How many FPS does Cities: Skylines get on the MacBook Pro M4 Pro? 1080p, 1440p and 4K performance
146FPS
1080p High
Estimate
102
1440p
54
4K
About 146 FPS at 1080p on High: Cities: Skylines runs through Rosetta 2 on the MacBook Pro M4 Pro (Apple M4 Pro, 16-core GPU, 24 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 M4 Pro by resolution and quality
Estimate| Resolution | Low | Medium | High | Ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1080p | 167FPS | 160FPS | 146FPS | 129FPS |
| 1440p | 134FPS | 120FPS | 102FPS | 86FPS |
| 4K | 75FPS | 65FPS | 54FPS | 45FPS |
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
≈ 86 FPS
For 30 FPS
1440p · Ultra
≈ 86 FPS
Moving to 1440p High puts the MacBook Pro M4 Pro at about 102 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 M4 Pro enough for Cities: Skylines?
Yes, comfortably: 146 FPS at 1080p High. You can move to 1440p (102 FPS) or your display’s native resolution.
Excellent · 1440p 102 FPS · 4K 54 FPS
MacBook Pro M4 Pro or MacBook Pro M5 Pro for Cities: Skylines?
In Cities: Skylines at 1080p High, the MacBook Pro M4 Pro gets 146 FPS and the MacBook Pro M5 Pro 162 FPS: 11% more.
MacBook Pro M4 Pro specs
- Chip
- Apple M4 Pro
- GPU cores
- 16 / 20
- Unified memory
- 24 / 48 GB
- Cooling
- Fan
- Geekbench Metal
- 94,881
- Tier
- Mid range · 26/100
Other Macs with the M4 Pro chip
The Apple M4 Pro also powers the Mac mini M4 Pro. In Cities: Skylines they perform practically the same as the MacBook Pro M4 Pro.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 GB | 146FPS | 102FPS |
| 48 GB | 146FPS | 102FPS |
Other Macs for Cities: Skylines
1080p · High
Mac mini M4 Pro
M4 Pro · 16/20 GPU
147FPSView analysis
MacBook Neo
A18 Pro · 5 GPU
46FPSView analysis
MacBook Air M4
M4 · 8/10 GPU
77FPSView analysisMacBook Pro M4 Max
M4 Max · 32/40 GPU
175FPSView analysisMacBook Pro M4
M4 · 10 GPU
98FPSView analysisMac mini M4
M4 · 10 GPU
99FPSView analysis
iMac M4
M4 · 8/10 GPU
81FPSView analysis
Mac Studio M4 Max
M4 Max · 32/40 GPU
175FPSView analysis
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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 24 GB MacBook Pro M4 Pro run Cities: Skylines?
Yes. With 24 GB we estimate 146 FPS at 1080p High.
Can Cities: Skylines hit 60 FPS on the MacBook Pro M4 Pro?
Yes: at 1440p Ultra it runs around 86 FPS.
What about 1440p and 4K?
On High, the MacBook Pro M4 Pro gets about 102 FPS at 1440p and about 54 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.