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Emulator problems FAQ

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Performance: SNES9x --> Snes9x
'''My PC is a toaster. Are there any emulators I can run?'''
Most emulators of the 16-bit era (fourth generation) and earlier consoles (e.g., Sega Genesis, NES, Atari 2600, etc.) can be run on any PC, even one with a CPU clock speed of below 1 Ghz. higan is the only exception, because it's highly accurate and requires a 3 Ghz CPU for optimal performance. Other emulators such as SNES9xSnes9x, Kega Fusion, Mesen, etc. can be run on any PC that can run Windows.
However, emulators of the fifth generation and later consoles are a different story. While fourth generation and earlier consoles could only display pixel art and, in some cases, very primitive 3D graphics, the move to fifth generation consoles saw a massive jump in consoles' graphical capabilities, with full 3D polygon graphics with texture mapping, lighting and shadows, anti-aliasing, texture filtering, etc. The consoles required much more complex CPUs and GPUs with multiple cores to be able display these types of graphics. Because of this, emulators of the fifth generation and later consoles require a mid- to high-end gaming PC for optimal performance, with a 3 ~ 3.5 Ghz or faster CPU clock speed and at least a mid-range AMD / Nvidia graphics card.
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