How many FPS does Baldur's Gate 3 get on the iMac M3? 1080p, 1440p and 4K performance

Estimated average in normal gameplay with the game and macOS up to date. Green: 60+ · lime: 45+ · amber: 30+ · orange: 20+ · red: under 20.

Recommended settings

Moving to 1440p High puts the iMac M3 at about 15 FPS. This game has no MetalFX, so resolution is the setting that matters most.

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Is the iMac M3 enough for Baldur's Gate 3?

It falls short: 24 FPS at 1080p High. For 30 FPS use 1080p Low.

Struggles · 1440p 15 FPS · 4K 8 FPS

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iMac M3 or MacBook Air M4 for Baldur's Gate 3?

In Baldur's Gate 3 at 1080p High, the iMac M3 gets 24 FPS and the MacBook Air M4 26 FPS: 8% more.

iMac M3 specs

Chip

Apple M3

GPU cores

8 / 10

Unified memory

8 / 16 / 24 GB

Cooling

Fan

Geekbench Metal

41,753

Tier

Entry level · 11/100

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Other Macs with the M3 chip

The Apple M3 also powers the MacBook Air M3 and the MacBook Pro M3. In Baldur's Gate 3, the MacBook Pro M3 gets 28 FPS at 1080p High, 17% more than the iMac M3.

MacBook Air M3MacBook Pro M3

How much memory do you need?

On Apple Silicon the GPU shares memory with the system, so the RAM you picked when buying the Mac is also your video memory. Baldur's Gate 3 asks for 8 GB minimum.

Other games on the iMac M3

• Death Stranding Director's Cut44FPS
• Hitman World of Assassination51FPS
• Lies of P65FPS
• Metro Exodus39FPS
• Resident Evil 433FPS
• Resident Evil Village33FPS
• Frostpunk 247FPS
• GRID Legends60FPS
• No Man's Sky47FPS
• Resident Evil 247FPS

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Official Mac requirements

Minimum

macOS 14.7.1 or later · Apple M1 · 8 GB memory · 150 GB SSD storage · Low to medium settings; split-screen not playable

Recommended

Latest macOS · Apple M1 Pro or better · 16 GB memory · 150 GB SSD storage · High or Ultra settings

Source: store.steampowered.com