• DefederateLemmyMl
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    6 months ago

    Thanks.

    FEX is an x86 emulator

    So my real question is really about this: common wisdom is that emulating a whole CPU architecture is a performance killer. Does that apply here, and are they just running games that can take the hit? Or phrased differently: given that it’s emulated, could this ever have near-native (CPU) performance, or nah?

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      6 months ago

      Probably not, but it might be good enough. I’m not an expert in architecture emulation by any stretch, but it might work best for older games where modern performance is a non issue either way.