A new version of box64 just released. Note that box86 has not evolved enough and did not get a new release. Next time maybe? So what’s new on Box64? Well, AVX! But not only that, also AVX2, and BMI1, BMI2, ADX, FMA, F16C and RDRAND cpu extensions. While the later one are less well known,…
Category: Gaming
Let’s try some games using Box64 on the M1, now that there is a first experimental version of the GPU driver. This driver provides OpenGL 2.1 profile, so a few games should already be working. After an update of the Asahi system, and the installation of the “edge” kernel and mesa driver, I also updated…
Discover how box86 & box64 are easy to use and install, and how they can be integrated in the system.
Measuring performances of an emulator is always a bit tricky. For box86 (and box64), I decided to use benchs of opensource softwares, and compare the results between native and i386 version. A few months ago, I did some benchs and wrote the results for the Fosdem. The article can still be found here. The result…
I see more and more posts about new solutions and platforms beeing created that will enable gaming on ARM, like if it was something new and revolutionnary. While I do agree it’s revolutionnary, I disagree with the “new” aspect. Gaming on ARM is quite old in fact. For those who remember that time, Pocket PC…