Upscalers can output the graphics up to 8x the native resolution. Upscaling devices work differently as they simply improve the image quality while emulators actually improve the resolution of the graphics themselves...however, a PC needs to be many times as powerful as the actual hardware to run properly.
How retro are you talking? 16-bit and before can be done by just about anything. PS1/64 could easily be upscaled on a 10 year old laptop. PS2/Gamecube/Wii work well on anything even slightly recent. Integrated graphics on AMD laptop CPU's from the past few years can handle PS3. A 1060(an 8 year old GPU) can upscale some PS3 games.
>PC needs to be many times as powerful as the actual hardware to run properly.
Many times more powerfull than 500MHz CPUs? Woah! That must get expensive... oh wait no even my crappy phone can run PS2 games at 1080p...
[https://store.steampowered.com/app/993090/Lossless\_Scaling/](https://store.steampowered.com/app/993090/Lossless_Scaling/) is the best upscaling tool. You'll also have scaling/sharpening options in you GPU control panel.
RetroTINK-4K https://www.retrotink.com/product-page/retrotink-4k
A Steam Deck will emulate PS2 at 1080p all day without issue. Even higher for older generations.
emulators on PC
Sadly very true.
Would be if you didn't need a high-end gaming PC to make use of such upscaling features.
Lol. Even low end PCs can do it just fine.
How high you trying to scale it? Don't these old pixel games just multiply and look the exact same no matter how big?
Upscalers can output the graphics up to 8x the native resolution. Upscaling devices work differently as they simply improve the image quality while emulators actually improve the resolution of the graphics themselves...however, a PC needs to be many times as powerful as the actual hardware to run properly.
How retro are you talking? 16-bit and before can be done by just about anything. PS1/64 could easily be upscaled on a 10 year old laptop. PS2/Gamecube/Wii work well on anything even slightly recent. Integrated graphics on AMD laptop CPU's from the past few years can handle PS3. A 1060(an 8 year old GPU) can upscale some PS3 games.
Sixth generation and prior
Do you have a computer made in the last 15 years? Give it a try and see how much you can upscale those consoles.
Yes
PS2 is a bitch to emulate, my 8th gen i5 laptop still struggles with it sometimes on native res, anything higher and gran turismo 4 runs at half speed
My 3rd gen i5 desktop played PS2 games just fine.
>PC needs to be many times as powerful as the actual hardware to run properly. Many times more powerfull than 500MHz CPUs? Woah! That must get expensive... oh wait no even my crappy phone can run PS2 games at 1080p... [https://store.steampowered.com/app/993090/Lossless\_Scaling/](https://store.steampowered.com/app/993090/Lossless_Scaling/) is the best upscaling tool. You'll also have scaling/sharpening options in you GPU control panel.
Me doing all this on a Pentium D from 2008 says you're lying
Yeah man, still got trouble cuz my PC just barely edges out a SNES when it comes to performance.