It would be interesting if you could time how long a intro runs in something like frontier elite. Like time how long it takes to get back to the start in 8MHz and 32MHz modes. This way we would finally have a some clue how much faster 3D games run in 32MHz mode.
Help with issue after installing booster
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It would be interesting if you could time how long a intro runs in something like frontier elite. Like time how long it takes to get back to the start in 8MHz and 32MHz modes. This way we would finally have a some clue how much faster 3D games run in 32MHz mode.
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Re: Help with issue after installing booster
No problem. Will try that later if get a chance.
I filmed the start of Damocles in both 8mhz and 32mhz and there is a clear noticeable difference when you watch them back to back.
I filmed the start of Damocles in both 8mhz and 32mhz and there is a clear noticeable difference when you watch them back to back.
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Yeah, I saw a good gain in castle master. The general idea is about 30% speed boost, but always seems like more in the actual game
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Re: Help with issue after installing booster
FYI, a single loop of all GB tests takes about half the time at 32Mhz, 3 minutes instead of 6.exxos wrote: ↑Tue Jun 23, 2020 2:52 pm
It would be interesting if you could time how long a intro runs in something like frontier elite. Like time how long it takes to get back to the start in 8MHz and 32MHz modes. This way we would finally have a some clue how much faster 3D games run in 32MHz mode.
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Re: Help with issue after installing booster
Yep, but games are different because RAM is still 100%.. and games use RAM more than anything, so the speed is always biased towards RAM speed.rubber_jonnie wrote: ↑Tue Jun 23, 2020 5:00 pm FYI, a single loop of all GB tests takes about half the time at 32Mhz, 3 minutes instead of 6.
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Re: Help with issue after installing booster
This seems to be the case with Frontier. At both speeds the intro takes exactly the same time from the beginning until it starts to loop again - approx 3 mins 36 seconds. However it is noticeably smoother and appears faster at 32mhzexxos wrote: ↑Tue Jun 23, 2020 5:05 pmYep, but games are different because RAM is still 100%.. and games use RAM more than anything, so the speed is always biased towards RAM speed.rubber_jonnie wrote: ↑Tue Jun 23, 2020 5:00 pm FYI, a single loop of all GB tests takes about half the time at 32Mhz, 3 minutes instead of 6.
Re: Help with issue after installing booster
Ah dammit, yeah I bet the frame rate goes up but nothing else. So not sure how it could be tested now
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Re: Help with issue after installing booster
Try Driller, the faster the CPU, the faster the playback.
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Re: Help with issue after installing booster
Will keep trying different games and reporting back.
Can't do anymore this evening as the wife, who was supposed to be working until 6 and then going for a run so shouldn't have been home until about 7, got in just after 5 as they let her finish early and she said its too hot to go running
Can't do anymore this evening as the wife, who was supposed to be working until 6 and then going for a run so shouldn't have been home until about 7, got in just after 5 as they let her finish early and she said its too hot to go running
Re: Help with issue after installing booster
I wonder if EMUTOS could count the frames drawn in games ? @thorsten.otto ? I half of the feeling it had a frame rate display in it but I could have imagined it.. But if there was some way to actually count the number of frames in something like 60 seconds, while running frontier or something, then there would be one possible method of working out how fast accelerators actually make games.
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