Low FPS in lastest versions of PPSSPP in RetroArch
Author: azure-xiiiCreated Sep 18, 2026Updated Sep 18, 2026
LabelsLibretroPerformance
Game or games this happens in
All games
What area of the game
Hello! I can't narrow down when it happened... but atleast starting from a few days ago, PPSSPP in retroarch (have tested on windows and android) runs at low fps (lower than half speed). I have tried default settings, clean installs, you name it. I will say that on IOS the last Retroarch build from 9/2 still works fine.
I took the core from the stable builds of retroarch and it also works fine on Windows and Android.
Speed seen in PPSSPP
No response
GE frame capture and debug statistics
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Platform
libretro / Retroarch
Mobile device model or graphics card (GPU)
Nvidia 5080 RTX
PPSSPP version affected
bb906f3
Last working version
Core from retroarch stable build date 11/19/2025
Graphics backend (3D API)
Vulkan
Any other notes or things you've tried
No response
Checklist
- Test in the latest git build in case it's already fixed.
- Search for other reports of the same issue.
- Try resetting settings or older versions and include if the issue is related.
- Try changing graphics settings to determine if one causes the slowdown.
- Include logs or screenshots of issue.
Source: hrydgard/ppsspp