RetroArch System Requirements

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Updated July 12, 2019: RetroArch is a new platform for emulators, game engines, old video games, and plenty of other applications that just so happens to also be open source. The developers of RetroArch want to help preserve the fantastic history of video games by making older games from a multitude of platforms more accessible to gamers with modern computers. All you'll need to pass the system requirements is a Pentium 4 alongside a GPU with shader model 2.0.

Here are the RetroArch System Requirements (Minimum)

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CPU: Intel Pentium 4 and up (CPU with SSE2 instructions required)
CPU SPEED: Info
RAM: 32 MB
OS: Microsoft Windows 7
VIDEO CARD: Any compliant OpenGL 2.x or Direct3D11 GPU. For shaders to work properly, should support at least Shader Model 2.0.
PIXEL SHADER: 2.0
VERTEX SHADER: 2.0

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CPU: Intel Core series or AMD equivalent
CPU SPEED: Info
RAM: 512 MB
OS: Microsoft Windows 10
VIDEO CARD: Intel: At least Intel HD 4K required for OpenGL, any compliant D3D11 GPU for Direct3D 11. Should support at least Shader Model 3.0 and/or 4.0.
PIXEL SHADER: 3.0
VERTEX SHADER: 3.0

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What Will Run It?

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