Cities Skylines: A Smooth Gaming Experience on M1 Mac

If you're a fan of city-building games, Cities Skylines is an excellent choice. But have you wondered how well it performs on your M1 Mac? In this article, we'll explore the game's performance and settings to help you get the most out of your gaming experience.

To start with, Cities Skylines can be played using CrossOver 21 at a resolution of 4K with graphics priority settings. This will give you an average frame rate of around 30-40fps. If you're looking for better performance, turning off some graphics settings can help increase the frame rate to 120fps at the cost of visual fidelity.

However, playing Cities Skylines using CrossOver 21 also offers a surprising benefit - it can be played with the same settings as before, but at an average frame rate of around 60-70fps. This is significantly better than Parallels 17, which can only manage around 27fps on GTA V at 1080p resolution with normal settings.

But what about other games? We tested Overwatch on our M1 Pro MacBook Pro with 14 GPU cores and 16 GPU cores, and got an average frame rate of 42fps and 45fps respectively. On an M1 Max MacBook Pro with 32 GPU cores, the game performed at an average of 96fps at 1080p resolution and high settings.

It's worth noting that Metro Exodus runs on macOS using Rosetta 2 and supports Extreme Dynamic Range (EDR). The game can be played on an M1 Max MacBook Pro with 40-50fps at 2234p resolution with High Settings, or up to 80fps if you lower the resolution. AMD FSR support is also expected in an upcoming patch, which should significantly improve performance even on M1 Mac and M1 Pro chips.

In conclusion, Cities Skylines offers a smooth gaming experience on M1 Mac, with options to adjust settings for better performance. Whether you're playing at 4K resolution or lowering the graphics settings, there's a way to get the game running smoothly on your Apple Silicon device.

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