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NVIDIA: Any modern mid-range or better NVIDIA GPU will be able to play Dolphin in HD resolutions with Ubershaders quite well. If you do not have those extensions, performance will suffer. Dolphin emulates a console that functions very differently from a traditional PC, and uses the latest D3D and OGL features to reduce overhead. However, the biggest thing to watch for is making sure the GPU supports DirectX11.1 and OpenGL 4.4. The more powerful the graphics card, the more pixels and enhancements you can throw at it before you’ll see slowdown. Which GPU do I need? ¶Ĭhoosing a GPU for Dolphin is a fairly simple task.
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Meanwhile, others struggle to run full speed at all times on even the most powerful of processors. Some games only use features that are easy to emulate, and thus will run full-speed on just about any computer that supports Dolphin. But, in the end, it does what the game instructs it to do. It's important to remember that Dolphin is a console emulator with tons of optimizations and features. Note: For more information regarding CPU performance, please check out this handy benchmark that contains results from tons of users. As such, we can only recommend Ryzen or newer for Dolphin among AMD's line of processors.įor more details, such as specific CPU recommendations, CPU comparisons, or what hardware you should purchase to get playable speeds on a specific game, please ask on our Hardware Forum before purchasing.
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Be wary of U and Y series processors, as their reduced clockspeeds often struggle with Dolphin's workload.ĪMD: Dolphin's workload didn't match the strengths of AMD processors until the Ryzen line. Newer generations will give higher performance per clock, and K series processors will allow for overclocking to gain extra performance. Within a single generation of processors, the difference between i5 and i7 (hyperthreading/extra core counts) don't affect Dolphin very much. Intel: For the most part, newer is better when it comes to Intel processors. With four cores, Dolphin has two cores for the main emulation threads, a third core for other tasks, and another core for the operating system and background tasks to run without taking resources from the emulator. Additional cores will not make Dolphin go any faster, though an "extra" core that Dolphin isn’t using may help slightly by keeping background tasks from using the same cores as Dolphin.Īccordingly, the perfect CPU for Dolphin has high IPC, a high clock rate, and four cores or more.
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The version I downloaded for Windows was packed with 7zip, though there are a host of archive managers that will extract the files.Dolphin is a dual core application that relies upon IPC (Instructions Per Clock) and clockspeed for performance.
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There are two versions for Windows - 32bit and 64bit (if you’re not sure right click Computer in your Windows menu and choose Properties) - and a single Mac OS X install. The official system requirements are quite vague, though you’ll need a fast processor that supports SSE2 (the more cores the better) and a graphics card that supports Pixel Shader 2.0 or better. You can download the latest version of Dolphin from the downloads page on the official site.
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Note: Despite the fact that Dolphin works on the PC & Mac, this walkthrough has been completed using the Windows version and thus contains some advice not applicable to Mac users. The somewhat under-powered machine has been on the market since 2006 and has sold well partly due to its competetive price point and partly due to the groundbreaking motion controls.Īs well as being a fun and accessible console system, the Wii has racked up quite a collection of games over its lifespan and now, thanks to the wonders of emulation and Dolphin, you can enjoy Wii games, Wiiware, Wii Channels, Virtual Console and Gamecube releases in glorious HD on your Windows or Mac computer. You can even connect multiple Wiimotes and a sensor bar for the full Wii experience, with visuals you never thought possible. The Nintendo Wii will go down in the virtual pages of history as being one of the most successful consoles of all time.
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