MacBook Air M4 and gaming
from neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com to apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world on 26 Sep 00:01
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/54117495

I will pickup an m4 air next week when I visit the US.

I tried to find videos on YouTube about performances in games during extending play sessions.

I do not buy this for gaming, but my return flight will take 33 hours due to a layover.

So, how will things like baldurs gate 3, and not switch emulation run on it after 2-3 hours of consecutive playing?

Like I said, I probably won’t game on it at all once I’m back home, but 33 hours is a lot of time to kill.

#apple_enthusiast

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Reverendender@sh.itjust.works on 26 Sep 00:18 next collapse

The M4 is a beast. I doubt you’ll have any issues. I would be interested in an update after your trip.

neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 26 Sep 01:16 collapse

Thanks! I will try to remember to give an update.

RedditIsALostCause@lemmy.world on 26 Sep 00:29 next collapse

I can tell ya that my M4 easily handles lighter games (i.e. Stardew Valley) and my M2 handles medium games like Hollow Knight well.

I’ve played Bladur’s Gate 3 on my M2 with minimal reduction in performance.

neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 26 Sep 01:16 next collapse

How long have you played BG3 consecutively on the m2? The youtube videos I see make it seem like they played for 20 minutes to get a number for their video.

RedditIsALostCause@lemmy.world on 26 Sep 22:09 collapse

I mean, I’ve played on it for an hour, but I wasn’t constrained by performance over time — I just had other things that needed doin’ lol.

bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works on 26 Sep 10:48 collapse

Stardew Valley runs perfectly on my iPad from 2018. M series chips shouldn’t even break a swear for that.

dinckelman@lemmy.world on 26 Sep 00:56 next collapse

Those will run just fine. If you already have a Steam library, get the Heroic launcher, and install Steam through it. Basically everything i’ve thrown at it so far has worked, within the obvious limitations of Wine

neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 26 Sep 01:15 next collapse

How long have you played these demanding games for? All the youtube videos I see make it seem like they ran a benchmark and then moved on.

QuarterSwede@lemmy.world on 26 Sep 12:23 collapse

This is my experience as well. It runs Cyberpunk (native) at 144/HDR fine. The M4 is way better than you imagine.

bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works on 26 Sep 10:49 next collapse

Look for native macOS games. There are more than enough of any genre.

neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 26 Sep 11:41 collapse

I mostly game on my steamdeck, but just curious about how the m4 handles longer game sessions.

QuarterSwede@lemmy.world on 26 Sep 12:24 collapse

It has a fan that’s nearly silent, it doesn’t throttle.

[deleted] on 26 Sep 14:15 collapse

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QuarterSwede@lemmy.world on 26 Sep 22:56 collapse

Ohhhh the MacBook. Somehow I missed that. Thought you were talking about the mini. Apologies.

crimsonpoodle@pawb.social on 26 Sep 14:17 collapse

Factorioooooo

neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 26 Sep 15:39 next collapse

I have this game a try and found it overwhelming. The tutorials were fun, but at a certain point, making potions was too stressful.

neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 27 Sep 00:02 collapse

I have this game a try and found it overwhelming. The tutorials were fun, but at a certain point, making potions was too stressful.

crimsonpoodle@pawb.social on 01 Oct 15:53 collapse

Yeah I find after a while I just have to refactor by cleaning a new spot and moving stuff