The Visual 6502

(visual6502.org)

69 points | by infiniteregrets 4 hours ago

4 comments

  • BiscuitBadger 3 hours ago
    https://github.com/iaddis/metalnes

    Similar project, gate level emulation of NES CPU+PPU by the Nesticle author Icer Addis.

    An entire world in a scanline

  • ColdStream 3 hours ago
    It is a fun way to benchmark your system. I managed to get 4.1hz on my 13th gen i5 work laptop.

    Let's see an M-series chip blow that out of the water. ;)

    EDIT - It was 4.1Hz in advance mode. Actually runs at between 22Hz and 44hz depending on each time I run it. Odd to have such a wide performance variation. I will just blame Windows and some power management setting/thermal throttling.

    • flenserboy 51 minutes ago
      M4 Max, Brave — 93Hz highest, usually around 90Hz. On Advanced it started at 22Hz & steadily dropped from there into the single digits as it ran. Safari held around 62.xHz. On Advanced it started at 40Hz & also kept dropping.
    • jandrese 3 hours ago
      My very old i5-3570K on Firefox 153 is running this at 17.5Hz. I'm not sure why a much newer chip would be dramatically slower.
    • AnnikaL 2 hours ago
      I got 22-33Hz on an AMD Ryzen 7640U on power-save mode and 50-55Hz on performance mode.
    • djmips 3 hours ago
      I'm seeing 34 Hz on a Ryzen 7 3600X 3.6 Ghz with Chrome. 47 Hz in Firefox.
    • wvenable 3 hours ago
      70hz to 75hz on 12th Gen Core i7-12700

      Get about 10 more hz in Firefox than in Chrome which was unexpected.

    • esikich 1 hour ago
      Pixel 6 - 40-50Hz
      • p808 1 hour ago
        [dead]
    • ThrowawayTestr 1 hour ago
      60Hz on my phone
    • va3ndf 3 hours ago
      88Hz on the M4 Pro
      • andrehacker 3 hours ago
        I concur with that number for Chrome, then 70 Hz with Firefox 62 Hz with Safari
      • ColdStream 2 hours ago
        There it is, about 4 times faster than my machine. The single core performance of the M-series is something special.
        • andrehacker 52 minutes ago
          So, yeah, this is wonderful since the ARM architecture (Acorn Risc Machine) is arguably derived from the 6502 by Sophie Wilkins and Steve Furber at Acorn Computers.
    • phoghed 2 hours ago
      62Hz on an iPhone 15 Pro
    • elzbardico 2 hours ago
      85Hz M3 Max
  • malkia 3 hours ago
    Well I've played the 6502 simulator as a kind on my 6502 Apple ][ clone :) :) :)

    youtube.com/watch?si=XuNgnVc4rf86nIgA&t=42

    it should'be available here to play online too (but haven't tried it)

    https://archive.org/details/257_Educational_Software_The_650...

  • timmg 2 hours ago
    I wish these guys would have released this amazing looking 6502 in circuits: https://www.evilmadscientist.com/2016/6502/
    • SomeHacker44 1 hour ago
      Agree. I would pay for it.
      • jagged-chisel 28 minutes ago
        I haven’t followed progress, but they did say it would likely cost $2k-$4k if they ever produced them to sell.