What are the AetherSX2 requirements

 AetherSX2’s developer recommends that your phone have a Snapdragon 845-level processor or better. They specifically say that you’ll need four large CPU cores (Cortex-A75 or higher).



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In terms of the GPU, the developer says Adreno graphics offers better performance than Mali or PowerVR GPUs found in Mediatek, HiSilicon, and older Samsung Exynos processors. However, the creator adds that you should stick to the Vulkan graphics renderer option if you’ve got a phone powered by a Mali GPU (e.g., Exynos, Kirin, or Mediatek processor), as it’s generally faster than OpenGL. However, some games might perform better with OpenGL.


Don’t fear if you’ve got a mid-range phone, though, as performance varies from game to game. So graphically advanced 3D titles might not work on your budget device, but 2D titles might work just fine. In fact, some users report that phones with budget silicon, like the Snapdragon 665, Snapdragon 720G, Exynos 9611, and Helio G80 run some games fine — although you might need to tweak a few settings to get playable results.


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One hard requirement is that you need a 64-bit processor and a 64-bit version of Android. That rules out phones from 2014 or earlier in particular. Devices like the Nvidia Shield tube model also use a 32-bit version of Android.


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It’s worth stressing again that AetherSX2 is a demanding emulator still in beta access. So if you’ve tried tweaking various settings and a game still won’t run properly (particularly on budget hardware), you either have to wait for an update or accept that your desired games won’t work on your phone.

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