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28 reviews across 27 games

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Black Mesa

Reviewed 3 months ago
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v26.0
DXMTUNPLAYABLE
M5 PRO
Graphics:
HIGH
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M5 PRO
Cores:
18 CPU, 20 GPU
RAM:
24 GB

Review Note:

-oldgui did not work for me, boots, but no menu.

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Reviewed 3 months ago
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v26.0
DXMTVERY GOOD
M5 PRO
Graphics:
HIGH
FPS:
80
Resolution:
2560x1440
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M5 PRO
Cores:
18 CPU, 20 GPU
RAM:
24 GB

Review Note:

DXMT : excellent, no big lags when generating shaders, plays super smooth. with dxvd : playable, but stutters at each shader generation, and it basically kills the immersion. I tried D3D Metal, it was much much worse than DXVK

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BeamNG.drive

Reviewed 3 months ago
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v26.0
D3D_METALGOOD
M5 PRO
Graphics:
HIGH
FPS:
75
Resolution:
2560x1440
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M5 PRO
Cores:
18 CPU, 20 GPU
RAM:
24 GB

Review Note:

plays OK, but often there is a huge fps dip when traffic is on, or during premade missions. Freeroam is ok and between 70-90fps

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A Plague Tale: Innocence

Reviewed 3 months ago
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v26.0
D3D_METALEXCELLENT
M5 PRO
Graphics:
HIGH
FPS:
76
Resolution:
2560x1440
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M5 PRO
Cores:
18 CPU, 20 GPU
RAM:
24 GB

Review Note:

runs great, 2k, between 69 fps and 100+ during the intro sequence

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Grand Theft Auto V Legacy

Reviewed 3 months ago
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v26.0
DXMTEXCELLENT
M5 PRO
Graphics:
HIGH
FPS:
105
Resolution:
2560x1440
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M5 PRO
Cores:
18 CPU, 20 GPU
RAM:
24 GB

Review Note:

Runs super great, everything almost maxed out (all in very high, not ultra), except "visual effects" only in high because very high causes black screens. MSAA X4 dips the fps to around 70 fps, MSAA X2 is the sweet spot.


Frames Per Second (Higher is better) Min, Max, Avg
Pass 0, 9.664114, 170.410004, 102.440208
Pass 1, 36.034737, 272.338562, 98.765472
Pass 2, 7.539641, 195.940109, 107.945374
Pass 3, 25.300570, 219.341537, 113.953217
Pass 4, 19.236799, 222.024872, 102.444023

Time in milliseconds(ms). (Lower is better). Min, Max, Avg
Pass 0, 5.868200, 103.475601, 9.761792
Pass 1, 3.671900, 27.751001, 10.124996
Pass 2, 5.103601, 132.632309, 9.263945
Pass 3, 4.559100, 39.524803, 8.775531
Pass 4, 4.504000, 51.983700, 9.761429

Frames under 16ms (for 60fps):
Pass 0: 948/950 frames (99.79%)
Pass 1: 922/924 frames (99.78%)
Pass 2: 993/996 frames (99.70%)
Pass 3: 1054/1056 frames (99.81%)
Pass 4: 11607/11630 frames (99.80%)

Frames under 33ms (for 30fps):
Pass 0: 949/950 frames (99.89%)
Pass 1: 924/924 frames (100.00%)
Pass 2: 995/996 frames (99.90%)
Pass 3: 1055/1056 frames (99.91%)
Pass 4: 11628/11630 frames (99.98%)

Percentiles in ms for pass 0
50%, 9.00
75%, 10.00
80%, 10.00
85%, 11.00
90%, 11.00
91%, 11.00
92%, 11.00
93%, 11.00
94%, 11.00
95%, 12.00
96%, 12.00
97%, 12.00
98%, 12.00
99%, 13.00

Percentiles in ms for pass 1
50%, 10.00
75%, 10.00
80%, 10.00
85%, 11.00
90%, 11.00
91%, 11.00
92%, 11.00
93%, 11.00
94%, 11.00
95%, 11.00
96%, 12.00
97%, 12.00
98%, 12.00
99%, 12.00

Percentiles in ms for pass 2
50%, 9.00
75%, 10.00
80%, 10.00
85%, 10.00
90%, 10.00
91%, 10.00
92%, 11.00
93%, 11.00
94%, 11.00
95%, 11.00
96%, 11.00
97%, 11.00
98%, 11.00
99%, 12.00

Percentiles in ms for pass 3
50%, 8.00
75%, 9.00
80%, 9.00
85%, 10.00
90%, 10.00
91%, 10.00
92%, 10.00
93%, 11.00
94%, 11.00
95%, 11.00
96%, 12.00
97%, 12.00
98%, 12.00
99%, 12.00

Percentiles in ms for pass 4
50%, 9.00
75%, 11.00
80%, 11.00
85%, 11.00
90%, 11.00
91%, 11.00
92%, 12.00
93%, 12.00
94%, 12.00
95%, 12.00
96%, 12.00
97%, 12.00
98%, 12.00
99%, 13.00

=== SYSTEM ===
Windows XP Professional
DX Feature Level: 11.0
VirtualApple @ 2.50GHz(18 CPUs), ~2400MHz
24575MB RAM
Apple M5 Pro, 9534MB, Driver Version Unknown
Graphics Card Vendor Id 0x106b with Device ID 0x0

=== SETTINGS ===
Display: 2560x1440 (FullScreen) @ 144Hz VSync OFF
Tessellation: 3
LodScale: 1.000000
PedLodBias: 0.000000
VehicleLodBias: 0.000000
ShadowQuality: 3
ReflectionQuality: 2
ReflectionMSAA: 0
SSAO: 2
AnisotropicFiltering: 16
MSAA: 2
MSAAFragments: 0
MSAAQuality: 0
SamplingMode: 0
TextureQuality: 2
ParticleQuality: 2
WaterQuality: 2
GrassQuality: 2
ShaderQuality: 2
Shadow_SoftShadows: 3
UltraShadows_Enabled: true
Shadow_ParticleShadows: false
Shadow_Distance: 1.000000
Shadow_LongShadows: true
Shadow_SplitZStart: 0.930000
Shadow_SplitZEnd: 0.890000
Shadow_aircraftExpWeight: 0.990000
Shadow_DisableScreenSizeCheck: false
Reflection_MipBlur: true
FXAA_Enabled: true
TXAA_Enabled: false
Lighting_FogVolumes: false
Shader_SSA: true
DX_Version: 2
CityDensity: 1.000000
PedVarietyMultiplier: 1.000000
VehicleVarietyMultiplier: 1.000000
PostFX: 1
DoF: false
HdStreamingInFlight: true
MaxLodScale: 0.000000
MotionBlurStrength: 0.500000

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Overwatch® 2

Reviewed 3 months ago
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v26.0
D3D_METALVERY GOOD
M5 PRO
Graphics:
MEDIUM
FPS:
120
Resolution:
2560x1440
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M5 PRO
Cores:
18 CPU, 20 GPU
RAM:
24 GB

Review Note:

plays great once shaders are loaded. needs latest crossover preview

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Kerbal Space Program

Reviewed 3 months ago
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v26.0
D3D_METALVERY GOOD
M5 PRO
Graphics:
HIGH
FPS:
90
Resolution:
2056x1329
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M5 PRO
Cores:
18 CPU, 20 GPU
RAM:
24 GB

Review Note:

crossover version allow to use the whole screen with the notch area whereas the steam Mac version does not. Solid performance. FPS are at 120 in space, and drops to around 90 near planets or on grounds

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Outer Wilds

Reviewed 5 months ago
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v26.0
D3D_METALGOOD
M5 BASE
Graphics:
MEDIUM
FPS:
75
Resolution:
1920x1200
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M5 BASE
Cores:
10 CPU, 10 GPU
RAM:
16 GB

Review Note:

runs okay, some stutter here and there. Tested with DXMT and D3DMetal, same performances. Game on medium preset.

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Garry's Mod

Reviewed 5 months ago
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v26.0
D3D_METALBARELY PLAYABLE
M5 BASE
Graphics:
HIGH
FPS:
120
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M5 BASE
Cores:
10 CPU, 10 GPU
RAM:
16 GB

Review Note:

native resolution, stable FPS, but for some reason the view isn't entered on the screen, like the screen was physically smaller than the image it tries to show. I tested different resolutions but it keeps happening.

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Catzilla 4K - Advanced

Reviewed 5 months ago
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v26.0
D3D_METALPLAYABLE
M5 BASE
Graphics:
HIGH
Resolution:
1920x1080
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M5 BASE
Cores:
10 CPU, 10 GPU
RAM:
16 GB

Review Note:

The now-obsolete benchmark starts and runs fine. 13900 score in the 1080p preset.

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Grand Theft Auto V Legacy

Reviewed 5 months ago
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v26.0
DXMTVERY GOOD
M5 BASE
Graphics:
HIGH
FPS:
90
Resolution:
2560x1600
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M5 BASE
Cores:
10 CPU, 10 GPU
RAM:
16 GB

Review Note:

game running from the official rockstar launcher. high settings except for ambiant occlusion which is OFF. Game running great between 75 and 120 FPS depending on the scenery.

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v26 beta 1
D3D_METALEXCELLENT
M5 BASE
Graphics:
HIGH
FPS:
60
Resolution:
2016x1309
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M5 BASE
Cores:
10 CPU, 10 GPU
RAM:
16 GB

Review Note:

Skyrim SE AE, steam version, works great with a few important mods like skse, sse display fix, etc, 60-90 fps. It can run at native resolution with fps at around 40

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v26 beta 1
D3D_METALEXCELLENT
M5 BASE
Graphics:
HIGH
FPS:
60
Resolution:
2016x1309
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M5 BASE
Cores:
10 CPU, 10 GPU
RAM:
16 GB

Review Note:

Skyrim SE AE, steam version, works great with a few important mods like skse, sse display fix, etc, 60-90 fps. It can run at native resolution with fps at around 40

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Cyberpunk 2077

Reviewed 6 months ago
Native

Native

GOOD
M5 BASE
Graphics:
MEDIUM
FPS:
90
Resolution:
1920x1200
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M5 BASE
Cores:
10 CPU, 10 GPU
RAM:
16 GB

Review Note:

M5 16GB/512GB, game runs correctly

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No Man's Sky

Reviewed 6 months ago
Native

Native

VERY GOOD
M5 BASE
Graphics:
MEDIUM
FPS:
75
Resolution:
2560x1600
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M5 BASE
Cores:
10 CPU, 10 GPU
RAM:
16 GB

Review Note:

M5 16GB/512GB, game runs fine, at native resolution I get about 50 to 60 fps, at 2560x1600 it's around 70-80 fps. Standard quality preset, HDR on

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Dying Light

Reviewed 6 months ago
Native

Native

BARELY PLAYABLE
M5 BASE
Graphics:
HIGH
FPS:
90
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M5 BASE
Cores:
10 CPU, 10 GPU
RAM:
16 GB

Review Note:

M5 16GB/512GB, FPS are great, but there is a lot of stuttering, which render the game barely playable. also there is an error when you start the game, saying it only supports radeon GPU, and when starting a new game, there is a black screen bug after loading, you have to press space to get to the game

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Rise of the Tomb Raider™

Reviewed 6 months ago
Native

Native

EXCELLENT
M5 BASE
Graphics:
HIGH
FPS:
60
Resolution:
2560x1700
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M5 BASE
Cores:
10 CPU, 10 GPU
RAM:
16 GB

Review Note:

M5 16GB/512GB, runs great, beautiful game

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Rust

Reviewed 6 months ago
Native

Native

PLAYABLE
M5 BASE
Graphics:
HIGH
FPS:
40
Resolution:
1920x1200
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M5 BASE
Cores:
10 CPU, 10 GPU
RAM:
16 GB

Review Note:

M5 16GB/512GB, heavy game for a Mac, I runs, not so great, but it's playable. Somehow I can't bind 2 and 6 on my European keyboard.

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Hades

Reviewed 6 months ago
Native

Native

EXCELLENT
M5 BASE
Graphics:
HIGH
FPS:
120
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M5 BASE
Cores:
10 CPU, 10 GPU
RAM:
16 GB

Review Note:

M5 16GB/512GB, excellent performance, at native resolution

Native

Native

EXCELLENT
M5 BASE
Graphics:
HIGH
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M5 BASE
Cores:
10 CPU, 10 GPU
RAM:
16 GB

Review Note:

M5 16GB/512GB, great experience, it obviously tank the FPS when you use a lot of units

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Project Zomboid

Reviewed 6 months ago
Native

Native

EXCELLENT
M5 BASE
Graphics:
HIGH
FPS:
120
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M5 BASE
Cores:
10 CPU, 10 GPU
RAM:
16 GB

Review Note:

M5 16GB/512GB, native app, running great at 120fps steady

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Cuphead

Reviewed 6 months ago
Native

Native

EXCELLENT
M5 BASE
Graphics:
HIGH
FPS:
120
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M5 BASE
Cores:
10 CPU, 10 GPU
RAM:
16 GB

Review Note:

M5 16G/512G, super fluent experience

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Super Hexagon

Reviewed 6 months ago
Native

Native

EXCELLENT
M5 BASE
Graphics:
ULTRA
FPS:
60
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M5 BASE
Cores:
10 CPU, 10 GPU
RAM:
16 GB

Review Note:

M5 16G/512G, well obviously this app runs fine, It could run in a browser tab

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HITMAN World of Assassination

Reviewed 6 months ago
Native

Native

EXCELLENT
M5 BASE
Graphics:
ULTRA
FPS:
80
Resolution:
2294x1490
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M5 BASE
Cores:
10 CPU, 10 GPU
RAM:
16 GB

Review Note:

M5 16GB/512GB, runs great, but the Mac gets really hot even with max fan. No vsync (it locks the framerate at 60fps).Maxed out settings at 2294x1490

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Tomb Raider

Reviewed 6 months ago
Native

Native

EXCELLENT
M5 BASE
Graphics:
HIGH
Resolution:
1920x1200
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M5 BASE
Cores:
10 CPU, 10 GPU
RAM:
16 GB

Review Note:

M5 16GB/512GB, super smooth, great title on Mac. Default graphics and settings, running really well. Steam version for Mac

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Arma 3

Reviewed 6 months ago
Native

Native

PLAYABLE
M5 BASE
Graphics:
HIGH
FPS:
50
Resolution:
1512x945
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M5 BASE
Cores:
10 CPU, 10 GPU
RAM:
16 GB

Review Note:

M5 16GB/512GB, playable at the very low preset with 1512x945 resolution, but it's rather ugly. Played on the apple silicon version.

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Celeste

Reviewed 6 months ago
Native

Native

EXCELLENT
M5 BASE
Graphics:
HIGH
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M5 BASE
Cores:
10 CPU, 10 GPU
RAM:
16 GB

Review Note:

M5 16GB/512GB, runs smoothly

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Borderlands 2

Reviewed 6 months ago
Native

Native

VERY GOOD
M5 BASE
Graphics:
ULTRA
FPS:
60
Resolution:
1920x1200
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M5 BASE
Cores:
10 CPU, 10 GPU
RAM:
16 GB

Review Note:

M5 16GB/512GB, game runs very well, maxed out settings on 1920x1200 and I probably get between 50 and 70 fps