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{{testing/entry|revision=4.0-4478|OS=Windows 8|CPU=Intel Core i7-3520M @ 3.3GHz|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE|result= Played with D3D, 1.5x resolution. Near perfect, slows down only in very large areas or when splashing in water for some reason. FPS is constantly at around 60, VPS is stable as well. Micro-stuttering still an issue but barely noticeable; the sound is fantastic with the HLE engine, not a single error. I managed to complete the game with minor problems; the x-ray and thermal visors failed to work once for some reason, but worked again after resetting the emulator. It crashed four times in total, always in the same situation; when entering rooms where purple energy enemies are found, those that can only be killed via wave beam, the game randomly crashed. In other cases a FIFO overflow error occurred, although it didn't stop the emulation or crash the game. This is very close to perfect, and my computer is nowhere near powerful for Dolphin. Modifications to the JIT and FIFO have made a huge difference.|tester=UDEM42}}
{{testing/entry|revision=4.0-4478|OS=Windows 8|CPU=Intel Core i7-3520M @ 3.3GHz|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M LE|result= Played with D3D, 1.5x resolution. Near perfect, slows down only in very large areas or when splashing in water for some reason. FPS is constantly at around 60, VPS is stable as well. Micro-stuttering still an issue but barely noticeable; the sound is fantastic with the HLE engine, not a single error. I managed to complete the game with minor problems; the x-ray and thermal visors failed to work once for some reason, but worked again after resetting the emulator. It crashed four times in total, always in the same situation; when entering rooms where purple energy enemies are found, those that can only be killed via wave beam, the game randomly crashed. In other cases a FIFO overflow error occurred, although it didn't stop the emulation or crash the game. This is very close to perfect, and my computer is nowhere near powerful for Dolphin. Modifications to the JIT and FIFO have made a huge difference.|tester=UDEM42}}
{{testing/entry|revision=4.0-5347|OS=Windows 7|CPU=Intel Core i7-4770K @ 4.2GHz|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti|result=Played through the pirate frigate section, it seems perfect and running at full speed. Using D3D, auto rescaling at 1920x1080, 2xAA 4xAF, other settings at defaults. The microstuttering is there but isn't really a problem. It was present at places like the pan over the frigate during the opening cutscene and using the morph ball for the first time. Each pause was 150ms or so. Repeating these actions did not result in stuttering since the shaders were cached.|tester=ThatBum}}
{{testing/entry|revision=4.0-5347|OS=Windows 7|CPU=Intel Core i7-4770K @ 4.2GHz|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti|result=Played through the pirate frigate section, it seems perfect and running at full speed. Using D3D, auto rescaling at 1920x1080, 2xAA 4xAF, other settings at defaults. The microstuttering is there but isn't really a problem. It was present at places like the pan over the frigate during the opening cutscene and using the morph ball for the first time. Each pause was 150ms or so. Repeating these actions did not result in stuttering since the shaders were cached.|tester=ThatBum}}
{{testing/entry|revision=4.0-7816|OS=Windows 7|CPU=Intel Core i5-2500k @ 3.3GHz|GPU=ATI Radeon HD 6870|result=Completed a 100% playthrough. D3D, auto rescaling, fullscreened to 1920x1080, all other graphics options set to default or auto. In certain areas there was extreme slowdown, namely the completed map screen for most sections, and the Chozo Temple, which made fighting Meta Ridley a tad difficult. There is also slowdown during special visor effects, such as when jumping into or exiting water, shooting a beam at a wall directly in front of you, or stuff splashing on it when killing Scarabs, but those were only a minor nuisance. The microstuttering shader cache issue still seems to exist here and there but the pauses were always extremely short and not too noticeable.|tester=BallsOfSteel}}
{{testing/entry|revision=4.0-7873|OS=Windows 10|CPU=Intel Core i7-3930K @ 4.2GHz|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780|result=Game has terrible slowdown issues on OpenGL, but runs nearly perfectly on Direct3D, save a tiny bit of slowdown (about 57FPS) on the whole map view, and sometimes when landing in water. Stutter issue due to shader generation still exists, but it's not too bad. Used DSP HLE with the only issue being that some rooms in phendrana drifts have a slightly messed up echo effect, but last I checked this is a known issue. No sound issues otherwise; even the background music worked fine. Played through the entire game to 100% completion without a single issue otherwise. 1920x1080 fullscreen, auto rescaling, anti-aliasing, no texture filtering (I never use it as it often breaks things), and all the optimized defaults, including EFB to texture, which now works fine for the thermal and x-ray visors.|tester=Techjar}}
{{testing/entry|revision=5.0-rc-34|OS=Windows 10|CPU=Intel Core i5-6600K @ 4.5GHz|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970|result='''Final Verdict''': At the expense of the unfortunate stuttering and slowdown issues (varying from mostly minor, to sudden Matrix-inducing moments), Metroid Prime looks absolutely stunning in Dolphin, running in 1080p widescreen at a mostly consistent 60FPS. What's more, there are no stretching artifacts or culling issues involved. Used Gamecube Controller, with Mayflash Adapter, and installed the Gamecube drivers via the [https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=How_to_use_the_Official_GameCube_Controller_Adapter_for_Wii_U_in_Dolphin Dolphin wiki itself].
{{testing/entry|revision=5.0-rc-34|OS=Windows 10|CPU=Intel Core i5-6600K @ 4.5GHz|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970|result='''Final Verdict''': At the expense of the unfortunate stuttering and slowdown issues (varying from mostly minor, to sudden Matrix-inducing moments), Metroid Prime looks absolutely stunning in Dolphin, running in 1080p widescreen at a mostly consistent 60FPS. What's more, there are no stretching artifacts or culling issues involved. Used Gamecube Controller, with Mayflash Adapter, and installed the Gamecube drivers via the [https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=How_to_use_the_Official_GameCube_Controller_Adapter_for_Wii_U_in_Dolphin Dolphin wiki itself].
Settings: Backend OpenGL (Direct3D seems to deliver similar performance), Enable Cheats (true), Force 16:9, V-Sync (true), 3x Native (1920x1584), 4xAA (4x SSAA is possible, but tends to cause more stuttering? it's difficult to say), Per-Pixel Lighting (true), Widescreen Hack (true) (don't forget to enable cheats or the following AR Code). AR Code Disable Culling (aka Widescreen Hack fix): 043451D0 38600001  043451D4 4E800020. Thanks to the community for the code. This fixes an issue where most objects that are outside of the original 4:3 FoV would turn invisible to try and save on graphical resources (a technique called Culling). This AR code is essential for Dolphin VR. Keep in mind certain visual effects still render incorrectly in a 4:3 aspect ratio, such as the "Colour Correction" effect when Samus is underwater. You might also wish to disable the HUD and Helmet view within the game's Options. For a true native experience, set the aspect ratio to 4:3, disable Widescreen Hack, and disable the AR Code.
Settings: Backend OpenGL (Direct3D seems to deliver similar performance), Enable Cheats (true), Force 16:9, V-Sync (true), 3x Native (1920x1584), 4xAA (4x SSAA is possible, but tends to cause more stuttering? it's difficult to say), Per-Pixel Lighting (true), Widescreen Hack (true) (don't forget to enable cheats or the following AR Code). AR Code Disable Culling (aka Widescreen Hack fix): 043451D0 38600001  043451D4 4E800020. Thanks to the community for the code. This fixes an issue where most objects that are outside of the original 4:3 FoV would turn invisible to try and save on graphical resources (a technique called Culling). This AR code is essential for Dolphin VR. Keep in mind certain visual effects still render incorrectly in a 4:3 aspect ratio, such as the "Colour Correction" effect when Samus is underwater. You might also wish to disable the HUD and Helmet view within the game's Options. For a true native experience, set the aspect ratio to 4:3, disable Widescreen Hack, and disable the AR Code.
All other settings left to default. It's hard to say if there's a performance difference with reduced/increased settings due to the micro stuttering issue that occurs regardless of settings. On a side note, Dolphin VR 4.0-9170-dirty with Oculus Rift DK2 and SDK 0.7 works well, drawback being choppy headtracking. With OpCode Replay Settings: Pullup 60FPS to 75FPS (true), and Disable Opcode Warnings (true), headtracking is smooth but geography will flash everywhere making the game quickly unplayable.|tester=PyroPaperPlanes}}
All other settings left to default. It's hard to say if there's a performance difference with reduced/increased settings due to the micro stuttering issue that occurs regardless of settings. On a side note, Dolphin VR 4.0-9170-dirty with Oculus Rift DK2 and SDK 0.7 works well, drawback being choppy headtracking. With OpCode Replay Settings: Pullup 60FPS to 75FPS (true), and Disable Opcode Warnings (true), headtracking is smooth but geography will flash everywhere making the game quickly unplayable.|tester=PyroPaperPlanes}}
{{testing/entry|revision=4.0-7816|OS=Windows 7|CPU=Intel Core i5-2500k @ 3.3GHz|GPU=ATI Radeon HD 6870|result=Completed a 100% playthrough. D3D, auto rescaling, fullscreened to 1920x1080, all other graphics options set to default or auto. In certain areas there was extreme slowdown, namely the completed map screen for most sections, and the Chozo Temple, which made fighting Meta Ridley a tad difficult. There is also slowdown during special visor effects, such as when jumping into or exiting water, shooting a beam at a wall directly in front of you, or stuff splashing on it when killing Scarabs, but those were only a minor nuisance. The microstuttering shader cache issue still seems to exist here and there but the pauses were always extremely short and not too noticeable.|tester=BallsOfSteel}}
{{testing/entry|revision=4.0-7873|OS=Windows 10|CPU=Intel Core i7-3930K @ 4.2GHz|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780|result=Game has terrible slowdown issues on OpenGL, but runs nearly perfectly on Direct3D, save a tiny bit of slowdown (about 57FPS) on the whole map view, and sometimes when landing in water. Stutter issue due to shader generation still exists, but it's not too bad. Used DSP HLE with the only issue being that some rooms in phendrana drifts have a slightly messed up echo effect, but last I checked this is a known issue. No sound issues otherwise; even the background music worked fine. Played through the entire game to 100% completion without a single issue otherwise. 1920x1080 fullscreen, auto rescaling, anti-aliasing, no texture filtering (I never use it as it often breaks things), and all the optimized defaults, including EFB to texture, which now works fine for the thermal and x-ray visors.|tester=Techjar}}
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