Anyone playing classic using a Mac Min 2018 and if so what is the performance like? I am using my PC at the moment but I do a lot on macOS, would be nice if it worked well on that to save me switching back and forth.
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Playing on a iMac (27-inch, Late 2013, 3.5ghz i7, 8gb RAM, 4gb GeForce GTX 780m), and fullscreen, 60fps solid on 5/10 settings, but windowed mode, solid 60fps on 10/10 graphics slider.
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I play on a MacBook pro 2019 (13") from work. Solid 60fps medium settings
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Thanks, going to install on the Mini this weekend and see how it goes.
I’m also on a 2019 13” MacBook Pro, runs just fine medium settings as above. The fan kicks in sometimes, but for an all metal computer, I’d expect it.
Definitely get better performance on a MBP, the graphics are better than than the desktop CPU in the MM 2018.
When away from home desktop I am running it fine on mid 2012 MacBook Pro 13 inch with 500 Gb ssd and 8Gb ram so your mini will be ok.
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So tried it, 60 FPS at settings of 3, 45 FPS at 5. Not bad, playable and that is all I was looking for. The Mac Mini is no powerhouse in the graphics area but I wasn’t expecting it to be. Just saves me having to fire up the PC and switch all the time.
Will probably get an eGPU once I figure out what is the best option.
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I use a Mac mini 6 core i7 running at 3.2 with 16 gig Ram and a 256 gig SSD
It was not cheap and it is a very very good machine
It’s a fast system but the onboard graphics won’t give details above 3/10 - not that you would really notice on Classic - draw distance can be a little limited on Retail
That said I just have not gotten round to setting up the Black Diamond thunderport 3 external GPU
And that’s because I have the mini behind a 50” screen sat behind the dining room table and need to mount it properly
They are very good machines - very fast and very low latency because you
Don’t need the same level of anti-virus and windows 10 background services running in the background
But my mini was ÂŁ1400 and the external GPU ÂŁ600
You can get one hell of a windows gaming machine for that money
I just prefer Mac OS - Mojave is ultra cool and stable
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I bought my son a MacBook Pro when I bought my Mini - he uses it for music recording and insisted on the latest version of logic
I tried to convince him to go with a fully upgraded Mac mini - which would cost the same - but he wanted portability
It’s a great machine - but I think if you have a static location a high spec Mac mini is a better option
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I am a PHP developer, macOS is just the best option for my day job. I have the new i7, 32gb Ram and 1TB NVMe. It’s great but the graphics just suck balls…
I assume you meant Black Magic eGPU?
SSAO is particularly heavy. You can probably run at 60fps if you don’t mind it turned off
Probably - I’ve had the thing for 6 months and not used it because I cant quite fit it behind the TV
I am assured it is plug and play
I used to build windows machines for the boys when they were younger - this technology fascinates me constantly
A far cry from my first machine - a ZX80
Though that processor was at the heart of the space shuttle
All off topic I know - let’s say I am a big fan of the Apple MacMini if you spend the money on an upgraded unit
I do play on a mac mini i7 but i got a eGPU connected to it, runs perfect thought
Buy eGPU and enjoy your Mac mini.
^^ which eGPU?
The only thing stopping me buying one is not knowing enough about them.
Needs to run two monitors, the BlackMagic (cheaper one) is only good for one. Although I see they have a cheaper (of course less powerful graphics) sonnet that can handle multiple monitors.
I was hoping the lower spec unit I bought would run 6 or 7 of 10 - how do you find it?
I always set graphics at max 60 FPS - no point in any more
for Macbook pro users I scaled down resolution to 1080p and lowered shadows to low and particle density to low (which there’s almost no difference with high). Constant 60 fps with vsync without a drop.
im playing on mac airbook i bought in 2012 and its all running fluent 30fps+ all the time
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