Why does dolphin run so slow on my gaming PC?

[robochicken7]

So, dolphin runs at an incredibly low FPS when i try to play games on my mid/high end gaming pc. It ran smoothly on my old WORSE gaming pc, so i don't know whats up. I haven't changed any settings in my graphics or my config.

PC specs:
16GB DDR4 ram
Intel i5 7500k 3.4gHz
Nvidia GTX 1060 6 GB

Im running dolphin 5.0 x64


If you want more specifics: Whenever I boot up a game, depending on the games, it will run extremely slow, and i mean at about 8 or 11 FPS. This remains true for any Gamecube game I try to play on it. My PC is set to performance mode, It's temperature is fine, and my clock speed is usually 3.4 or 3.5, even when running dolphin.

EDIT: I should also add, it's not like im trying to play any spectacular gamecube graphical miracle. I'm just trying to play Mario Kart, one of the least intensive games i know about on the GC

[Helios]

that is weird.

Can you post screenshots of:

Config > General

Graphics > every tab

Can we try to rule out your GPU drivers being confused at Dolphin's relatively low workload and clocking down

Nvidia settings > Manage 3D Settings > Program Profiles > Make one for Dolphin.exe > Preferred Power Level > Prefer Maximum Performance

[robochicken7]

                   



Also, changing dolphin's Performance to max through Nvidia settings didn't help

[Helios]

Graphics > Advanced > Dump Textures > Off

Graphics > Advanced > Prefetch custom textures > Off

Graphics > Advanced > Dump EFB Target > Off

Graphics > Advanced > Frame Dumps use FFV1 > Off

Try disabling dual core. Maybe your system is hitting a weird dual core bug

Config > Enable Dual Core > Off

[robochicken7]

Changing those graphics settings fixed the issue! I don't know why any of those were selected, as I haven't ever even changed any settings. Thank you so much for the help!

[Helios]

Dual core is on by default and should be kept on unless that caused issues for you.

[JMC47]

Dump Textures being on is probably what caused the issues. That's a huge performance issue when just playing games.