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FEX 2408 Emulator For x86_64 Binaries On AArch64 Teases More Performance

([Free Software] 3 Hours Ago FEX 2408)


FEX 2408 has been released as the newest update to this open-source emulator that allows for running x86/x86_64 games and application binaries on AArch64 (64-bit ARM) systems. There are some nice improvements to find with FEX 2408 while already the next release is being teased for even greater performance.

While SSE / AVX is more common these days, for helping out old 32-bit binaries built for x87 use, FEX 2408 should deliver greater performance. FEX 2408 has delivered better x87 floating point performance for enhancing old games running on this emulator. As was shared in the FEX 2408 announcement of Psychonauts running better on a NVIDIA Orin board with AMD Radeon graphics:

The FEX 2408 announcement also teases a new code branch that's "10% faster than upstream" with more details on that to be shared for next month. For now it's a tease.

FEX 2408 also has work on AVX1, various build updates, and a variety of other random changes. More details on this new FEX release via [1]GitHub and [2]FEX-Emu.com .



[1] https://github.com/FEX-Emu/FEX/releases/tag/FEX-2408

[2] https://fex-emu.com/FEX-2408/


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"Richard, in being so fierce toward my vampire, you were doing
what you wanted to do, even though you thought it was going to hurt
somebody else. He even told you he'd be hurt if..."
"He was going to suck my blood!"
"Which is what we do to anyone when we tell them we'll be hurt
if they don't live our way."
...
"The thing that puzzles you," he said, "is an accepted saying that
happens to be impossible. The phrase is hurt somebody else. We choose,
ourselves, to be hurt or not to be hurt, no matter what. Us who decides.
Nobody else. My vampire told you he'd be hurt if you didn't let him? That's
his decision to be hurt, that's his choice. What you do about it is your
decision, your choice: give him blood; ignore him; tie him up; drive a stake
through his heart. If he doesn't want the holly stake, he's free to resist,
in whatever way he wants. It goes on and on, choices, choices."
"When you look at it that way..."
"Listen," he said, "it's important. We are all. Free. To do.
Whatever. We want. To do."
-- Richard Bach, "Illusions"