Yesterday I found out about the Enhance Graphics option in the Core options, I tried it with Crash Bandicoot 3 and it looked freakin’ awesome =D
It looked even better than the actual PSX game, like it was remastered or something :lol:
The only problem is that it runs a little slow on my iPad 2 iOS 7.1.1, is there any way to make it run at normal speed? is there some sort of workaround for this (other than actually getting a newer iDevice)
BUMP.
Anyone?
There should be a core option (I forget what it’s called, something about ‘fast’) that may help a bit, but it basically comes down to processing power. It takes a lot more CPU grunt to render at double-res, and if you don’t have it, there’s not much to be done but get a faster device.
Right thanks
I really wanted to keep my iPad as a gaming/video entertainment device, guess its time to install RetroArch on my main device (iPhone 5) then 
I usually enable ‘enhanced resolution speed’ in core options when I enable enhanced resolution. Try it, perhaps it’ll give you better performance. I think the pcsx core runs great on the iPhone 4s, which shares the same internals as the iPad 2, except that the 4s is clocked around 800mhz, while the iPad 2 is higher at 1ghz. When it came to playing fast action type ps1 games on the iPhone 4s, enhanced resolution was a no go and just required too much out of the 4s that it didn’t really have to offer. So I kept that option off, though I’m surprised that the iPad 2 is giving some trouble as well, seeing as it’s clocked higher and all. I had the iPad 2 once, though that was way before retroarch came into the picture. I still think it’s a pretty capable device, same goes for the 4s. If you want to stick to using an A5 device, your best bet is stick to stock settings (instead of using enhanced resolutions or filters). If you can find a filter (such as NTSC gauss pass) that doesn’t take too much from your device, it could help give you that old school retro look. In the end though, if you want something that will give you better performance all while being able to use more shaders (though not by too much, I had an iPad 4 as well-A6 device) and enhanced resolutions, the iPhone 5 will allow you to do that, though on a much much smaller screen.
Thanks for your reply @LDAHRAX
Its pretty difficult playing on an iPhone 5, the screen feels way ‘too small’, and the buttons are obviously over the game, which takes away from the experience in my opinion.
Think i’ll stick to lower (normal) graphics on my iPad 2 
yeah, if you stick to using default resolutions on your cores, you"ll be good to go. Also pairing a ps3 controller to your ipad (and disabling the onscreen controls), propping the ipad up, and setting the game aspect ratio to 4:3 will have you in retro gaming heaven in no time! lol Though, just don’t expect the ds, nintendo 64, and gba cores to work well and play at playable speeds, because they won’t. Everything else should be fine though (the ppsspp core’s usability will depend on what type of game you’re trying to play…), and if you want to play gba games on your ipad 2, gba.emu is the emulator you should be using, I dont know if RA will ever release another gba core that caters to weaker devices, but it would be great if it did…