12" Macbook gaming performance

[Queen6]

Uncertain if Apple have updated drivers along the way, recently revisited Doom 3 as had some time to burn, 2015 1.2 rMB running D3 @ 1440 x 900, ultimate settings mid to high 50`s FPS, occasionally dips to the mid 30`s. Last time I remember trying D3 it played much slower the point the game was not really playable due to the frame-rate.

nb. OS X 10.10.5

Q-6

 

[iToph]

Anyone got some reverence for overwatch on m3?

 

[PTLove]

Anyone got some reverence for overwatch on m3?

Doesnt look great.

 

[apb87]

I have actually experienced some pretty decent FPS on the m7 in WoW on medium-ish settings (disabled shadows, and a few other impactful settings). It gets between 40-85 fps in the Garrison / Orgrimar / Dalaran. Only problem is the game seems to freeze after a short while with a .gpuRestart / kernel event shown in the logs. Not sure if it's a hardware or software issue..

 

[Ovedius]

I'm getting pretty good results on my m7. Dishonoured runs very well at medium-low settings.
Mass Effect 2 and 3 also run well at medium-lowish settings.
Valkyria Chronicles also runs very well at mediumish settings.
All games played at 1440x900.

All in all very impressive for a fanless computer.

 

[Queen6]

Unsure if coincidental, I reduced transparency prior to running a game and the frame rate was noticeably improved, maybe freeing up more resources for the GPU? Didn't look into it or dwell on it, equally an observation.

Q-6

 

[SteveJUAE]

I have actually experienced some pretty decent FPS on the m7 in WoW on medium-ish settings (disabled shadows, and a few other impactful settings). It gets between 40-85 fps in the Garrison / Orgrimar / Dalaran. Only problem is the game seems to freeze after a short while with a .gpuRestart / kernel event shown in the logs. Not sure if it's a hardware or software issue..

You would have a better indication if you maybe tried lowest possible settings and see if you get same issue

 

[apb87]

You would have a better indication if you maybe tried lowest possible settings and see if you get same issue

Someone on the Wow forums suggested capping the fps at 60. I made that adjustment, and also changed the UI scale from 125% back to 100% (not sure if this setting mattered). Some combination of those settings fixed it.. haven't had the issue since.

 

[Maccotto]

how work m5-m7 macbooks 2016 with blizzard games ? (starcraft2 heroes of the storm, Wow and diablo 3)

I will play rarely and between 30min and 2 hours. (For Wow only questing no raids with 25players)

 

[Precursor]

Diablo 3 was very playable for my M7. Heroes of the storm was unplayable (5-15 fps) even at lowest settings. Haven't tested Starcraft yet but I'd expect it to be most playable among the mentioned Blizzard games.

 

[Maccotto]

Heroes of the storm is very big game and i thout that Diablo 3 could ask expensive resource.

 

[Precursor]

Heroes of the storm is very big game and i thout that Diablo 3 could ask expensive resource.

Not really, with low settings I get 35+ fps on Diablo 3

 

[Maccotto]

What is the resolution?

 

[Precursor]

Dont have it infront of me now but if i remember correctly 1280x800

 

[Maccotto]

Damn! it is too low i think .
Do you think that blizzard game can work better into macbook 13" i5?

 

[Marshall73]

Warcraft runs well on a 13" MacBook Pro, you still have to turn off shadows etc Diablo 3 and Starcraft 2 run but the performance is not brilliant, just turn effects down etc and they are playable. If you want a decent Mac laptop for blizzard stuff then you need to buy a 15" MacBook Pro with the discreet graphics.

 

[Precursor]

Damn! it is too low i think .
Do you think that blizzard game can work better into macbook 13" i5?

If you are referring to the resolution, you don't get a broader area view with higher resolution on Diablo 3. On 12" monitor 1280x800 didn't feel any different than 1400x900

 

[asoksevil]

Diablo 3 was very playable for my M7. Heroes of the storm was unplayable (5-15 fps) even at lowest settings. Haven't tested Starcraft yet but I'd expect it to be most playable among the mentioned Blizzard games.

Really?

I can play Heroes of the Storm on my 2010 MBA on then lowest settings (about 30 fps)

 

[Precursor]

Really?

I can play Heroes of the Storm on my 2010 MBA on then lowest settings (about 30 fps)

To be honest I tried Heroes of The Storm before I installed all the latest drivers on my windows partition, was the first game i tried. I'll try again when I get back home.

 

[Maccotto]

To be honest I tried Heroes of The Storm before I installed all the latest drivers on my windows partition, was the first game i tried. I'll try again when I get back home.

Can be the windows partition problem?
Explain better: you speak about windows partition for play heroes of the storm. Can be the few apple hardware compatibility with windows? Can heroes of the storm Mac version work better than windows version?

 

[asoksevil]

Can be the windows partition problem?
Explain better: you speak about windows partition for play heroes of the storm. Can be the few apple hardware compatibility with windows? Can heroes of the storm Mac version work better than windows version?

The Windows is yields about 10-20% more fps... either way, I've seen people playing HOTS on the 2016 MB with medium settings with good framerate (over 45 if I am not mistaken) so you can probably play fairly well on the lowest ones.

Like I said, I play on a 2010 MBA a 6 years old computer and I can still get about 30 fps.

 

[kingofwale]

To be honest I tried Heroes of The Storm before I installed all the latest drivers on my windows partition, was the first game i tried. I'll try again when I get back home.

you can... but when Diablo's ult happens (or anything having a lot of "action). you will lag a lot.

if you want your teammates to hate you, play it on rMB.

 

[Maccotto]

The Windows is yields about 10-20% more fps... either way, I've seen people playing HOTS on the 2016 MB with medium settings with good framerate (over 45 if I am not mistaken) so you can probably play fairly well on the lowest ones.

Like I said, I play on a 2010 MBA a 6 years old computer and I can still get about 30 fps.

Thx because i didn't thought that windows will give more fps.
The problem is that i wish use macbook without install windows or i will go to surface pro 4 or other machine.

 

[Eggtastic]

So, has anyone tried emulation of older game consoles? Can the 2016 rMB (or even the 2015) run emulations such as NES, Sega Genesis, N64, PS1?

 

[BigTomCallaghan]

Any idea on if Rocket League would be playable on a 2016 M5 on a W10 partition? Total noob to this area of computing expertise but I think it'd be fun to have on my rMB if I did end up buying one...