Does the Raspberry Pi 4 (4 GB) support OpenGL 3.3?

[salaivv]

Hi,

I would like to test out Blender 2.8 on it. Blender 2.8 can run with OpenGL 3.3 only.

Does the Raspberry Pi 4 (4 GB) support OpenGL 3.3.

[pik33]

glxinfo says opengl version is 3.1
The blender version which is installable via apt-get is 2.79

And this is the system info from Blender:

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= Blender 2.79 (sub 0) System Information =
===========================================


Blender:
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version: 2.79 (sub 0), branch: Unknown, commit date: Unknown Unknown, hash: Unknown, type: Unknown
build date: Unknown, Unknown
platform: Unknown
binary path: '/usr/bin/blender'
build cflags: Unknown
build cxxflags: Unknown
build linkflags: Unknown
build system: Unknown

Python:
===========================================

version: 3.7.3 (default, Apr 3 2019, 05:39:12)
[GCC 8.2.0]
paths:
'/usr/share/blender/scripts/addons'
'/usr/share/blender/scripts/startup'
'/usr/share/blender/scripts/modules'
'/usr/lib/python37.zip'
'/usr/lib/python3.7'
'/usr/lib/python3.7/lib-dynload'
'/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages'
'/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages'
'/usr/share/blender/scripts/freestyle/modules'
'/usr/share/blender/scripts/addons/modules'
'/home/pi/.config/blender/2.79/scripts/addons/modules'

Python (External Binary):
===========================================

binary path: '/usr/bin/python3.7m'
version: Python 3.7.3

Directories:
===========================================

scripts:
'/usr/share/blender/scripts/modules'
'/usr/share/blender/scripts'
user scripts: '/home/pi/.config/blender/2.79/scripts'
pref scripts: None
datafiles: '/home/pi/.config/blender/2.79/datafiles/'
config: '/home/pi/.config/blender/2.79/config/'
scripts : '/home/pi/.config/blender/2.79/scripts/'
autosave: '/home/pi/.config/blender/2.79/autosave/'
tempdir: '/tmp/blender_B5z7mK/'

FFmpeg:
===========================================

avcodec: '58, 35, 100'
avdevice: '58, 5, 100'
avformat: '58, 20, 100'
avutil: '56, 22, 100'
swscale: ' 5, 3, 100'

Other Libraries:
===========================================

OpenColorIO: 1, 1, 0
OpenImageIO: 2, 0, 5
OpenShadingLanguage: Blender was built without OpenShadingLanguage support in Cycles
OpenSubdiv: Blender was built without OpenSubdiv support
OpenVDB: Blender was built without OpenVDB support
Alembic: Blender was built without Alembic support
SDL: Blender was built without SDL support

OpenGL:
===========================================

renderer: 'llvmpipe (LLVM 6.0, 128 bits)'
vendor: 'VMware, Inc.'
version: '3.1 Mesa 19.1.0-devel'
extensions:
GL_AMD_conservative_depth
GL_AMD_draw_buffers_blend
GL_AMD_multi_draw_indirect
GL_AMD_seamless_cubemap_per_texture
GL_AMD_shader_stencil_export
GL_AMD_shader_trinary_minmax
GL_AMD_texture_texture4
GL_ANGLE_texture_compression_dxt3
GL_ANGLE_texture_compression_dxt5
GL_APPLE_packed_pixels
GL_ARB_ES2_compatibility
GL_ARB_ES3_compatibility
GL_ARB_arrays_of_arrays
GL_ARB_base_instance
GL_ARB_blend_func_extended
GL_ARB_buffer_storage
GL_ARB_clear_buffer_object
GL_ARB_clear_texture
GL_ARB_clip_control
GL_ARB_color_buffer_float
GL_ARB_compatibility
GL_ARB_compressed_texture_pixel_storage
GL_ARB_conditional_render_inverted
GL_ARB_conservative_depth
GL_ARB_copy_buffer
GL_ARB_copy_image
GL_ARB_cull_distance
GL_ARB_debug_output
GL_ARB_depth_buffer_float
GL_ARB_depth_clamp
GL_ARB_depth_texture
GL_ARB_direct_state_access
GL_ARB_draw_buffers
GL_ARB_draw_buffers_blend
GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex
GL_ARB_draw_indirect
GL_ARB_draw_instanced
GL_ARB_enhanced_layouts
GL_ARB_explicit_attrib_location
GL_ARB_explicit_uniform_location
GL_ARB_fragment_coord_conventions
GL_ARB_fragment_layer_viewport
GL_ARB_fragment_program
GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow
GL_ARB_fragment_shader
GL_ARB_framebuffer_object
GL_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB
GL_ARB_get_program_binary
GL_ARB_get_texture_sub_image
GL_ARB_half_float_pixel
GL_ARB_half_float_vertex
GL_ARB_instanced_arrays
GL_ARB_internalformat_query
GL_ARB_internalformat_query2
GL_ARB_invalidate_subdata
GL_ARB_map_buffer_alignment
GL_ARB_map_buffer_range
GL_ARB_multi_bind
GL_ARB_multi_draw_indirect
GL_ARB_multisample
GL_ARB_multitexture
GL_ARB_occlusion_query
GL_ARB_occlusion_query2
GL_ARB_parallel_shader_compile
GL_ARB_pipeline_statistics_query
GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object
GL_ARB_point_parameters
GL_ARB_point_sprite
GL_ARB_polygon_offset_clamp
GL_ARB_program_interface_query
GL_ARB_provoking_vertex
GL_ARB_robustness
GL_ARB_sampler_objects
GL_ARB_seamless_cube_map
GL_ARB_seamless_cubemap_per_texture
GL_ARB_separate_shader_objects
GL_ARB_shader_bit_encoding
GL_ARB_shader_objects
GL_ARB_shader_stencil_export
GL_ARB_shader_subroutine
GL_ARB_shader_texture_lod
GL_ARB_shading_language_100
GL_ARB_shading_language_420pack
GL_ARB_shading_language_packing
GL_ARB_shadow
GL_ARB_stencil_texturing
GL_ARB_sync
GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp
GL_ARB_texture_buffer_object
GL_ARB_texture_buffer_object_rgb32
GL_ARB_texture_buffer_range
GL_ARB_texture_compression
GL_ARB_texture_compression_bptc
GL_ARB_texture_compression_rgtc
GL_ARB_texture_cube_map
GL_ARB_texture_cube_map_array
GL_ARB_texture_env_add
GL_ARB_texture_env_combine
GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar
GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3
GL_ARB_texture_float
GL_ARB_texture_gather
GL_ARB_texture_mirror_clamp_to_edge
GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat
GL_ARB_texture_multisample
GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two
GL_ARB_texture_query_levels
GL_ARB_texture_query_lod
GL_ARB_texture_rectangle
GL_ARB_texture_rg
GL_ARB_texture_rgb10_a2ui
GL_ARB_texture_stencil8
GL_ARB_texture_storage
GL_ARB_texture_storage_multisample
GL_ARB_texture_swizzle
GL_ARB_texture_view
GL_ARB_timer_query
GL_ARB_transform_feedback2
GL_ARB_transform_feedback3
GL_ARB_transform_feedback_instanced
GL_ARB_transform_feedback_overflow_query
GL_ARB_transpose_matrix
GL_ARB_uniform_buffer_object
GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra
GL_ARB_vertex_array_object
GL_ARB_vertex_attrib_binding
GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object
GL_ARB_vertex_program
GL_ARB_vertex_shader
GL_ARB_vertex_type_10f_11f_11f_rev
GL_ARB_vertex_type_2_10_10_10_rev
GL_ARB_viewport_array
GL_ARB_window_pos
GL_ATI_blend_equation_separate
GL_ATI_draw_buffers
GL_ATI_fragment_shader
GL_ATI_separate_stencil
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GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3
GL_ATI_texture_float
GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once
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GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate
GL_EXT_blend_func_separate
GL_EXT_blend_minmax
GL_EXT_blend_subtract
GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array
GL_EXT_copy_texture
GL_EXT_draw_buffers2
GL_EXT_draw_instanced
GL_EXT_draw_range_elements
GL_EXT_fog_coord
GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit
GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample
GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample_blit_scaled
GL_EXT_framebuffer_object
GL_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB
GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters
GL_EXT_gpu_shader4
GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays
GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil
GL_EXT_packed_float
GL_EXT_packed_pixels
GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object
GL_EXT_point_parameters
GL_EXT_polygon_offset_clamp
GL_EXT_provoking_vertex
GL_EXT_rescale_normal
GL_EXT_secondary_color
GL_EXT_separate_specular_color
GL_EXT_shader_integer_mix
GL_EXT_shadow_funcs
GL_EXT_stencil_two_side
GL_EXT_stencil_wrap
GL_EXT_subtexture
GL_EXT_texture
GL_EXT_texture3D
GL_EXT_texture_array
GL_EXT_texture_buffer_object
GL_EXT_texture_compression_dxt1
GL_EXT_texture_compression_latc
GL_EXT_texture_compression_rgtc
GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc
GL_EXT_texture_cube_map
GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp
GL_EXT_texture_env_add
GL_EXT_texture_env_combine
GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3
GL_EXT_texture_integer
GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias
GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp
GL_EXT_texture_object
GL_EXT_texture_rectangle
GL_EXT_texture_sRGB
GL_EXT_texture_sRGB_R8
GL_EXT_texture_sRGB_decode
GL_EXT_texture_shared_exponent
GL_EXT_texture_snorm
GL_EXT_texture_swizzle
GL_EXT_timer_query
GL_EXT_transform_feedback
GL_EXT_vertex_array
GL_EXT_vertex_array_bgra
GL_IBM_multimode_draw_arrays
GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip
GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat
GL_INGR_blend_func_separate
GL_KHR_context_flush_control
GL_KHR_debug
GL_KHR_no_error
GL_KHR_parallel_shader_compile
GL_KHR_texture_compression_astc_ldr
GL_KHR_texture_compression_astc_sliced_3d
GL_MESA_pack_invert
GL_MESA_shader_integer_functions
GL_MESA_texture_signed_rgba
GL_MESA_window_pos
GL_MESA_ycbcr_texture
GL_NV_blend_square
GL_NV_conditional_render
GL_NV_depth_clamp
GL_NV_fog_distance
GL_NV_light_max_exponent
GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil
GL_NV_primitive_restart
GL_NV_texgen_reflection
GL_NV_texture_env_combine4
GL_NV_texture_rectangle
GL_OES_EGL_image
GL_OES_read_format
GL_S3_s3tc
GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap
GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp
GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp
GL_SGIS_texture_lod
GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays

Implementation Dependent OpenGL Limits:
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Maximum Fixed Function Texture Units: 8
Maximum DrawElements Vertices: 3000
Maximum DrawElements Indices: 3000

GLSL:
Maximum Varying Floats: 128
Maximum Vertex Attributes: 16
Maximum Vertex Uniform Components: 16384
Maximum Fragment Uniform Components: 16384
Maximum Vertex Image Units: 32
Maximum Fragment Image Units: 32
Maximum Pipeline Image Units: 96

Cycles:
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CPU device capabilities:

Enabled add-ons:
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io_scene_3ds (version: UNKNOWN, path: /usr/share/blender/scripts/addons/io_scene_3ds/__init__.py)
io_scene_fbx (version: (3, 7, 17), path: /usr/share/blender/scripts/addons/io_scene_fbx/__init__.py)
io_anim_bvh (version: UNKNOWN, path: /usr/share/blender/scripts/addons/io_anim_bvh/__init__.py)
io_mesh_ply (version: UNKNOWN, path: /usr/share/blender/scripts/addons/io_mesh_ply/__init__.py)
io_scene_obj (version: (2, 3, 6), path: /usr/share/blender/scripts/addons/io_scene_obj/__init__.py)
io_scene_x3d (version: (1, 2, 0), path: /usr/share/blender/scripts/addons/io_scene_x3d/__init__.py)
io_mesh_stl (version: (1, 1, 2), path: /usr/share/blender/scripts/addons/io_mesh_stl/__init__.py)
io_mesh_uv_layout (version: (1, 1, 1), path: /usr/share/blender/scripts/addons/io_mesh_uv_layout/__init__.py)
io_curve_svg (version: UNKNOWN, path: /usr/share/blender/scripts/addons/io_curve_svg/__init__.py)
cycles (version: UNKNOWN, path: /usr/share/blender/scripts/addons/cycles/__init__.py)

[HeadCase]

glxinfo says opengl version is 3.1

I just checked on Pi4 with glxinfo - the current supported level of opengl is 2.1

There seems to be some software out there that has deprecated openGL 2.1 and will only compile with openGL 3, but mostly 2.1 is sufficient. For example, Godot game engine https://godotengine.org/ says the minimum requirement is -

OpenGL 2.1 / OpenGL ES 2.0 compatible hardware

Given that the hardware can support ES 3.0, it should be able to support OpenGL 3, but that may be somewhere down on the to-do-list of the devs.

[Gavinmc42]

Godot went back to OpenGLES 2.0 I think due to user demand?

Blender seems to work fine via the normal apt-get install.
Do not expect the latest Blender version to work, the hardware requirement is too high now.

The VC6 does support OpenGLES3.2 but the Raspbian Buster is using the open source OpenGL driver which uses OpenGLES to emulate OpenGL. Not sure how optimized that is yet.

The old VC4 uses the binary blobs for OpenGLES2 etc and I don't think there is a blob for the VC6 for OpenGLES 3.0-3.2 yet?

To support OpenGL 3.3 someone would have to write a converting driver from OpenGL 3.3 to OpenGLES?
Personally I hope Broadcom just gives us a Vulkan blob for the VC6 so we can skip this mess
But I imagine there is bunch of OpenGL users out there who want to upgrade

[pik33]

glxinfo says opengl version is 3.1

I just checked on Pi4 with glxinfo - the current supported level of opengl is 2.1

There seems to be some software out there that has deprecated openGL 2.1 and will only compile with openGL 3, but mostly 2.1 is sufficient. For example, Godot game engine https://godotengine.org/ says the minimum requirement is -

OpenGL 2.1 / OpenGL ES 2.0 compatible hardware

Given that the hardware can support ES 3.0, it should be able to support OpenGL 3, but that may be somewhere down on the to-do-list of the devs.

My glxinfo says

OpenGL version string: 3.1 Mesa 19.1.0-devel
OpenGL ES profile version string: OpenGL ES 3.0 Mesa 19.1.0-devel

[PeterO]

My glxinfo says

OpenGL version string: 3.1 Mesa 19.1.0-devel
OpenGL ES profile version string: OpenGL ES 3.0 Mesa 19.1.0-devel

I suspect you've somehow broken hardware acceleration and that is just software emulation provided by mesa.

PeterO

[pik33]

Yes, it was hardware acceleration switched off. After switch it on, I got OpenGL 2.1/OpenGL ES 3.0 I am experimenting with this and I never exactly know if I have it switched on or off

[Gavinmc42]

Time to check the mesa source for clues.
https://github.com/mesa3d/mesa/tree/mas ... m/compiler
V3D33 is VC5, V3D40 is VC6?

https://github.com/mesa3d/mesa/blob/mas ... d_macros.h
version 21, 33, 41, 42?
Would they be the OpenGL versions 2.1, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2.
This indicates to me perhaps Broadcom has hardware that can do OpenGL 4.2?

Wonder if we can have little app that says which mode we are in, perhaps next to cpu temp indicator?

[6by9]

Time to check the mesa source for clues.
https://github.com/mesa3d/mesa/tree/mas ... m/compiler
V3D33 is VC5, V3D40 is VC6?

https://github.com/mesa3d/mesa/blob/mas ... d_macros.h
version 21, 33, 41, 42?
Would they be the OpenGL versions 2.1, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2.
This indicates to me perhaps Broadcom has hardware that can do OpenGL 4.2?

Er, totally not. It means that the main code wants to use a generic V3DX(thing) macro, and those get translated into the right function call or operation for the appropriate version of the hardware based on compile flags. IIRC The Pi4 is V3D 4.2.

[Gavinmc42]

[Er, totally not. It means that the main code wants to use a generic V3DX(thing) macro, and those get translated into the right function call or operation for the appropriate version of the hardware based on compile flags. IIRC The Pi4 is V3D 4.2.
/quote]
The V3D 4.2 refers to the internal hardware revision and not the software capability?
Got confused when the numbers are so similar.

I do hope there will be a new Videocore 6 manual.
So VC6 only goes up to OpenGLES 3.0 or 3.2 but there is no source for that yet?