I'm experiencing slow performance and lag when running the Android Emulator in Android Studio. The emulator takes a long time to start, and the app runs with noticeable delays.

My System Specifications: OS: Windows 10 / macOS RAM: 8GB / 16GB Processor: Intel i5 / i7 / AMD Ryzen,
Graphics: Integrated / Dedicated GPU

What I've Tried So Far:

Enabled Hardware Acceleration: HAXM is installed and running.
Tried using Hyper-V (Windows) or Intel VT-x/AMD-V.

Changed Emulator Settings:

Reduced screen resolution and enabled "Use Host GPU".

Tried different device configurations (Pixel 4, Pixel 6, etc.).

Allocated More RAM to Emulator: Increased RAM in AVD settings to 2GB or more.

Updated Android Studio & Emulator: Running the latest stable version of Android Studio and Emulator.

Checked System Load: Closed unnecessary apps consuming CPU/RAM.

Tried Different Emulator Images:

Switched between x86_64 and arm64-v8a system images.

Despite these changes, the emulator is still slow.

My Questions: What additional optimizations can I try to improve emulator performance?

Is there an alternative lightweight emulator that works better for development?

Would using a physical device for testing be a better approach for performance?