How many FPS does Valheim get on the Mac Studio M1 Ultra? 1080p, 1440p and 4K performance

171FPS

1080p High

Estimate

144

1440p

Excellent

About 171 FPS at 1080p on High: Valheim 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

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Valheim FPS on Mac Studio M1 Ultra by resolution and quality

Estimate

Unified memory

GPU cores

Resolution	Low	Medium	High	Ultra
1080p	178FPS	176FPS	171FPS	164FPS
1440p	167FPS	158FPS	144FPS	127FPS
4K	114FPS	100FPS	84FPS	70FPS

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

≈ 127 FPS

For 30 FPS

1440p · Ultra

≈ 127 FPS

Moving to 1440p High puts the Mac Studio M1 Ultra at about 144 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 M1 Ultra enough for Valheim?

Yes, comfortably: 171 FPS at 1080p High. You can move to 1440p (144 FPS) or your display’s native resolution.

Excellent · 1440p 144 FPS · 4K 84 FPS

Mac Studio M1 Ultra or MacBook Pro M4 Max for Valheim?

In Valheim at 1080p High, the Mac Studio M1 Ultra gets 171 FPS and the MacBook Pro M4 Max 175 FPS: 2% more.

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Mac Studio M1 Ultra specs

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. Valheim asks for 8 GB minimum.

Memory	1080p High	1440p High
64 GB	171FPS	144FPS
128 GB	171FPS	144FPS

Other Macs for Valheim

1080p · High

Mac Studio M1 Max
M1 Max · 24/32 GPU
149FPSView analysis
MacBook Pro M1 Max
M1 Max · 24/32 GPU
148FPSView analysis
MacBook Pro M1 Pro
M1 Pro · 14/16 GPU
96FPSView analysis
Mac Studio M2 Ultra
M2 Ultra · 60/76 GPU
177FPSView analysis
Mac Pro M2 Ultra
M2 Ultra · 60/76 GPU
177FPSView analysis
MacBook Pro M1
M1 · 8 GPU
52FPSView analysis
MacBook Air M1
M1 · 7/8 GPU
44FPSView analysis
MacBook Pro M2 Max
M2 Max · 30/38 GPU
163FPSView analysis

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Official Mac requirements

Minimum: macOS 11 or later · 2.6 GHz quad-core · 8 GB memory · Radeon Pro 450 or R9 M290X · 3 GB storage
Recommended: macOS 14 or later · Apple M1 · 16 GB memory · 3 GB storage

Source: store.steampowered.com

FAQ

Can the 64 GB Mac Studio M1 Ultra run Valheim?

Yes. With 64 GB we estimate 171 FPS at 1080p High.

Can Valheim hit 60 FPS on the Mac Studio M1 Ultra?

Yes: at 1440p Ultra it runs around 127 FPS.

What about 1440p and 4K?

On High, the Mac Studio M1 Ultra gets about 144 FPS at 1440p and about 84 FPS at 4K in Valheim. 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. Valheim has no MetalFX on Mac. Ray tracing, where a game offers it, costs a lot of FPS on any Mac.

Is Valheim native on Apple Silicon?

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