What was more powerful snes or gba?

The GBA is actually a lot more powerful than a regular SNES, besides the PPU. GBA has a much faster CPU (32-bit) and RAM putting it closer to a PlayStation. Thats pretty much how it was able to handle so many SNES ports so flawlessly.

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2024-01-01 10:36:17

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Is gba more powerful than snes?
The GBA is actually a lot more powerful than a regular SNES, besides the PPU. GBA has a much faster CPU (32-bit) and RAM putting it closer to a PlayStation. Thats pretty much how it was able to handle so many SNES ports so flawlessly.
2024-02-12 00:44:39

Is gba weaker than snes?
The GBA is actually a lot more powerful than a regular SNES, besides the PPU. GBA has a much faster CPU (32-bit) and RAM putting it closer to a PlayStation. Thats pretty much how it was able to handle so many SNES ports so flawlessly.
2023-06-16 10:06:36

How powerful is the snes?
Yes, the SNES was simply a more powerful system than the Genesis. This is the only place where the Genesis appears to win. SNES: 2.68 MHz. However, the Genesis' 68000 CPU took 8 clock cycles to complete an instruction whereas the SNES' 65C816 CPU took 2 or 3, depending.
2023-03-16 06:49:30

How powerful was the gba?
It had 128K of RAM, 64K of video RAM, a maximum resolution of 512×448, 256 on screen colours from a palette of 32,768 and a Nintendo S-SMP 8 channel ADPCM audio chip.
2023-03-05 07:19:51

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