> > Why does breakout require so much CPU horsepower? Or was that a joke that flew > right > > over my head? > > Because this is what we're doing: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_circuit_simulation > plus real-time generation of an audio signal and a video signal based on the > simulation. > > If you want a little more speed, try it in DICE, it may be a little better, maybe > not.
And confirmed, DICE is hella faster.
So if both DICE and MAME are doing a form of circuit simulation, why is DICE so much faster? Does DICE cut that many corners? Is using the MAME framework that much slower? I ask to spark discussion, not that I don't understand a little of it.
- Stiletto
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