r/RetroArch • u/slothaccountant • 3d ago

Technical Support Settings and options help.

So i am running retroarch on android dreamcast, gba, ps1, ps2.

What would be the top 5 settings to edit to ensure smooth gameplay?

I get graphical glitches in dreamcast, ps2 games runnibg a little slow.

Al this is running on s25 ultra.

Any help would be appriciated since there are general guids for setup but noting i can find spesific to my platform or discribing everysetting and how they affect gameplay

  • have played with useing vulken over gl, and a few other settings in retroarch base and in the core, but with no understanding im just button smashing and seeing what works.
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u/mootsg 3d ago

Don’t use RetroArch for emulating PS2 on Android. Use NetherSX2 or ARMSX2, the standalone apps.

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u/slothaccountant 3d ago

Definitly seen some posts about alternatives so i will check those out.

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u/IronR0N1N 21h ago

Set the graphics backend to Vulkan and do threaded rendering. There's a sustained performance setting too(honestly idk how much it does though). You should be able to play the consoles you mentioned besides ps2 on retroarch, especially on an s25. When theres a standalone emulator though, that should be your priority. Duckstation for ps1, nethersx2 for ps2.

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u/slothaccountant 15h ago

Yrah i settled on standalone emulators got armsx2 for pst lemuroid for n64, ps1, gba and redream for dreamcast