Go with the new expansion Dragonflight, its really good and looks great in the M2 Max.
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World of Warcraft: Dragonflight M2 Max 38 Core GPU Performance…
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Fluctuated quite a bit between 40-60fps but its now pretty much locked at 60fps. In Valdrakken on an evening with lots of players it can dip to 53-54fps but its now pretty solid at 60fps.
decent upgrades. I'll just wait for the M3 as it's not enough of a jump. I want 120fps
Some addons will track FPS. I use ElvUI as my UI replacement, and there is an option there to show FPS on one of the info mars at the bottom of the chat window. But there is no built-in mechanism to display FPS in the WoW client (whether live or Classic).
Why are you targeting 60fps when the MBP’s screen is 120hz? I’m curious to know what settings and resolution these Macs can run at 120fps.
My base 14” M1 has to drop to quality 5 at 1/2 native screen resolution plus disable compute in order to do it.
My base 14” M1 has to drop to quality 5 at 1/2 native screen resolution plus disable compute in order to do it.
Not sure why 120 fps would be a must. On my M2 Max MBP16 with 96 GB of memory, I'm able to play with 10/10 graphics and a 3456x2234 resolution (which is default on my machine when launching the game). So basically as high as it goes, and keep a consistent 95 to 110 fps. Just depends on the map and whether I'm doing pvp. I think anything over 60 is great.
That being said, on my machine at least, if you absolutely had to have 120fps, I'm able to accomplish that at 8/10, 7/10 on the most demanding maps and pvp, same resolution though.
Yes thank you. I just noticed on the bottom right corner of the screen, you can hover over the question mark in game, and it will show framerate. At least when playing an updated version on Ventura 13.2. And I am quite happy about that. It's going to be good for testing out different maps and making changes while not plugged in and using battery.
I also heard that Xcode has a tool (quartz debug I think) that can do so, which I have installed, just haven't been able to figure it out, but thankfully it is not necessary.
You can get that on the M2 Max. I am. Not on 10/10 though. but 7 or 8, depending on the map. I do consistently get between 95 and 110 on 10/10 though. just depends on the map and pvpdecent upgrades. I'll just wait for the M3 as it's not enough of a jump. I want 120fps
Yes, I did. That's what I went with. I was a bit confused coming back to this game. WoW, WoW Classic, Warcraft Reforged. Man, they really try to milk it for everything they can get don't they? I'm happy to be playing again, but I do feel like Blizzard has gone a bit down hill since my playing days over a decade ago.
If you just want to see the current frame rate, press Ctrl-R. If you want more than that then I'm not sure.
Ok thank you. Once you’ve played WoW (or really any game) at high refresh you’ll understand why it’s essential. 60fps just doesn’t cut it when your screen can do better.
But haven't I? Maybe not at Ultra high 10/10, but I have at 8/10. And to get the graphics at 10/10, you're telling me 10 fps makes that big of a difference? I just got done telling you that you can do ultra high at 110 fps. I just got done playing at that. Who said anything about 60?
Classic is something the fans (including me!) had been asking for for years, so it's not really "milking". There's no extra charge for Classic.
🤣 I can’t see grinding all over again for the bar man’s shank or going thru molten core … were fun times tho 🤣
I ran WoW on Ultra settings on my M1 Max 24c Studio and I don't recall any frame rate issues. WoW seems very well optimised for these chips either way.
I ran wow on a custom amd rig 18 years ago …. At max settings.. I’m sure these new chips can handle classic
Figures since it runs very well on my Air's M2 that an actively cooled Max might be able to just max out the settings and render resolution.
Nice to see such is the case!
The high per-core perf of M2 is also such a nice way of getting high FPS in Valdrakken. I don't have any clinical test to back this up (would love to see one) but I could imagine you have to go with an AMD 5800X3D to get that kind of smooth experience on a PC.
Nice to see such is the case!
The high per-core perf of M2 is also such a nice way of getting high FPS in Valdrakken. I don't have any clinical test to back this up (would love to see one) but I could imagine you have to go with an AMD 5800X3D to get that kind of smooth experience on a PC.
I would rather run at maximum detail at 60fps than a lower detail at 120fps. That’s a personal choice, I think it runs brilliantly now with my M2 Max and I can’t stop playing.
Waiting for the M3 doesn’t make a lot of sense as we will be waiting for the next expansion by then which will be more graphically demanding.
Waiting for the M3 doesn’t make a lot of sense as we will be waiting for the next expansion by then which will be more graphically demanding.
M1 Max here. FOR THE HORDE.
Played a Hpally (pvp) from BC to Mop and then played off/on till Warlords and just couldn't stand the changes ... Horde begging the alliance to restore their honor, wtf?
Classic ... I didn't believe it when I first heard it. Leveled a mage because a lifetime of playing a plate healer I figured why not. Well, Mage was horrible in PVP WOTLK Classic (or I just sucked at it) so .... leveled an hPally and now I'm healing again in bgs again and 1400+ in arena.
I use an external 4k monitor and the M1 Max handles it with no noise with nearly max settings. Nice to see the M2 doing so well. I know when I have the funds to upgrade again that it'll be amazing.
Nice to see other WoW players out there here.
Played a Hpally (pvp) from BC to Mop and then played off/on till Warlords and just couldn't stand the changes ... Horde begging the alliance to restore their honor, wtf?
Classic ... I didn't believe it when I first heard it. Leveled a mage because a lifetime of playing a plate healer I figured why not. Well, Mage was horrible in PVP WOTLK Classic (or I just sucked at it) so .... leveled an hPally and now I'm healing again in bgs again and 1400+ in arena.
I use an external 4k monitor and the M1 Max handles it with no noise with nearly max settings. Nice to see the M2 doing so well. I know when I have the funds to upgrade again that it'll be amazing
.Nice to see other WoW players out there here.
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I've mained hunter since vanilla - I forgot how much of a PITA it was to have to feed your hunter pets and buy ammo all the time...
