Apple’s M1 Pro And M1 Max Are Surprisingly Good At Gaming

Apple'due south Mac computers have never really been known for their gaming capabilities. Sure, some of them can game, simply compared to a proper PC gaming rig and the limitations become slightly more obvious. However, it turns out that Apple tree'south newer Macs, especially those powered past the M1 Pro and M1 Max chipsets, are surprisingly good at games.

This is according to tests conducted by PCMag in which they tested out both the M1 Pro and M1 Max chipsets against the Razer Bract xv Advanced Edition laptop, which has an Intel Core i7 processor and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070. While the M1 chipsets did not beat the Razer laptop handily, information technology showed that it could more than hold its own.

For case, when playing the 2016 Hitman in Ultra settings, the M1 Pro with a 16-core GPU managed 104 fps, while the M1 Max with its 32-core GPU managed 106 fps, and the Razer Blade managed 103 fps.

When they tested it against Rise of the Tomb Raider, the M1 Pro managed 79 fps at "Very High" settings, 116 for the M1 Max, and 114 with the Razer Blade.

Earlier you get also excited and declare Macs as being on equal footing for games as Intel-powered PCs, go along in mind that the M1 Pro with the 16-cadre GPU configuration has a starting cost of $two,299, while the M1 Max with a 32-cadre GPU is priced starting at $iii,099. This is much more than expensive than the Razer Blade 15 Advanced Edition, then that's something to consider as well.

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