The only downside of the amazing new M1 MBP is that it runs WoW on max settings 60fps. And now I'm back into the world of Azeroth. Especially with the launch of Shadowlands.
What the hell, Apple, I thought I was safe and immune from video games with my MacBooks.
Tbf, WoW will run on just about anything... I remember playing it on an Acer (or maybe Lenovo?) netbook back in 2009/10. Checked it out from school right before Christmas break so I would have a computer at home for a month.
In the article here they show Minecraft running at native res and 60 fps. No small feat nowadays considering draw distances that are popular now.
It’s not just WoW and Minecraft. I’ve seen screenshots of Dota 2 highest settings running over 100 FPS. Borderlands 3, a graphics beast, at ultra settings, running about 30 FPS. Unoptimized. On a low-end Mac with an M1 chip!
It didn't run smoothly on my maxed out 2018 MBP 15".
I was getting 25fps in bgs with medium graphics settings. And needless to say, the fans were always on.
People are exaggerating a little bit, but this is the low end machine with 8GB RAM and only 7 GPU cores. So you can see it's pretty good in worst case. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQoGPLO8zBI
It drops to 25fps with not much happening on the screen, no water and no crowded area, at 1440p. This guy also mentions dropping to 30fps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ubyXiY4N2o
I don't know what your motivation is, but 60fps is simply not possible. I bought one now (8G/512G) and hooked it up to the 4K TV.
At native 4K and max settings, it's in the low 20's.
At 1920x1080 and max settings it's at ~35fps. To get it close to 60fps it needs level 7 details at 1920x1080. That's in non-crowded typical quest areas.
What the hell, Apple, I thought I was safe and immune from video games with my MacBooks.