glmark2

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Two barsScore 5.5

Free tierNo free tier on record
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

glmark2 is ranked #21 of 65 in PC benchmark software on Freedom251. It runs on Android, Linux, Windows.

Compared on PC benchmark software

Free plan: Yes
Workload type: graphics
Platform support: multi
Custom workloads: Yes
Result export: csv
Benchmark presets: 33

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The record

Result export formats: csv
Purpose: glmark2 is an OpenGL 2.0 and OpenGL ES 2.0 benchmark.
License: The project is licensed under GPLv3.
Developers: The README credits Alexandros Frantzis and Jesse Barker as developers, based on the original glmark benchmark by Ben Smith.
Build system: glmark2 uses the Meson build system and documents building with Ninja.
Linux display backends: The documented build flavors include DRM, Wayland, and X11, with desktop GL and GLESv2 variants.
Build dependencies: The README lists Meson 0.47 or newer, libpng 1.6, window-system development files, and either libGL or libEGL plus libGLESv2, depending on the build.
Android build: The repository includes Android build instructions that describe producing and installing an APK.
Reported results: The 2023.01 changelog says CPU time and shader compilation time were added to the available results.
Platform history: The 2020.04 changelog records support for Windows via WGL and ANGLE-EGL.
Android arguments: Android accepts arguments through an intent extra or an arguments file, and the intent arguments take precedence when supplied.
Android limitations: The Android version ignores several X11 command-line options, including --validate, --off-screen, --fullscreen, and --list-scenes.
Security information: The GitHub repository's Security page is available, but the page does not provide a security policy in the opened content.
Support channel: The project provides a GitHub Issues page for reporting and tracking issues.

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best PC Benchmark Software in 2026#21 of 65
Best Game Benchmark Software in 2026#8 of 20

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Sources

github.com/glmark2/glmark2· checked 20 Sept 2026
github.com/glmark2/glmark2/blob/master/README· checked 3 Oct 2026
github.com/glmark2/glmark2/blob/master/INSTALL· checked 3 Oct 2026
github.com/glmark2/glmark2/blob/master/INSTALL.and· checked 3 Oct 2026
github.com/glmark2/glmark2/blob/master/NEWS· checked 3 Oct 2026
github.com/glmark2/glmark2/blob/master/README.andr· checked 3 Oct 2026
github.com/glmark2/glmark2/security· checked 3 Oct 2026
github.com/glmark2/glmark2/issues· checked 3 Oct 2026
github.com/glmark2/glmark2/blob/master/src/default· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/glmark2/glmark2/blob/master/src/benchma· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/glmark2/glmark2/blob/master/src/main.cp· checked 4 Oct 2026