Can the MacBook Air M3 run Crimson Desert? Requirements and alternatives
Not supported on this Mac
No. Crimson Desert requires at least an Apple M2 Pro, and the MacBook Air M3 has an Apple M3. You will need a newer or higher-tier Mac.
Data reviewed October 1, 2026 · how we calculate it
MacBook Air M3 specs
- Chip
- Apple M3
- GPU cores
- 8 / 10
- Unified memory
- 8 / 16 / 24 GB
- Cooling
- Fanless
- Geekbench Metal
- 41,753
- Tier
- Entry level · 11/100
Other Macs with the M3 chip
The Apple M3 also powers the MacBook Pro M3 and the iMac M3.
Other Macs for Crimson Desert
1080p · High
MacBook Pro M3
M3 · 10 GPU
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iMac M3
M3 · 8/10 GPU
Won't runView analysisMacBook Pro M3 Pro
M3 Pro · 14/18 GPU
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MacBook Neo
A18 Pro · 5 GPU
Won't runView analysisMacBook Air M4
M4 · 8/10 GPU
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M4 · 10 GPU
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Mac mini M4
M4 · 10 GPU
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M4 · 8/10 GPU
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- Hitman World of Assassination43FPS
- Lies of P56FPS
- Metro Exodus33FPS
- Frostpunk 242FPS
- GRID Legends54FPS
- No Man's Sky42FPS
- Resident Evil 242FPS
- Resident Evil 332FPS
- Resident Evil 7 biohazard42FPS
Official Mac requirements
- Minimum
- Mac with Apple silicon · Apple M2 Pro or better recommended for playable frame rates
Source: store.steampowered.com
FAQ
Is Crimson Desert native on Apple Silicon?
Yes, it has a native Apple Silicon version, available on Steam and the Mac App Store. No CrossOver, Parallels or Game Porting Toolkit needed.