panvk_faux123_rg556_v0.13.0 vs Mali-G57
On Mali-G57 (Anbernic RG556, Motorola moto g35 5G, Redmi A5, TECNO KL4). The first driver named is compared against the second, which is the baseline.
StockMali-G57
vsCustompanvk_faux123_rg556_v0.13.0
Graphics system version (Vulkan)1.3.278 to 1.3.354
Optional features (extensions)121 to 166+58 -13
Features that pass their check (validated)53 to 4912 pass only on panvk_faux123_rg556_v0.13.0 16 pass only on Mali-G57
Speed test scenes (benchmark)2 faster 3 slower45% slower overall (geometric mean)
Games each driver could run (an estimate from its feature list): green likely, yellow maybe, orange limited, red no
StockDX92002+DX102006+DX112009+DX122015+Switch
CustomDX92002+DX102006+DX112009+DX122015+Switch
- compute_nbody21% faster
- hdr_2160p80% slower
- oit_linked_lists72% slower
- pipeline_barriers35% slower
- subpasses14% faster
Small areas of the picture differ from the stock driver in 1 scene (pipeline_barriers: 1466 of 2304 cells). The picture matches overall, so this is a local rendering fault, not a different scene.
Mali-G57 details panvk_faux123_rg556_v0.13.0 details
Feature checks that differ (46)
| Feature | Stock | Custom | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| depthClamp | pass | untested | lost |
| largePoints | pass | untested | lost |
| compat.helper_loop_terminator | pass | untested | lost |
| compat.nested_map | pass | untested | lost |
| core.blend_advertised_formats | pass | untested | lost |
| core.compute_big_stack | pass | untested | lost |
| core.host_coherent_readback | pass | untested | lost |
| core.mrt_partial_kill | pass | untested | lost |
| core.ubo_update_buffer | pass | untested | lost |
| core.ubo_written_after_record | pass | untested | lost |
| core.varying_subset | pass | untested | lost |
| mem.image_padding | pass | untested | lost |
| perf.fb_local_barrier_large_draws | pass | untested | lost |
| perf.fb_local_barrier_overdraw | pass | untested | lost |
| stage.geometry_max_output | pass | untested | lost |
| sync.first_submit_clear_then_compute | pass | untested | lost |
| colorWriteEnable | unsupported | pass | gained |
| depthClipControl | unsupported | pass | gained |
| extendedDynamicState2LogicOp | unsupported | pass | gained |
| extendedDynamicState3ColorBlendEnable | unsupported | pass | gained |
| extendedDynamicState3ColorBlendEquation | unsupported | pass | gained |
| extendedDynamicState3ColorWriteMask | unsupported | pass | gained |
| extendedDynamicState3LogicOpEnable | unsupported | pass | gained |
| robustBufferAccess2 | unsupported | pass | gained |
| multiDrawIndirect | unsupported | pass | gained |
| multiViewport | unsupported | pass | gained |
| textureCompressionBC | unsupported | pass | gained |
| stress.multi_draw_indirect_large | unsupported | pass | gained |
| depthBiasControl | unsupported | untested | changed |
| depthBiasExact | unsupported | untested | changed |
| extendedDynamicState2PatchControlPoints | untested | unsupported | changed |
| extendedDynamicState3AlphaToCoverageEnable | unsupported | untested | changed |
| extendedDynamicState3ProvokingVertexMode | untested | unsupported | changed |
| extendedDynamicState3RasterizationSamples | unsupported | untested | changed |
| extendedDynamicState3TessellationDomainOrigin | untested | unsupported | changed |
| nullDescriptor | unsupported | untested | changed |
| geometryStreams | unsupported | untested | changed |
| fillModeNonSolid | unsupported | untested | changed |
| pipelineStatisticsQuery | unsupported | untested | changed |
| shaderClipDistance | unsupported | untested | changed |
| shaderCullDistance | unsupported | untested | changed |
| shaderTessellationAndGeometryPointSize | unsupported | untested | changed |
| variableMultisampleRate | unsupported | untested | changed |
| vertexPipelineStoresAndAtomics | unsupported | untested | changed |
| stage.geometry_point_size | unsupported | untested | changed |
| stress.scratch_per_batch | unsupported | untested | changed |
Speed test scenes (benchmark)
The two drivers were not measured on the same set of device models. Frame times from different devices do not compare drivers, so read these numbers with that in mind.
| Scene | Stock ms | Custom ms | Difference | Starts | GPU clock, MHz | Picture vs stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compute_nbody | 37.01 | 30.51 | 21% faster | 3 of 3 vs 3 of 3 | ? vs ? | no large difference no small difference |
| hdr_2160p | 107.99 | 532.18 | 80% slower | 3 of 3 vs ? | ? vs ? | not checked |
| oit_linked_lists | 42.86 | 154.71 | 72% slower | 3 of 3 vs 3 of 3 | ? vs ? | no large difference no small difference |
| pipeline_barriers | 22.44 | 34.75 | 35% slower | 3 of 3 vs 3 of 3 | ? vs ? | no large difference differs in 1466 small areas |
| subpasses | 62.67 | 55.02 | 14% faster | 3 of 3 vs 3 of 3 | ? vs ? | not checked |
Technical differences (Vulkan)
Extensions only in panvk_faux123_rg556_v0.13.0 (58)
- VK_ARM_scheduling_controls
- VK_EXT_attachment_feedback_loop_dynamic_state
- VK_EXT_attachment_feedback_loop_layout
- VK_EXT_buffer_device_address
- VK_EXT_color_write_enable
- VK_EXT_depth_bias_control
- VK_EXT_depth_clamp_control
- VK_EXT_depth_clip_control
- VK_EXT_graphics_pipeline_library
- VK_EXT_host_image_copy
- VK_EXT_image_view_min_lod
- VK_EXT_map_memory_placed
- VK_EXT_memory_budget
- VK_EXT_mutable_descriptor_type
- VK_EXT_non_seamless_cube_map
- VK_EXT_physical_device_drm
- VK_EXT_robustness2
- VK_EXT_shader_atomic_float
- VK_EXT_shader_module_identifier
- VK_EXT_shader_replicated_composites
- VK_EXT_shader_stencil_export
- VK_EXT_shader_uniform_buffer_unsized_array
- VK_EXT_vertex_attribute_divisor
- VK_EXT_zero_initialize_device_memory
- VK_GOOGLE_hlsl_functionality1
- VK_GOOGLE_user_type
- VK_KHR_calibrated_timestamps
- VK_KHR_compute_shader_derivatives
- VK_KHR_depth_clamp_zero_one
- VK_KHR_draw_indirect_count
- VK_KHR_dynamic_rendering_local_read
- VK_KHR_index_type_uint8
- VK_KHR_internally_synchronized_queues
- VK_KHR_line_rasterization
- VK_KHR_load_store_op_none
- VK_KHR_maintenance5
- VK_KHR_maintenance6
- VK_KHR_maintenance7
- VK_KHR_maintenance8
- VK_KHR_maintenance9
- VK_KHR_map_memory2
- VK_KHR_pipeline_binary
- VK_KHR_pipeline_executable_properties
- VK_KHR_pipeline_library
- VK_KHR_robustness2
- VK_KHR_shader_clock
- VK_KHR_shader_expect_assume
- VK_KHR_shader_float_controls2
- VK_KHR_shader_fma
- VK_KHR_shader_maximal_reconvergence
- VK_KHR_shader_quad_control
- VK_KHR_shader_relaxed_extended_instruction
- VK_KHR_shader_subgroup_rotate
- VK_KHR_shader_untyped_pointers
- VK_KHR_unified_image_layouts
- VK_KHR_vertex_attribute_divisor
- VK_KHR_workgroup_memory_explicit_layout
- VK_VALVE_mutable_descriptor_type
Extensions only in Mali-G57 (13)
- VK_ARM_rasterization_order_attachment_access
- VK_EXT_device_fault
- VK_EXT_fragment_density_map
- VK_EXT_fragment_density_map2
- VK_EXT_frame_boundary
- VK_EXT_image_compression_control
- VK_EXT_pipeline_protected_access
- VK_EXT_primitives_generated_query
- VK_EXT_rasterization_order_attachment_access
- VK_EXT_rgba10x6_formats
- VK_EXT_subpass_merge_feedback
- VK_EXT_swapchain_maintenance1
- VK_KHR_shared_presentable_image
Core features that differ (3)
| drawIndirectCount | unsupported to pass |
| shaderFloat16 | pass to unsupported |
| shaderOutputViewportIndex | pass to unsupported |
Limits that differ (48)
| Limit | Stock | Custom |
|---|---|---|
| maxImageDimension1D | 16384 | 65536 |
| maxImageDimension2D | 16384 | 65536 |
| maxImageDimension3D | 16384 | 65536 |
| maxImageDimensionCube | 16384 | 65536 |
| maxImageArrayLayers | 4096 | 65536 |
| maxTexelBufferElements | 268435456 | 134217728 |
| maxUniformBufferRange | 2147483648 | 1048576 |
| maxStorageBufferRange | 2147483648 | 4294967295 |
| maxMemoryAllocationCount | 16384 | 4294967295 |
| bufferImageGranularity | 1 | 64 |
| maxPerStageDescriptorSamplers | 500000 | 1048576 |
| maxPerStageDescriptorUniformBuffers | 500000 | 1048576 |
| maxPerStageDescriptorStorageBuffers | 500000 | 1048576 |
| maxPerStageDescriptorSampledImages | 500000 | 1048576 |
| maxPerStageDescriptorStorageImages | 500000 | 1048576 |
| maxPerStageResources | 500000 | 5242889 |
| maxDescriptorSetSamplers | 500000 | 1048576 |
| maxDescriptorSetUniformBuffers | 500000 | 1048576 |
| maxDescriptorSetUniformBuffersDynamic | 32 | 16 |
| maxDescriptorSetStorageBuffers | 500000 | 1048576 |
| maxDescriptorSetStorageBuffersDynamic | 32 | 8 |
| maxDescriptorSetSampledImages | 500000 | 1048576 |
| maxDescriptorSetStorageImages | 500000 | 1048576 |
| maxVertexInputAttributes | 32 | 16 |
| maxVertexInputBindings | 32 | 16 |
| maxVertexInputAttributeOffset | 2047 | 4294967295 |
| maxVertexInputBindingStride | 2048 | 65535 |
| maxGeometryOutputVertices | 256 | 1024 |
| maxGeometryTotalOutputComponents | 2048 | 1024 |
| maxFragmentCombinedOutputResources | 1000008 | 4360 |
| maxComputeWorkGroupCount | 4294967295, 4294967295, 4294967295 | 65535, 65535, 65535 |
| maxDrawIndirectCount | 1 | 65535 |
| maxSamplerLodBias | 126 | 127.996 |
| maxViewports | 1 | 16 |
| minMemoryMapAlignment | 64 | 4096 |
| minTexelBufferOffsetAlignment | 64 | 16 |
| minStorageBufferOffsetAlignment | 64 | 16 |
| maxInterpolationOffset | 0.4375 | 0.5 |
| subPixelInterpolationOffsetBits | 4 | 8 |
| framebufferNoAttachmentsSampleCounts | 29 | 13 |
| timestampComputeAndGraphics | 1 | 0 |
| timestampPeriod | 38.4615 | 0 |
| maxClipDistances | 0 | 8 |
| maxCullDistances | 0 | 8 |
| maxCombinedClipAndCullDistances | 0 | 8 |
| pointSizeRange | 1, 1024 | 0.125, 4095.94 |
| lineWidthRange | 1, 4095.94 | 0, 7.99219 |
| lineWidthGranularity | 0.0625 | 0.0078125 |
Formats supported by only one driver (23 gained, 10 lost)
- A1B5G5R5_UNORM_PACK16
- A2R10G10B10_SNORM_PACK32
- A8_UNORM
- BC1_RGBA_SRGB_BLOCK
- BC1_RGBA_UNORM_BLOCK
- BC1_RGB_SRGB_BLOCK
- BC1_RGB_UNORM_BLOCK
- BC2_SRGB_BLOCK
- BC2_UNORM_BLOCK
- BC3_SRGB_BLOCK
- BC3_UNORM_BLOCK
- BC4_SNORM_BLOCK
- BC4_UNORM_BLOCK
- BC5_SNORM_BLOCK
- BC5_UNORM_BLOCK
- BC6H_SFLOAT_BLOCK
- BC6H_UFLOAT_BLOCK
- BC7_SRGB_BLOCK
- BC7_UNORM_BLOCK
- G16_B16R16_2PLANE_420_UNORM
- G16_B16R16_2PLANE_422_UNORM
- G16_B16R16_2PLANE_444_UNORM
- G8_B8R8_2PLANE_444_UNORM
- B10X6G10X6R10X6G10X6_422_UNORM_4PACK16
- B5G5R5A1_UNORM_PACK16
- B8G8R8G8_422_UNORM
- B8G8R8_SNORM
- G10X6B10X6G10X6R10X6_422_UNORM_4PACK16
- G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_420_UNORM_3PACK16
- G10X6_B10X6R10X6_2PLANE_422_UNORM_3PACK16
- G8B8G8R8_422_UNORM
- R4G4_UNORM_PACK8
- R5G5B5A1_UNORM_PACK16