How many FPS does XCOM 2 get on the MacBook Pro M3? 1080p, 1440p and 4K performance

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

Moving to 1440p High puts the MacBook Pro M3 at about 36 FPS. This game has no MetalFX, so resolution is the setting that matters most.

Is the MacBook Pro M3 enough for XCOM 2?

Yes: 57 FPS at 1080p High is smooth. At 1440p it drops to 36 FPS.

Smooth · 1440p 36 FPS · 4K 18 FPS

MacBook Pro M3 or MacBook Pro M4 for XCOM 2?

In XCOM 2 at 1080p High, the MacBook Pro M3 gets 57 FPS and the MacBook Pro M4 70 FPS: 23% 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

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Other Macs with the M3 chip

The Apple M3 also powers the MacBook Air M3 and the iMac M3. In XCOM 2, the iMac M3 gets 47 FPS at 1080p High, 18% less than the MacBook Pro M3.

MacBook Air M3iMac 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. XCOM 2 asks for 8 GB minimum.

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

Every game on the MacBook Pro M3 →

Official Mac requirements

Minimum

macOS 10.13.6 · Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz or better · 8 GB memory · 1 GB GPU · 45 GB storage · Intel build, runs on Apple silicon through Rosetta 2

Source: store.steampowered.com