For years, Macs have had one glaring weakness: gaming. But with the new M5 MacBook Pro, Apple might finally be getting close to fixing that. Or at least brute-forcing its way around it. Recent testing by Andrew Tsai shows the M5 Max MacBook Pro can run a wide range of AAA Windows games smoothly, even through emulation layers like CrossOver.
AppleWe’re talking heavy titles like Horizon Forbidden West and Black Myth: Wukong, and while not every game was perfect, the majority ran “superbly” despite not being native macOS apps. That’s kind of wild when you think about it, considering these are Windows games running on an ARM-based Mac… through translation.
How good is gaming on the M5 Max?
The M5 Max chip brings strong CPU and GPU gains, with performance improvements over the previous generation and a GPU that can rival mid-to-high-end laptop
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