How many FPS does Stray get on the Mac Studio M2 Max? 1080p, 1440p and 4K performance

81FPS

1080p High

Estimate

1440p

Excellent

About 81 FPS at 1080p on High: Stray runs natively on the Mac Studio M2 Max (Apple M2 Max, 30-core GPU, 32 GB). It has headroom to spare, so you can raise resolution or quality.

Data reviewed October 1, 2026 · how we calculate it

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Stray FPS on Mac Studio M2 Max by resolution and quality

Estimate

Unified memory

GPU cores

Resolution	Low	Medium	High	Ultra
1080p	111FPS	97FPS	81FPS	68FPS
1440p	71FPS	62FPS	51FPS	42FPS
4K	37FPS	32FPS	26FPS	22FPS

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

≈ 62 FPS

For 30 FPS

1440p · Ultra

≈ 42 FPS

Moving to 1440p High puts the Mac Studio M2 Max 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 Mac Studio M2 Max enough for Stray?

Yes, comfortably: 81 FPS at 1080p High. You can move to 1440p (51 FPS) or your display’s native resolution.

Excellent · 1440p 51 FPS · 4K 26 FPS

Mac Studio M2 Max or MacBook Pro M3 Max for Stray?

In Stray at 1080p High, the Mac Studio M2 Max gets 81 FPS and the MacBook Pro M3 Max 84 FPS: 4% more.

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Mac Studio M2 Max specs

Chip: Apple M2 Max
GPU cores: 30 / 38
Unified memory: 32 / 64 / 96 GB
Cooling: Fan
Geekbench Metal: 119,656
Tier: Mid range · 33/100

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Other Macs with the M2 Max chip

The Apple M2 Max also powers the MacBook Pro M2 Max. In Stray they perform practically the same as the Mac Studio M2 Max.

MacBook Pro M2 Max

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. Stray asks for 8 GB minimum.

Memory	1080p High	1440p High
32 GB	81FPS	51FPS
64 GB	81FPS	51FPS
96 GB	81FPS	51FPS

Other Macs for Stray

1080p · High

MacBook Pro M2 Max
M2 Max · 30/38 GPU
80FPSView analysis
Mac Studio M2 Ultra
M2 Ultra · 60/76 GPU
126FPSView analysis
Mac Pro M2 Ultra
M2 Ultra · 60/76 GPU
126FPSView analysis
Mac mini M2 Pro
M2 Pro · 16/19 GPU
47FPSView analysis
MacBook Pro M2 Pro
M2 Pro · 16/19 GPU
46FPSView analysis
MacBook Air M2
M2 · 8/10 GPU
23FPSView analysis
MacBook Pro M3 Max
M3 Max · 30/40 GPU
84FPSView analysis
Mac mini M2
M2 · 10 GPU
30FPSView analysis

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Official Mac requirements

Minimum: macOS 13 Ventura · Apple silicon · 10 GB storage

Source: store.steampowered.com

FAQ

Can the 32 GB Mac Studio M2 Max run Stray?

Yes. With 32 GB we estimate 81 FPS at 1080p High.

Can Stray hit 60 FPS on the Mac Studio M2 Max?

Yes: at 1440p Medium it runs around 62 FPS.

What about 1440p and 4K?

On High, the Mac Studio M2 Max gets about 51 FPS at 1440p and about 26 FPS at 4K in Stray. 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. Stray has no MetalFX on Mac. Ray tracing, where a game offers it, costs a lot of FPS on any Mac.

Is Stray native on Apple Silicon?

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