MacGameFPS

How many FPS does Shadow of the Tomb Raider get on the MacBook Pro M5? 1080p, 1440p and 4K performance

80FPS

1080p High

Estimate

51

1440p

26

4K

Excellent

About 80 FPS at 1080p on High: Shadow of the Tomb Raider runs through Rosetta 2 on the MacBook Pro M5 (Apple M5, 10-core GPU, 16 GB). It has headroom to spare, so you can raise resolution or quality.

Data reviewed October 1, 2026 · how we calculate it

Shadow of the Tomb Raider FPS on MacBook Pro M5 by resolution and quality

Estimate
ResolutionLowMediumHighUltra
1080p108FPS95FPS80FPS67FPS
1440p71FPS61FPS51FPS42FPS
4K37FPS32FPS26FPS22FPS

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 · Medium

≈ 61 FPS

For 30 FPS

1440p · Ultra

≈ 42 FPS

Moving to 1440p High puts the MacBook Pro M5 at about 51 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 M5 enough for Shadow of the Tomb Raider?

Yes, comfortably: 80 FPS at 1080p High. You can move to 1440p (51 FPS) or your display’s native resolution.

Excellent · 1440p 51 FPS · 4K 26 FPS

MacBook Pro M5 or Mac mini M6 for Shadow of the Tomb Raider?

In Shadow of the Tomb Raider at 1080p High, the MacBook Pro M5 gets 80 FPS and the Mac mini M6 96 FPS: 20% more.

MacBook Pro M5 specs

MacBook Pro M5
Chip
Apple M5
GPU cores
10
Unified memory
16 / 24 / 32 GB
Cooling
Fan
Geekbench Metal
79,918
Tier
Mid range · 22/100

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Other Macs with the M5 chip

The Apple M5 also powers the MacBook Air M5. In Shadow of the Tomb Raider, the MacBook Air M5 gets 60 FPS at 1080p High, 25% less than the MacBook Pro M5.

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. Shadow of the Tomb Raider asks for 8 GB minimum.

Memory1080p High1440p High
16 GB80FPS51FPS
24 GB80FPS51FPS
32 GB80FPS51FPS

Published measurements

Other Macs for Shadow of the Tomb Raider

1080p · High

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Official Mac requirements

Minimum
macOS 10.15 · Intel Core i5 2 GHz · 8 GB memory · 2 GB AMD Radeon R9 M290 or 1.5 GB Intel Iris 540 · 40 GB storage · Intel build, runs on Apple silicon through Rosetta 2

Source: store.steampowered.com

FAQ

Can the 16 GB MacBook Pro M5 run Shadow of the Tomb Raider?

Yes. With 16 GB we estimate 80 FPS at 1080p High.

Can Shadow of the Tomb Raider hit 60 FPS on the MacBook Pro M5?

Yes: at 1440p Medium it runs around 61 FPS.

What about 1440p and 4K?

On High, the MacBook Pro M5 gets about 51 FPS at 1440p and about 26 FPS at 4K in Shadow of the Tomb Raider. 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. Shadow of the Tomb Raider has no MetalFX on Mac. Ray tracing, where a game offers it, costs a lot of FPS on any Mac.

Is Shadow of the Tomb Raider native on Apple Silicon?

Not quite: it has an official macOS version ported by Feral Interactive, 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.