Speed¶

On a sufficiently powerful PC, UAE will give you quite an authentic flashback into the past.

Use the tips below to maximize the performance of your emulated Amiga.

Memory¶

As a rule of thumb, WinUAE needs the sum of the configured Amiga memory (Chip, Fast, Z3 and RTG) plus some overhead of its own. Memory is allocated dynamically. This means you can select 512MB Z3 memory, which will only be used when needed.
Make sure that the used RAM on your computer is always well below the amount of physical memory it has, otherwise the operating system has to swap the data to the hard disk if it runs out of RAM, which is a huge performance hit.
If you suspend or hibernate the PC while the emulation is running, the Amiga clock will be behind afterwards. Enable Synchronize clock on the Misc page or use timehack to keep it correct.

Picasso96¶

When using Workbench, it is strongly recommended to make use of WinUAE's Picasso96 support. Using this, you can utilize the power of your computer's graphics card to display higher resolutions, more colors, and give all graphics output a significant speedup.

Read more details about the correct usage on the Picasso96 page.

AHI¶

Again, if you are using the Workbench, it is recommended to use AHI as your preferred sound interface. The AHI driver for UAE can be found in the Amiga Programs folder. You may also try to adjust the sound buffer size in the Sound tab.

Hardfiles¶

It is recommended to install the AmigaOS and programs on a hardfile, so the access and backup can be done quickly. To store pictures and other data, you may use a Windows directory for easier data exchange with the PC.
Transferring data from/to a hardfile can be done by simply copying it, so you don't have to install all your Amiga stuff again.