@dankcushions said in No luck overclocking Retropie with Raspberry Pi 3:
@mrbwa1 n64 (HLE) emulation isn't CPU intensive really. look at top command when it's running. it's GPU - that's why lowering resolution helps.
it is certainly using hardware rendering, though
Looks like it's tome for me to look back at what's being used. Certainly, trying to render at 1080p is going to use a lot more GPU than 480p. And if someone doesn't like the look @ 480p, they should look at the original N64 hardware running through a flat screen! (S-video helps a lot: that or having the $$ and hardware to do the HDMI and RGB mods.)
To sum up my thoughts: N64 emulation is really hard and it's not the hardware itself that seems to be the limiting factor. The actual emulation is extremely difficult.