Civ VI on new 5k iMacs?

[Neo999955]

Hey all, just wondering if anyone who has received their new 5k iMacs is a Civ gamer and if they've run Civ Vi on the new machines and how it performs. I assume it'll perform quite well, but it's one of my favorite games and would love to know how it does since my Mac has been delayed to the end of the month, sigh.

Can it be run in 5k?

 

[cal6n]

We should know this some time tomorrow.

 

[cal6n]

iMac 27", 2017, 4.2GHz i7, 8GB RAM, Radeon 580 8GB

Graphics benchmark with quick move/combat disabled

Default Resolution - 2560x1440
Minimum Settings with Anti-aliassing Disabled
Average: 23.543ms
99th Percentile: 36.066ms

Default Resolution - 2560x1440
Ultra Settings with 8xAnti-aliassing
Average: 44.606ms
99th Percentile: 62.254ms

Very acceptable...

 

[Neo999955]

iMac 27", 2017, 4.2GHz i7, 8GB RAM, Radeon 580 8GB

Graphics benchmark with quick move/combat disabled

Default Resolution - 2560x1440
Minimum Settings with Anti-aliassing Disabled
Average: 23.543ms
99th Percentile: 36.066ms

Default Resolution - 2560x1440
Ultra Settings with 8xAnti-aliassing
Average: 44.606ms
99th Percentile: 62.254ms

Very acceptable...

You're amazing! So excited! How's the fan noise while playing (or not playing, ha)

 

[cal6n]

You're amazing! So excited! How's the fan noise while playing (or not playing, ha)

Fans are audible on ultra, but not too bad. Quiet on minimum.

 

[Robbo1]

Fans are audible on ultra, but not too bad. Quiet on minimum.

Have you tried running Civ 6 on this machine via Bootcamp? If so how does that perform?

 

[Neo999955]

Fans are audible on ultra, but not too bad. Quiet on minimum.

Cool, what settings did you end up leaving it at?

 

[cal6n]

Have you tried running Civ 6 on this machine via Bootcamp? If so how does that perform?

Er... No Windows for me. I get enough of that at work.

Cool, what settings did you end up leaving it at?

Too early to say yet, but tending towards ultra.

 

[cal6n]

Fans are audible on ultra, but not too bad. Quiet on minimum.

I'm going to correct myself here.

Note that the fan itself is pretty quiet. What is audible is high airflow. A small distinction, I know, but worth pointing out.

Running the Graphics Benchmark with the audio turned all the way down, the airflow is audible regardless of the settings and only marginally quieter at minimum graphics.

In the early moves of a new game, with ultra settings and the audio off, the airflow is only just audible. With the in-game audio playing, it's a non-issue so far.