How many FPS does World of Warcraft: Forever get on the MacBook Pro M4? 1080p, 1440p and 4K performance
134FPS
1080p High
Estimate
90
1440p
47
4K
About 134 FPS at 1080p on High: World of Warcraft: Forever runs natively on the MacBook Pro M4 (Apple M4, 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
World of Warcraft: Forever FPS on MacBook Pro M4 by resolution and quality
Estimate| Resolution | Low | Medium | High | Ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1080p | 161FPS | 150FPS | 134FPS | 116FPS |
| 1440p | 121FPS | 107FPS | 90FPS | 75FPS |
| 4K | 66FPS | 57FPS | 47FPS | 39FPS |
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
≈ 75 FPS
For 30 FPS
1440p · Ultra
≈ 75 FPS
Moving to 1440p High puts the MacBook Pro M4 at about 90 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 M4 enough for World of Warcraft: Forever?
Yes, comfortably: 134 FPS at 1080p High. You can move to 1440p (90 FPS) or your display’s native resolution.
Excellent · 1440p 90 FPS · 4K 47 FPS
MacBook Pro M4 or MacBook Air M5 for World of Warcraft: Forever?
In World of Warcraft: Forever at 1080p High, the MacBook Pro M4 gets 134 FPS and the MacBook Air M5 139 FPS: 4% more.
MacBook Pro M4 specs
- Chip
- Apple M4
- GPU cores
- 10
- Unified memory
- 16 / 24 / 32 GB
- Cooling
- Fan
- Geekbench Metal
- 59,901
- Tier
- Entry level · 16/100
Other Macs with the M4 chip
The Apple M4 also powers the MacBook Air M4, the Mac mini M4, and the iMac M4. In World of Warcraft: Forever they perform practically the same as the MacBook Pro M4.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 GB | 134FPS | 90FPS |
| 24 GB | 134FPS | 90FPS |
| 32 GB | 134FPS | 90FPS |
Other Macs for World of Warcraft: Forever
1080p · High
MacBook Neo
A18 Pro · 5 GPU
Won't runView analysis
MacBook Air M4
M4 · 8/10 GPU
109FPSView analysis
Mac mini M4
M4 · 10 GPU
135FPSView analysis
iMac M4
M4 · 8/10 GPU
114FPSView analysisMacBook Pro M4 Pro
M4 Pro · 16/20 GPU
169FPSView analysisMac mini M4 Pro
M4 Pro · 16/20 GPU
169FPSView analysisMacBook Air M5
M5 · 8/10 GPU
139FPSView analysisMacBook Pro M5
M5 · 10 GPU
159FPSView analysis
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Other games on the MacBook Pro M4
- Baldur's Gate 336FPS
- Control Ultimate Edition35FPS
- Death Stranding Director's Cut67FPS
- Hitman World of Assassination72FPS
- Lies of P96FPS
- Metro Exodus56FPS
- Resident Evil 450FPS
- Resident Evil Village50FPS
- Total War: PHARAOH32FPS
- Frostpunk 270FPS
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 16 GB MacBook Pro M4 run World of Warcraft: Forever?
Yes. With 16 GB we estimate 134 FPS at 1080p High.
Can World of Warcraft: Forever hit 60 FPS on the MacBook Pro M4?
Yes: at 1440p Ultra it runs around 75 FPS.
What about 1440p and 4K?
On High, the MacBook Pro M4 gets about 90 FPS at 1440p and about 47 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.