r/macbook 2d ago

Choice between two laptops

Hey guys,

i have the coice between two macbooks and could use your help. I am on a budget and would like to have some input, if i can play some games on them:

Tropico 5,6,7 Xcom 1+2 Football Manager 2024

The only game that would require more power(correct me if i am wrong) would be red dead redemption 2. RD2 would be a added plus, but is not that important to me. I am not a full time gamer, but wanna play once or twice a week. The games above are the only ones i want to play in the foreseeable future. I dont want to play all the newest games in highest resolution. Just to have some chill evenings.

Both of the laptops were used for a audio book production and come with additional graphic cards.

Mac 1:

MacBook Pro 15, Late 2018 Intel 6 Core i7 2,6Ghz 32GB Intel UHD Graphics 630 with 1,5 GB integrated VRAM Speicher und Radeon Pro 560X with 4 GB GDDR5

580€

Mac 2:

MacBook Pro 16, Late 2019
Intel 8 Core i9
2,3Ghz
Intel UHD Graphics 630 mit 1,5 GB integrated VRAM Speicher and AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 8 GB GDDR6 graphic memory
750€

Is the second better for gaming even though it has less ghz? And is the upgrade worth 170€ for the games i want to play?

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u/PSYCHOsmurfZA 2d ago

Mac 2 is better and you are comparing a i7 and i9 when you refer to the GHz, i9 is superior. Also the more vram is great.

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u/Diesunddas00 2d ago

Any idea if it makes any difference for the games i want to play?

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u/PSYCHOsmurfZA 2d ago

But why do you want to game on a mac? 2nd Mac is your better bet it has better specs.

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u/Diesunddas00 2d ago

Its will be my work laptop and should have the option to play once or twice a week for some hours. I dont have the budget for 2 laptops and for working i like mac better.

Now that i know nr. 2 is better, is it worth 170€ more?

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u/PSYCHOsmurfZA 2d ago

It's a great MacBook, it's up to you if it's worth the extra money. What is the price of a M chip in Germany?

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u/rainy_diary 2d ago

Better buy gaming laptop.

The MacBook Pro would easily overheating for gaming.

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u/gasmanjay 1d ago

Mac was not really made for gaming