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World of Warcraft
Community testing reports this game as playable on Apple silicon Macs via Blizzard, Blizzard Battle.net App.
Performance Reports
| Device | Playable | Environment | API | FPS | Resolution | Settings | Notes | Sources | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ป MacBook Air M1 8GB | yes | Native | 80 FPS | 3440 ร 1440 | 3440 ร 1440, quality level 5 + custom | ~80 FPS in Orgrimmar and outside, I recommend capping FPS below what you can get to prevent thermal throttling (like cap at 60 if you get 80), https://twitter.com/nadbmal/status/1332626714430730240 | Blizzard | ||
| ๐ป MacBook Pro 13" M1 8GB | yes | Native | Metal | 45 FPS | 1080p | Highest Quality Preset | Blizzard | ||
| ๐ป MacBook Pro 13" M1 8GB | yes | Native | Metal | 60 FPS | 1080p | Medium Quality Preset | Blizzard | ||
| ๐ฅ Mac mini M1 8GB | yes | Native | Metal | 30-50 FPS | 3440 ร 1440 | Blizzard | |||
| ๐ป MacBook Pro 13" M1 8GB | yes | Native | Metal | 60 FPS | graphics on 7 | Blizzard | |||
| ๐ป MacBook Air M1 8GB | yes | Native | Metal | 60 FPS | graphics on 4 | The Fanless MBA would throttle at wow graphics 5 & above after maybe 15minutes and would stay Low (FPS from 60 to 20s) very jerky and unplayable. Stable 60 FPS if settings 4 or below. | Blizzard | ||
| ๐ป MacBook Air M1 8GB | yes | Native | Metal | 60 FPS | 1600 ร 900 | graphics on 7 | 8 GPU MacBook Air, while playing a Youtube video on MacBook screen (!) | Blizzard | |
| ๐ป M1: MacBook Air 8GB | yes | don't know | 40 FPS | 2880x1800 | 5 on graphics | smooth 40 FSP, It has a cyclical variation in resolution or brightness. | Blizzard Battle.net App |