Can the MacBook Air M5 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 M5 has an Apple M5. You will need a newer or higher-tier Mac.
Data reviewed October 1, 2026 · how we calculate it
MacBook Air M5 specs
- Chip
- Apple M5
- GPU cores
- 8 / 10
- Unified memory
- 16 / 24 / 32 GB
- Cooling
- Fanless
- Geekbench Metal
- 65,377
- Tier
- Mid range · 18/100
Other Macs with the M5 chip
The Apple M5 also powers the MacBook Pro M5.
Other Macs for Crimson Desert
1080p · High
MacBook Pro M5
M5 · 10 GPU
28FPSView analysisMacBook Pro M5 Pro
M5 Pro · 16/20 GPU
46FPSView analysis
Mac mini M5 Pro
M5 Pro · 16/20 GPU
49FPSView analysisMacBook Pro M5 Max
M5 Max · 32/40 GPU
78FPSView analysis
Mac Studio M5 Max
M5 Max · 32/40 GPU
81FPSView analysisMac mini M6
M6 · 12 GPU
35FPSView analysis
MacBook Neo
A18 Pro · 5 GPU
Won't runView analysisMacBook Air M4
M4 · 8/10 GPU
Won't runView analysis
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Other games on the MacBook Air M5
- Baldur's Gate 335FPS
- Control Ultimate Edition34FPS
- Death Stranding Director's Cut65FPS
- Hitman World of Assassination71FPS
- Lies of P93FPS
- Metro Exodus54FPS
- Resident Evil 449FPS
- Resident Evil Village49FPS
- Total War: PHARAOH31FPS
- Frostpunk 271FPS
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.