How many FPS does World of Warcraft: Forever get on the MacBook Pro M3? 1080p, 1440p and 4K performance
117FPS
1080p High
Estimate
76
1440p
39
4K
About 117 FPS at 1080p on High: World of Warcraft: Forever runs natively on the MacBook Pro M3 (Apple M3, 10-core GPU, 8 GB). It has headroom to spare, so you can raise resolution or quality.
Data reviewed October 1, 2026 · how we calculate it
World of Warcraft: Forever FPS on MacBook Pro M3 by resolution and quality
Estimate| Resolution | Low | Medium | High | Ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1080p | 148FPS | 135FPS | 117FPS | 99FPS |
| 1440p | 105FPS | 91FPS | 76FPS | 63FPS |
| 4K | 55FPS | 48FPS | 39FPS | 33FPS |
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
≈ 63 FPS
For 30 FPS
1440p · Ultra
≈ 63 FPS
Moving to 1440p High puts the MacBook Pro M3 at about 76 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 M3 enough for World of Warcraft: Forever?
Yes, comfortably: 117 FPS at 1080p High. You can move to 1440p (76 FPS) or your display’s native resolution.
Excellent · 1440p 76 FPS · 4K 39 FPS
MacBook Pro M3 or MacBook Pro M4 for World of Warcraft: Forever?
In World of Warcraft: Forever at 1080p High, the MacBook Pro M3 gets 117 FPS and the MacBook Pro M4 134 FPS: 15% more.
MacBook Pro M3 specs
- Chip
- Apple M3
- GPU cores
- 10
- Unified memory
- 8 / 16 / 24 GB
- Cooling
- Fan
- Geekbench Metal
- 51,039
- Tier
- Entry level · 14/100
Other Macs with the M3 chip
The Apple M3 also powers the MacBook Air M3 and the iMac M3. In World of Warcraft: Forever, the iMac M3 gets 97 FPS at 1080p High, 17% less than the MacBook Pro M3.
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. World of Warcraft: Forever asks for 8 GB minimum.
| Memory | 1080p High | 1440p High |
|---|---|---|
| 8 GB | 117FPS | 76FPS |
| 16 GB | 117FPS | 76FPS |
| 24 GB | 117FPS | 76FPS |
Other Macs for World of Warcraft: Forever
1080p · High
MacBook Air M3
M3 · 8/10 GPU
93FPSView analysis
iMac M3
M3 · 8/10 GPU
97FPSView analysisMacBook Pro M3 Pro
M3 Pro · 14/18 GPU
144FPSView analysis
MacBook Neo
A18 Pro · 5 GPU
Won't runView analysisMacBook Air M4
M4 · 8/10 GPU
109FPSView analysisMacBook Pro M4
M4 · 10 GPU
134FPSView analysis
Mac mini M4
M4 · 10 GPU
135FPSView analysisiMac M4
M4 · 8/10 GPU
114FPSView analysis
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Other games on the MacBook Pro M3
- Death Stranding Director's Cut53FPS
- Hitman World of Assassination61FPS
- Lies of P78FPS
- Metro Exodus47FPS
- Resident Evil 440FPS
- Resident Evil Village40FPS
- Frostpunk 257FPS
- GRID Legends73FPS
- No Man's Sky57FPS
- Resident Evil 257FPS
Official Mac requirements
- Minimum
- macOS 12 · Apple M2 · 8 GB memory · 128 GB SSD storage · Apple M1 is not supported
- Recommended
- macOS 15 · Apple M4 · 16 GB memory
Source: us.shop.battle.net
FAQ
Can the 8 GB MacBook Pro M3 run World of Warcraft: Forever?
Yes. With 8 GB we estimate 117 FPS at 1080p High.
Can World of Warcraft: Forever hit 60 FPS on the MacBook Pro M3?
Yes: at 1440p Ultra it runs around 63 FPS.
What about 1440p and 4K?
On High, the MacBook Pro M3 gets about 76 FPS at 1440p and about 39 FPS at 4K in World of Warcraft: Forever. 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. World of Warcraft: Forever has no MetalFX on Mac. Ray tracing, where a game offers it, costs a lot of FPS on any Mac.
Is World of Warcraft: Forever native on Apple Silicon?
Yes, it has a native Apple Silicon version, available on Battle.net. No CrossOver, Parallels or Game Porting Toolkit needed.