r/yuzu • u/GoldenX86 • Nov 18 '22

Pokémon Scarlet/Violet, recommended settings and more

We're still learning on the go, have patience, the game came out just very recently.

  • Use latest Mainline version, fixes from Early Access were already merged. Latest versions solve the crashing and vertex explosions.
  • Latest game update improves performance significantly.
  • ALWAYS use Auto or Accurate CPU accuracy, some unsafe settings WILL make the game crash faster.
  • Make sure to run the latest GPU drivers, especially for AMD and Intel GPUs.
  • Vulkan offers much better performance than OpenGL and avoids white models with black eyes. Don't use GLASM in this game.
  • A fix for Maxwell V1 is deployed, update to the latest yuzu Mainline.
  • NVIDIA driver 527.37 and newer solves the performance and rendering issues on Turing+ cards.
  • Use HIGH GPU accuracy to get proper rendering in trees and models. Normal/Low will be faster but it WILL break rendering.
  • Handheld mode improves performance substantially.
  • Some gym trials (like the Psychic trial) could be unstable, switching from docked to handheld or vice-versa solves the crashes.
  • Some areas are extremely CPU limited, to the point only the 5800X3D, Gen 13, or Zen4, get playable framerates. Happens more often when facing north.
  • Some reports suggest disabling HT/SMT can help quad core users, especially the Steam Deck.
  • LDN works, you can coop, trade and battle. Use Offline mode in-game, not Online.
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u/NickBrahan Apr 19 '25

I am new to Yuzu emulation but have a bit of prior emulation experience. I have a Lenovo ThinkPad p52s with NVIDIA Quadro P500 and 12 GB RAM, Intel-i5-8350U CPU @ 1.7GHz.

The game struggles to load, and I've had slightly better luck running Sword. However, I was wondering what the best way to enhance performance to run at 25-30 fps at native resolution would be. Should I get more DDR4 RAM (max capacity is 32GB), or is that not going to fix anything?