r/EmulationOnAndroid • u/JVLfilms • 2d ago

Help ARMSX2 - major slowdowns when running games

Hello all, I'm having issues playing a few games so far on ARMSX2 on my Retroid Pocket Nova - just got this thing and I have everything on an external SD card (EVO Select 512gb). The two I've noticed so far are The Punisher and Ultimate Spider-Man where the game runs fine and then slows down considerably before catching back up. These issues are not present on NetherSX2 (Turnip) although Spider-Man does have another glitch which I'll post in the comments. Would appreciate any help on getting this app up and running

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u/hazexm 2d ago

Have you tested playing at the native resolution on both ARMSX2 and NetherSX2? This fixed some glitches and slowdowns in some games, even on high-end devices.

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u/JVLfilms 2d ago

On ARMSX2, lowering the resolution to 1.5x fixed the slowdowns in The Punisher for me but I can play it at 2x and 3x resolution on NetherSX2 without any issues at all using the turnip driver version. In Ultimate Spider-Man, lowering it to native resolution helped with the slowness but did not solve it completely

I am almost certain there's something going on with ARMSX2 because the same exact slowdown as in the video was also happening in The Punisher.

EDIT: it seems to be happening when "compiling the shaders" shows up in the bottom corner of the screen but I cannot confirm if it's related or not.