diff --git a/driver.c b/driver.c
index b696b2e46e..edbd18fd2d 100644
--- a/driver.c
+++ b/driver.c
@@ -1291,7 +1291,11 @@ void rarch_deinit_filter(void)
 void rarch_init_filter(enum retro_pixel_format colfmt)
 {
    rarch_deinit_filter();
+#ifdef HAVE_FILTERS_BUILTIN
+   if (!g_settings.video.filter_idx)
+#else
    if (!*g_settings.video.filter_path)
+#endif
       return;
 
    // Deprecated format. Gets pre-converted.
@@ -1311,13 +1315,21 @@ void rarch_init_filter(enum retro_pixel_format colfmt)
    unsigned pow2_y  = 0;
    unsigned maxsize = 0;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_FILTERS_BUILTIN
+   RARCH_LOG("Loading softfilter %d\n", g_settings.video.filter_idx);
+#else
    RARCH_LOG("Loading softfilter from \"%s\"\n", g_settings.video.filter_path);
+#endif
    g_extern.filter.filter = rarch_softfilter_new(g_settings.video.filter_path,
          RARCH_SOFTFILTER_THREADS_AUTO, colfmt, width, height);
 
    if (!g_extern.filter.filter)
    {
+#ifdef HAVE_FILTERS_BUILTIN
+      RARCH_LOG("Loading softfilter %d\n", g_settings.video.filter_idx);
+#else
       RARCH_ERR("Failed to load filter \"%s\"\n", g_settings.video.filter_path);
+#endif
       return;
    }
 
diff --git a/frontend/menu/menu_settings.c b/frontend/menu/menu_settings.c
index a4882e6c4e..5ac59eb459 100644
--- a/frontend/menu/menu_settings.c
+++ b/frontend/menu/menu_settings.c
@@ -777,14 +777,32 @@ int menu_set_settings(void *data, unsigned setting, unsigned action)
       case RGUI_SETTINGS_VIDEO_SOFTFILTER:
          switch (action)
          {
-#ifdef HAVE_DYLIB
+#if defined(HAVE_FILTERS_BUILTIN)
+            case RGUI_ACTION_LEFT:
+               if (g_settings.video.filter_idx > 0)
+                  g_settings.video.filter_idx--;
+               break;
+            case RGUI_ACTION_RIGHT:
+               if ((g_settings.video.filter_idx + 1) != SOFTFILTER_LAST)
+                  g_settings.video.filter_idx++;
+               break;
+#endif
             case RGUI_ACTION_OK:
+#if defined(HAVE_FILTERS_BUILTIN)
+               rarch_set_fullscreen(g_settings.video.fullscreen);
+               rgui->need_refresh = true;
+#if defined(HAVE_DYLIB)
                file_list_push(rgui->menu_stack, g_settings.video.filter_dir, setting, rgui->selection_ptr);
                menu_clear_navigation(rgui);
                rgui->need_refresh = true;
+#endif
                break;
             case RGUI_ACTION_START:
+#if defined(HAVE_FILTERS_BUILTIN)
+               g_settings.video.filter_idx = SOFTFILTER_NONE;
+#else
                strlcpy(g_settings.video.filter_path, "", sizeof(g_settings.video.filter_path));
+#endif
                rarch_set_fullscreen(g_settings.video.fullscreen);
                break;
             default:
@@ -2242,7 +2260,24 @@ void menu_set_settings_label(char *type_str, size_t type_str_size, unsigned *w,
          strlcpy(type_str, "...", type_str_size);
          break;
       case RGUI_SETTINGS_VIDEO_SOFTFILTER:
-         strlcpy(type_str, path_basename(g_settings.video.filter_path), type_str_size);
+         {
+#ifdef HAVE_FILTERS_BUILTIN
+            unsigned cpu_features;
+            const struct softfilter_implementation *impl;
+            softfilter_get_implementation_t cb = softfilter_get_implementation_from_idx(g_settings.video.filter_idx);
+            if (cb)
+            {
+               cpu_features = rarch_get_cpu_features();
+               impl = (const struct softfilter_implementation *)cb(cpu_features);
+               if (impl)
+                  strlcpy(type_str, impl->ident, type_str_size);
+            }
+            else
+               strlcpy(type_str, "N/A", type_str_size);
+#else
+            strlcpy(type_str, path_basename(g_settings.video.filter_path), type_str_size);
+#endif
+         }
          break;
 #ifdef HAVE_OVERLAY
       case RGUI_SETTINGS_OVERLAY_PRESET:
diff --git a/general.h b/general.h
index 5844f96ae3..466a1a2282 100644
--- a/general.h
+++ b/general.h
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ struct settings
       char shader_path[PATH_MAX];
       bool shader_enable;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_FILTERS_BUILTIN
+      unsigned filter_idx;
+#endif
       char filter_path[PATH_MAX];
       float refresh_rate;
       bool threaded;
diff --git a/gfx/filter.c b/gfx/filter.c
index 300b792663..0d3dfa8795 100644
--- a/gfx/filter.c
+++ b/gfx/filter.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "filter.h"
+#include "filters/softfilter.h"
 #include "../dynamic.h"
 #include "../general.h"
 #include "../performance.h"
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ static void filter_thread_loop(void *data)
 
 struct rarch_softfilter
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_DYLIB
+#if !defined(HAVE_FILTERS_BUILTIN) && defined(HAVE_DYLIB)
    dylib_t lib;
 #endif
 
@@ -82,6 +83,26 @@ struct rarch_softfilter
 #endif
 };
 
+#ifdef HAVE_FILTERS_BUILTIN
+static softfilter_get_implementation_t softfilter_get_implementation_from_idx(unsigned idx)
+{
+   switch (idx)
+   {
+#if 0
+      case SOFTFILTER_2XBR:
+         return twoxbr_get_implementation;
+         break;
+#endif
+      case SOFTFILTER_DARKEN:
+         return darken_get_implementation;
+      case SOFTFILTER_SCALE2X:
+         return scale2x_get_implementation;
+   }
+
+   return NULL;
+}
+#endif
+
 rarch_softfilter_t *rarch_softfilter_new(const char *filter_path,
       unsigned threads,
       enum retro_pixel_format in_pixel_format,
@@ -95,15 +116,14 @@ rarch_softfilter_t *rarch_softfilter_new(const char *filter_path,
    if (!filt)
       return NULL;
 
-   (void)cb;
-#ifdef HAVE_DYLIB
+#if defined(HAVE_FILTERS_BUILTIN)
+   cb = softfilter_get_implementation_from_idx(g_settings.video.filter_idx);
+#elif defined(HAVE_DYLIB)
    filt->lib = dylib_load(filter_path);
    if (!filt->lib)
       goto error;
 
    cb = (softfilter_get_implementation_t)dylib_proc(filt->lib, "softfilter_get_implementation");
-#else
-   // FIXME - TODO - implement for non-HAVE_DYLIB
 #endif
    if (!cb)
    {
@@ -225,7 +245,7 @@ void rarch_softfilter_free(rarch_softfilter_t *filt)
    free(filt->packets);
    if (filt->impl && filt->impl_data)
       filt->impl->destroy(filt->impl_data);
-#ifdef HAVE_DYLIB
+#if !defined(HAVE_FILTERS_BUILTIN) && defined(HAVE_DYLIB)
    if (filt->lib)
       dylib_close(filt->lib);
 #endif
diff --git a/gfx/filter.h b/gfx/filter.h
index ca544b7713..8e2ca80346 100644
--- a/gfx/filter.h
+++ b/gfx/filter.h
@@ -44,5 +44,20 @@ void rarch_softfilter_process(rarch_softfilter_t *filt,
       void *output, size_t output_stride,
       const void *input, unsigned width, unsigned height, size_t input_stride);
 
+enum
+{
+   SOFTFILTER_NONE = 0,
+   //SOFTFILTER_2XBR,
+   SOFTFILTER_DARKEN,
+   SOFTFILTER_SCALE2X,
+   SOFTFILTER_LAST,
+};
+
+#ifdef HAVE_FILTERS_BUILTIN
+const struct softfilter_implementation *twoxbr_get_implementation(softfilter_simd_mask_t simd);
+const struct softfilter_implementation *darken_get_implementation(softfilter_simd_mask_t simd);
+const struct softfilter_implementation *scale2x_get_implementation(softfilter_simd_mask_t simd);
+#endif
+
 #endif
 
diff --git a/griffin/griffin.c b/griffin/griffin.c
index 9eb99c127f..b7ca7b19b5 100644
--- a/griffin/griffin.c
+++ b/griffin/griffin.c
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 * If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
+#ifndef HAVE_DYLIB
+#define HAVE_FILTERS_BUILTIN
+#endif
+
 #if defined(_XBOX)
 #include "../msvc/msvc_compat.h"
 #endif
@@ -471,7 +475,8 @@ SCALERS
 /*============================================================
 FILTERS
 ============================================================ */
-#ifndef HAVE_DYLIB
+
+#ifdef HAVE_FILTERS_BUILTIN
 #include "../gfx/filters/2xbr.c"
 #include "../gfx/filters/darken.c"
 #include "../gfx/filters/scale2x.c"
diff --git a/performance.c b/performance.c
index 0dc36ed09d..729608cae9 100644
--- a/performance.c
+++ b/performance.c
@@ -301,6 +301,8 @@ unsigned rarch_get_cpu_cores(void)
    return sysinfo.dwNumberOfProcessors;
 #elif defined(ANDROID)
    return android_getCpuCount();
+#elif defined(GEKKO)
+   return 1;
 #elif defined(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN) // Linux, most unix-likes.
    long ret = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN);
    if (ret <= 0)