How many FPS does Cities: Skylines get on the Mac Studio M2 Max? 1080p, 1440p and 4K performance
164FPS
1080p High
Estimate
127
1440p
70
4K
About 164 FPS at 1080p on High: Cities: Skylines runs through Rosetta 2 on the Mac Studio M2 Max (Apple M2 Max, 30-core GPU, 32 GB). It has headroom to spare, so you can raise resolution or quality.
Data reviewed October 1, 2026 · how we calculate it
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Cities: Skylines FPS on Mac Studio M2 Max by resolution and quality
Estimate| Resolution | Low | Medium | High | Ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1080p | 175FPS | 172FPS | 164FPS | 152FPS |
| 1440p | 156FPS | 145FPS | 127FPS | 110FPS |
| 4K | 97FPS | 84FPS | 70FPS | 58FPS |
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
For 60 FPS
1440p · Ultra
≈ 110 FPS
For 30 FPS
1440p · Ultra
≈ 110 FPS
Moving to 1440p High puts the Mac Studio M2 Max at about 127 FPS. This game has no MetalFX, so resolution is the setting that matters most.
The MacGameFPS verdict
Calibrated on real Mac benchmarks, not spec sheets
Is the Mac Studio M2 Max enough for Cities: Skylines?
Yes, comfortably: 164 FPS at 1080p High. You can move to 1440p (127 FPS) or your display’s native resolution.
Excellent · 1440p 127 FPS · 4K 70 FPS
Mac Studio M2 Max or MacBook Pro M3 Max for Cities: Skylines?
In Cities: Skylines at 1080p High, the Mac Studio M2 Max gets 164 FPS and the MacBook Pro M3 Max 166 FPS: 1% more.
Mac Studio M2 Max specs
- Chip
- Apple M2 Max
- GPU cores
- 30 / 38
- Unified memory
- 32 / 64 / 96 GB
- Cooling
- Fan
- Geekbench Metal
- 119,656
- Tier
- Mid range · 33/100
Other Macs with the M2 Max chip
The Apple M2 Max also powers the MacBook Pro M2 Max. In Cities: Skylines they perform practically the same as the Mac Studio M2 Max.
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. Cities: Skylines asks for 6 GB minimum.
| Memory | 1080p High | 1440p High |
|---|---|---|
| 32 GB | 164FPS | 127FPS |
| 64 GB | 164FPS | 127FPS |
| 96 GB | 164FPS | 127FPS |
Other Macs for Cities: Skylines
1080p · High
MacBook Pro M2 Max
M2 Max · 30/38 GPU
163FPSView analysisMac Studio M2 Ultra
M2 Ultra · 60/76 GPU
177FPSView analysis
Mac Pro M2 Ultra
M2 Ultra · 60/76 GPU
177FPSView analysis
Mac mini M2 Pro
M2 Pro · 16/19 GPU
119FPSView analysisMacBook Pro M2 Pro
M2 Pro · 16/19 GPU
118FPSView analysis
MacBook Air M2
M2 · 8/10 GPU
61FPSView analysisMacBook Pro M3 Max
M3 Max · 30/40 GPU
166FPSView analysisMac mini M2
M2 · 10 GPU
79FPSView analysis
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- Cyberpunk 207756FPS
- Baldur's Gate 379FPS
- Control Ultimate Edition77FPS
- Death Stranding Director's Cut124FPS
- Hitman World of Assassination131FPS
- Lies of P139FPS
- Metro Exodus116FPS
- Resident Evil 4104FPS
Official Mac requirements
- Minimum
- OS X 10.11 · Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0 GHz · 6 GB memory · 512 MB dedicated GPU · 4 GB storage · Intel build, runs on Apple silicon through Rosetta 2
- Recommended
- OS X 10.11 · Intel Core i5-3470 · 8 GB memory · 2 GB dedicated GPU
Source: store.steampowered.com
FAQ
Can the 32 GB Mac Studio M2 Max run Cities: Skylines?
Yes. With 32 GB we estimate 164 FPS at 1080p High.
Can Cities: Skylines hit 60 FPS on the Mac Studio M2 Max?
Yes: at 1440p Ultra it runs around 110 FPS.
What about 1440p and 4K?
On High, the Mac Studio M2 Max gets about 127 FPS at 1440p and about 70 FPS at 4K in Cities: Skylines. These are native figures.
Do these figures include MetalFX or ray tracing?
No. The headline figure is native resolution, no MetalFX and no ray tracing. Cities: Skylines has no MetalFX on Mac. Ray tracing, where a game offers it, costs a lot of FPS on any Mac.
Is Cities: Skylines native on Apple Silicon?
Not quite: it has an official macOS version, but built for Intel. On Apple Silicon it runs through Rosetta 2, built into macOS, with nothing else to install. Our figures already include that overhead.