Anbernic RG406H
Unisoc T820 (1x A76 @ 2.7 GHz, 3x A76 @ 2.3 GHz, 4x A55 @ 2.1 GHz) · ~$150
Practically the whole library runs flawlessly, with headroom for upscaling.
Tested by: Joey's Retro Handhelds
Sega Saturn (Sega, 1994) tested on 7 devices, cheapest first.
7 of 7 tested handhelds run Saturn well enough to play, starting at $150.
3 of them hold full speed. Ratings come from 4 publishers who had the hardware; the comparison across all of them is ours.
Practically the whole library runs flawlessly, with headroom for upscaling.
Practically the whole library runs flawlessly, with headroom for upscaling.
Tested by: Joey's Retro Handhelds
Solid compatibility across most of the library.
Tested by: Retro Handhelds Online
Runs well at 2x internal resolution.
Tested by: RetroResolve
Most of the library runs well through Yaba Sanshiro 2.
Tested by: Held Games
Snapdragon 865 class runs most of the library well through Yaba Sanshiro 2.
Tested by: Held Games
Full speed on the bulk of the library through Yaba Sanshiro 2, with per-game settings for the heaviest titles.
Tested by: Held Games
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 class runs the bulk of the library at full speed through Yaba Sanshiro 2.
Tested by: Held Games
Devices are ordered by price, not by score, because the useful question is usually the cheapest thing that clears the bar rather than the best thing available. “Playable” is where most people should stop reading upward: past that you are paying for headroom and upscaling, not for the game running.
Devices absent from this list have no published Saturn testing found. That is a gap in the data, not a verdict on the hardware.
Every rating on this page traces to one of these. The compilation is ours; the measurements are theirs.