[Bug Report] Freedreno crash and performance issues with Zink on Adreno 7xx

[itsMeRaj69]

Freedreno renderer is crashing on my Adreno 735 in ZalithLauncher2. Zink works, but performance is lower than expected.

Crash log when launching with Freedreno:
https://mclo.gs/d1cuq8F

Zink runs without crashing but FPS is noticeably low (40–50 in normal gameplay).

Bundled Turnip driver seems outdated. Updating it using https://github.com/whitebelyash/AdrenoToolsDrivers could improve Zink performance on Adreno 7xx and may also help with Freedreno crashes.

Note:

• With newer Turnip drivers, both Zink and Freedreno perform a lot better in other launchers on the same device.
• Freedreno also doesn’t crash there.

[fishiatee]

Also a heads up, "freedreno" here refers to the comformant OpenGL(ES) driver for Adreno GPUs. Turnip is the Vulkan equivalent, though sometimes these two names are used interchangeably.

A proper implementation of freedreno could yield identical (or better) performance than both LTW and MobileGlues. Additionally as it's a comformant implementation, mods like Sodium will work properly, and most shaders will work without workarounds.

[frontenduser23]

Freedreno isn't just GL ES, it's regular desktop OpenGL 1.0-4.6 (that Minecraft uses) accelerated via GPU, via kgsl, similar to Vulkan Turnip drivers.

[fishiatee]

It's both GL and GLES, hence the GL(ES) lol