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Contents • • • • • • • • • System Requirements Every game has different requirements, some titles may require a powerful computer while some other titles may not. Generally, these are the minimum recommended requirements for Dolphin.
• OS: 64-bit edition of Windows (7 SP1 or higher), Linux, or macOS (10.10 Yosemite or higher). Windows Vista SP2 and unix-like systems other than Linux are not officially supported but might work. • Processor: A CPU with SSE2 support. A modern CPU (3 GHz and Dual Core, not older than 2008) is highly recommended. • Graphics: A reasonably modern graphics card (Direct3D 10.0 / OpenGL 3.0).
A graphics card that supports Direct3D 11 / OpenGL 4.4 is recommended. Dolphin Configuration Dolphin is shipped with default settings for the most optimal performance, you do not usually need to change anything on your first time Dolphin setup. Enable Dual Core Provides a significant speedup on modern systems. Recommended on most titles, though may cause issues like crashing or graphic issues on some titles. Refer to for a list of titles that require disabling Dual Core. CPU Emulator Engine JIT Recompiler is the fastest engine and is recommended on almost all titles.
There are a few titles that work better with different emulator engines but unplayably slow. Audio DSP HLE is the fastest DSP Emulator Engine. It is very reliable, and only a few titles still have problems with it. See for more details. OpenAL is faster backend. Recommended on almost all titles.
Graphics Settings Some of these settings will improve emulation compatibility in exchange of PC performance. General • Depending of the game and the graphics card: OpenGL or Direct3D 11 in backend setting will offer better performance. Vulkan is still in experimental phase and it still is not recommended. Use document inspector in word for mac.
• V-Sync helps prevent screen tearing. • Use Fullscreen toggles between fullscreen and windowed mode. • Exclusive Fullscreen is available on Windows, it gives Dolphin full control over the graphics card. This results in minimal latency which is important for competitive games such as.
More details on its benefits can be found on. D3D is well supported for Exclusive Fullscreen. How to download word for mac.
Support on OpenGL is more of a hack. Exclusive fullscreen is enabled by default when it is supported, it can be disabled by checking the Borderless Fullscreen checkbox under Graphics > Advanced > Misc. Enhancements The emulation can suffer slowdowns from extreme multiplier options in Internal Resolution, Anisotropic Filtering, and Anti-Aliasing settings. Start with minimum option like '1x Native (640x528)', and go up from there until you can find the highest setting without slowdown.
Keep in mind non-1x options may cause graphical issues in some titles. Hacks • Skip EFB Access from CPU - Provides a speed boost. However it provides this boost at the expense of emulation accuracy, breaking some titles and removing effects. It's off by default for greater emulation accuracy.