If OP got windows 10 with bootcamp, or used wine and chose directX it would be significantly faster than trying to play in Macos. I have a mac and have had the exact same problem as OP, macos just does a terrible job supporting any of the graphics backends used by Dolphin. I checked passmark and it scores within 10% on single core performance of my even older MacBook's i5 which could run dolphin games at 60fps with bootcamp windows 10. On passmark (which I know isn't a particularly good benchmark) it's rated as about equivalent to a ten year old i5. I never claimed that it was, I just pointed out that OP's M5 performs about the same as my even older mobile i5 chip. This isn't a MacBook air, it's a MacBookTM with a core m processor, it's like a 5 watt chip, it's hot garbage. And dolphin itself has been around long before any of the core-I processesors even existed. Another advantage is it is open source and free to use. For Mac, it works for OS 10.6 to 10.8 and is user-friendly.

It is compatible with multiple platforms, including Mac. Dolphin is probably the best Gamecube and Wii Emulator for Mac that exists, it’s open source and somewhat regularly updated so you won’t be stuck high and dry like the old GameCube. By far, Dolphin is the best game emulator for GameCube, Wii, and Triforce games. Download the latest version (5.0-8474) now or ask questions on our forums for help.

It is by no means a super demanding program. Official website of Dolphin, the GameCube and Wii emulator. It's rated as about equivalent to a ten year old i5.Īnd a 10 year old i5 will run dolphin just fine.

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