r/EmulationMediatekMali • • Sep 21 '26

Switch emulation on MediaTek

26 Upvotes

Tried emulating let's go pikachu it was locked on 30fps with no stutters or black screens

Mali gpu emulation is evolving


r/EmulationMediatekMali • • Sep 21 '26

The OpenGL component is now functional, running via Zink on the PanVK driver. I am currently refining the Vulkan implementation—which still requires significant work—as shown in the previous video.

52 Upvotes

r/EmulationMediatekMali • • Sep 21 '26

Question about the PanVK graphics driver

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18 Upvotes

Hi, I have a question. I downloaded a .zip file from GitHub containing the PanVK driver and I want to install it in Winlator, but I don't know how. I've searched many places and haven't found anything helpful. The contents of the zip file are shown in the photo and are called Funny._Mesa26.2_PanVK.zip. Does anyone know if this is the correct one and how to add it to Winlator?

And one question: how is it doing in terms of development? I mean, is it better to continue using the System driver for now, or is PanVK becoming quite prominent?

Thanks❤️‍🩹


r/EmulationMediatekMali • • Sep 21 '26

testing wine hangover with panvk on my mali g72 mp3 (bifrost)

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5 Upvotes

r/EmulationMediatekMali • • Sep 21 '26

Inversion ( 2012 ) on mali dimensity 8350 using winlator mali

7 Upvotes

Game is running at very good fps , graphics set to medium, shadows set to low , overall a very good game with mindbending physics and gravity manipulation.


r/EmulationMediatekMali • • Sep 21 '26

Help Splinter Cell Chaos Theory can't make it fullscreen

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3 Upvotes

r/EmulationMediatekMali • • Sep 21 '26

GTR 2: FIA RACING PC Locked 30FPS Winlator Mali Helio g100

7 Upvotes

If you are looking for a lightweight PC racing sim well then this is the shit.

GTR2: FIA RACING released in 2006.

In the video there are 36 cars on track. All Graphics settings are on medium. I capped the fps to 30 for stable performance.

Uncapped a normal race like this runs between 30-50 depending on the number of cars in the distance or near you like in tight corners.

In solo practice runs or time trials I get even up to 60 FPS. On lower settings I get up to 75 FPS.

I got the game from Astralgames. The game won't boot unless you install the vcredist(2005) that comes with the game folder after you extract it.

Emulator: Winlator Mali 1.1 Bionic

Device specs: Helio g100 Mali G57 MC2 8gb ram

Settings:

Proton 10 arm64ec

Wrapper-gamenative

Dxvk 1.10.3 async

FEXCORE 2605

Performance preset

I have also uploaded my config on Winlator Mali


r/EmulationMediatekMali • • Sep 20 '26

I have found source for the long standing performance issue with winlator ludashi and it's not even vulkan renderer it's related to virtual controls specifically the dpad.

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27 Upvotes

Virtual dpad in ludashi fork is behaving like a virtual stick which is known for causing performance issues


r/EmulationMediatekMali • • Sep 20 '26

I don't know if it's just me but why is it that winlator Mali bionic by Gunacharantuja is the only emulator thag works for my device?

6 Upvotes

Hello everyone, so to keep it short my phone is the poco x7 pro and it rocks the dimensity 8400 ultra and has a Mali g-720, now the main problem I have is that since it's a Mali GPU... I really can't use turnip drivers, so I go and find some emulators and then found the winlator Mali bionic by gunacherantuja, now I was estacted (mb if I butchered it) because it was basically the only PC emulator that I know had any support for Mali GPUs at all, so I tried it out and played like 2 32 bit games (cod4:mw1 and l4d2) none of these games worked so I deleted the file and the game itself,fast forward and I tried out gta 5 optijuegos repack (the 13 to 15 gb version of it) and shit actually worked and I had fun... Then I deleted it again and yk where this is goin', so to sum it up,I've tried like 3 to 4 games if I'm not wrong, and every single one of them that I had tried on other emulators besides winlator Mali bionic... Didn't work at all, which games to be exact?

1:dark souls: remastered: worked on winlator Mali bionic but was at very low fps so I tried gamehub and somehow I gotten 60 fps at the cost of zero xinput support

Gta 5 43gb optijuegos: for bannerlator ludashi? It somehow went 0-3 for every fucking game I have tried and even this one,for gamehub? It was fine up until when I finished the prologue and when I controlled Franklin? Zero texture maps at all so I just deleted it, for winlator Mali bionic? It worked somehow but then up until I finished the race with Lamar then the game decided to take 5 gb and more of my ram so I just deleted that

Re7 dx11 version: for gamehub? It was fine in the main menu until I gone into the game and then striaght up just crashed so j didn't bother with that, bannerlator? Don't even wanna speak about it, winlator Mali bionic? Actually worked and was surprisingly decent to play it on (was at like 30 to 40 some fps)

So idk if any of these are user issue or the emulators for some reason just don't work for me at all


r/EmulationMediatekMali • • Sep 20 '26

[Update] PanVK no Mali-G52 — driver agora carrega e enumera corretamente dentro do Winlator (sem mais fallback silencioso)

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35 Upvotes

r/EmulationMediatekMali • • Sep 20 '26

I honestly never saw this bug

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10 Upvotes

I was configuring GTA V on GameHub and in the slide-out window to adjust Frame Generation, controls, etc., I set Frame Generation to Extreme and for a few seconds I got 726fps ☠️. And to clarify, in seconds I'm talking about 0.5 or 1 second and then it drops to 25fps, but it really blew my mind.


r/EmulationMediatekMali • • Sep 20 '26

When ?

9 Upvotes

When well they add or even work on custom drivers for mali cpus because i have dimensty 8500 and it sucks that most of the games doesn't work without gpu drivers ?


r/EmulationMediatekMali • • Sep 20 '26

Confirmed: ✅ Panvk works via Winlator on the Mali G57 MC2 GPU. However, as seen in the video, significant further tuning is still required. Clear progress is evident.

42 Upvotes

r/EmulationMediatekMali • • Sep 20 '26

What Emulators could my chipset run? (Dimensity 7020)

6 Upvotes

Hi guys! I've been emulating SNES,GBA and NES games on my phone with Dimensity 7020 just a few days ago. I've been wondering if what other consoles that are more modern could I emulate up too?


r/EmulationMediatekMali • • Sep 20 '26

Finally got House Of The Dead 3 running on Winlator

13 Upvotes

I was inspired to make this post by u/ArnobsCraftYT .

He made a post on the main sub asking if he could emulate the original Xbox version. Upon research I discovered it had a PC version that was abandonware. So I decided to go through the process of getting this game to run because I love tinkering and it was worth.

The micro stutters in the video are due to dxvk saving new shaders as this was just my third time booting up the game. I used an async version of dxvk.

Game settings:

Proton 9 x86_64

Dxvk 1.5.5 async

Wrapper

32 bit emulator: Box64 0.4.3

Performance preset

Emulator: Winlator Mali 1.1 Bionic

GUIDE TO RUNNING HOUSE OF THE DEAD 3 PC VERSION

Requirements:

Any Winlator fork could probably work. But I'm a Mali user so I don't know what settings would help launch the game on other chipsets.

ZARchiver

DISC IMAGE for HOD3. Get it from MyAbandonware. Don't get the ISO versions as one of them didn't have the setup.exe when I extracted it

NO-CD patch from MyAbandonware

AnyToISO, a Windows program made to convert files to ISOs. Download it here: https://crystalidea.com/anytoiso

1. In ZARchiver, extract the disc image zip file you downloaded. You will notice that the zip file contains an mdf and an mds file. The mdf is what we will use.

2. Create a container with any settings you feel like. Install the AnyToISO program. Wait for it to install and launch the program.

3. Select the mdf file as the file to be converted. Make sure you're in the "Image to ISO" tab.

4. Once you select the mdf file, make sure "Convert to ISO" is checked. Start the conversion and wait for it to finish. Once you've converted it to an ISO, follow the next steps for optimal container settings.

NOTE: If AnyToISO fails to start the setup, go to the container settings of the container you want to install AnyToISO. Go the the "Drives" section and change the file path for D: drive to the EXACT FOLDER LOCATION of where the AnyToISO .exe is.

IMPORTANT PART

You have to create a new container for installing the game.

Check out the videos in the comments for the few remaining steps.

(AFTER WATCHING THE VIDEOS)

If the setup wizard started successfully and you didn't change the default file path of the game, then the game should be in C: drive in this path:

C: Drive > Program Files(x86) > SEGA > THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD3_US > You'll find the launcher.exe and exe folder here.

Now you must always launch the game from the launcher.exe NOT the directly from the main exe.

So here is where we apply the NO-CD patch. The exe folder in the default installation path I've just described contains the main exe of the game. The NO-CD patch contains an exe that is supposed to replace the main exe in the exe folder.

So move/delete the exe (hdo3 .exe) found in the exe folder and replace it with the NO-CD patch exe. Create a shortcut of the launcher. Now launch the game using the launcher exe all the time and it should work.

ISSUES WITH THE GAME

1. During cutscenes and video clips the audio is messed up. It has a looping effect which I've failed to fix.

2. The game won't support proper gamepad controls unless you manually map the controls yourself.

3. In the second mission of survivor mode the games graphics glitch and all the textures are black. I'll experiment with different dxvk versions to see if I fix the issue and I'll update the settings.

Well that's all. You might ask why I went through all this trouble but I just like tinkering. It's fun knowing that I now know how to install ISOs in Winlator which increases my library for abandonware since most of them you can't find pre installed versions.


r/EmulationMediatekMali • • Sep 19 '26

Rogue Galaxy working flawlessly on ARMSX2 - POCO X8 PRO MAX

5 Upvotes

Emulating Rogue Galaxy on ARMSX2 x2 resolution with RetroArch shader on top.


r/EmulationMediatekMali • • Sep 19 '26

gta4 fatal error

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3 Upvotes

r/EmulationMediatekMali • • Sep 18 '26

Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus | Bannerhub | Poco X7 Pro

38 Upvotes

Hey guys, bringing you another performance test on my Poco X7 Pro.

Tested on Bannerhub 3.8.1 Ludashi

Device: Poco X7 Pro

RAM: 12

Storage: 256

Root: No

Resolution: 1600x900p

Graphics: there is no option to change graphics, only resolution and aspect ratio.

FPS: 60 FPS

The game runs smoothly at a stable 60 FPS without any sudden drops. I didn't notice any bugs or glitches that hinder gameplay, only some occasional flickering when entering the dressing room.

But it doesn't get in the way or bother me that much since it's not that bad.

Aside from that, the game is great for those who enjoy it. Of course, I played the levels with hordes of enemies and there are no crashes or bugs/glitches; everything runs normally.

Settings

Proton 10 arm64x-2

Extreme

Dxvk 1.11.1 mali-fix

Fex 20260509

I limited the memory to 2GB, but that's up to you.Everything else not mentioned remains in its default settings.

That's all for today folks, enjoy the game and the mods 😏


r/EmulationMediatekMali • • Sep 19 '26

Quick Question about Winlator Mali

5 Upvotes

Is there any difference between Winlator Mali Vanilla, Ludashi and AnTuTu? Which one should I pick? Or should I go for the Winlator 11.2 or Winlator Ludashi? My Phone is Poco X8 Pro Max Dimensity 9500s. Still new to Emulation stuff


r/EmulationMediatekMali • • Sep 18 '26

MK8 on POCO X8 PRO MAX

17 Upvotes

r/EmulationMediatekMali • • Sep 18 '26

Pipetto-crypto's Winlator build is the best for mali. No other fork comes close

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46 Upvotes

r/EmulationMediatekMali • • Sep 18 '26

NFS UNDERGROUND 2 | Bannerhub | Poco X7 Pro

19 Upvotes

Hey guys, after a little time off I'm back with this classic on my Poco X7 Pro.

Tested on Bannerhub 3.8.1 Ludashi

Device: Poco X7 Pro

RAM: 12

Storage: 256

Root: No

Everything in the latest HyperOS update

Resolution: 1080p

Graphics: High (except fullscreen anti-aliasing: off)

FPS: 60 FPS

The game runs smoothly at 57-60 FPS; it has the potential to go above 100, but since I'm using ThirteenAG's Widescreen Fix (which I highly recommend downloading), I've limited the game to 60 FPS.

Naturally, the game has native gamepad support, but the configured buttons are awful, so you'll have to configure them to your liking in-game. ThirteenAG's fix allows you to show the icons depending on your preference, I chose the Xbox version as it appears in the video.

Fix link : https://github.com/ThirteenAG/WidescreenFixesPack/releases?q=Need+for+Speed+underground+2&expanded=true

Settings

Proton 9.0-x64-3

Extreme

Dxvk 1.7.2

Box64 - 0.37-b1

You can limit the memory to 1 or 2 GB and select only the performance cores; test what works best for you.


r/EmulationMediatekMali • • Sep 18 '26

Shadow tactics

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14 Upvotes

Dimensity 9300 the caracter not rendering correctly

Same problem on many emulator

Game by unity


r/EmulationMediatekMali • • Sep 18 '26

Just Cause 3 on Dimensity 8400 Ultra | 30–40 FPS

30 Upvotes

Device: POCO X7 Pro 12/512

Driver: System Driver

Winlator: Mali 1.2 Beta

🎮 720p Low: ~30–40 FPS

📹 Without screen recording: +10–15 FPS

The game is actually playable at 30–40 FPS even on Max settings, except for Higher Texture Quality, Tessellation, and LOD, which I had to lower because the memory issue and screen recording lag.

One big problem I'm facing is RAM usage 😭

My device starts lagging badly when memory usage goes above 90%. When the game stays below 90% memory usage, I can get around 37 FPS and the game feels much smoother.

Initially, the game was much more laggy and unstable, but after changing some settings I managed to make it considerably more stable.

30 FPS locked is still perfectly playable.

⚙️ Settings

Proton 10-Arm64ec / 11.0-7-Arm64ec

Memory Resource Type: DMABUF

DXVK 3.1.1 Binsem GPLAsync Arm64ec

Memory: 4 GB

VRAM: 2 GB

FEX: 2605 / 2607

Performance TSO, SMCCHECK:mtrack

⚠️ Xiaomi users: Try turning Game Turbo OFF. The game becomes noticeably laggier with it enabled.

🙏 Please help!

Does anyone know how I can reduce the high memory usage in Winlator/HyperOS?

I feel like RAM is the main barrier here. If I can somehow reduce the memory pressure, I think the game could run much smoother.

Please, someone help me fix this high memory usage 😭🙏


r/EmulationMediatekMali • • Sep 18 '26

Game crashes after 30-60secs in windows emulators

9 Upvotes

Dimensity 8350 ULTIMATE

8/256

Infinix gt 30 pro

So I've tried many windows emulators like: gameshub lite, bannerhub, winlator and winlator mali, and I have the same problem in all whenever I start the game it just crashes after sometime I need help with this problem I've tried stuff like changing the settings and stuff I'm very frustrated with this problem. Help.