Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 17 hours ago
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Cyberpunk on M4 MacBook Air vs M4 Mac mini. Let’s take a look!
See more Mac game reviews: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9H5Z-IdZ8M2lvy1MzdstMx1rI7STeI9c&si=Sva7c7L63GuoA3qb
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0:00 - Introduction
0:20 - 1080p, Medium
2:23 - 1080p, Medium, MetalFX Balanced
3:51 - 1080p, Low, MetalFX Performance
5:34 - Using a laptop cooler
6:08 - For this Mac and 40 FPS
8:08 - FINAL THOUGHTS?
Note about the benchmark scenes shown in this video. These are special test environments from CD Projekt RED, launched using Steam launch options.
They’re intended for benchmarking performance across different hardware — but currently crash on Mac when launched directly. As a workaround, I loaded them on a Windows PC, saved the game inside each environment, and then used Steam Cloud to load those saves on my Macs.
This allowed me to test these benchmark scenes on macOS without needing to launch them directly via Steam on Mac.
Thanks to piestudios on AppleGaming Discord server and Digital Foundry for pointing this out!
Full list:
-gameDefinition=base\streaming\test\gamedefs\test_nc_city_center_ow.gamedef
-gameDefinition=base\streaming\test\gamedefs\test_nc_kabuki_ow.gamedef
-gameDefinition=base\streaming\test\gamedefs\test_nc_little_china_ow.gamedef
-gameDefinition=base\streaming\test\gamedefs\test_sq_024_city_center_ow.gamedef
-gameDefinition=base\streaming\test\benchmark\benchmark.gamedef
-gameDefinition=base\quest\test\judy_bd_perf.gamedef
-gameDefinition=base\quest\test\cp77_performance.gamedef
Support my work: buymeacoffee.com/mrmacright
Cyberpunk on M4 MacBook Air vs M4 Mac mini. Let’s take a look!
See more Mac game reviews: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9H5Z-IdZ8M2lvy1MzdstMx1rI7STeI9c&si=Sva7c7L63GuoA3qb
Join the Apple Gaming Community on Discord: discord.gg/y3Z4GDa
0:00 - Introduction
0:20 - 1080p, Medium
2:23 - 1080p, Medium, MetalFX Balanced
3:51 - 1080p, Low, MetalFX Performance
5:34 - Using a laptop cooler
6:08 - For this Mac and 40 FPS
8:08 - FINAL THOUGHTS?
Note about the benchmark scenes shown in this video. These are special test environments from CD Projekt RED, launched using Steam launch options.
They’re intended for benchmarking performance across different hardware — but currently crash on Mac when launched directly. As a workaround, I loaded them on a Windows PC, saved the game inside each environment, and then used Steam Cloud to load those saves on my Macs.
This allowed me to test these benchmark scenes on macOS without needing to launch them directly via Steam on Mac.
Thanks to piestudios on AppleGaming Discord server and Digital Foundry for pointing this out!
Full list:
-gameDefinition=base\streaming\test\gamedefs\test_nc_city_center_ow.gamedef
-gameDefinition=base\streaming\test\gamedefs\test_nc_kabuki_ow.gamedef
-gameDefinition=base\streaming\test\gamedefs\test_nc_little_china_ow.gamedef
-gameDefinition=base\streaming\test\gamedefs\test_sq_024_city_center_ow.gamedef
-gameDefinition=base\streaming\test\benchmark\benchmark.gamedef
-gameDefinition=base\quest\test\judy_bd_perf.gamedef
-gameDefinition=base\quest\test\cp77_performance.gamedef
