterXonotic 0.8.2Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: UltimateRadeon VIIRX 5700 XT4080120160200SE +/- 0.79, N = 3SE +/- 0.80, N = 3SE +/- 1.13, N = 3SE +/- 1.04, N = 3194.93190.08195.07192.67

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