How many FPS does Cities: Skylines get on the MacBook Pro M3 Pro? 1080p, 1440p and 4K performance
108FPS
1080p High
Estimate
70
1440p
36
4K
About 108 FPS at 1080p on High: Cities: Skylines runs through Rosetta 2 on the MacBook Pro M3 Pro (Apple M3 Pro, 14-core GPU, 18 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 MacBook Pro M3 Pro by resolution and quality
Estimate| Resolution | Low | Medium | High | Ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1080p | 141FPS | 127FPS | 108FPS | 92FPS |
| 1440p | 97FPS | 84FPS | 70FPS | 58FPS |
| 4K | 51FPS | 44FPS | 36FPS | 30FPS |
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 · High
≈ 70 FPS
For 30 FPS
1440p · Ultra
≈ 58 FPS
Moving to 1440p High puts the MacBook Pro M3 Pro at about 70 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 MacBook Pro M3 Pro enough for Cities: Skylines?
Yes, comfortably: 108 FPS at 1080p High. You can move to 1440p (70 FPS) or your display’s native resolution.
Excellent · 1440p 70 FPS · 4K 36 FPS
MacBook Pro M3 Pro or MacBook Pro M5 for Cities: Skylines?
In Cities: Skylines at 1080p High, the MacBook Pro M3 Pro gets 108 FPS and the MacBook Pro M5 128 FPS: 19% more.
MacBook Pro M3 Pro specs
- Chip
- Apple M3 Pro
- GPU cores
- 14 / 18
- Unified memory
- 18 / 36 GB
- Cooling
- Fan
- Geekbench Metal
- 66,120
- Tier
- Mid range · 18/100
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 GB | 108FPS | 70FPS |
| 36 GB | 108FPS | 70FPS |
Other Macs for Cities: Skylines
1080p · High
MacBook Air M3
M3 · 8/10 GPU
65FPSView analysisMacBook Pro M3 Max
M3 Max · 30/40 GPU
166FPSView analysisMacBook Pro M3
M3 · 10 GPU
83FPSView analysis
iMac M3
M3 · 8/10 GPU
68FPSView analysisMacBook Pro M4 Pro
M4 Pro · 16/20 GPU
146FPSView analysis
Mac Studio M3 Ultra
M3 Ultra · 60/80 GPU
178FPSView analysis
Mac mini M4 Pro
M4 Pro · 16/20 GPU
147FPSView analysis
Mac mini M2 Pro
M2 Pro · 16/19 GPU
119FPSView analysis
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- Lies of P104FPS
- Metro Exodus66FPS
- Resident Evil 456FPS
- Resident Evil Village56FPS
- Total War: PHARAOH36FPS
- Total War: WARHAMMER III33FPS
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 18 GB MacBook Pro M3 Pro run Cities: Skylines?
Yes. With 18 GB we estimate 108 FPS at 1080p High.
Can Cities: Skylines hit 60 FPS on the MacBook Pro M3 Pro?
Yes: at 1440p High it runs around 70 FPS.
What about 1440p and 4K?
On High, the MacBook Pro M3 Pro gets about 70 FPS at 1440p and about 36 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.