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Just installed WoW on my M1 MBP and was blown away by the performance. I was running on battery, graphics set on max and the game was running 60fps without drop

Just installed WoW on my M1 MBP and was blown away by the performance. I was running on battery, graphics set on max and the game was running 60fps without dropping a frame. And the fans never went on. How is this even possible on such a small machine? Here's a link for screenshots and video (notice how instant the game closes when exiting) https://www.notion.so/emads/MBP-M1-Chip-running-WoW-at-60fps-dea1022fb6e0480fad391fba8f9fb982 https://www.notion.so/emads/MBP-M1-Chip-running-WoW-at-60fps...

pvg 6y ago
Small heads up for phone or other bandwidth-constrained users, it's a 200+ MB video.
Hamuko 6y ago
I'd be curious to see what happens in a raid. I currently get 60 FPS on my quite old Hackintosh in most places, but when you pack in a lot of spell effects from many tens of players at the same time, performance starts to drop fast. Especially now with the pre-expansion event and the world bosses.
- emadabdulrahim 6y ago
  I'd be curious too. I don't play WoW anymore so I won't be investing time to test. It's important to note that I tested WoW on my MBP 15" 2018 max spec and the game ran ~25fps (Same zone, same character, doing quests) on lower graphics, and my MBP fans were spinning like a freaking jet engine.
eznzt 6y ago
This guy here gets around 43 fps on max: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIbEIhizoXY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIbEIhizoXY
- Hamuko 6y ago
  >it uses the intel version with rosetta 2 runs smooth. That's not the native ARM version.
  - eznzt 6y ago
    Ah, that was stupid of me.
viktorcode 6y ago
Would be nice if you set a higher resolution. I wonder what rendering size can you set before FPS dives
- dindresto 6y ago
  Yup, "1440x900" is far from max settings for me
wink 6y ago
That video is stuttering for me and it looks like you have about 10 fps, even when it's completely loaded (but I believe you, no worries, it's just funny) :P This is Chrome on Linux and I don't usually have problems with video, e.g. YouTube.
- Hamuko 6y ago
  It's 60 FPS 2880x1800 video at like 51 Mbps. YouTube's recommendation for 1440p 60 FPS uploads is 24 Mbps and most likely they serve at a lower bitrate.
- nix23 6y ago
  Try Firefox on FreeBSD, no stuttering on my side :) And it really looks like 60fps very smooth and impressive for a Arm Machine.
- vardump 6y ago
  That video was definitely 60 fps, no glitches or stuttering.

pvg 6y ago

Small heads up for phone or other bandwidth-constrained users, it's a 200+ MB video.

Hamuko 6y ago

I'd be curious to see what happens in a raid. I currently get 60 FPS on my quite old Hackintosh in most places, but when you pack in a lot of spell effects from many tens of players at the same time, performance starts to drop fast. Especially now with the pre-expansion event and the world bosses.

emadabdulrahim 6y ago
I'd be curious too. I don't play WoW anymore so I won't be investing time to test. It's important to note that I tested WoW on my MBP 15" 2018 max spec and the game ran ~25fps (Same zone, same character, doing quests) on lower graphics, and my MBP fans were spinning like a freaking jet engine.

eznzt 6y ago

This guy here gets around 43 fps on max: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIbEIhizoXY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIbEIhizoXY

Hamuko 6y ago
>it uses the intel version with rosetta 2 runs smooth. That's not the native ARM version.
- eznzt 6y ago
  Ah, that was stupid of me.

viktorcode 6y ago

Would be nice if you set a higher resolution. I wonder what rendering size can you set before FPS dives

dindresto 6y ago
Yup, "1440x900" is far from max settings for me

wink 6y ago

That video is stuttering for me and it looks like you have about 10 fps, even when it's completely loaded (but I believe you, no worries, it's just funny) :P This is Chrome on Linux and I don't usually have problems with video, e.g. YouTube.

Hamuko 6y ago
It's 60 FPS 2880x1800 video at like 51 Mbps. YouTube's recommendation for 1440p 60 FPS uploads is 24 Mbps and most likely they serve at a lower bitrate.
nix23 6y ago
Try Firefox on FreeBSD, no stuttering on my side :) And it really looks like 60fps very smooth and impressive for a Arm Machine.
vardump 6y ago
That video was definitely 60 fps, no glitches or stuttering.