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[[RetroArch|Snes9x-Next]] allows for SFX overclocking.
 
[[RetroArch|Snes9x-Next]] allows for SFX overclocking.

Revision as of 20:03, 11 March 2014

Chart

Insert chart with systems and whether it has emus that can overclock.

Nintendo (NES)

???

SNES

Main CPU

The main SNES CPU ran at 3.58 MHz and can be overclocked. However it causes issues. With those who have tested it, the following issues occur:

  • "4.1 MHz: Small amounts of sprite breakup occasionally; very little slowdown.
  • 5.1 MHz: Sprite breakup; no slowdown
  • 6.6 MHz: Color palette errors; sprites fail to render
  • 7.6 MHz: Color palette errors; sprites fail to render. Freezes after a few minutes."[1]

There are no SNES emulators that allow for an overclocking option, likely because of those issues.

SFX chip

The first version of the chip, commonly referred to as simply "Super FX", is clocked with a 21 MHz signal, but an internal clock speed divider halves it to 10.5 MHz. Later on, the design was revised to become the Super FX GSU-2; this, unlike the first Super FX chip revision, is able to reach 21 MHz.

The SFX chip however can be overclocked with fewer issues on real hardware or emulation. It does however increase the speed of the game as well.

Tests have shown that overclocking can increase the speed of the game, in addition to increasing the framerate and removing slodown.[2]

Clock speed Time Increase
Normal 1'46'02 -------
50hz 1'23'78 27.711%[2]

Snes9x-Next allows for SFX overclocking.

N64

Mupen64Plus - VI Refresh

GameCube/Wii

Dolphin - VBeam Speed Hack doubles GPU clock rate.

PS2

PCSX2 - VU Cycle Stealing allows for increased GPU performance at the cost of CPU cycles.

Neo Geo

Final burn alpha. Issues???

Mega Drive

Can be overclocked leading to faster/smoother gameplay. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVrElANZg2M

No MegaDrive emulator currently supports overclocking.

The GenPlusGX dev says that implementing overclocking is "not easy to add without potentially break other things. "[3]

References