Digital Casting Specialist Oliver McKenzie tested the performance of a number of popular Windows games running on a MacBook using the Game Porting Tool and praised the results. In detail about the journalist’s impressions said In a large material on Eurogamer’s website edition.
The 2021 MacBook Pro based on the M1 Max processor was chosen as the device on which the games were tested. For the experiment, he installed the beta version of macOS Sonoma, which introduced the Game Porting Tool on the laptop. Game Porting Tool lets you run Windows games on your Mac just like you run macOS programs. Using the Game Porting Tool, McKenzie was able to launch the Steam client and load the games needed for the experiment from there.
The version of Dead Space on the MacBook was released at 1440p resolution with “medium” graphics settings and frame rates ranging from 30 to 60 FPS. According to Mackenzie, the remake plays exactly the same as on a Windows PC, without any special bugs or artifacts.
Gotham Knights gave 30 to 50 FPS at the same resolution. The strongest framerate drops were observed in the open positions. The journalist described this as a game-related issue, which is also typical for Windows.
With Hogwarts Legacy, the situation is even worse. At 1440p and “medium” graphics settings, the game ran at a frame rate not exceeding 20 FPS. Changing the graphics settings did not allow us to get comfortable performance for the transition.
Cyberpunk 2077 was another game that pleasantly surprised Digital Foundry. Poland’s long-term build runs on a MacBook with a steady 30-40 FPS, even when walking around Night City. However, the resolution is only 1080p.
Oliver McKenzie praised the work of the Game Porting Tool. According to him, the utility is revolutionary, as it opens great prospects for both developers and gamers.
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