MacGameFPS

How many FPS does Death Stranding Director's Cut get on the Mac Studio M1 Ultra? 1080p, 1440p and 4K performance

133FPS

1080p High

Estimate

105

1440p

58

4K

Excellent

About 133 FPS at 1080p on High: Death Stranding Director's Cut runs natively on the Mac Studio M1 Ultra (Apple M1 Ultra, 48-core GPU, 64 GB). It has headroom to spare, so you can raise resolution or quality.

Data reviewed October 1, 2026 · how we calculate it

Death Stranding Director's Cut FPS on Mac Studio M1 Ultra by resolution and quality

Estimate
ResolutionLowMediumHighUltra
1080p141FPS138FPS133FPS124FPS
1440p127FPS118FPS105FPS90FPS
4K80FPS70FPS58FPS48FPS

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

≈ 90 FPS

For 30 FPS

1440p · Ultra

≈ 90 FPS

Moving to 1440p High puts the Mac Studio M1 Ultra at about 105 FPS. MetalFX renders at a lower resolution and upscales, so it is the cheapest way to play at the display’s native resolution.

Full guide to boost Death Stranding Director's Cut FPS on Mac →

Performance with MetalFX

MetalFX renders Death Stranding Director's Cut at a lower internal resolution and reconstructs the image: you gain FPS for a little sharpness. Figures on High with 64 GB.

ResolutionNativeQualityBalancedPerformance
1080p133FPS139FPS141FPS142FPS
1440p105FPS120FPS130FPS135FPS
4K58FPS71FPS85FPS94FPS

All figures are without ray tracing. The real MetalFX gain varies by game and version.

The MacGameFPS verdict

Calibrated on real Mac benchmarks, not spec sheets

Is the Mac Studio M1 Ultra enough for Death Stranding Director's Cut?

Yes, comfortably: 133 FPS at 1080p High. You can move to 1440p (105 FPS) or your display’s native resolution.

Excellent · 1440p 105 FPS · 4K 58 FPS

Guide to boost Death Stranding Director's Cut FPS on Mac →

Mac Studio M1 Ultra or MacBook Pro M4 Max for Death Stranding Director's Cut?

In Death Stranding Director's Cut at 1080p High, the Mac Studio M1 Ultra gets 133 FPS and the MacBook Pro M4 Max 136 FPS: 2% more.

Death Stranding Director's Cut on MacBook Pro M4 Max →

Mac Studio M1 Ultra specs

Mac Studio M1 Ultra
Chip
Apple M1 Ultra
GPU cores
48 / 64
Unified memory
64 / 128 GB
Cooling
Fan
Geekbench Metal
141,252
Tier
High end · 39/100

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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. Death Stranding Director's Cut asks for 8 GB minimum.

Memory1080p High1440p High
64 GB133FPS105FPS
128 GB133FPS105FPS

Other Macs for Death Stranding Director's Cut

1080p · High

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Other games on the Mac Studio M1 Ultra

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Official Mac requirements

Minimum
Mac with Apple silicon (M1 or later) · macOS 13.3 or later

Source: support.505games.com

FAQ

Can the 64 GB Mac Studio M1 Ultra run Death Stranding Director's Cut?

Yes. With 64 GB we estimate 133 FPS at 1080p High.

Can Death Stranding Director's Cut hit 60 FPS on the Mac Studio M1 Ultra?

Yes: at 1440p Ultra it runs around 90 FPS.

What about 1440p and 4K?

On High, the Mac Studio M1 Ultra gets about 105 FPS at 1440p and about 58 FPS at 4K in Death Stranding Director's Cut. These are native figures: MetalFX raises both noticeably.

Do these figures include MetalFX or ray tracing?

No. The headline figure is native resolution, no MetalFX and no ray tracing. The table below shows MetalFX turned on. Ray tracing, where a game offers it, costs a lot of FPS on any Mac.

Is Death Stranding Director's Cut native on Apple Silicon?

Yes, it has a native Apple Silicon version, available on Mac App Store. No CrossOver, Parallels or Game Porting Toolkit needed.