Excellent › Good › Playable › Limited › Unsupported
System
GPD Win
Action Pi 兀
Classic systems
Game Boy
NES
Genesis
GBA
SNES
PS1
Mid-generation systems
DS
N64
Dreamcast
PSP
Saturn
Sixth-generation systems
GameCube
Wii
PS2
Modern systems
3DS
Switch
Wii U
PS3
Emulation source notes
GPD Win DS: Nintendo DS: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
Action Pi 兀 DS: Nintendo DS: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
GPD Win 3DS: Nintendo 3DS: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
Action Pi 兀 3DS: Nintendo 3DS: Most games playable but mostly with frameskip, struggles with harder to emulate games
GPD Win GBA: Nintendo Game Boy Advance: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
Action Pi 兀 GBA: Nintendo Game Boy Advance: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
GPD Win N64: Nintendo 64: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
Action Pi 兀 N64: Nintendo 64: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
GPD Win NES: Nintendo Entertainment System: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
Action Pi 兀 NES: Nintendo Entertainment System: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
GPD Win PS1: Sony Playstation: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
Action Pi 兀 PS1: Sony Playstation: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
GPD Win PS2: Sony Playstation 2: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
Action Pi 兀 PS2: Sony Playstation 2: Only the easiest to emulate games are barely playable
GPD Win PS3: Sony Playstation 3: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
Action Pi 兀 PS3: Sony Playstation 3: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
GPD Win PSP: Sony Playstation Portable: Most games playable at full speed, a few games have lower frame rates but still mostly playable with frameskip
Action Pi 兀 PSP: Sony Playstation Portable: Most games playable at full speed, a few games have lower frame rates but still mostly playable with frameskip
GPD Win Wii: Nintendo Wii: Only the easiest to emulate games are barely playable
Action Pi 兀 Wii: Nintendo Wii: Only the easiest to emulate games are barely playable
GPD Win SNES: Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
Action Pi 兀 SNES: Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
GPD Win Wii U: Nintendo Wii U: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
Action Pi 兀 Wii U: Nintendo Wii U: Cemu for Android is only compatible with Adreno GPUs and Android 11-14, so any device with a Mali GPU will not run Cemu.
GPD Win Saturn: Sega Saturn: Most games playable at full speed, a few games have lower frame rates but still mostly playable with frameskip
Action Pi 兀 Saturn: Sega Saturn: Most games playable at full speed, a few games have lower frame rates but still mostly playable with frameskip
GPD Win Switch: Nintendo Switch: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
Action Pi 兀 Switch: Nintendo Switch: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
GPD Win Genesis: Sega Genesis / Mega Drive: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
Action Pi 兀 Genesis: Sega Genesis / Mega Drive: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
GPD Win Game Boy: Game Boy / Game Boy Color: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
Action Pi 兀 Game Boy: Game Boy / Game Boy Color: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
GPD Win GameCube: Nintendo GameCube: Only the easiest to emulate games are barely playable
Action Pi 兀 GameCube: Nintendo GameCube: Most games playable but mostly with frameskip, struggles with harder to emulate games
GPD Win Dreamcast: Sega Dreamcast: Almost all games playable at full speed without frameskip
Action Pi 兀 Dreamcast: Sega Dreamcast: Most games playable at full speed, a few games have lower frame rates but still mostly playable with frameskip
Frequently asked
What's the difference between the GamePad Digital GPD Win and the Helegaly Action Pi 兀?
Helegaly Action Pi 兀 has similar emulation coverage to GamePad Digital GPD Win. Helegaly Action Pi 兀 is roughly 6% smaller and 27% lighter. Helegaly Action Pi 兀 runs Linux (Batocera); GamePad Digital GPD Win runs Windows 10.
Which is newer, the GamePad Digital GPD Win or the Helegaly Action Pi 兀?
The Helegaly Action Pi 兀 is the newer model, released in 2025.