Ensuring that you are using 64-bit Windows and a 64-bit build of Dolphin on a 64-bit Mac should help with the performance. Check the properties of My Computer to see if Windows has all the RAM installed on your machine.įinally, this is probably the most important check you can make: Is your Mac a 64 or 32-bit machine? If you have a 64-bit Mac but are running 32-bit Windows you can end up taking a very large performance hit. Make sure Windows is using all of your RAM. Dolphin may be trying to use the lower end emulator. Many Mac models come with 2 video cards standard, one is a low-end Intel integrated graphics for everyday use and the other is a high-end card for scientific applications, gaming, video/graphics editing and programs where the programmer does't realize they are using a GPU filter instead of a CPU filter. Make sure you have the video card drivers up to date. For those who don't know, mGBA is the most renowned and accurate GBA emulator of this era and has been rapidly improving since its inception. There should also be a Boot Camp manager in Windows you can use to see if your drivers are up to date on that end. As of 5.0-14690, Dolphin now has mGBA directly built into it as a new way to handle Game Boy Advance connectivity with GameCube titles. In Mac OS X, you can go to Apple Menu > Software Update… to update your Mac. Make sure Boot Camp and it's drivers are up to date.
There are several things that can impact the performance of your computer under Boot Camp.
