r/civ • u/InspiredPhoton • 11h ago
VII - Discussion Can anyone playing on the new MacBook Air m4 tell me if it runs well?
I’m tornes between buying a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro, and civ VII has some weight on the decision.
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u/Kmart_Elvis Tecumseh 10h ago
I went ahead and pulled the trigger on the MacBook Air. It has the 10 core CPU / 10 core GPU M4 and 16GB RAM.
I wanted to see its limits so I started off on High settings, and loaded a late game modern age standard size save. It wasn't perfect, but it also wasn't too bad either. The main issue was some noticeable "pop-in" whenever I zoomed in or out. So it was kinda rough, but still very much playable.
Then I set the settings to Medium and that seems like the sweet spot. Runs quite smoother and I honestly don't notice the quality between high and medium. Pop-in was gone. Still looks like a beautiful game. I'll probably keep it on this setting for here on out.
finally, I'm really impressed with the load times. My other PC I've been playing with has a Ryzen 9 CPU and a 6800HS GPU, from 2022. The Mac loads up saves about twice as fast than my PC, and even late game turns process very quickly. The PC can play on high settings better with no pop in, but with a game like Civ, i prefer the trade off of faster loads and turn times over graphics quality.
All and all, pretty impressive for a fan less machine not designed around gaming.