Radeon Mesa 21.3 vs. AMDGPU PRO Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article. Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core @ 3.70GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (3801 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 + 2000GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM/5600 XT / 5700/5700 8GB (2100/875MHz), Audio: AMD Navi 10 HDMI Audio, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.15.0-051500rc2daily20210921-generic (x86_64) 20210920, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.9, Display Server: X Server 1.20.11, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 21.3.0-devel (git-f109526 2021-09-21 focal-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 12.0.1), Vulkan: 1.2.190, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core @ 3.70GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (3801 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 + 2000GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT 8GB (2900/1000MHz), Audio: AMD Device ab28, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.15.0-051500rc2daily20210921-generic (x86_64) 20210920, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.9, Display Server: X Server 1.20.11, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 21.3.0-devel (git-f109526 2021-09-21 focal-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 12.0.1), Vulkan: 1.2.190, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core @ 3.70GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (3801 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 + 2000GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB (2575/1000MHz), Audio: AMD Device ab28, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.15.0-051500rc2daily20210921-generic (x86_64) 20210920, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.9, Display Server: X Server 1.20.11, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 21.3.0-devel (git-f109526 2021-09-21 focal-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 12.0.1), Vulkan: 1.2.190, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 PRO: RX 5700 XT: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core @ 3.70GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (3801 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 + 2000GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB (2100/875MHz), Audio: AMD Navi 10 HDMI Audio, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.11.0-34-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.9, Display Server: X Server 1.20.11, OpenGL: 4.6.14739, Vulkan: 1.2.180, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 PRO: RX 6600 XT: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core @ 3.70GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (3801 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 + 2000GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon 8GB (2900/1000MHz), Audio: AMD Device ab28, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.11.0-34-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.9, Display Server: X Server 1.20.11, OpenGL: 4.6.14739, Vulkan: 1.2.180, Compiler: GCC 9.3.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 PRO: RX 6800 XT: Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core @ 3.70GHz (12 Cores / 24 Threads), Motherboard: ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (3801 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Starship/Matisse, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 + 2000GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB (2575/1000MHz), Audio: AMD Device ab28, Monitor: ASUS VP28U, Network: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE + Intel I211 OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Kernel: 5.11.0-34-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.36.9, Display Server: X Server 1.20.11, OpenGL: 4.6.14739, Vulkan: 1.2.180, 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 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . 201.63 |================================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 192.18 |================================ Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 245.63 |========================================= PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... 190.31 |================================ PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 183.18 |============================== PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 259.50 |=========================================== Batman: Arkham Knight Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . 65.60 |===================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 55.34 |================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 132.47 |=========================================== PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... 60.91 |==================== PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 53.37 |================= PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 125.05 |========================================= Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 1920 x 1080 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . 368.38 |=========================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 361.29 |========================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 315.46 |===================================== PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... 361.79 |========================================== PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 357.70 |========================================== PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 172.40 |==================== Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Resolution: 3840 x 2160 Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . 232.18 |============================ Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 357.87 |=========================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 315.26 |====================================== PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... 196.71 |======================== PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 173.30 |===================== PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 172.40 |===================== DiRT Rally 2.0 Resolution: 3840 x 1600 - Graphics Preset: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . 64.72 |====================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 69.11 |======================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 127.32 |=========================================== PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... 63.69 |====================== PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 67.22 |======================= PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 121.86 |========================================= Dota 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Renderer: Vulkan Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . 184.1 |============================================ Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 180.6 |=========================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 171.8 |========================================= PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... 176.8 |========================================== PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 176.3 |========================================== PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 174.7 |========================================== F1 2020 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . 172 |=========================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 168 |========================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 174 |============================================ PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... 165 |========================================== PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 170 |=========================================== PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 182 |============================================== F1 2020 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . 91 |=========================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 90 |========================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 157 |============================================== PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... 84 |========================= PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 88 |========================== PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 153 |============================================= F1 2020 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Ultra - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . MIN: 7.7 AVG: 11.0 MAX: 17.6 Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . MIN: 7.2 AVG: 11.1 MAX: 19.4 Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . MIN: 3.7 AVG: 6.4 MAX: 15.4 PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... MIN: 6.9 AVG: 11.9 MAX: 35.9 PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... MIN: 7.4 AVG: 11.3 MAX: 23.8 PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... MIN: 2.7 AVG: 6.5 MAX: 26.7 HITMAN 2 Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Quality Level: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . 123.98 |========================================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 126.76 |========================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 126.78 |========================================== PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... 119.81 |======================================= PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 126.13 |========================================= PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 130.92 |=========================================== HITMAN 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . 50.39 |======================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 48.41 |======================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 91.06 |============================================ PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... 47.70 |======================= PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 48.13 |======================= PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 87.38 |========================================== HITMAN 2 Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Quality Level: Ultra - Total Frame Time Milliseconds < Lower Is Better Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . MIN: 8.9 AVG: 19.9 MAX: 91.5 Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . MIN: 11.5 AVG: 20.7 MAX: 64.0 Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . MIN: 4.5 AVG: 11.0 MAX: 45.3 PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... MIN: 12.5 AVG: 21.0 MAX: 68.3 PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... MIN: 10.4 AVG: 20.7 MAX: 37.4 PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... MIN: 5.6 AVG: 11.4 MAX: 44.0 Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . 225.3 |========================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 232.5 |========================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 393.6 |============================================ PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... 225.8 |========================= PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 238.7 |=========================== PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 393.5 |============================================ Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Prophets Tomb Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . 166.8 |============================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 169.0 |============================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 255.6 |============================================ PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... 162.7 |============================ PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 168.8 |============================= PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 249.8 |=========================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Geothermal Valley Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . 160.4 |======================================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 161.9 |======================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 179.5 |============================================ PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... 153.0 |====================================== PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 156.4 |====================================== PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 174.8 |=========================================== 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 Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . 85.2 |======================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 82.3 |====================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 164.1 |============================================ PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... 84.8 |======================= PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 82.3 |====================== PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 162.1 |=========================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Prophets Tomb Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . 62.0 |======================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 59.7 |====================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 118.1 |============================================ PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... 61.1 |======================= PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 58.2 |====================== PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 113.7 |========================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: High - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Geothermal Valley Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . 62.7 |======================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 57.0 |===================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 121.6 |============================================ PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... 61.4 |====================== PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 56.3 |==================== PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 116.6 |========================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . 210.6 |======================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 217.2 |========================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 374.5 |=========================================== PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... 213.0 |========================= PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 224.8 |========================== PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 378.9 |============================================ Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Prophets Tomb Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . 154.6 |============================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 152.5 |============================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 233.3 |============================================ PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... 150.6 |============================ PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 158.1 |============================== PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 234.2 |============================================ Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Spine Of The Mountain Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . 80.4 |======================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 78.2 |====================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 155.5 |============================================ PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... 80.0 |======================= PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 78.1 |====================== PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 152.1 |=========================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Prophets Tomb Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . 59.4 |======================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 56.8 |====================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 111.5 |============================================ PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... 58.6 |======================= PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 55.7 |====================== PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 108.4 |=========================================== Rise of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Very High - Anti Aliasing: Off - Scene: Geothermal Valley Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . 55.9 |======================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 51.4 |===================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 108.1 |============================================ PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... 54.8 |====================== PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 50.7 |===================== PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 103.9 |========================================== Shadow of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Highest - Anti Aliasing: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . 131.6 |========================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 134.9 |========================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 218.4 |========================================== PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... 132.1 |========================== PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 137.2 |========================== PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 227.9 |============================================ Shadow of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Highest - Anti Aliasing: Off Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . 46.3 |======================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 42.9 |====================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 87.5 |============================================ PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... 48.4 |======================== PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 44.7 |======================= PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 88.9 |============================================= Shadow of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Preset: Highest - Anti Aliasing: SMAA Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . 131.6 |========================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 134.9 |========================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 219.7 |=========================================== PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... 132.8 |========================== PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 138.7 |=========================== PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 226.3 |============================================ Shadow of the Tomb Raider Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Preset: Highest - Anti Aliasing: SMAA Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . 46.3 |======================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 43.2 |====================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 87.5 |============================================ PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... 48.3 |======================== PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 44.7 |======================= PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 89.1 |============================================= Strange Brigade Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Setting: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . 210.2 |======================================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 202.0 |===================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 217.8 |======================================== PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... 215.9 |======================================== PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 221.6 |========================================= PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 237.7 |============================================ Strange Brigade Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Setting: High Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . 88.1 |====================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 69.6 |================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 165.0 |========================================== PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... 91.1 |======================= PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 70.2 |================== PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 173.8 |============================================ Strange Brigade Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Graphics Setting: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . 196.8 |==================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 186.3 |================================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 221.2 |========================================= PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... 201.9 |===================================== PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 204.6 |====================================== PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 239.9 |============================================ Strange Brigade Resolution: 3840 x 2160 - Graphics Setting: Ultra Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 5700 XT . 85.0 |======================= Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6600 XT . 66.5 |================== Mesa 21.3-dev: RX 6800 XT . 156.6 |========================================== PRO: RX 5700 XT ........... 87.0 |======================= PRO: RX 6600 XT ........... 62.4 |================= PRO: RX 6800 XT ........... 165.4 |============================================