Even a "stable" overclock in other games can fail in Dolphin. The emulator uses the GPU in unique ways that can expose slight hardware instabilities, leading to a physical device reset.
When to Seek Hardware Repair or Replacement
Diagnosis Steps
Switch to OpenGL if the problem persists in that specific scene. Summary Table of Solutions Recommended Action Switch to OpenGL Android Mali GPU Disable Dual Core / Use OpenGL Android Adreno GPU Install/Update Turnip Drivers Windows/PC DDU Clean Install + Update Driver Game Crashes at Certain Scenes Change Shader from Hybrid to Async Crashes when Minimizing Do not minimize or use OpenGL
The good news: Recent Dolphin betas (5.0-20000+) have vastly improved Vulkan stability, especially with the new safety features.