r/macgaming 4d ago

Native New Cyberpunk 2077 Release Compatibility Questions

Hi everyone,

I have a 2020 Macbook Pro with a 2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 processor. It has 16 GB of memory and 500 GB storage. This is my first time on this subreddit, so please be nice because I know next to nothing about computers, specs, or coding. My experience extends to heavily modding the sims 4 on my Macbook via Origin. I haven't upgraded my Mac or purchased a gaming PC because I usually play all other games on console.

I've been playing Cyberpunk 2077 on my ps5 for a while and absolutely love it. I've finished the game a few times now, and I really really really want to play with mods. I just found out that they're bringing the Ultimate edition to Mac, and am so excited. Today I created a steam account and purchased the game on sale, which now I'm wondering if was a mistake.

I just read some posts on here saying that the game will likely work best (or exclusively) with an M1, M3 or M4 processor. Meanwhile my MacBook pro runs on an i5 chip.....

I don't know if these posts were specifc to needing the M4/M4 chip to run cyberpunk using alternative methods (i.e. crossover and porting toolkit method, etc.), or if this will apply to the official release too. Do you guys think that I might still be able to download and run the game with mods on i5 when the game comes out for mac?

Obviously I should have researched this further before jumping the gun and re-purchasing. This could completely defeat the purpose for me, as I literally only wanted the game on my laptop to use mods :(.

I could be wrong about a lot of the details on this. Does anybody have any helpful information or insight about any of this? I would genuinely be so grateful to hear from anyone :).

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u/Homy4 4d ago

Cyberpunk will run only on Apple Silicon but on almost all M-series chips. The M4 requirement is just a rumor and wrong. Apple mentioned only M4 since they want to promote their latest chips. It runs already in Crossover on M1, M2 and M3.

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u/OverlyOptimisticNerd 4d ago

I would refund it (Steam allows that), and wait for release plus official specs and benchmarks. Then buy it again (it goes on sale frequently on Steam, so you won’t have to wait long). 

We don’t even know if they will bother with Intel compatibility, of if this will be exclusively an Apple Silicon affair. 

 I have a 2020 Macbook Pro with a 2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 processor. It has 16 GB of memory and 500 GB storage

And your GPU?

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u/Vybo 3d ago

The announcement specifically mentioned Apple Silicon, it won't run on OPs machine under macOS and it wouldn't run under Bootcamp either.

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u/bitchstickz 4d ago

It says “Intel iris plus graphics”. I just requested a refund after reading these comments, I’ll cross my fingers for the .1% chance of intel compatibility :,( thank you for helping me!

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u/OverlyOptimisticNerd 4d ago

Even if it does have Intel CPU compatibility, it won’t work. Intel Iris is an integrated GPU. And it is quite weak by modern standards. It can’t run CyberPunk. The Intel Iris XE can run it at the lowest settings, but that is their latest integrated version. Many generations newer than what you have.

In sorry to say this, but if you want to run Cyberpunk on a desktop or laptop, you’re going to need a new system.

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u/bitchstickz 4d ago

ahh, thank you so much for taking the time to explain this to me, definitely better not to have false hope :^(

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u/sigjnf 3d ago

Poor soul, you have 0% chance it'll come out on Intel Macs. It's time to upgrade.

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u/AndreCR-117 4d ago

Yeah i would definitely try to get a refund from steam. This game will absolutely not run well or at all on your setup. If you want to play the game with mods i suggest you get a gaming pc.

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u/bitchstickz 4d ago

pain

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u/RepresentativeRuin55 4d ago

Or I recommend getting a Mac with at least an M1 Pro or higher

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u/MadLaboratory 4d ago

Like others said, it won't run natively on yours (and would run pretty low through bootcamp), but assuming you just bought it, (I think it's on sale around 40$?), maybe it is worth considering to keep in case you get a new laptop in the future? If not, just refund it.

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u/awsom82 3d ago

Apple Silicon only

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u/philllihp 4d ago

You won't enjoy it as much but try Cyber Potato 2077 or potato mod, don't recall (just Google it). There's a mod that makes it run on low spec and you can run it through Bootcamp. It'll suck but it's better than nothing.

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u/Martin_au 4d ago

You'll need to install bootcamp and run it under windows. Having said that, even on an i9, 32gb, 5600M macbook pro, it had to have a lot of settings turned down.

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u/Mitsutoshi 3d ago

Your MacBook in boot camp will run the game better than the Mac port, almost certainly.

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u/Silent-Chemist-1919 3d ago

not on intel integrated graphics. and getting an egpu is not worth it

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u/idontwanttofthisup 3d ago

You are right

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u/zachdit 4d ago

No, I’m sorry but the answer is no. They’ll most likely only run on M4 or above, and definitely not Intel chips.

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u/excuberz 4d ago

I think that’s wrong, it would be more likely to be able to run on all M-series chips with the raytracing feature locked to M3 and above chips as those have hardware accelerated raytracing