AYN Odin 2

The point where sixth-generation emulation stops being a negotiation. GameCube, Wii and PS2 all run, with headroom for upscaling.

Tested on 5 systems. 4 of them run well enough to play, topping out at PlayStation 2.

Compiled from 3 publishers who had this hardware. Systems missing below have no published testing found, which is not the same as a confirmed failure.

Hardware

SoC
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (Cortex-X3 @ 3.2 GHz)
GPU
Adreno 740
RAM
8-16 GB
Screen
6.0" IPS, 1080p
OS
Android 13
Released
2023
Approx. price
$299

Specs from: RetroResolve, AndroidAyuda

What the AYN Odin 2 runs

5 systems with published testing, ordered from least to most demanding. Systems missing from this list have no testing found, which is not the same as a confirmed failure.

Sega Saturn

Full speed

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 class runs the bulk of the library at full speed through Yaba Sanshiro 2.

  • The Saturn dual-CPU design makes it one of the hardest systems here to emulate; budget hardware does not manage it.

Tested by: Held Games

Near-flawless, with room to raise resolution above native and add filters.

Tested by: RetroResolve, AndroidAyuda

Nintendo Wii

Full speed

Runs upscaled without a meaningful performance cost.

Tested by: AndroidAyuda

PlayStation 2

Full speed

Full speed, including titles that were demanding on earlier Android handhelds.

  • Dolphin and AetherSX2 run demanding titles at 2x to 3x native resolution.

Tested by: RetroResolve, AndroidAyuda

Nintendo Switch

Hit and miss

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 class hardware is the entry point for attempting it at all.

Tested by: RetroResolve

Sources (3)

Every rating on this page traces to one of these. The compilation is ours; the measurements are theirs.

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