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==Recommended Specifications==
;Before diving in:*This list excludes inactive or unsupported emulators as much as possible, see [[History of emulation]] page for older software emulators. For seeing recommended specifications for obsolete, non-active and older emulators, see [https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php?title=Computer_specifications&diff=77290&oldid=77289#Recommended_Specifications this page].*'''We discourage recommending outdated hardware[https://www.nvidia.com/download/index.aspx][https://www.amd.com/en/support], operating systems, or inactive emulators'''.::Why? Because 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, API related stuff and functions from time to time such as "XAudio2 situation[https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/pull/15248][https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/PCSX2#Windows_XP.2F7.2F8.1_Compatibility][https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/xaudio2/xaudio2-versions]", "using [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/test/hlk/testref/d82297bd-09ae-47d2-a40e-02977e6fd773 D3D12]", "[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 usually 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]]/[[Suyu]]===;MinimumSee [https:*Windows//web.archive.org/web/20240302185354/https: Windows 7 64//yuzu-bit or later*CPUemu.org/help/quickstart/#hardware-requirements official requirements page for yuzu]. Also see [https: Intel i5//github.com/MaxLastBreath/TOTK-mods?tab=readme-ov-file#-4430 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 or better-quick-installation-guide-- TOTK Optimizer recommended specs].*GPU: Nvidia GeForce GT 1030 or better*RAM: 8 GB or more===[[Ryujinx]]===;RecommendedSee [https:*CPU: Intel i5//github.com/Ryujinx/Ryujinx/wiki/Ryujinx-Setup-&-Configuration-Guide#system-10400 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or better*GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 4GB or AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB or better*RAM: 16 GB or morerequirements official requirements page for Ryujinx].
===[[Cxbx-Reloaded]]===
:See [https://github.com/Cxbx-Reloaded/Cxbx-Reloaded?tab=readme-ov-file#system-requirements Official official requirements pagefor CXBX-Reloaded];Minimum:*Windows: 7 with Service Pack 1 (64-bit) or later*CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 @ 2.66 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ @ 2.6 GHz or better*GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8300 GS or ATI Radeon HD 2350 PRO or Intel HD Graphics 2500 or better*RAM: 2 GB or more;Recommended:*CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3 GHz or AMD Phenom II X2 545 @ 3 GHz or better*GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 or ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT or Intel HD Graphics 3000 or better*RAM: 4 GB or more
===[[Xenia]]===
:[https://github.com/xenia-canary/xenia-canary/wiki/Quickstart#system-requirements Official requirements page]
;Minimum:
*Windows: 10 (x64) or later*Linux: Distributions using kernel 4.0 (based on 64-bit) or later [https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html active kernel releases/EOL] (you need to use [[Compatibility_layers|Proton]]. Also using Vulkan backend is more recommended compared to If using [[Wrappers|VKD3D]] with D3D12 backend due to potential for Linux giving you incompatibility issues, use Vulkan backend, see [[WrappersXenia#Linux_and_SteamOS.2FSteam_Deck|VKD3DXenia Linux and Steam Deck guide]] uncompatibility issues.)*CPU: x86-64-bit x86 processor with AVX support with at least (and 4-cores, 4-threads) - ''(Intel Core i5-2500K 2300 or overclocked AMD FX-4350)''*GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750Ti or AMD R7 260RX 460
*RAM: 4 GB
;Recommended:*CPU: 64-bit x86 processor with AVX2 support with at least (4-cores, 8-threads) ''(Intel Core i3-10100f or AMD Ryzen 3 3300X)''*GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1650 or AMD RX 580*RAM: 6 GB or more;Using and using [[Xbox_360_emulators#Enhancements|enhancements]] (2K 60FPS):*CPU: [https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html Latest lineup of x86-64-bit x86 processor ] with AVX2 or AVX512[https://github.com/xenia-project/xenia/blob/master/src/xenia/cpu/backend/x64/x64_backend.cc#L29] support with and at least (6-cores, 12-threads) or better ''(Intel Core i5-12400 or AMD Ryzen 5 5500)''[https://discord.com/channels/308194948048486401/308194948048486401/1222104538195038228]
*GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3060Ti or AMD RX 6650 XT or better
::''Some of the titles needs the latest lineup of graphics cards to play on 4K internal resolution.''
*RAM: 8 GB or more
 
;See also [[Xenia#Linux_and_SteamOS.2FSteam_Deck|Xenia Linux and Steam Deck guide]].
===[[RPCS3]]===
*[https://rpcs3.net/quickstart#requirements_desktop RPCS3 Official System Requirements requirements pagefor RPCS3];<abbr title="For being able to run any games at all, no performance or stability guarantees">Minimum Requirements<*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/abbr>'''CPU'''<brd/>AMD 1Rpq_2D4Rf3g6O- Any x64 x2R1fwTSKWvJH7X63kExsVxHnT2Mc/edit#gid=0 CPU but CPUs without AVX2 and with less than 4 cores and 8 threads are expected to run very badly overall and CPUs with only 2 cores per CCX cluster are expected to run very badly overall<br/>Tier List for RPCS3]Intel - Any x64 CPU but CPUs without AVX2 and with less than 4 cores and 8 threads are expected to run very badly overall*For information on DualShock 3 controller support, see [[SCP Driver Package]].
'''GPU'''<br===[[xemu]]===:[https:/>AMD - OpenGL 4.3 compatible or newer (AMD Evergreen architecture, HD 5000 series or newer)<br/>NVIDIA - OpenGL 4xemu.3 compatible or newer (NVIDIA Fermi architecture, GTX 400 series or newer) '''RAM'''<brapp/>4 GB of RAM or more (4 GB is the absolute minimum requirement) '''Storage'''<brdocs/>SSD or HDD storage for emulator data and games<brabout/>512 MB #system-requirements Official requirements page for base emulator data, 5 GB for virtual console dev_hdd1 cache<br/>xemu]<abbr title="* Average recommendation. Some games may require moreAs mentioned in [[Xbox emulators#Comparisons]] section, most games some titles require less">128 MB powerful hardware for emulator cache and console user data per installed game.</abbr> '''OS'''<brfull-speed emulation, particularly [https:/>Windows 10, Windows 11<br/>Linux 5.4 (Older LTS), Ubuntu 20www.04 or newer<br/>macOS Monterey 12cpubenchmark.0 or newer<brnet/>FreeBSD 12singleThread.4 or newer<br/> ;<abbr title="For running all playable games with playable html single-threaded performance">Recommended Requirements</abbr>'''CPU'''<br/>AMD - 6 cores and 12 threads], 8 cores or more (AMD Zen 2 architecture or newer) '''*AMD Threadripper 1000 and 2000 series are not recommended'''<br/>AVX-512 is also very useful, although it is not supported on newer Intel processors, but it is supported on newer AMD processorsoften the bottleneckIntel - 6 cores and 12 threadsAdditionally, 8 cores or more (Intel Skylake architecture or newer) '''using demanding graphical [[#Enhancements|enhancements]] may also require a strong GPU'''<br/>.AMD - Vulkan compatible with active driver support (AMD Polaris architecture, RX 400 series or newer)<br/>;Minimum:NVIDIA - Vulkan compatible with active driver support *Windows: 10 (NVIDIA Maxwell architecture, GTX 900 series or newerx64'''RAM'''<br/>8 GB of dual*Linux: Distributions based on 64-channel RAM or more ('''Dual-channel memory is highly recommended over single-channel''') '''Storage'''<brbit [https:/>SSD storage for emulator data, SSD or HDD storage for games<br/>512 MB for base emulator data, 5 GB for virtual console dev_hdd1 cache<br/><abbr title="* Average recommendationwww. Some games may require more, most games require less">128 MB for emulator cache and console user data per installed gamekernel.<org/abbr> '''OS'''<brcategory/>Windows 10 22H2, Windows 11 22H2 or newer<br/>Linux 6releases.5 (Latest), 6.1 (LTS) or newer<brhtml active kernel releases/>EOL]*macOS Monterey 12: [[Wikipedia:Template:MacOS_versions|Still maintained version]]*CPU: x86-64 processor with SSE4.6 or newer<br2 support[https://>FreeBSD 13github.2 or newer<brcom/> ;Laptop PC RequirementsRPCS3 team recommend using a laptop equipped with an 8xemu-coreproject/xemu/issues/161492#issuecomment-thread 35W+ H1793758595] and 4-series CPU such as an cores, 4-threads - ''(Intel Core i7i5-10870H 750 or an AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, as well as having a compatible dedicated FX 4350)''*GPU (dGPU) with Vulkan compatibility: OpenGL 4. While being a tall order, this is the ideal spec and RPCS3 team cannot guarantee even remotely good performance with laptops equipped with as little as 40-cores.compatible hardware*RAM: 4 GBRPCS3 team strongly recommend ;Recommended and using RPCS3 with a desktop PC over a laptop. Should you want to use a laptop, these are the hardware requirements for an optimal experience.[[Xbox_emulators#Enhancements|enhancements]]: ;*CPU: [https://docswww.googlecpubenchmark.comnet/spreadsheets/d/1Rpq_2D4Rf3g6OsingleThread.html Latest lineup of x86-x2R1fwTSKWvJH7X63kExsVxHnT2Mc/edit#gid=0 CPU Tier List for RPCS364 processor]with AVX2 or AVX512 support and at least 4-cores, 8-threadsFor information *GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1650 or AMD RX 570::''Some of the titles needs the latest lineup of graphics cards to play on DualShock 3 controller support, see [[SCP Driver Package]]4K internal resolution.''*RAM: 8 GB or more
===[[PCSX2]]===
;See *[https://pcsx2.net/docs/usage/setup/requirements/ PCSX2 docs: requirements] ;Minimum:* OS: [https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/blob/master/common/RedtapeWindows.h#L27 Windows 10 21H2 or newer (64system-bit)]<ref group=P name=PCSX2x86>[https://github.com/requirements Official requirements page for PCSX2/pcsx2/releases/tag/v1.7.2485 32-bit architecture], [https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/pull/4329 SSE2 instruction], and [https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/releases/tag/v1.7.3772 wxwidgets support] were dropped after stable release 1.6.0.</ref>, Ubuntu 22.04/Debian or newer, Arch Linux, or other distro (64-bit), macOS 11.0* CPU: Supports SSE4.1 instruction<ref group=P name=PCSX2x86></ref>, two physical cores with hyperthreading, [https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html PassMark Single Thread Performance rating near or greater than 1500] (Intel Core i5-670, Intel Core i3-2120 or AMD FX-4300)* GPU: Support Direct3D11 (Feature Level 11.0), OpenGL 3.3, Vulkan 1.1 or Metal, 2 GB Video Memory, [https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html PassMark G3D Mark rating around 3000] (GeForce GTX 750, Radeon RX 560 or Intel Arc A380)* RAM: 4 GB ;Recommended:* OS: Windows 10 21H2 or newer (64-bit), Ubuntu 23.04/Debian or newer, Arch Linux, or other distro (64-bit), macOS 11.0* CPU: Supports AVX2 instruction, four physical cores with or without hyperthreading, [https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html PassMark Single Thread Performance rating near or greater than 2000] (Intel Core i7-4770 or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X)* GPU: Support Direct3D12, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.3 or Metal, 4 GB Video Memory, [https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html PassMark G3D Mark rating around 6000] (GeForce GTX 1650 or Radeon RX 570)* RAM: 8 GB ;Heavy:* OS: Windows 10 22H2 or newer (64-bit), Ubuntu 23.04/Debian or newer, Arch Linux, or other distro (64-bit), macOS 11.0* CPU: Supports AVX2 instruction, four physical cores with or without hyperthreading, [https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html PassMark Single Thread Performance rating near or greater than 2600] (Intel Core i7-6700K, Core i3-10100 or AMD Ryzen 3 3300X)* GPU: Support Direct3D12, OpenGL 4.6, Vulkan 1.3 or Metal, 4 GB Video Memory, [https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html PassMark G3D Mark rating around 6000] (GeForce GTX 1650 or Radeon RX 570)* RAM: 8 GB '''Note;'''<br />Recommended CPU is based on moderately complex games but games that pushed the PS2 hardware to its limits may struggle on CPUs even at this level specially with software mode<ref group=P name=CPUintensive>[https://wiki.pcsx2.net/Category:CPU_intensive_games CPU-intensive games (PCSX2 wiki)], [http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-LIST-The-Most-CPU-Intensive-Games CPU-intensive games (PCSX2 forum thread)] and [https://wiki.pcsx2.net/Category:Software_rendering_only_games Software rendering only (PCSX2 wiki)]</ref> on the other hand some release titles and 2D games which underutilized the PS2 hardware may run on CPUs rated as low as 1200 PassMark Single Thread Performance rating. (Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650, Core 2 Quad Q9550 or Core i3-540)<ref group=P>:*[http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-LIST-Games-that-don-t-need-a-strong-CPU-to-emulate Games that don-t need a strong CPU to emulate for weak processors]</ref> Recommended GPU is based on 3x Internal, ~1080p resolution requirements. Higher resolutions will require stronger cards; 6x Internal, ~4K resolution will require a [https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html PassMark G3D Mark] rating around 12000 (GeForce RTX 2060, Radeon RX 6600 or Intel Arc A750). Just like CPU requirements, this is also highly game dependent.<ref group=P name=GPUintensive>*[https://wiki.pcsx2.net/Category:GPU_intensive_games GPU-intensive games (PCSX2 wiki)], [http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-LIST-The-Most-GPU-Intensive-Games GPU-intensive games (PCSX2 forum thread)]</ref> <references group=P /> *For information on DualShock 3 controller support, see [[SCP Driver Package]].;*See [[PCSX2#Windows_XP.2F7.2F8.1_Compatibility|Windows XP/7/8.1 compatibility]] section for running specific PCSX2 build with older Windows compatibilityOSes.
===[[Mednafen]]===
;Minimum:*Windows: XP with Service Pack 3 (32-bit) or later*Linux: Distributions using kernel 2Depends on which core used for emulation.6 (32-bit) or later*CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3 GHz or AMD Phenom II X2 545 @ 3 GHz or better*GPU: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5100 or ATI Radeon 9550 or Intel GMA 900 or S3 GammaChrome S14 or better*RAM: 1 GB or more;Recommended:*Windows: XP Professional x64 with Service Pack 2 (64-bit) or later*Linux[https: Distributions using kernel 2//mednafen.6github.39io/documentation/ss.4 (64-bit) or laterhtml Official requirements for Saturn core page]*CPU[https: Intel Core i3-560 @ 3//mednafen.github.33 GHz or AMD FX-4170 @ 4io/documentation/psx.3 GHz or better*GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8300 GS or ATI Radeon HD 2350 PRO or Intel HD Graphics 2500 or better*RAM: 2 GB or morehtml#Section_intro Official requirements for PSX core page]
===[[PPSSPP]]===
See [https://www.ppsspp.org/docs/getting-started/system-requirements/ official requirements page for PPSSPP]. Also see [https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp/issues/10560#issuecomment-360733737 this issue page].
;Minimum:
*WindowsCPU: XP with Service Pack 3 (32-bit) or later*macOS: Lion (10Any reasonably modern CPU will be just fine.7) (64-bit) or later*LinuxGPU: Distributions using kernel 2.6.39.4 (32-bit) or later*CPU: Intel Pentium 4 Any GPU that can handle OpenGL 3.4E (Prescott) @ 30 should have no issue.4 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (Clawhammer) @ 2 GHz or better*GPU: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5100 or ATI Radeon 9550 or Intel GMA 3000 or S3 Chrome S25 or better*RAM: 1 GB or moreMinimum amount required by the operating system
;Recommended:
*Windows: XP Professional x64 with Service Pack 2 Windows 10 (64-bit) or later*macOS: Lion (10.7.5) (64-bit) Any M1 or laterMac*Linux: Distributions using based on 64-bit [https://www.kernel 2.6org/category/releases.39.4 (64-bit) or laterhtml active kernel releases/EOL]*CPU: Intel Pentium D 970 @ 3.8 GHz Any AVX2 instruction set supported x86-64 hardware or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ (Windsor) @ 2 GHz [[Wikipedia:ARM_architecture_family#Cores|ARM64 v8-A or betterlater]]*GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS or ATI Radeon X1600 or Intel GMA X4500HD or S3 Chrome 430 GT or betterAny Vulkan 1.3 supported hardware*RAM: 2 4 GB or moreEnable the dynarec option for speedups.
===[[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.*WindowsCPU: 7 with Service Pack 1 (Any SSE4.2 x86-64hardware and 4-bit) cores, 4-threads - ''i5-750 or laterAMD FX-4100''*CPUGPU: Intel Core i7-970 @ 3OpenGL 4.33 GHz 5 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3Vulkan 1.3 GHz or better*GPU: 2 required - ''NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 GTX 750 or AMD Radeon HD 7730 or betterRX 460''*RAM: 4 GB or more;Recommendedand using enhancements[https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Wii_U_emulators#Enhancements]:*CPU: Any AVX2[https://cemu.info/changelog/cemu_1_11_0.txt][https://cemu.info/changelog/cemu_1_16_1.txt] (including AVX[https://cemu.info/changelog/cemu_1_8_2.txt]) and BMI supported[https://cemu.info/changelog/cemu_1_5_1.txt] x86-64 hardware and at least 4-cores, 8-threads - ''Intel Core i7-3970X @ 3.7 GHz 4770 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X @ 3.7 GHz 1600AF or better''*GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 1660 or AMD Radeon R7 360 RX 580 or better
*RAM: 8 GB or more
===[[Dolphin]]===
See [https://en.dolphin-emu.org/docs/guides/performance-guide/ official requirements page for Dolphin]
;Minimum:
*Windows: 10 1803 (64-bit) or later*macOSLinux: Catalina (10.15) (Distributions based on 64-bit) or later*Linux[https: Distributions using //www.kernel 4.4org/category/releases.6 (64html active kernel releases/EOL]*RAM: 4GB*Desktop CPU: Intel Core i5-bit) 750 or laterAMD FX 4350*Mobile CPU: Intel Any x86-64 or AArch64 processor::''Some release titles and 2D games which underutilized the GameCube and Wii hardware may run on even less powerful hardware such as: Core 2 Extreme QX9770 @ 3.2 GHz Duo E8400 or AMD Phenom Athlon II X4 955 Black Edition @ 3X2 255 CPUs, on top of that there are several performance and hack options such as "VBI Skip" which is a powerful tool for weaker devices, especially in games that struggle. It's obviously not perfect, but the mixture of slowdown and frameskip keeps the game fairly playable[https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2023/02/12/dolphin-progress-report-december-2022-january-2023/#50-18271-video-hack-vbi-skip-by-sam-belliveau].2 GHz or better*Desktop GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 7770 or betterDirect3D 11 / OpenGL 4.4 required.*RAMMobile GPU: 2 GB or moreOpenGL ES 3.0 required
;Recommended:
*WindowsRAM: 10 (64-bit) 8 GB or latermore*macOSDesktop CPU: Catalina (10Any AVX2 instruction set supported x86-64 hardware[https://github.15) (64com/PCSX2/pcsx2/issues/634#issuecomment-119015467] and at least 4-cores, 4-threads - Intel Core i5-bit) 4460 or laterAMD Ryzen 3 1200*Linux: Distributions using kernel 4:''Some intensive titles and incompatible 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.4org/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.161 (64org/blog/2021/08/01/dolphin-progress-report-june-and-july-2021/#50-14359-aarch64-jit-fix-branch-following-optimization-by-bit) or later*CPUjosjuice][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 i5-2500K @ 3.4 GHz 7600 or OC'ed AMD Ryzen 3 1200 @ 32300X level of [https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html single thread performance] for running on full speed.''*Mobile CPU: For Qualcomm devices, processors with 2 or more "big cores" recommended.1 GHz Snapdragon 700 or betternewer is typically recommended.*Desktop GPU: Vulkan 1.1 supported hardware. ''NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti or AMD Radeon R7 360 RX 460''*Mobile GPU: OpenGL ES 3.2 / Vulkan 1.1 supported hardware:;For using enhancements[https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/GameCube_emulators#Enhancements][https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Wii_emulators#Enhancements];:*Desktop GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1650 or AMD RX 570 or better:*RAMMobile GPU: 4 GB Recent RDNA2 or moreSnapdragon based graphics processors hardware
:See the [[Dolphin]] page for further recommendations, such as controller setups.
===[[Citra]]===
;MinimumSee [http:*Windows//web.archive.org/web/20240228020658/https: 7 with Service Pack 1 (64//citra-bit) or later*macOS: High Sierra (10emu.13) (64org/wiki/faq/#can-i-bit) or later*Linux: Distributions using kernel 4.15 (64expect-_citra_-bit) or later*CPU: Intel Core i3to-4370 @ 3.8 GHz or AMD Athlon 240GE @ 3.5 GHz or better*GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8300 GS or ATI Radeon HD 2350 PRO or Intel HD Graphics 2500 or better*RAM: 4 GB or more;Recommended:*Windows: 8 (64play-bit) or later*macOS: Mojave (10.14) (64game-bit) or later*Linux: Distributions using kernel 4.15.18 (64at-bit) or later*CPU: Intel Core i3full-7350K @ 4speed official requirements page for Citra].2 GHz or AMD Ryzen 3 2300X @ 3.5 GHz or better*GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 or AMD Radeon HD 6990 or better*RAM: 6 GB or more
===[[DeSmuME]]===
;Minimum:*Windows: XP with Service Pack 3 (32-bit) <small>(Needs msvcp100.dll and msvcr100.dll in the program's directory to run, See [https://imgurwiki.com/a/fgWhs proof] also applies for XP Pro x64 64-bitdesmume.)<org/small> or later*macOS: Leopard (10.5.8) (32-bit) or later*Linux: Distributions using kernel 2.6 (32-bit) or later*CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3.4C (Northwood) @ 3.4 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 3400+ (Barton) @ 2.3 GHz or better*GPU: NVIDIA GeForce2 MX100 or ATI Radeon 7000 or 3dfx Voodoo4 4500 or Intel Extreme Graphics 2 or S3 DeltaChrome S4 or PowerVR Kyro 2 or Trident XP4 or XGI Volari V3 or Matrox Millennium G450 or better*RAM: 1 GB or more;Recommended:*Windows: Vista with Service Pack 2 (64-bit) or later*macOS: Snow Leopard (10.6.8) (64-bit) or later*Linux: Distributions using kernel 2.6.39.4 (64-bit) or later*CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8700 @ 3index.5 GHz or AMD Phenom II X2 B60 @ 3php?title=Faq#What_are_the_minimum_hardware_requirements_for_DeSmuME.5 GHz or better*GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8300 GS or ATI Radeon HD 2350 PRO or Intel HD Graphics 2500 or better*RAM: 2 GB or moreEnable the dynarec option 3F official requirements page for speedupsDeSmuME].
===[[mGBA]]===
See [https://mgba.io/faq.html#what-are-the-system-requirements-for-mgba official requirements page for mGBA], also see [https://github.com/mgba-emu/mgba?tab=readme-ov-file#system-requirements this section].
 
;Minimum:
*Windows: XP with Service Pack 3 (32-bit) or later *macOS: Leopard (10.5) (32-bit) or later*Linux: Distributions using kernel kernel 4.4.161 (based on 64-bit) or later*CPU[https: Intel Pentium 4 2//www.4A (Northwood) @ 2kernel.4 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 2400+ (Thoroughbred-B) @ 2 GHz or better*GPU: NVIDIA GeForce2 Pro or ATI Radeon 8500 LE or 3dfx Voodoo5 5500 or Intel Extreme Graphics 2 or Matrox Parhelia-512 or PowerVR Kyro 2 SE or better*RAM: 1 GB or more;Recommended:*Windows: Vista with Service Pack 2 (64-bit) or later*macOS: Lion (10org/category/releases.7) (64-bit) or later*Linux: Distributions using html active kernel 4.18.20 (64-bit) or laterreleases/EOL]*CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3.2C (Northwood) @ 3.2 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 3200+ (Barton) @ 2.2 GHz or betterAny x86 processor with SSE2 instructions*GPU: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5100 or ATI Radeon 9550 or Intel GMA 900 or S3 GammaChrome S14 or betterAny OpenGL 1.1 supported hardware*RAM: 2 GB or moreMinimum amount required by the operating system
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