'Android emulator looks bad on retina display (pixelated)

All my emulations have pixelated text and images like this on retina display. I've tried adjusting numerous setting to no avail. Does anyone know a solution to get it crystal clear?

Nexus 4 screenshot from Macbook Pro Retina

Here are the settings I've tried using: Nexus 4 Settings

And... Nexus 5 Settings

Note that use Host GPU is checked for both.

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Solution 1:^[1]

Windows 10 Solution

I ran into the same issue with Windows 10 and a high-dpi screen.

The problem is that Windows by default scales any application for backwards compatiblity, i.e. to not make it appear tiny and hard to use.

To disable scaling, open the emulator application's properties (right-click icon, then right-click emulator-x86.exe). There, under the tab compatibility, check "disable display scaling on high DPI settings".

(Screenshot is in German, but the gist should be clear...)

Solution 2:^[2]

Let's say we have 1920x1080 OS display resolution device, then choose Nexus 5X, with 1920x1080 resolution that is identical to your OS display resolution

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'Android emulator looks bad on retina display (pixelated)

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Windows 10 Solution

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