Mesa 20.3 + Linux 5.9 Is In Great Shape Against AMDVLK, AMDGPU-PRO

Written by Michael Larabel in Display Drivers on 14 September 2020 at 10:48 AM EDT. Page 7 of 9. 19 Comments.
Mesa 20.3 Linux 5.9 vs. AMDVLK vs. Radeon Software Ubuntu Gaming
Mesa 20.3 Linux 5.9 vs. AMDVLK vs. Radeon Software Ubuntu Gaming
Mesa 20.3 Linux 5.9 vs. AMDVLK vs. Radeon Software Ubuntu Gaming

Total War Three Kingdoms was running into stability issues with AMDGPU-PRO. Mesa 20.3 with ACO was in the lead anyhow.

Mesa 20.3 Linux 5.9 vs. AMDVLK vs. Radeon Software Ubuntu Gaming
Mesa 20.3 Linux 5.9 vs. AMDVLK vs. Radeon Software Ubuntu Gaming

Total War: WARHAMMER 2 saw similar performance between the updated driver options. This was another game where moving to Mesa Git or newer Mesa snapshots compared to Ubuntu's defaults can pay off.


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