To tackle this, one of our resident GPU emulation experts - Rodrigo (aka ReinUsesLisp) - set out to master Vulkan and implement a renderer in yuzu using this API. Thus we quickly realized the need for a way to deliver the same performance to our AMD users, and Vulkan seemed to be the answer! This was mainly due to the low performance on AMD GPUs OpenGL Windows drivers.įor AMD users, this meant that they either had to start using Linux, where the drivers were a little better, or had to buy an Nvidia GPU, and neither of those was an easy choice. How It All Started…īarely a year had passed since the Nintendo Switch launched, but there it was, yuzu - The Nintendo Switch Emulator - already running several games with stellar performance and stunning graphics.īut it came with a caveat to deliver that performance, yuzu exclusively needed an Nvidia GPU among several other hardware requirements. Nvidia appears to encounter the least bugs, but it is still strongly recommended to keep your drivers up to date. You can read more about Yuzu on their Official site.We highly recommend using the latest drivers, or beta drivers, as vendors are actively fixing bugs in their Vulkan drivers. We’re very excited to see more and more games announced for the Nintendo Switch on a daily basis and this Nintendo Direct was packed with so many indie titles that it’s going to be hard putting down the console given how many titles are coming in the upcoming months. Make sure to read about the new update for Dragon Quest X as well. It won’t be long when we can even play Super Mario Odyssey, Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild, ARMS and all the other Nintendo Switch exclusive titles on PC. Though obviously, you can see from the video how they are prioritizing performance over visuals as everything appears to be in a different color contrast but in the case of One Piece, even the visuals are up to the mark and the game is totally playable.

What’s most surprising is, that Super Mario Odyssey was running at 5-10fps 8 days ago, and only 4 days ago, it was struggling to keep up at 20-24fps, now the game after the recent update is able to pull off 50-60fps, the speed at which this emulation is progressing is insane and we’re excited to see how soon the entire game will be playable and if more Nintendo Switch titles can be emulated.

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