Summary
DROIX blog review of the onexplayer-2. Published 2023-02-21 on droix.net.
FPS / Gaming Performance
- Again we have the 1600P, 1200P and 800P results across different TDP. Overall they are decent scores with 1200P and 800P at over 60 frames per second.
- For Cyberpunk 2077 we are running on the Low graphics settings, again with the same resolutions and TDP’s. It is quite a demanding game and we can see above 60 frames per second performance at 800P.
- And last but not least we are testing Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 on the Minimal graphics settings. On the same resolution and TDP settings, we can see good performance at 1200P and 800P, above 60 FPS.
- We had a few requests for FIFA 23. You do need to enable Secure Boot in the BIOS which takes like 2 minutes to do, and you will need to close the OXP software due to the EA Anti-Cheat software preventing it from running. But other than that the game runs at 1600P locked to 60 FPS with no issues at all.
- Hot off the press is Wanted Dead. You can go for 28W 800P Low quality at 60FPS for mostly stable frame rates. If you limit the frame rate to 30 you can go up to High quality which visually looks far nicer on the ONEXPLAYER 2 handheld gaming PC.
- To save battery you can run it 15W at 30 FPS on Low quality graphics settings.
- For Final Fantasy XV we are running at 28W 800P on the Average graphics settings with 30 frames per second limit on. When running at 60 frames, it was dropping as low as 45 during busy scenes, so it was a bit jumpy. You could either lower the graphics quality or limit it to 30 frames and it runs solid.
- So we checked with our tried and tested Wipeout HD and got mostly full 60 FPS on it. Other games will not be as fast and may have shader caching lags.
- Xbox 360 support is something we take a look at in the reviews to show what can be possible in the future on these handheld gaming PC’s as this is a work in progress emulator. For compatible games such as Sonic Racing Transformed and Vanquish we get mostly solid 30 FPS frame rates but other games will have issues.
Emulation Notes
- PlayStation 3 – RPCS3
- We continue our ONEXPLAYER 2 review with a look at the emulation performance. As with all the other 6800U handhelds you can run up to the Dolphin era with no issues whatsoever one the ONEXPLAYER 2. With many of the emulators you can upscale the visuals for improved quality or lower the TDP for more battery life. So we will take a brief look at the higher end emulators.
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PlayStation 3 – RPCS3
- A few people suggested some games to try but they are not fully playable on RPCS3 yet. Gran Turismo 6 and Uncharted were two of the games that are not compatible just yet but hopefully are in the future.
- PS3 emulator RPCS3 with WipeOut HD
- For Ryujin and Yuzu emulators we see good performance on compatible games. With older and less demanding games you can usually get full speed from them. And for newer or more demanding games you will probably experience some slowdowns or running at like 50% speed.
- Yuzu emulator with Cruisn Blast
- Xbox 360 emulator Xenia
Source
Full review available at: https://droix.net/blogs/onexplayer-2-review/