Does Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Run at 60 FPS on Anbernic RG406H?
Yes — it runs flawlessly. Powered by the Unisoc T820 (Mali-G57 MP4 @ 850MHz), the Anbernic RG406H locks 60 FPS (1% lows at 56 FPS) while upscaling Mario Kart: Double Dash!! to 2x Native (720p) (1280x720) inside Dolphin Official.
Optimal Dolphin Settings Recipe
🔧 Critical Per-Game Tweaks & Engine Notes
- ▸Ensure "Store EFB Copies to Texture Only" and "Defer EFB Copies to RAM" are both checked.
- ▸Known Engine Quirk: Course transition wipe effect drops to 40 FPS if EFB Copies are sent to RAM.
- ▸Anbernic RG406H has enough GPU headroom on Mali-G57 to run Mario Kart: Double Dash!! at 2x Native (720p) with 16x Anisotropic Filtering.
- ▸Bottleneck Profile (EFB Access from CPU): Fast-paced 60 FPS kart racer that scales brilliantly to 720p/1080p.
- ▸Thermal & Battery Telemetry: SoC pinned at 100% utilization; noticeable frame drops during heavy effects.
Anbernic RG406H Hardware Profile
Horizontal 4:3 Ergonomic Beast with Hall-Effect Sticks & Active Cooling
Recommended Tier: 256GB UHS-I (A2 / V30)
256GB • 180MB/s Read • A2 App Class
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! requires 1.4 GB of storage. A 256GB A2-rated card fits roughly 154+ GameCube games alongside your BIOS and HD texture packs with zero mid-game streaming stutter.
Open Interactive MicroSD Storage Calculator→How Every Handheld Runs Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (GameCube)
Compare frame rates, internal upscale resolution, and hardware pricing across all 12 tested devices for Mario Kart: Double Dash!!.
| Handheld | Price | Chipset | Verdict & FPS | Max Upscale | Config Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retroid Pocket 5 | $219 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 | 🟢 60 FPS Locked (2.5x) | 2.5x - 3x Native (1080p) | View Settings → |
| Retroid Pocket 4 Pro | $175 | MediaTek Dimensity 1100 | 🟢 60 FPS Locked (2x) | 2x Native (720p) | View Settings → |
| Anbernic RG556 | $169 | Unisoc T820 | 🟢 60 FPS Locked (2x) | 2x Native (720p) | View Settings → |
| Anbernic RG Cube / RG406V | $159 | Unisoc T820 | 🟢 60 FPS Locked (2x) | 2x Native (720p) | View Settings → |
| AYN Odin 2 Pro | $299 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | 🟢 60 FPS Locked (3x) | 3x Native (1080p+) | View Settings → |
| Anbernic RG35XX SP | $64 | Allwinner H700 / ARM Cortex-A53 Budget Tier | 🔴 Incompatible (Allwinner Limit) | N/A | View Settings → |
| Anbernic RG40XX H | $69 | Allwinner H700 / ARM Cortex-A53 Budget Tier | 🔴 Incompatible (Allwinner Limit) | N/A | View Settings → |
| Miyoo Mini Plus | $52 | Allwinner H700 / ARM Cortex-A53 Budget Tier | 🔴 Incompatible (Allwinner Limit) | N/A | View Settings → |
| TrimUI Smart Pro | $62 | Rockchip RK3566 / Allwinner A133P | 🔴 Incompatible (Rockchip Limit) | N/A | View Settings → |
| Powkiddy RGB30 | $72 | Rockchip RK3566 / Allwinner A133P | 🔴 Incompatible (Rockchip Limit) | N/A | View Settings → |
| iPhone 15 Pro / 16 (Delta & PPSSPP iOS) | $99 | Apple A17 Pro / A16 Bionic | 🔴 19 FPS Slowdown (Underpowered) | 1x Native (No JIT) | View Settings → |
| Steam Deck OLED | $549 | AMD Custom APU | 🟢 60 FPS Locked (3x) | 3x Native (1080p+) | View Settings → |
| Retroid Pocket Mini | $199 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 | 🟢 60 FPS Locked (2.5x) | 2.5x - 3x Native (1080p) | View Settings → |
| Anbernic RG406V | $165 | Unisoc T820 | 🟢 60 FPS Locked (2x) | 2x Native (720p) | View Settings → |
| Anbernic RG405M | $159 | Unisoc Tiger T618 | 🟡 27 FPS Playable (With Tweaks) | 1x Native | View Settings → |
| AYN Odin 2 Mini | $339 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | 🟢 60 FPS Locked (3x) | 3x Native (1080p+) | View Settings → |
| TrimUI Brick | $55 | Rockchip RK3566 / Allwinner A133P | 🔴 Incompatible (Rockchip Limit) | N/A | View Settings → |
| Powkiddy X55 | $79 | Rockchip RK3566 / Allwinner A133P | 🔴 Incompatible (Rockchip Limit) | N/A | View Settings → |
| AYN Odin 2 Portal | $299 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | 🟢 60 FPS Locked (3x) | 3x Native (1080p+) | View Settings → |
| Retroid Pocket 2S | $89 | Unisoc Tiger T610 | 🟡 27 FPS Playable (With Tweaks) | 1x Native | View Settings → |
| Powkiddy V10 | $39 | Rockchip RK3326 | 🔴 Incompatible (Rockchip Limit) | N/A | View Settings → |
| Anbernic RG ARC-D | $85 | Rockchip RK3566 / Allwinner A133P | 🔴 Incompatible (Rockchip Limit) | N/A | View Settings → |
| Anbernic RG406H (Viewing) | $169 | Unisoc T820 | 🟢 60 FPS Locked (2x) | 2x Native (720p) | View Settings → |
| Miyoo A30 | $38 | Allwinner H700 / ARM Cortex-A53 Budget Tier | 🔴 Incompatible (Allwinner Limit) | N/A | View Settings → |
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