Azahar: what PC you need to emulate Nintendo 3DS
Azahar is a Nintendo 3DS emulator (2024); FPSHQ load rating: medium (46/100). 1,715 of 1,965 catalogue GPUs (87%) pass the GPU minimum (score 1,050), and 383 of 456 CPUs pass the CPU minimum (score 2,300). The most affordable suitable GPU is MSI Ventus 2X GeForce GTX 970.
Key figures
Unique FPSHQ metrics from this page's data
Can my PC run this emulator?
Which GPUs run Azahar: headroom over the minimum
GPU score ÷ the emulator's minimum score. ×1 — minimum, ×1.4 — comfortable at native resolution, ×2.2 — you can render at 2–3× resolution. Popular catalogue GPUs.
Official Azahar requirements
| CPU | x86-64 / ARM64 · 2+ cores / 4 recommended |
|---|---|
| GPU | OpenGL 4.3 / Vulkan 1.1 · 1 GB VRAM or more |
| RAM | minimum 4 GB, recommended 8 GB |
| Graphics API | Vulkan, OpenGL 4.3 |
| OS | Windows 10+, Linux, macOS, Android |
| License | GPL-2.0 |
| Platform | Nintendo 3DS (2011) |
| Status | active |
| Official site | azahar-emu.org |
Requirements come from the project's official documentation (check date below). FPSHQ scores are our synthetic performance scale used to match against the catalogue.
Suitable GPUs by tier
At the minimum (×1–1.4)
Comfortable (×1.4–2.2)
- PowerColor Red Devil Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Zotac Trinity GeForce GTX 980 Ti
- Zotac Trinity GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
- Radeon RX Vega 56
- Radeon RX 5500 XT
- GeForce GTX 980 Ti
- GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
- PNY XLR8 GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
- PNY XLR8 GeForce GTX 980 Ti
- Palit GamingPro GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Headroom for 4K rendering (×2.2+)
CPUs: headroom over the Azahar minimum
CPUs that pass the Azahar minimum
Which GPU do I need for Azahar?
The minimum GPU score for Azahar is 1,050 (FPSHQ scale). The most affordable suitable card is MSI Ventus 2X GeForce GTX 970; rendering at 2–3× resolution needs ×2.2 headroom — the MSI Ventus 2X GeForce GTX 1070 Ti level and up. The project officially requires: OpenGL 4.3 / Vulkan 1.1 · 1 GB VRAM or more.
- min GPU score
- 1,050
- min CPU score
- 2,300
- of catalogue GPUs pass the minimum
- 87%
- RAM
- 4–8 GB
Frequently asked questions
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Methodology and sources
This page uses the FPSHQ database: the GPU and CPU catalogue with synthetic benchmark scores, official game system requirements, FPS measurements from users of the FPSHQ app and the FPSHQ performance model. Calculated values are estimates, not a measurement of your exact configuration: the real result depends on drivers, settings and the rest of the hardware. More about the methodology →