RetroArch System Requirements

RetroArch system requirements state that you will need at least 32 MB of RAM. If possible, make sure your have 512 MB of RAM in order to run RetroArch to its full potential. The cheapest graphics card you can play it on is an ATI FireGL T2-128. But, according to the developers the recommended graphics card is an Intel Media Accelerator 500. To play RetroArch you will need a minimum CPU equivalent to an Intel Pentium 4 2.00GHz. However, the developers recommend a CPU greater or equal to an Intel Core i5-12400T to play the game.

RetroArch will run on PC system with and upwards. Additionally it has Mac and Linux versions.

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RetroArch FPS - what frame rate can you expect?

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