The new RPCS3 update significantly improves the performance of low-end CPUs

RPCS3, the popular PlayStation 3 emulator for PC, has received a new update. It mainly provides performance optimization for low-end processors. The team behind this update promises “big” gains and provided a comparison between two games running on the latest version v0.0.32-16614 of And an older version And an older version.

Demon's Soul has been described as playing at nearly double the FPS of its predecessor. Specifically, the PS3 game rate increased from 37.98 fps to 76.36 fps in the new version of the emulator. Simulator. The next game in comparison, Persona 5, didn't see much improvement, but it was shown to run at over 30 frames per second, making the game much more playable.

It is worth noting that the team presented the comparison with a processor with four cores and four threads. There's no mention of the microprocessor used, but the fact that the team is talking about a “low-end” processor means it's likely an older model.

After updating the PS3 emulator, a few users tried it with a slightly better processor, e.g Ryzen 7 7700X (currently $277.72 at Amazon). Twisted Metal runs on an 8-core, 16-thread CPU at over 30fps, meaning the update may have improved performance on high-end CPUs. The same processor also made it possible to run Armored Core Verdict Day at approximately 60 frames per second.