panvk_faux123_v1.1.3 vs Mali-G615 MC6
On Mali-G615 MC2 (AIPLUS AI+ Nova 2 Ultra, Anbernic RG557, HEADWOLF F8, Infinix GT 30, Infinix GT 30 Pro, motorola edge - 2026, motorola edge 50 neo, motorola edge 60 pro, OPPO CPH2859, Oppo F31 Pro 5G, POCO X6 Pro 5G, POCO X6 Pro 5G, POCO X7, realme P4x 5G, Redmi Note 14 Pro 5G, REDMI Note 15 Pro 5G, TECNO CAMON 40, TECNO POVA 8 Pro 5G, vivo V60 Lite 5G, Xiaomi 14T). The first driver named is compared against the second, which is the baseline.
StockMali-G615 MC6
vsCustompanvk_faux123_v1.1.3
Graphics system version (Vulkan)1.3.247 to 1.4.363
Optional features (extensions)118 to 188+81 -11
Features that pass their check (validated)50 to 6717 pass only on panvk_faux123_v1.1.3 0 pass only on Mali-G615 MC6
Speed test scenes (benchmark)0 faster 5 slower40% 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_nbody29% slower
- hdr_2160p59% slower
- oit_linked_lists13% slower
- pipeline_barriers43% slower
- subpasses47% slower
Mali-G615 MC6 details panvk_faux123_v1.1.3 details
Feature checks that differ (41)
| Feature | Stock | Custom | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| colorWriteEnable | unsupported | pass | gained |
| depthClipControl | unsupported | pass | gained |
| extendedDynamicState2LogicOp | unsupported | pass | gained |
| extendedDynamicState3ColorBlendEnable | unsupported | pass | gained |
| extendedDynamicState3ColorBlendEquation | unsupported | pass | gained |
| extendedDynamicState3ColorWriteMask | unsupported | pass | gained |
| extendedDynamicState3DepthClampEnable | unsupported | pass | gained |
| extendedDynamicState3LogicOpEnable | unsupported | pass | gained |
| robustBufferAccess2 | unsupported | pass | gained |
| robustImageAccess2 | unsupported | pass | gained |
| vertexInputDynamicState | unsupported | pass | gained |
| depthClamp | untested | pass | gained |
| largePoints | untested | pass | gained |
| multiViewport | unsupported | pass | gained |
| push.max_combined_image_samplers | unsupported | pass | gained |
| push.max_uniform_buffers | unsupported | pass | gained |
| stage.geometry_point_size | unsupported | pass | gained |
| depthBiasControl | unsupported | untested | changed |
| depthBiasExact | unsupported | untested | changed |
| extendedDynamicState3AlphaToCoverageEnable | unsupported | untested | changed |
| extendedDynamicState3AlphaToOneEnable | unsupported | untested | changed |
| extendedDynamicState3ConservativeRasterizationMode | unsupported | untested | changed |
| extendedDynamicState3DepthClipEnable | unsupported | untested | changed |
| extendedDynamicState3LineRasterizationMode | unsupported | untested | changed |
| extendedDynamicState3RasterizationSamples | unsupported | untested | changed |
| extendedDynamicState3SampleMask | unsupported | untested | changed |
| nullDescriptor | unsupported | untested | changed |
| geometryStreams | unsupported | untested | changed |
| alphaToOne | unsupported | untested | changed |
| depthBounds | unsupported | untested | changed |
| dualSrcBlend | unsupported | untested | changed |
| fillModeNonSolid | unsupported | untested | changed |
| logicOp | unsupported | untested | changed |
| pipelineStatisticsQuery | unsupported | untested | changed |
| shaderClipDistance | unsupported | untested | changed |
| shaderCullDistance | unsupported | untested | changed |
| shaderTessellationAndGeometryPointSize | unsupported | untested | changed |
| textureCompressionBC | unsupported | fail | changed |
| variableMultisampleRate | unsupported | untested | changed |
| vertexPipelineStoresAndAtomics | unsupported | untested | changed |
| wideLines | 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 | 14.00 | 19.83 | 29% slower | 3 of 3 vs 3 of 3 | ? vs ? | no large difference no small difference |
| hdr_2160p | 18.64 | 45.98 | 59% slower | 3 of 3 vs 3 of 3 | ? vs ? | no large difference no small difference |
| oit_linked_lists | 17.45 | 20.03 | 13% slower | 3 of 3 vs 3 of 3 | ? vs ? | no large difference no small difference |
| pipeline_barriers | 8.29 | 14.47 | 43% slower | 3 of 3 vs 3 of 3 | ? vs ? | no large difference no small difference |
| pipeline_barriers_2160p | 11.93 | n/a | only one side | ? vs ? | ? vs ? | not checked |
| subpasses | 11.97 | 22.74 | 47% slower | 3 of 3 vs 3 of 3 | ? vs ? | not checked |
Technical differences (Vulkan)
Extensions only in panvk_faux123_v1.1.3 (81)
- 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_conditional_rendering
- VK_EXT_debug_marker
- VK_EXT_depth_bias_control
- VK_EXT_depth_clamp_control
- VK_EXT_depth_clip_control
- VK_EXT_depth_clip_enable
- VK_EXT_dynamic_rendering_unused_attachments
- VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state3
- VK_EXT_external_memory_acquire_unmodified
- VK_EXT_graphics_pipeline_library
- VK_EXT_hdr_metadata
- VK_EXT_host_image_copy
- VK_EXT_image_sliced_view_of_3d
- VK_EXT_image_view_min_lod
- VK_EXT_map_memory_placed
- VK_EXT_memory_budget
- VK_EXT_memory_priority
- VK_EXT_multi_draw
- VK_EXT_mutable_descriptor_type
- VK_EXT_nested_command_buffer
- VK_EXT_non_seamless_cube_map
- VK_EXT_pageable_device_local_memory
- VK_EXT_physical_device_drm
- VK_EXT_present_timing
- 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_vertex_input_dynamic_state
- VK_EXT_ycbcr_2plane_444_formats
- VK_EXT_ycbcr_image_arrays
- VK_EXT_zero_initialize_device_memory
- VK_GOOGLE_decorate_string
- VK_GOOGLE_hlsl_functionality1
- VK_GOOGLE_user_type
- VK_KHR_calibrated_timestamps
- VK_KHR_compute_shader_derivatives
- VK_KHR_cooperative_matrix
- VK_KHR_copy_memory_indirect
- 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_executable_properties
- VK_KHR_pipeline_library
- VK_KHR_present_id
- VK_KHR_present_id2
- VK_KHR_present_wait
- VK_KHR_present_wait2
- VK_KHR_push_descriptor
- VK_KHR_shader_clock
- VK_KHR_shader_constant_data
- 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_subgroup_uniform_control_flow
- VK_KHR_shader_untyped_pointers
- VK_KHR_swapchain_maintenance1
- 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-G615 MC6 (11)
- VK_EXT_device_fault
- VK_EXT_fragment_density_map
- VK_EXT_fragment_density_map2
- VK_EXT_image_compression_control_swapchain
- VK_EXT_pipeline_protected_access
- VK_EXT_subpass_merge_feedback
- VK_KHR_acceleration_structure
- VK_KHR_deferred_host_operations
- VK_KHR_fragment_shading_rate
- VK_KHR_ray_query
- VK_KHR_shared_presentable_image
Core features that differ (16)
| bresenhamLines | unsupported to pass |
| dynamicRenderingLocalRead | unsupported to pass |
| globalPriorityQuery | unsupported to pass |
| hostImageCopy | unsupported to pass |
| indexTypeUint8 | unsupported to pass |
| maintenance5 | unsupported to pass |
| maintenance6 | unsupported to pass |
| pipelineRobustness | unsupported to pass |
| pushDescriptor | unsupported to pass |
| rectangularLines | unsupported to pass |
| shaderExpectAssume | unsupported to pass |
| shaderFloatControls2 | unsupported to pass |
| shaderSubgroupRotate | unsupported to pass |
| shaderSubgroupRotateClustered | unsupported to pass |
| vertexAttributeInstanceRateDivisor | unsupported to pass |
| vertexAttributeInstanceRateZeroDivisor | unsupported to pass |
Limits that differ (45)
| Limit | Stock | Custom |
|---|---|---|
| maxImageArrayLayers | 4096 | 65536 |
| maxTexelBufferElements | 268435456 | 134217728 |
| maxUniformBufferRange | 2147483648 | 1048576 |
| maxStorageBufferRange | 2147483648 | 4294967295 |
| maxMemoryAllocationCount | 16384 | 4294967295 |
| bufferImageGranularity | 1 | 64 |
| sparseAddressSpaceSize | 0 | 140737454800896 |
| maxPerStageDescriptorSamplers | 500000 | 1048576 |
| maxPerStageDescriptorUniformBuffers | 36 | 1048576 |
| maxPerStageDescriptorStorageBuffers | 500000 | 1048576 |
| maxPerStageDescriptorSampledImages | 500000 | 1048576 |
| maxPerStageDescriptorStorageImages | 500000 | 1048576 |
| maxPerStageResources | 500000 | 5242889 |
| maxDescriptorSetSamplers | 500000 | 1048576 |
| maxDescriptorSetUniformBuffers | 216 | 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 |
| maxGeometryShaderInvocations | 32 | 64 |
| maxGeometryInputComponents | 128 | 64 |
| maxGeometryTotalOutputComponents | 2048 | 1024 |
| maxFragmentDualSrcAttachments | 0 | 8 |
| maxFragmentCombinedOutputResources | 1000008 | 4360 |
| maxComputeWorkGroupCount | 4294967295, 4294967295, 4294967295 | 65535, 65535, 65535 |
| maxSamplerLodBias | 126 | 127.996 |
| maxViewports | 1 | 16 |
| minMemoryMapAlignment | 64 | 4096 |
| minTexelBufferOffsetAlignment | 64 | 16 |
| minStorageBufferOffsetAlignment | 64 | 4 |
| maxInterpolationOffset | 0.4375 | 0.5 |
| subPixelInterpolationOffsetBits | 4 | 8 |
| maxFramebufferWidth | 16384 | 65536 |
| maxFramebufferHeight | 16384 | 65536 |
| maxClipDistances | 0 | 8 |
| maxCullDistances | 0 | 8 |
| maxCombinedClipAndCullDistances | 0 | 8 |
| pointSizeRange | 1, 1024 | 0.125, 4095.94 |
| lineWidthRange | 1, 1 | 0, 7.99219 |
| lineWidthGranularity | 0 | 0.0078125 |
Formats supported by only one driver (23 gained, 7 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
- B5G5R5A1_UNORM_PACK16
- B8G8R8G8_422_UNORM
- B8G8R8_SNORM
- G8B8G8R8_422_UNORM
- G8_B8_R8_3PLANE_444_UNORM
- R4G4_UNORM_PACK8
- R5G5B5A1_UNORM_PACK16