Recommended settings

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Best settings for all users:

Settings for Intel, Nvidia and AMD GPU users:

  1. Enable docked mode toggle in the bottom left corner of the emulator
  2. Enable multicore toggle in the bottom left corner of the emulator
  3. Enable disk shader cache emulation > configure > graphics
  4. Enable async GPU emulation > configure > graphics
  5. Enable fast GPU time emulation > configure > graphics > advanced
  6. For CPUs older than Intel 4th gen, Pentium or Celeron, or AMD older than FX enable the “unsafe” option for CPU accuracy emulation > configure > CPU
  7. Make a pagefile: (needs PC restart to take effect)
    8gb RAM users:25000 for both values
    16gb RAM users:20000 for both values
    https://www.thewindowsclub.com/increase-page-file-size-virtual-memory-windows
  8. Update to the latest drivers:

Recommended drivers to use with yuzu.

Windows 10:
Nvidia (desktop) 457.09: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/results/166374/
Nvidia (laptop) 457.09: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/results/166373/
Intel 100.8853: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/29957/
AMD 20.10.1: https://www.amd.com/en/support/apu/amd-ryzen-processors/amd-ryzen-5-desktop-processors-radeon-vega-graphics/amd-ryzen-5-1

Intel laptop/prebuilt users with old driver versions will have to follow this video tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZG50Nm5sOM&t=72s

Linux:
AMD: mesa-git, force AMDGPU on older 1st and 2nd gen GCN products
Intel: mesa-git, the required Iris Gallium driver is enabled by default with mesa 20
Nvidia: Use what your distribution offers

Nvidia GPU users only:

  1. Use OpenGL emulation > configure > graphics > API
  2. Enable assembly shaders emulation > configure > graphics > advanced
  3. Disable async shaders emulation > configure > graphics > advanced
  4. Follow the image below for the Nvidia control panel.
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AMD GPU users only:

  1. Use Vulkan emulation > configure > graphics > API
  2. Enable async shaders emulation > configure > graphics > advanced

Intel iGPUs only:

  1. Use OpenGL emulation > configure > graphics > API
  2. Enable async shaders emulation > configure > graphics > advanced

Turn off for Intel, Nvidia and AMD GPU users:

  1. Audio stretching emulation > configure > audio
  2. BCAT Backend emulation > configure > services (needs yuzu restart)
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