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How to Boost the Frame Rate in Dolphin

The Dolphin emulator provides avid Nintendo Wii and Gamecube fans with a way to play their games on the PC. While most computers can provide the high level of graphics and processor power needed to emulate Wii and Gamecube games, some computers made prior to 2005 may not be able to cope unless the user makes several performance-related adjustments to the program. If you are experiencing slower-than-normal gameplay when using the Dolphin emulator, you can boost the emulator̵7;s frame rate by configuring the emulator̵7;s graphics and processing options.

Instructions

- 1
  Open the Dolphin emulator and click on the ̶0;Config̶1; icon. Click on the ̶0;General̶1; tab and add a check mark to the ̶0;Enable Dual Core (speedup)̶1; and ̶0;Enable Idle Skipping (speedup)̶1; options.
- 2
  Click on the ̶0;Display̶1; tab. Change the ̶0;Window Size̶1; resolution to a numerical value below ̶0;1280 x 720.̶1; A smaller window size improves performance by reducing the amount of graphics drawn on screen.
- 3
  Click on the ̶0;Graphics̶1; icon. At the ̶0;General̶1; tab, add a check mark to the ̶0;Scaled EFB Copy̶1; option. Add a check mark to ̶0;Show FPS̶1; to activate the frames-per-second counter on-screen.
- 4
  Click on the ̶0;Hacks̶1; tab and add check marks to ̶0;Disable Fog,̶1; ̶0;Disable Lighting,̶1; ̶0;Disable Per-Pixel Depth̶1; and ̶0;Fast Mipmaps.̶1;
- 5
  Click on the ̶0;DSP̶1; icon and click the ̶0;Audio̶1; tab. Remove the check mark from the ̶0;Enable Audio Throttle̶1; box.

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