#22305·ppsspp

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

No response

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.