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→Recommended Specifications: RAM requirements updated to modern operating systems requirements (e.g. win11 wants at least 4GB etc. even pcsx2 requirements page wants 8GB minimum)
*We '''discourage recommending outdated hardware[https://www.nvidia.com/download/index.aspx][https://www.amd.com/en/support]''', operating systems, or inactive emulators. For example, active and popular emulators such as Dolphin, Ryujinx, PCSX2 and others[https://old.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/ucit8l/ryujinx_will_officially_drop_support_for_windows/i6btthj/] implements newest frontends and functions all the time such as "[https://github.com/qt/qtbase qt6]" "[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/memoryapi/nf-memoryapi-virtualalloc2 VirtualAlloc2]", "[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/memoryapi/nf-memoryapi-mapviewoffile3 mapviewoffile3]" which depends on latest operating system versions (considering using binaries provided by official sources, not building software by yourself without some serious patching).
*Provide only the official system requirements page URL if available (nothing else), but for emulators '''lacking detailed''' official information, we offer unofficial guidelines/data to help you decide.
*Also see [https://www.youtube.com/@natemasterson7274 Nate Masterson's YouTube channel] for benchmarks with emulators using obsolete hardware. [https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/issues/1492#issuecomment-1646644783 Supported instruction sets for various chips].
===[[Yuzu]]===
*Windows: 10 (x64)
*Linux: Distributions based on 64-bit [https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html active kernel releases/EOL] (you need to use [[Compatibility_layers|Proton]]. If using [[Wrappers|VKD3D]] with D3D12 backend for Linux giving you uncompatibility issues, use Vulkan backend, see [[Xenia#Linux_and_SteamOS.2FSteam_Deck|Xenia Linux and Steam Deck guide]].)
*CPU: x86-64 processor with AVX support and at least 4-cores, 4-threads - ''(Intel Core i5-2300 or overclocked AMD FX-4350)''
*GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750Ti or AMD RX 460
*RAM: 4 GB
*RAM: 6 GB
;Using [[Xbox_360_emulators#Enhancements|enhancements]]:
*CPU: '''[https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html Latest]''' x86-64 processor with AVX2 or AVX512[https://github.com/xenia-project/xenia/blob/master/src/xenia/cpu/backend/x64/x64_backend.cc#L29] support and at least 6-cores
*GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3060Ti or AMD RX 6650 XT or better
*RAM: 8 GB or more
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Rpq_2D4Rf3g6O-x2R1fwTSKWvJH7X63kExsVxHnT2Mc/edit#gid=0 CPU Tier List for RPCS3]
*For information on DualShock 3 controller support, see [[SCP Driver Package]].
===[[xemu]]===
:[https://xemu.app/docs/about/#system-requirements Official requirements page for xemu]
;Minimum:
*Windows: 10 (x64)
*Linux: Distributions based on 64-bit [https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html active kernel releases/EOL]
*macOS: [[Wikipedia:Template:MacOS_versions|Still maintained version]]
*CPU: x86-64 processor with SSE4.2 support[https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/issues/1492#issuecomment-1793758595] and 4-cores, 4-threads - ''(Intel Core i5-750 or AMD FX 4350)''
*GPU: OpenGL 4.0-compatible hardware
*RAM: 4 GB
;Recommended and using [[Xbox_emulators#Enhancements|enhancements]]:
*CPU: [https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html Latest] x86-64 processor with AVX2 or AVX512[https://github.com/xenia-project/xenia/blob/master/src/xenia/cpu/backend/x64/x64_backend.cc#L29] support and at least 4-cores, 8-threads
*GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1650 or AMD RX 570
*RAM: 8 GB or more
===[[PCSX2]]===
*CPU: Any reasonably modern CPU will be just fine.
*GPU: Any GPU that can handle OpenGL 3.0 should have no issue.
*RAM: 1.5 GBMinimum amount required by the operating system
;Recommended:
*Windows: Windows 10 (64-bit) or later
*CPU: Any AVX2 instruction set supported x86-64 hardware or [[Wikipedia:ARM_architecture_family#Cores|ARM64 v8-A or later]]
*GPU: Any Vulkan 1.3 supported hardware
*RAM: 3 4 GB or more
===[[Cemu]]===
See [https://cemu.info/ official requirements page for cemu]
;Minimum: Similar to [[#PCSX2]] situation, some release titles and 2D games which underutilized the Wii U hardware may run on less powerful hardware, but for the best experience you need something like below.
*CPU: Any SSE4.2 x86-64 hardware and at least 4-cores, 4-threads - ''i5-750 or AMD FX-4100''
*GPU: OpenGL 4.5 or Vulkan 1.2 required - ''NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 or AMD RX 460''
*RAM: 4 GB
*Windows: 10 1803 (64-bit)
*Linux: Distributions based on 64-bit [https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html active kernel releases/EOL]
*RAM: 2 GBMinimum amount required by the operating system
:*Desktop CPU: Intel Core i5-750 or AMD FX 4350
:*Mobile CPU: Any x86-64 or AArch64 processor
:*Mobile GPU: OpenGL ES 3.0 required
;Recommended:
*RAM: 4 6 GB
:*Desktop CPU: Any AVX2 instruction set supported x86-64 hardware[https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/issues/634#issuecomment-119015467] and at least 4-cores, 4-threads - Intel Core i5-4460 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
:::''Some intensive titles and uncompatible ones with performance options such as "[https://en.dolphin-emu.org/docs/guides/performance-guide/#Dolphin_Configuration dual core]"[https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2022/07/07/dolphin-progress-report-may-and-june-2022/#50-16448-fix-some-dual-core-full-screen-panic-alert-deadlocks-by-josjuice][https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2022/02/08/dolphin-progress-report-nov-and-dec-2021-jan-2022/#50-15579-delay-single-core-gpu-interrupts-by-phire][https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2021/08/01/dolphin-progress-report-june-and-july-2021/#50-14359-aarch64-jit-fix-branch-following-optimization-by-josjuice][https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2021/06/06/dolphin-progress-report-april-and-may-2021/#50-14019-fifo-runsync-with-the-gpu-on-command-processor-register-access-by-stenzek] '''may''' require Intel Core i5-7600 or OC'ed AMD Ryzen 3 2300X level of [https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html single thread performance] for running on full speed.''
*CPU: Any x86 processor with SSE2 instructions
*GPU: Any OpenGL 1.1 supported hardware
*RAM: 1 GBMinimum amount required by the operating system
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