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If you want to emulate Android on your PC, there are few systems out there as robust as BlueStacks 5. The totally free emulation suite gives you the ability to access apps and games from the Google Play Store right on your Windows or macOS machine. BlueStacks currently has over 1 billion downloads, and it supports up to 500 million gamers around the world. The company claims BlueStacks 5 can “elevate your gaming experience to another level,” and its gaming experience is like never before, thanks to improved performance and higher FPS.

Experience the future of Android gaming with BlueStacks 5, buckle up because the future is FAST! You will experience superior performance with BlueStacks 5 thanks to:

Up to 40% reduced RAM when playing on a single instance.
Up to 50% reduced RAM when playing on multiple instances.
Up to 50% faster startup time.
Up to 87% less CPU usage.
Up to 97% less GPU usage.
Enhanced engine for smoother and higher FPS.
Substantially enhanced performance than BlueStacks 4.
Light-weight and a leaner interface.

BlueStacks 4 and BlueStacks 5 can coexist together, side by side. This means you can have both BlueStacks 4 and BlueStacks 5 installed on the same PC/laptop and they will work as expected.

You cannot update BlueStacks 4 to BlueStacks 5. BlueStacks 5 is a brand new product written from the ground up but does not unfortunately support a direct upgrade from BlueStacks 4. However, you can move your app data and progress in apps to BlueStacks 5 from BlueStacks 4 as mentioned in the section below.

You do not have to uninstall BlueStacks 4 to install BlueStacks 5. However, once you have migrated to using BlueStacks 5, you may uninstall BlueStacks 4 with no impact on BlueStacks 5. You can transfer your installed apps, control schemes and macros from BlueStacks 4 to BlueStacks 5.