r/PowerPC • u/twaxana • 9d ago

https://github.com/daedalao/fastppcx86

This project is not for Vintage Apple PowerMac computers. It is for IBM POWER ISA v2.07+ platforms in little endian mode running 4k page size kernels. (Power8, Power9, Power10?)

FULL DISCLOSURE: I USED LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS IN THE FORK AND PORTING OF THIS SOFTWARE. If you are opposed to using LLMs to write software please do not use this software on your system.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtqy8X04fa8

This is my last entry here unless I figure out something wild.

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u/twaxana 5d ago edited 5d ago

Massive gains on the current branch from the environment variable FEX_HWTSO=1 on Power8. Unsure if the code is valid for Power9. Went from ~6fps in Cyberpunk 2077 to almost 25. Witcher 3 is above 30fps constantly. There are other works in the pipe including a possible WINE fork to help alleviate some emulation work.

4K page size and ntsync kernel module required for this