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MacOS ARM Metal #18442

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@Draack3

Is there an existing issue for this?

  • This is a bug in RetroArch frontend
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Description

Metal driver drops to 2 FPS after 5 seconds, Vulkan driver drops to 40 FPS. The previous version 1.21.0 crashed with EXC_BAD_ACCESS when using Metal on the same macOS version. glcore works with sync issues (Shows 62-69 fps on a 60Hz TV Sony KD-55X85TJ with vsync enabled)

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Launch RetroArch with the Metal driver selected

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1.22.2 (ARM64 build)

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Present in the nightly version

Yes, this is reproduced in the nightly build

Platform & operating system

Mac Mini M4, MacOS 26.1

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