06-18-2016, 11:11 PM
Greetings,
I'm bumping this old thread to bring new information.
I now have a different laptop with following specifications:
Intel i7-4720HQ Haswell 4-core @ 2.6Ghz
Nvidia GTX 950M + Intel HD Graphics 4600 (Optimus)
12GB RAM @ 800Mhz
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
When I use the Intel HD Graphics 4600, the stutter is exactly the same as it was on the HD Graphics 3000 (maybe slightly better, but still jarring to watch). However, when I force mGBA to use the Nvidia GPU, the stutter is COMPLETELY gone. It is butter smooth 60fps and very enjoyable to look at.
So this has nothing to do with GBA emulation and everything to do with Intel integrated graphics cards being just bad for reasons unknown to me. Some game developers have had problems with Intel iGPU's e.g. Terraria devs. So I guess if you happen to have a laptop with one of these Intel HD series cards and have this stutter, you are s.o.l basically. :/
I'm bumping this old thread to bring new information.
I now have a different laptop with following specifications:
Intel i7-4720HQ Haswell 4-core @ 2.6Ghz
Nvidia GTX 950M + Intel HD Graphics 4600 (Optimus)
12GB RAM @ 800Mhz
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
When I use the Intel HD Graphics 4600, the stutter is exactly the same as it was on the HD Graphics 3000 (maybe slightly better, but still jarring to watch). However, when I force mGBA to use the Nvidia GPU, the stutter is COMPLETELY gone. It is butter smooth 60fps and very enjoyable to look at.
So this has nothing to do with GBA emulation and everything to do with Intel integrated graphics cards being just bad for reasons unknown to me. Some game developers have had problems with Intel iGPU's e.g. Terraria devs. So I guess if you happen to have a laptop with one of these Intel HD series cards and have this stutter, you are s.o.l basically. :/