


When my character engaged in combat with another, the performance quickly dropped from 60 FPS to 27-31 FPS throughout the fighting duration. At the beginning of the story mode, I was getting a steady 60 FPS while playing. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor/Rosetta 2: I tested this title at 1920 x 1200 resolution with a mixture of high and ultra-settings throughout. Total War: WARHAMMER II Gameplay on MacBook Pro M1 Total War While I was moving across the different islands throughout the map, the game was smooth and stutter-free. This game has an interesting hovering perspective where the player focuses on exploration and expansion across the fantasy world. Total War: WARHAMMER II/ Rosetta 2: As I moved from village to village in Total War: WARHAMMER II, I was getting an average FPS of 30-40 on high quality presets at 1440 x 900 resolution. I moved from room to room, sold a property, and interacted with characters throughout with no latency or issues. The M1 handled this game with ease producing 50-60 FPS efficiently throughout the gameplay. After downloading the game from Steam, I set it up to run on high quality presets at 1650 x 1050 resolution. This title isn't too complicated or graphically intensive, so the MacBook Pro handled it with ease.Įmpire of Sin/ Rosetta 2: Empire of Sin is a new game released in early December where the player assumes the role of a 1920s mob boss in Chicago. Like Dota 2, the game had no freezes or shutdowns throughout the testing. Throughout the duration of the game testing, I was getting 60 FPS consistently with little variation.

Sid Meier's: Civilization VI/Rosetta 2: I tested Sid Meier's: Civilization VI at 1440 x 900 resolution on high settings. I never had any issues booting the game or closing it out with no freezes or application shutdowns while playing. Dota 2 was the smoothest game to play on the list that I tested.

On average, I was getting between 45-60 FPS consistently while battling rival players. I tried the game at 1440 x 900 resolution on medium to high resolution. 1440 x 900 resolution testing in Shadow of the Tomb Raider Shadow of the Tomb Raiderĭota 2/Rosetta 2: Dota 2 was the only MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) title that we tested on the MacBook Pro M1 and is a Top 10 Steam game.
