Yes: No Man's Sky has a native Apple Silicon version sold on Steam. It needs an Apple M1 or newer and 8 GB of unified memory. It runs on 40 of the 40 Apple Silicon Macs we track, and 27 of them go past 60 FPS at 1080p High.
The oldest Mac that clears 60 FPS at 1080p High is the MacBook Pro M1 Pro (about 69 FPS).
Data reviewed October 1, 2026
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What FPS does your Mac get in No Man's Sky?
Pick your model, then set memory, GPU cores and MetalFX.
Mac compatibility
- Apple Silicon native
- Yes
- Store
- Steam
- Minimum chip
- Apple M1
- Minimum memory
- 8 GB
- MetalFX
- Yes (temporal upscaling)
- Mac release
- 2023
No Man's Sky FPS on every Mac model
EstimateHigh preset, no MetalFX, on each Mac’s base configuration (with the memory the game requires). Sorted from most to fewest FPS.
Mac Studio M5 Ultra
M5 Ultra · 64/80 GPU cores · 96/256/512 GB
- 1080p
- 160
- 1440p
- 157
- 4K
- 132
Mac Studio M3 Ultra
M3 Ultra · 60/80 GPU cores · 96/256/512 GB
↓ -2.5% FPS vs the Mac Studio M5 Ultra
- 1080p
- 156
- 1440p
- 140
- 4K
- 87
MacBook Pro M5 Max
M5 Max · 32/40 GPU cores · 36/48/64/128 GB
↓ -0.6% FPS vs the Mac Studio M3 Ultra
- 1080p
- 155
- 1440p
- 136
- 4K
- 83
Mac Studio M5 Max
M5 Max · 32/40 GPU cores · 36/48/64/128 GB
- 1080p
- 155
- 1440p
- 138
- 4K
- 85
Mac Studio M2 Ultra
M2 Ultra · 60/76 GPU cores · 64/128/192 GB
- 1080p
- 155
- 1440p
- 135
- 4K
- 82
Mac Pro M2 Ultra
M2 Ultra · 60/76 GPU cores · 64/128/192 GB
- 1080p
- 155
- 1440p
- 135
- 4K
- 82
Mac Studio M4 Max
M4 Max · 32/40 GPU cores · 36/48/64/128 GB
↓ -3.2% FPS vs the Mac Pro M2 Ultra
- 1080p
- 150
- 1440p
- 123
- 4K
- 69
MacBook Pro M4 Max
M4 Max · 32/40 GPU cores · 36/48/64/128 GB
↓ -0.7% FPS vs the Mac Studio M4 Max
- 1080p
- 149
- 1440p
- 121
- 4K
- 68
Mac Studio M1 Ultra
M1 Ultra · 48/64 GPU cores · 64/128 GB
↓ -3.4% FPS vs the MacBook Pro M4 Max
- 1080p
- 144
- 1440p
- 110
- 4K
- 60
MacBook Pro M3 Max
M3 Max · 30/40 GPU cores · 36/48/64/96/128 GB
↓ -6.2% FPS vs the Mac Studio M1 Ultra
- 1080p
- 135
- 1440p
- 97
- 4K
- 51
Mac Studio M2 Max
M2 Max · 30/38 GPU cores · 32/64/96 GB
↓ -1.5% FPS vs the MacBook Pro M3 Max
- 1080p
- 133
- 1440p
- 95
- 4K
- 50
Mac mini M5 Pro
M5 Pro · 16/20 GPU cores · 24/48/64 GB
↓ -1.5% FPS vs the Mac Studio M2 Max
- 1080p
- 131
- 1440p
- 93
- 4K
- 49
MacBook Pro M2 Max
M2 Max · 30/38 GPU cores · 32/64/96 GB
- 1080p
- 131
- 1440p
- 93
- 4K
- 49
MacBook Pro M5 Pro
M5 Pro · 16/20 GPU cores · 24/36/48/64 GB
↓ -0.8% FPS vs the MacBook Pro M2 Max
- 1080p
- 130
- 1440p
- 91
- 4K
- 48
Mac Studio M1 Max
M1 Max · 24/32 GPU cores · 32/64 GB
↓ -10.8% FPS vs the MacBook Pro M5 Pro
- 1080p
- 116
- 1440p
- 77
- 4K
- 40
MacBook Pro M1 Max
M1 Max · 24/32 GPU cores · 32/64 GB
↓ -1.7% FPS vs the Mac Studio M1 Max
- 1080p
- 114
- 1440p
- 75
- 4K
- 39
Mac mini M4 Pro
M4 Pro · 16/20 GPU cores · 24/48/64 GB
↓ -0.9% FPS vs the MacBook Pro M1 Max
- 1080p
- 113
- 1440p
- 75
- 4K
- 39
Mac mini M6
M6 · 12 GPU cores · 16/24/32 GB
↓ -1.8% FPS vs the Mac mini M4 Pro
- 1080p
- 111
- 1440p
- 73
- 4K
- 38
MacBook Pro M4 Pro
M4 Pro · 16/20 GPU cores · 24/48 GB
- 1080p
- 111
- 1440p
- 73
- 4K
- 38
MacBook Pro M5
M5 · 10 GPU cores · 16/24/32 GB
↓ -14.4% FPS vs the MacBook Pro M4 Pro
- 1080p
- 95
- 1440p
- 61
- 4K
- 31
Mac mini M2 Pro
M2 Pro · 16/19 GPU cores · 16/32 GB
↓ -7.4% FPS vs the MacBook Pro M5
- 1080p
- 88
- 1440p
- 56
- 4K
- 29
MacBook Pro M2 Pro
M2 Pro · 16/19 GPU cores · 16/32 GB
↓ -2.3% FPS vs the Mac mini M2 Pro
- 1080p
- 86
- 1440p
- 54
- 4K
- 28
MacBook Pro M3 Pro
M3 Pro · 14/18 GPU cores · 18/36 GB
↓ -9.3% FPS vs the MacBook Pro M2 Pro
- 1080p
- 78
- 1440p
- 49
- 4K
- 25
Mac mini M4
M4 · 10 GPU cores · 16/24/32 GB
↓ -7.7% FPS vs the MacBook Pro M3 Pro
- 1080p
- 72
- 1440p
- 45
- 4K
- 23
MacBook Air M5
M5 · 8/10 GPU cores · 16/24/32 GB
↓ -1.4% FPS vs the Mac mini M4
- 1080p
- 71
- 1440p
- 45
- 4K
- 23
MacBook Pro M4
M4 · 10 GPU cores · 16/24/32 GB
↓ -1.4% FPS vs the MacBook Air M5
- 1080p
- 70
- 1440p
- 44
- 4K
- 23
MacBook Pro M1 Pro
M1 Pro · 14/16 GPU cores · 16/32 GB
↓ -1.4% FPS vs the MacBook Pro M4
- 1080p
- 69
- 1440p
- 43
- 4K
- 22
iMac M4
M4 · 8/10 GPU cores · 16/24/32 GB
↓ -15.9% FPS vs the MacBook Pro M1 Pro
- 1080p
- 58
- 1440p
- 36
- 4K
- 19
MacBook Pro M3
M3 · 10 GPU cores · 8/16/24 GB
↓ -1.7% FPS vs the iMac M4
- 1080p
- 57
- 1440p
- 36
- 4K
- 18
Mac mini M2
M2 · 10 GPU cores · 8/16/24 GB
↓ -3.5% FPS vs the MacBook Pro M3
- 1080p
- 55
- 1440p
- 35
- 4K
- 18
MacBook Pro M2
M2 · 10 GPU cores · 8/16/24 GB
↓ -1.8% FPS vs the Mac mini M2
- 1080p
- 54
- 1440p
- 34
- 4K
- 17
MacBook Air M4
M4 · 8/10 GPU cores · 16/24/32 GB
↓ -3.7% FPS vs the MacBook Pro M2
- 1080p
- 52
- 1440p
- 33
- 4K
- 17
iMac M3
M3 · 8/10 GPU cores · 8/16/24 GB
↓ -9.6% FPS vs the MacBook Air M4
- 1080p
- 47
- 1440p
- 29
- 4K
- 15
MacBook Air M3
M3 · 8/10 GPU cores · 8/16/24 GB
↓ -10.6% FPS vs the iMac M3
- 1080p
- 42
- 1440p
- 27
- 4K
- 14
MacBook Air M2
M2 · 8/10 GPU cores · 8/16/24 GB
↓ -4.8% FPS vs the MacBook Air M3
- 1080p
- 40
- 1440p
- 25
- 4K
- 13
Mac mini M1
M1 · 8 GPU cores · 8/16 GB
↓ -7.5% FPS vs the MacBook Air M2
- 1080p
- 37
- 1440p
- 23
- 4K
- 12
MacBook Pro M1
M1 · 8 GPU cores · 8/16 GB
↓ -2.7% FPS vs the Mac mini M1
- 1080p
- 36
- 1440p
- 22
- 4K
- 11
iMac M1
M1 · 7/8 GPU cores · 8/16 GB
↓ -11.1% FPS vs the MacBook Pro M1
- 1080p
- 32
- 1440p
- 20
- 4K
- 10
MacBook Neo
A18 Pro · 5 GPU cores · 8 GB
↓ -6.2% FPS vs the iMac M1
- 1080p
- 30
- 1440p
- 19
- 4K
- 10
MacBook Air M1
M1 · 7/8 GPU cores · 8/16 GB
↓ -3.3% FPS vs the MacBook Neo
- 1080p
- 29
- 1440p
- 18
- 4K
- 9
Which Mac do you need for No Man's Sky?
For 30 FPS at 1080p High, the least powerful Mac that gets there is the iMac M1 (Apple M1), at about 32 FPS.
For 60 FPS at 1080p High, the least powerful Mac that gets there is the MacBook Pro M1 Pro (Apple M1 Pro), at about 69 FPS.
For 60 FPS at 1440p High, the least powerful Mac that gets there is the MacBook Pro M5 (Apple M5), at about 61 FPS.
For 60 FPS at 4K High, the least powerful Mac that gets there is the Mac Studio M1 Ultra (Apple M1 Ultra), at about 60 FPS.
If you are buying a new Mac to play No Man's Sky, the most modest current model that clears 60 FPS at 1080p is the MacBook Air M5.
Official Mac requirements
- Minimum
- Any Mac with Apple silicon, including MacBook Air · macOS Ventura or later (Metal 3)
No Man's Sky on Mac: FAQ
Does No Man's Sky run on an M1 Mac?
Yes. A MacBook Air M1 gets about 29 FPS at 1080p High.
How much memory does No Man's Sky need on Mac?
It asks for at least 8 GB of unified memory. On Apple Silicon that memory is also video memory, so more headroom keeps it steadier.
Which Mac do I need for No Man's Sky at 60 FPS?
At 1080p High, from the MacBook Pro M1 Pro (about 69 FPS). At 1440p, from the MacBook Pro M5.
Is No Man's Sky native to Apple Silicon?
Yes, it has a native Apple Silicon version sold on Steam.
