SoftGraphic

Shunyuan SoftGraphic is a video plugin for N64 emulators. Like Z64, it uses the highly accurate RDP code from MESS written by MooglyGuy.

Although described as an HLE plugin, SoftGraphic works mostly at a low level. The main difference is that it uses the display lists sent to it by the RSP.

As a software renderer, it needs much more CPU power than most other plugins.

It is also less flexible than other plugins, as it cannot render above the N64’s native resolution. Its main benefit is high pixel accuracy.

That accuracy comes at the cost of features HLE plugins provide, such as high-resolution texture replacement and other graphical enhancements. SoftGraphic is also still unable to run games such as Star Wars: Rogue Squadron.