Why is Dolphin running so slow on my computer?

[Iluzija]

Hi!

Just curious to know how I cannot get a stable 30 FPS on Super Mario Sunshine....

My Rig
Amd-FX8350 4.0GHz
GTX 760 GIGABYTE
and 8 GB of ram

With this rig I cannot simply get SMS to run smoothly even on the lowest graphics.... Any suggestions ?

 

[vayanui8]

maybe your configs are just bad. Theres certain settings that have a massive effect on performance. Dolphin is also optimized for intel processors, so make sure you look for a version that is optimized for amd because that will have a large effect on your performance.

 

[RevPokemon]

maybe your configs are just bad. Theres certain settings that have a massive effect on performance. Dolphin is also optimized for intel processors, so make sure you look for a version that is optimized for amd because that will have a large effect on your performance.

Yep even the best amds struggle against lowly intels

 

[Iluzija]

Thanks guys I'll see what I can find =)

 

[emmanu888]

He shouldn't have problems with that rig, both of my rigs sports a Phenom II x6 1055t and Dolphin as well as PCSX2 runs really well. You might want to check the graphics settings and see if they're too high for your GPU

 

[aofelix]

get a new intel

my 4670k OC @ 4.2ghz was able to full FPS the last story!

 

[guitarheroknight]

Download the latest nightly build and don't crank the settings to the max. Sadly Dolphin is optimized for Intel and Nvidia. For instance I own a i5 4690k and a 750 ti and I can run almost all games maxed out at 1080p.

 

[Iluzija]

Kinda sad that it itsn't optimized for AMD :/

 

[aofelix]

i think its more a case of AMD processors sucking compared to intel than optimization.


Intel have been killing AMD for a few years now when you get to mid-range + CPUS.

 

[guitarheroknight]

DX12 will bring a huge jump in performance if they decide to implement it so there's always hope.

 

[Iluzija]

DX12 will bring a huge jump in performance if they decide to implement it so there's always hope.

Lets hope for the best cuz kinda sad news since I just bought the AMD processor T_T

 

[Kioku]

The nightly builds will circumvent a few of your problems. Unfortunately, AMD has poor single threaded performance in comparison to even the newest pentium. Dolphin really only utilizes 2 cores at any given time. If they were to have optimized it for amd, the emulation wouldn't be as accurate.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

The AMD FX CPUs aren't awful like their other ones, I'd be surprised if that's the issue.
Try this: https://dolphin-emu.org/docs/guides/performance-guide/

 

[Rockhoundhigh]

Yeah, AMD GPUs are fine for Dolphin but AMD CPUs are incredibly lacking. It probably also doesn't help that you decided to play one of the most demanding games in Dolphin by virtue of its Zelda ucode related issues.

 

[RepeatingDigits]

One thing everyone forgets is that your HDD could be slow and bottlenecking your GPU.
When I migrated GTAV from a Caviar Green 1TB to a Samsung 850 PRO SSD, the game suddenly ran very, -very- fine and without annoying hiccups.
Check your HDD's RPM speed and look around for info.

 

[Iluzija]

The AMD FX CPUs aren't awful like their other ones, I'd be surprised if that's the issue.
Try this: https://dolphin-emu.org/docs/guides/performance-guide/

I tried that one and it didn't help sadly but thanks for the help

 

[Iluzija]

I realized something weird that I have lower FPS now than what I've had before with an AMD x4 phenom which is considered a worse CPU O.o

 

[Armadillo]

It's just the fx series shitty IPC. Anything that is cpu heavy and not heavily multi-threaded to use all cores, will run like crap.

 

[aofelix]

if emulation is your thing, i'd be tempted to return processor.


investing in an intel is such a good purchase ATM because full speed emulation for the PS2/Wii library is nearly 99% complete and possible in new dolphin and PCSX2 builds if you have a haswell unlocked processor. that means you have access to a HUGE library of games.

 

[TotalInsanity4]

I was going to make a snarky "because you're running an AMD" post but it seems like I'm late to the party