Gaming
low-level emulation (lle)
What does low-level emulation (lle) mean?
Emulating the actual hardware components down at the low level, the real chips doing their real thing, instead of shortcutting their functions. Heavier on your CPU but it nails the edge cases that HLE fumbles.
"Switch the N64 core to LLE graphics and that broken effect renders correctly, just don't expect full speed on a weak machine."
Origin
Emulation engineering term; reproduces the real hardware components at a low level. Slower than HLE but far more accurate.
Frequently asked questions
What does low-level emulation mean?
Low-level emulation (LLE) means simulating a system's actual chips, warts and all, rather than shortcutting their behaviour.
How is low-level emulation different from high-level emulation?
LLE reproduces the real hardware chips for maximum accuracy, whereas high-level emulation approximates their results for more speed.
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