diff --git a/benchmark/data/gdal-wgs.xml b/benchmark/data/gdal-wgs.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa5866532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/data/gdal-wgs.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE Map[]>
+<Map
+  srs="+init=epsg:4326"
+  background-color="#dfd8c9">
+
+<Style name="style">
+  <Rule>
+    <RasterSymbolizer />
+  </Rule>
+</Style>
+<Layer name="layer"
+  srs="+init=epsg:4326">
+    <StyleName>style</StyleName>
+    <Datasource>
+       <Parameter name="file">./valid.geotiff.tif</Parameter>
+       <Parameter name="type">gdal</Parameter>
+    </Datasource>
+  </Layer>
+
+</Map>
diff --git a/benchmark/data/raster-wgs.xml b/benchmark/data/raster-wgs.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ee054d2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/data/raster-wgs.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE Map[]>
+<Map
+  srs="+init=epsg:4326"
+  background-color="#dfd8c9">
+
+<Style name="style">
+  <Rule>
+    <RasterSymbolizer />
+  </Rule>
+</Style>
+<Layer name="layer"
+  srs="+init=epsg:4326">
+    <StyleName>style</StyleName>
+    <Datasource>
+       <Parameter name="file">./valid.geotiff.tif</Parameter>
+       <Parameter name="type">raster</Parameter>
+    </Datasource>
+  </Layer>
+
+</Map>
diff --git a/benchmark/data/valid.geotiff.tif b/benchmark/data/valid.geotiff.tif
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2fe90d30
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diff --git a/benchmark/run b/benchmark/run
index 901c276b2..13e7e49ed 100755
--- a/benchmark/run
+++ b/benchmark/run
@@ -29,4 +29,22 @@ run test_font_registration 10 1000
   --width 600 \
   --height 600 \
   --iterations 20 \
-  --threads 10
\ No newline at end of file
+  --threads 10
+
+./benchmark/out/test_rendering \
+  --name "gdal tiff rendering" \
+  --map benchmark/data/gdal-wgs.xml  \
+  --extent -180.0,-120.0,180.0,120.0 \
+  --width 600 \
+  --height 600 \
+  --iterations 20 \
+  --threads 10
+
+./benchmark/out/test_rendering \
+  --name "raster tiff rendering" \
+  --map benchmark/data/raster-wgs.xml  \
+  --extent -180.0,-120.0,180.0,120.0 \
+  --width 600 \
+  --height 600 \
+  --iterations 20 \
+  --threads 10