Here's xmen_1024 compressed at various bitrates to .basis. I show the output of two transcodes: ETC1 (which is the highest quality format in baseline .basis) and PVRTC (with clamp addressing).
Original:
Optimal ETC1 is 38.896 Y PSNR
Q 16: .717 bits/texel, ETC1 28.473 Y PSNR
ETC1:
PVRTC:
Q 64: .905 bits/texel, ETC1: 30.361 Y PSNR
ETC1:
PVRTC:
Q 128: 1.064 bits/texel, ETC1: 32.026 Y PSNR
ETC1:
PVRTC:
Q 192: 1.208 bits/texel, ETC1: 30.379 Y PSNR
ETC1:
PVRTC:
Q 255: 1.362 bits/texel, ETC1: 34.630 Y PSNR
ETC1:
PVRTC:
Original:
Optimal ETC1 is 38.896 Y PSNR
Q 16: .717 bits/texel, ETC1 28.473 Y PSNR
ETC1:
PVRTC:
Q 64: .905 bits/texel, ETC1: 30.361 Y PSNR
ETC1:
PVRTC:
Q 128: 1.064 bits/texel, ETC1: 32.026 Y PSNR
ETC1:
PVRTC:
Q 192: 1.208 bits/texel, ETC1: 30.379 Y PSNR
ETC1:
PVRTC:
Q 255: 1.362 bits/texel, ETC1: 34.630 Y PSNR
ETC1:
PVRTC: