Play!: what PC you need to emulate PlayStation 2
Play! is a PlayStation 2 emulator (2012); FPSHQ load rating: medium (56/100). 1,637 of 1,965 catalogue GPUs (83%) pass the GPU minimum (score 1,250), and 345 of 456 CPUs pass the CPU minimum (score 2,600). The most affordable suitable GPU is Zotac Trinity GeForce GTX 1060 3GB.
Key figures
Unique FPSHQ metrics from this page's data
Can my PC run this emulator?
Which GPUs run Play!: 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 Play! requirements
| CPU | x86-64 / ARM64 · 2+ cores / 4 recommended |
|---|---|
| GPU | OpenGL 3.2 |
| RAM | minimum 2 GB, recommended 4 GB |
| Graphics API | OpenGL, Vulkan |
| OS | Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS |
| License | BSD-2-Clause |
| Platform | PlayStation 2 (2000) |
| Status | active |
| Official site | purei.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)
- Zotac Trinity GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
- GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
- PNY XLR8 GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
- Palit GamingPro GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
- KFA2 EX GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
- ASUS ProArt GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
- Palit GameRock GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
- Inno3D iChill GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
- Zotac AMP Extreme GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
- Zotac Trinity GeForce GTX 980
Comfortable (×1.4–2.2)
Headroom for 4K rendering (×2.2+)
CPUs: headroom over the Play! minimum
CPUs that pass the Play! minimum
Which GPU do I need for Play!?
The minimum GPU score for Play! is 1,250 (FPSHQ scale). The most affordable suitable card is Zotac Trinity GeForce GTX 1060 3GB; rendering at 2–3× resolution needs ×2.2 headroom — the PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 6600 level and up. The project officially requires: OpenGL 3.2.
- min GPU score
- 1,250
- min CPU score
- 2,600
- of catalogue GPUs pass the minimum
- 83%
- RAM
- 2–4 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 →