Ubuntu 20.04 Mesa Comparison Benchmarks for a future article. Mesa 20.0: Radeon VII: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (1201 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 2000GB Force MP600 + 2000GB SABRENT, Graphics: AMD Radeon VII 16GB (1801/1000MHz), Audio: AMD Vega 20 HDMI Audio, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.8, Display Driver: amdgpu 19.1.0, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.0.4 (LLVM 9.0.1), Vulkan: 1.2.128, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Mesa 20.0 + ACO: Radeon VII: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (1201 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 2000GB Force MP600 + 2000GB SABRENT, Graphics: AMD Radeon VII 16GB (1801/1000MHz), Audio: AMD Vega 20 HDMI Audio, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.8, Display Driver: amdgpu 19.1.0, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.0.4 (LLVM 9.0.1), Vulkan: 1.2.128, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Mesa 20.1: Radeon VII: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (1201 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 2000GB Force MP600 + 2000GB SABRENT, Graphics: AMD Radeon VII 16GB (1801/1000MHz), Audio: AMD Vega 20 HDMI Audio, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.8, Display Driver: amdgpu 19.1.0, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.1.0-devel (git-523e960 2020-04-28 focal-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 9.0.1), Vulkan: 1.2.128, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Mesa 20.1 + ACO: Radeon VII: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (1201 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 2000GB Force MP600 + 2000GB SABRENT, Graphics: AMD Radeon VII 16GB (1801/1000MHz), Audio: AMD Vega 20 HDMI Audio, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.8, Display Driver: amdgpu 19.1.0, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.1.0-devel (git-523e960 2020-04-28 focal-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 9.0.1), Vulkan: 1.2.128, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Mesa 20.0: RX 5700 XT: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (1201 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 2000GB Force MP600 + 2000GB SABRENT, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM/5600 XT / 5700/5700 8GB (2100/875MHz), Audio: AMD Navi 10 HDMI Audio, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.8, Display Driver: amdgpu 19.1.0, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.0.4 (LLVM 9.0.1), Vulkan: 1.2.128, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Mesa 20.0 + ACO: RX 5700 XT: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (1201 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 2000GB Force MP600 + 2000GB SABRENT, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM/5600 XT / 5700/5700 8GB (2100/875MHz), Audio: AMD Navi 10 HDMI Audio, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.8, Display Driver: amdgpu 19.1.0, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.0.4 (LLVM 9.0.1), Vulkan: 1.2.128, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Mesa 20.1: RX 5700 XT: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (1201 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 2000GB Force MP600 + 2000GB SABRENT, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM/5600 XT / 5700/5700 8GB (2100/875MHz), Audio: AMD Navi 10 HDMI Audio, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.8, Display Driver: amdgpu 19.1.0, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.1.0-devel (git-523e960 2020-04-28 focal-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 9.0.1), Vulkan: 1.2.128, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Mesa 20.1 + ACO: RX 5700 XT: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core @ 3.50GHz (16 Cores / 32 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (1201 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 2000GB Force MP600 + 2000GB SABRENT, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM/5600 XT / 5700/5700 8GB (2100/875MHz), Audio: AMD Navi 10 HDMI Audio, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 + Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.4.0-26-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.8, Display Driver: amdgpu 19.1.0, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.1.0-devel (git-523e960 2020-04-28 focal-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 9.0.1), Vulkan: 1.2.128, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Batman: Arkham Knight Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 20.0: Radeon VII ....... 130.35 |============================== Mesa 20.0 + ACO: Radeon VII . 176.49 |========================================= Mesa 20.1: Radeon VII ....... 167.41 |======================================= Mesa 20.1 + ACO: Radeon VII . 175.38 |========================================= Mesa 20.0: RX 5700 XT ....... 160.74 |===================================== Mesa 20.0 + ACO: RX 5700 XT . 164.00 |====================================== Mesa 20.1: RX 5700 XT ....... 163.80 |====================================== Mesa 20.1 + ACO: RX 5700 XT . 163.11 |====================================== Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Preset: 2560 x 1440 - High Quality Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 20.0: Radeon VII . 47.3 |==================================== Mesa 20.1: Radeon VII . 64.3 |================================================= Mesa 20.0: RX 5700 XT . 59.4 |============================================= Mesa 20.1: RX 5700 XT . 60.5 |============================================== Dawn of War III Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 20.0: Radeon VII ....... 54.27 |========================= Mesa 20.0 + ACO: Radeon VII . 90.70 |========================================== Mesa 20.1: Radeon VII ....... 89.83 |========================================== Mesa 20.1 + ACO: Radeon VII . 89.50 |========================================= Mesa 20.0: RX 5700 XT ....... 87.70 |========================================= Mesa 20.0 + ACO: RX 5700 XT . 89.07 |========================================= Mesa 20.1: RX 5700 XT ....... 87.62 |========================================= Mesa 20.1 + ACO: RX 5700 XT . 88.58 |========================================= F1 2017 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: TAA Checkerboard Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 20.0: Radeon VII ....... 81 |========================== Mesa 20.0 + ACO: Radeon VII . 136 |============================================ Mesa 20.1: Radeon VII ....... 131 |========================================== Mesa 20.1 + ACO: Radeon VII . 131 |========================================== Mesa 20.0: RX 5700 XT ....... 132 |=========================================== Mesa 20.0 + ACO: RX 5700 XT . 132 |=========================================== Mesa 20.1: RX 5700 XT ....... 136 |============================================ Mesa 20.1 + ACO: RX 5700 XT . 133 |=========================================== HITMAN Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 20.0: Radeon VII . 60.57 |================================ Mesa 20.1: Radeon VII . 89.85 |=============================================== Mesa 20.0: RX 5700 XT . 89.81 |=============================================== Mesa 20.1: RX 5700 XT . 91.00 |================================================ HITMAN Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: Ultra - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Mesa 20.0: Radeon VII . MIN: 6.1 AVG: 16.8 MAX: 92.5 Mesa 20.1: Radeon VII . MIN: 3.7 AVG: 11.1 MAX: 57.3 Mesa 20.0: RX 5700 XT . MIN: 3.8 AVG: 11.1 MAX: 62.8 Mesa 20.1: RX 5700 XT . MIN: 3.6 AVG: 11.1 MAX: 63.5 HITMAN 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 20.0: Radeon VII ....... 68.90 |============================== Mesa 20.0 + ACO: Radeon VII . 95.49 |========================================== Mesa 20.1: Radeon VII ....... 91.44 |======================================== Mesa 20.1 + ACO: Radeon VII . 94.09 |========================================= Mesa 20.0: RX 5700 XT ....... 92.95 |========================================= Mesa 20.0 + ACO: RX 5700 XT . 93.91 |========================================= Mesa 20.1: RX 5700 XT ....... 94.21 |========================================= Mesa 20.1 + ACO: RX 5700 XT . 94.12 |========================================= HITMAN 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: Ultra - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Mesa 20.0: Radeon VII ....... MIN: 4.8 AVG: 14.5 MAX: 49.1 Mesa 20.0 + ACO: Radeon VII . MIN: 4.1 AVG: 10.5 MAX: 42.4 Mesa 20.1: Radeon VII ....... MIN: 3.8 AVG: 10.9 MAX: 43.7 Mesa 20.1 + ACO: Radeon VII . MIN: 3.4 AVG: 10.7 MAX: 42.0 Mesa 20.0: RX 5700 XT ....... MIN: 3.8 AVG: 10.8 MAX: 40.6 Mesa 20.0 + ACO: RX 5700 XT . MIN: 4.3 AVG: 10.7 MAX: 42.3 Mesa 20.1: RX 5700 XT ....... MIN: 3.9 AVG: 10.7 MAX: 40.2 Mesa 20.1 + ACO: RX 5700 XT . MIN: 4.3 AVG: 10.6 MAX: 37.6 Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 20.0: Radeon VII ....... 122.1 |====================================== Mesa 20.0 + ACO: Radeon VII . 133.5 |========================================== Mesa 20.1: Radeon VII ....... 124.2 |======================================= Mesa 20.1 + ACO: Radeon VII . 132.6 |========================================== Mesa 20.0: RX 5700 XT ....... 120.0 |====================================== Mesa 20.0 + ACO: RX 5700 XT . 128.9 |========================================= Mesa 20.1: RX 5700 XT ....... 120.5 |====================================== Mesa 20.1 + ACO: RX 5700 XT . 129.6 |========================================= Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Prophets Tomb Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 20.0: Radeon VII ....... 90.4 |======================================= Mesa 20.0 + ACO: Radeon VII . 99.1 |=========================================== Mesa 20.1: Radeon VII ....... 91.1 |======================================== Mesa 20.1 + ACO: Radeon VII . 98.2 |=========================================== Mesa 20.0: RX 5700 XT ....... 89.3 |======================================= Mesa 20.0 + ACO: RX 5700 XT . 97.1 |========================================== Mesa 20.1: RX 5700 XT ....... 90.0 |======================================= Mesa 20.1 + ACO: RX 5700 XT . 96.7 |========================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: FXAA - Scene: Geothermal Valley Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 20.0: Radeon VII ....... 84.3 |======================================= Mesa 20.0 + ACO: Radeon VII . 94.0 |=========================================== Mesa 20.1: Radeon VII ....... 88.9 |========================================= Mesa 20.1 + ACO: Radeon VII . 92.8 |========================================== Mesa 20.0: RX 5700 XT ....... 85.8 |======================================= Mesa 20.0 + ACO: RX 5700 XT . 90.6 |========================================= Mesa 20.1: RX 5700 XT ....... 86.3 |======================================= Mesa 20.1 + ACO: RX 5700 XT . 90.2 |========================================= Shadow of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Highest - Anti Aliasing: SMAA Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 20.0: Radeon VII ....... 102.8 |===================================== Mesa 20.0 + ACO: Radeon VII . 117.4 |========================================== Mesa 20.1: Radeon VII ....... 101.9 |==================================== Mesa 20.1 + ACO: Radeon VII . 116.6 |========================================== Mesa 20.0: RX 5700 XT ....... 104.7 |===================================== Mesa 20.0 + ACO: RX 5700 XT . 116.0 |========================================= Mesa 20.1: RX 5700 XT ....... 105.4 |====================================== Mesa 20.1 + ACO: RX 5700 XT . 116.3 |========================================== Strange Brigade Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Setting: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 20.0: Radeon VII ....... 160.5 |========================================== Mesa 20.0 + ACO: Radeon VII . 162.3 |========================================== Mesa 20.1: Radeon VII ....... 157.5 |========================================= Mesa 20.1 + ACO: Radeon VII . 159.5 |========================================= Mesa 20.0: RX 5700 XT ....... 158.9 |========================================= Mesa 20.0 + ACO: RX 5700 XT . 157.3 |========================================= Mesa 20.1: RX 5700 XT ....... 160.6 |========================================== Mesa 20.1 + ACO: RX 5700 XT . 158.7 |========================================= Strange Brigade Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Setting: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 20.0: Radeon VII ....... 140.9 |======================================== Mesa 20.0 + ACO: Radeon VII . 147.9 |========================================== Mesa 20.1: Radeon VII ....... 139.4 |======================================== Mesa 20.1 + ACO: Radeon VII . 145.7 |========================================= Mesa 20.0: RX 5700 XT ....... 126.3 |==================================== Mesa 20.0 + ACO: RX 5700 XT . 131.1 |===================================== Mesa 20.1: RX 5700 XT ....... 126.9 |==================================== Mesa 20.1 + ACO: RX 5700 XT . 128.4 |==================================== The Talos Principle Renderer: Vulkan - Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 20.0: Radeon VII ....... 88.8 |======================================= Mesa 20.0 + ACO: Radeon VII . 99.1 |=========================================== Mesa 20.1: Radeon VII ....... 86.9 |====================================== Mesa 20.1 + ACO: Radeon VII . 98.5 |=========================================== Mesa 20.0: RX 5700 XT ....... 83.0 |==================================== Mesa 20.0 + ACO: RX 5700 XT . 88.5 |====================================== Mesa 20.1: RX 5700 XT ....... 82.6 |==================================== Mesa 20.1 + ACO: RX 5700 XT . 87.8 |====================================== Tesseract 2014-05-12 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 20.0: Radeon VII . 321.11 |============================================== Mesa 20.1: Radeon VII . 326.06 |=============================================== Mesa 20.0: RX 5700 XT . 301.13 |=========================================== Mesa 20.1: RX 5700 XT . 303.26 |============================================ A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 20.0: Radeon VII ....... 55.9 |========================================== Mesa 20.0 + ACO: Radeon VII . 57.8 |=========================================== Mesa 20.1: Radeon VII ....... 55.9 |========================================== Mesa 20.1 + ACO: Radeon VII . 57.3 |=========================================== Mesa 20.0: RX 5700 XT ....... 56.5 |========================================== Mesa 20.0 + ACO: RX 5700 XT . 56.3 |========================================== Mesa 20.1: RX 5700 XT ....... 56.4 |========================================== Mesa 20.1 + ACO: RX 5700 XT . 56.8 |========================================== A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Mesa 20.0: Radeon VII ....... MIN: 11 AVG: 17 MAX: 602 Mesa 20.0 + ACO: Radeon VII . MIN: 12 AVG: 17 MAX: 616 Mesa 20.1: Radeon VII ....... MIN: 13 AVG: 18 MAX: 607 Mesa 20.1 + ACO: Radeon VII . MIN: 12 AVG: 18 MAX: 608 Mesa 20.0: RX 5700 XT ....... MIN: 12 AVG: 17 MAX: 597 Mesa 20.0 + ACO: RX 5700 XT . MIN: 12 AVG: 18 MAX: 599 Mesa 20.1: RX 5700 XT ....... MIN: 12 AVG: 17 MAX: 598 Mesa 20.1 + ACO: RX 5700 XT . MIN: 12 AVG: 17 MAX: 597 Unigine Heaven 4.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 20.0: Radeon VII . 100.66 |=============================================== Mesa 20.1: Radeon VII . 99.98 |=============================================== Mesa 20.0: RX 5700 XT . 88.54 |========================================= Mesa 20.1: RX 5700 XT . 89.18 |========================================== Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Low - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 20.0: Radeon VII . 128.3 |================================================ Mesa 20.1: Radeon VII . 126.7 |=============================================== Mesa 20.0: RX 5700 XT . 120.4 |============================================= Mesa 20.1: RX 5700 XT . 123.2 |============================================== Unigine Superposition 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen - Quality: Medium - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 20.0: Radeon VII . 73.5 |================================================ Mesa 20.1: Radeon VII . 73.1 |================================================ Mesa 20.0: RX 5700 XT . 74.4 |================================================= Mesa 20.1: RX 5700 XT . 75.1 |================================================= Unigine Valley 1.0 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Mode: Fullscreen - Renderer: OpenGL Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 20.0: Radeon VII . 96.23 |================================================ Mesa 20.1: Radeon VII . 95.79 |================================================ Mesa 20.0: RX 5700 XT . 90.88 |============================================= Mesa 20.1: RX 5700 XT . 91.71 |============================================== Xonotic 0.8.2 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 20.0: Radeon VII . 194.93 |=============================================== Mesa 20.1: Radeon VII . 195.07 |=============================================== Mesa 20.0: RX 5700 XT . 190.08 |============================================== Mesa 20.1: RX 5700 XT . 192.67 |==============================================