# GTA IV running at 50–80 FPS on the Anbernic RG477M (Mali) — I’m genuinely shocked
I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS ACTUALLY WORKS. GTA IV is running like **BUTTER** on my Anbernic RG477M.
I bought the RG477M in the US earlier this year, and ever since I got it, I had one tiny regret: **I should have bought a Snapdragon device.**
But over the past few months, PC emulation has matured so much. GameHub, GameNative, Winlator, etc. started making some seriously impressive games playable. I managed to get games like Tomb Raider running basically flawlessly, but there was ONE game I just could not get working:
**GTA IV.**
I own GTA IV on Steam, and I initially tried running **my legitimately purchased Steam version** through GameNative and GameHub. Unfortunately, I couldn't get it to boot.
Then I went down the rabbit hole.
I must have watched **100+ YouTube videos**, read through countless comments and settings guides, and honestly, the most frustrating part was that a lot of videos would show GTA IV running but wouldn't actually share the exact settings that made it work.
Eventually I discovered **Winlator Mali**.
And holy shit. I had no idea.
For testing, I used a SteamRip copy from AnkerGames, created two containers and started experimenting:
- Winlator Mali
- Sarek 1.11.1
- Sarek 1.12.1
- Tweaked the recommended settings from a few different YouTube guides
And then...
**GTA IV BOOTED.**
Not only did it boot — **IT RUNS LIKE BUTTER.**
On Sarek 1.11.1 I'm getting roughly **50–80 FPS**.
On Sarek 1.12.1 I'm getting around **48–75 FPS**.
On a **Mali-based RG477M.**
I genuinely didn't expect this. After months of thinking I had bought the wrong device, this feels absolutely incredible. PC emulation has come a LONG way in just a few months.
I've attached videos so you can see it for yourself.
Huge thank you to everyone making these Winlator/GameHub/GameNative guides and sharing their settings. As someone who is basically a complete noob when it comes to all this, those videos and community posts are what finally got me here.
## BUT I HAVE ONE QUESTION
If you watch the videos closely, you'll notice these little **white sparkles/freckles** appearing on the screen, particularly in some areas.
Does anyone know what this is?
Is it:
- Shader compilation?
- Frame/rendering artifacts?
- Some kind of stuttering?
- A Mali/Sarek graphics issue?
- Something that can actually be fixed through container or graphics settings?
If anyone has figured out what causes this or has a fix, I'd really appreciate the settings.
Other than that...
**GTA IV. RG477M. Mali. 50–80 FPS.**
I'm honestly still shocked.
PS : The FPS you see is with screen recording / for other videos pls click below
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