RetroArch 1.6.0 – Released!

[mothergoose729]

40 minutes ago, lordmonkus said:

Not sure if this is the same thing I noticed in my setup using G-Sync or not but I found I had to go into my config and set the refresh rate to match my monitor.

Try a shader that is only a single pass. I don't know what sort effect you like with shaders but I like CRT scanlines and I use the CRT-Aperture one and it is single pass and as far as I can tell it has little to no added lag. If there is some added it is so minuscule that I do not notice it at all and you would need a scientific way of measuring it to know if there is any.

Yeah I trouble shooted a bit, and it was disabling vsync that introduced the stuttering, I am finding that I actually play better with it on, so I am leaving that part stock now. 

I really enjoy the CRT royal presets, in particular the 240p composite mode. Seeing the waterfall transparency effect on sonic finally look right was such a treat. Unfortunately, it applies 14 shaders passes, some of which are highly intensive. Taking an educated guess that input lag is definitely going "up". I tried some of the other presets, and I didn't really like them. It was one of those things where the whole was greater than the sum of the parts... I would rather have no shaders then a less convincing CRT emulation - scanlines being just one part of the effect. 

With that being said, it also cool to play with no filters so you can experience every minute detail of each game. Visuals are so sharp they cut like a knife. I think I am going to play with no shaders, favoring sharpness and reduced input lag over cool CRT effects and all their nostalgia. 

 

Edited June 3, 2017 by mothergoose729

[Lordmonkus]

8 minutes ago, mothergoose729 said:

Yeah I trouble shooted a bit, and it was disabling vsync that introduced the stuttering, I am finding that I actually play better with it on, so I am leaving that part stock no

Try setting your refresh rate in the config to match your monitors which I am guessing is 120 Hz.

With my G-Sync setup disbaling V-Sync introduced that same stutter you described but setting my refresh rate in the config to 144 Hz solved it.

I agree with you about the Royale shaders (especially the Kurozumi version), they look great and of course shaders are all about personal preference. I just found the Aperture one to be a great all around balance of great looking and only a single pass so it's very light weight.

I'm really not a fan of no shaders at all though, the raw upscaled pixels to me look like absolute shit, just my opinion and preference though.

[Charco]

Finally got round to updating to 1.6.0 and testing the raw input driver, unreal. I played some Street Fighter Alpha 3 and it was smooth as silk. Awesome stuff.