Dolphin Performance Tips

[Nibiru]

hi there,

i have a question.. sry for my bad english..im german..
yes i used the search function.. but nothing fits..

i got massive fps slowdowns when i play a game (mario kart)in 1080p with 8x antialiasing and 16x filter..
the game runs smooth (60fps in full screen) without them.. but why? dosnt think my pc is too slow...
using dolphin vers. 4

my system..
i7 3770k at 4,2 ghz
hd 7970 1ghz 3gb ddr5 ram
16gb ddr 3 1600 ram

i emulate in dx11 mode with all settings recommended. dual core is active.. and dsp to thread...
hope u have any tips.

bye and thanks

[ulaoulao]

i got massive fps slowdowns when i play a game (mario kart)in 1080p with 8x antialiasing and 16x filter..
the game runs smooth (60fps in full screen) without them.. but why? dosnt think my pc is too slow...
using dolphin vers. 4


WELL DUH!!! jeese man, why on earth would you try that? There is no computer in the world that could play 1080p with 8x... I have the same rig as you do, and I like to bump up ro 2x some times 4x to see nice graphics but its just for looks, you cant play many games at that rate.

[Nibiru]

thats strange ^^ xenoblade works well with 8x in 1080 :)
when dolphin is in use... my system uses 20% of its power.. even the grafics card dont makes noises..

[ulaoulao]

When it comes to emulation the Graphics card is not really the main factor. The only factor really is the CPU. Each game has its own issues, some games dont use AI at all so its ignored. Other use it but emulate well. Remember we are emulating here...

Think about what you said for a second. It works well on xenoblade but not on mario kart. What does that tell you? If it works well one one game and not another how would that in any way be your computers fault? Emulation does not Analyze your computer and pick the best set up, its just raw power. More CPU the better.

x8 also is totally ridicules. AI if for low res games to look nice, why do that to 1080p any ways? Maybe to 480i or something...

[Nibiru]

yeah.. that makes sense.. somehow...but u know ^^ so much power ^^ and theoretical... it must be better.. hehe..
but i get it now..and im thankful to play mario kart online in 1080 ^^ so much fun :)

thanks for open my eyes ^^