Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
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New M2 Mac mini = more muscle for gaming? Let’s test 35 games on Apple M2 to find out!
Watch more Apple M2 videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9H5Z-IdZ8M0tUdSfS_rmdc8CRR_FD83e
How I measure FPS:
- trdrop - github.com/cirquit/trdrop
- Metal Performance HUD: developer.apple.com/videos/play/tech-talks/110339
Note, the framerate displayed is for demonstration purposes only, and should NOT be used as 100% accurate data.
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Mac mini M2 games shown:
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0:00 - Introduction
0:16 - Resident Evil 8 (Native)
1:28 - Native AAA demo (unoptimised)
2:45 - Disney Dreamlight Valley (Native)
3:22 - Baldur's Gate 3 (Native)
4:41 - Metro Exodus (Rosetta 2)
5:42 - Total War: WARHAMMER III (Rosetta 2)
7:10 - Shadow of The Tomb Raider (Rosetta 2)
8:10 - X-Plane 12 (Native)
8:54 - Psychonauts 2 (Rosetta 2)
9:26 - Dying Light (Rosetta 2)
10:13 - WORLD OF WARCRAFT (Native)
10:45 - Life is Strange 2 (Rosetta 2)
11:31 - Minecraft (Native)
12:21 - DIRT 4 (Rosetta 2)
13:00 - Borderlands 3 (Rosetta 2)
13:41 - Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Rosetta 2)
14:27 - Disco Elysium (Native)
15:02 - CS:GO (Rosetta 2)
16:29 - CIV 6 (Rosetta 2)
16:59 - HUMANKIND (Native)
17:29 - League of Legends (Rosetta 2)
Metal beta: devtrackers.gg/leagueoflegends/p/c1948cdc-mac-on-metal-beta-testing
18:05 - NBA 2K23 AE (Native)
18:52 - Prodeus (Native)
19:27 - Myst (Native)
20:38 - Sky: Children of the Light (Native)
21:10 - Sleeping Dogs: DE (Rosetta 2)
22:07 - Gloomhaven (Rosetta 2)
22:42 - COD: Black Ops 3 (Rosetta 2)
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23:54 - The Pathless (Native)
24:33 - Bioshock 2 Remastered (Rosetta 2)
25:17 - Subnautica: Below Zero (Rosetta 2)
25:56 - Divinity: Original Sin 2 (Rosetta 2)
26:33 - Alien Isolation (Rosetta 2)
27:07 - Firewatch (Rosetta 2)
28:04 - Farming Simulator 22 (Native)
28:46 - Company of Heroes 2 (Rosetta 2)
29:48 - Final thoughts and No Man’s Sky?
Support my work: buymeacoffee.com/mrmacright
New M2 Mac mini = more muscle for gaming? Let’s test 35 games on Apple M2 to find out!
Watch more Apple M2 videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9H5Z-IdZ8M0tUdSfS_rmdc8CRR_FD83e
How I measure FPS:
- trdrop - github.com/cirquit/trdrop
- Metal Performance HUD: developer.apple.com/videos/play/tech-talks/110339
Note, the framerate displayed is for demonstration purposes only, and should NOT be used as 100% accurate data.
………………………………………………….……………
Mac mini M2 games shown:
………………………………………………….……………
0:00 - Introduction
0:16 - Resident Evil 8 (Native)
1:28 - Native AAA demo (unoptimised)
2:45 - Disney Dreamlight Valley (Native)
3:22 - Baldur's Gate 3 (Native)
4:41 - Metro Exodus (Rosetta 2)
5:42 - Total War: WARHAMMER III (Rosetta 2)
7:10 - Shadow of The Tomb Raider (Rosetta 2)
8:10 - X-Plane 12 (Native)
8:54 - Psychonauts 2 (Rosetta 2)
9:26 - Dying Light (Rosetta 2)
10:13 - WORLD OF WARCRAFT (Native)
10:45 - Life is Strange 2 (Rosetta 2)
11:31 - Minecraft (Native)
12:21 - DIRT 4 (Rosetta 2)
13:00 - Borderlands 3 (Rosetta 2)
13:41 - Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Rosetta 2)
14:27 - Disco Elysium (Native)
15:02 - CS:GO (Rosetta 2)
16:29 - CIV 6 (Rosetta 2)
16:59 - HUMANKIND (Native)
17:29 - League of Legends (Rosetta 2)
Metal beta: devtrackers.gg/leagueoflegends/p/c1948cdc-mac-on-metal-beta-testing
18:05 - NBA 2K23 AE (Native)
18:52 - Prodeus (Native)
19:27 - Myst (Native)
20:38 - Sky: Children of the Light (Native)
21:10 - Sleeping Dogs: DE (Rosetta 2)
22:07 - Gloomhaven (Rosetta 2)
22:42 - COD: Black Ops 3 (Rosetta 2)
Subscribe to T7 Weapons Dlc & Camos to play offline: steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2818689863&searchtext=
23:54 - The Pathless (Native)
24:33 - Bioshock 2 Remastered (Rosetta 2)
25:17 - Subnautica: Below Zero (Rosetta 2)
25:56 - Divinity: Original Sin 2 (Rosetta 2)
26:33 - Alien Isolation (Rosetta 2)
27:07 - Firewatch (Rosetta 2)
28:04 - Farming Simulator 22 (Native)
28:46 - Company of Heroes 2 (Rosetta 2)
29:48 - Final thoughts and No Man’s Sky?
