Switching gears a bit, let’s take a look at an older classic. The game is no slouch on Intel Macs, but as you can see here, M1 Macs, and especially M1 Pro and M1 Max Macs, can run it at very high settings and resolution without a problem. In this case, WoW, which can be quite demanding when a lot is going on at the same time, runs beautifully on M1 Macs. World of Warcraft was one of the first games to ever receive a native M1 version.īut what does “native” mean? Unlike games that require Rosetta 2 to run on Macs with Apple silicon, native games were coded to run on M1 Macs and should offer the best possible performance.Īnd as advertised by Apple, a native M1 game or app can offer much better performance than previously. Still, Feral Interactive is one of the top Mac developers around and all of their games are always well-optimized thanks partly to good use of the Metal API, exclusive to Apple machines. Same as before, the game doesn’t have an M1 native version, which means this is again an Intel game running through Rosetta 2. Shadow of the Tomb Raider is hands down an impressive-looking game, and it’s great to see it run smoothly at 1200p resolution and Medium settings on the M1 Pro chip. Next up, Shadow of the Tomb Raider is the latest Tomb Raider game from Square Enix and was ported to macOS by Feral Interactive. And if you’re looking for a smoother experience, Medium settings will give you even better performance.
To be fair, Metro Exodus was optimized for M1 Macs, and as you can see, the M1 Pro manages to run it well.Īt high settings and 1200p, the game can run at 40+ frames per second. On top of that, the macOS version of the game doesn’t support M1 chips natively yet, which means this is the Intel version running through Rosetta 2.ĭon’t know what Rosetta is? Rosetta 2 is a translation process that enables an M1 Mac with Apple silicon to use apps built for Intel-based Macs. Metro: Exodus has great graphics, which means it has high-performance requirements. Arguably one of the best-looking games available on macOS. The first game we’ll test is Metro: Exodus.
It comes with an 8-Core CPU, 14-Core GPU, 16GB of Unified Memory, and a 512GB SSD. The machine we have in our hands is the base 14-inch model you can buy for 1,999 dollars. Some of these games are among the best-looking AAA games available today whilst others are complex games requiring fast processors. More M1 gaming? Visit our M1 Supported Games list for 100+ Mac games we have tested and confirmed as M1-compatible.
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