#HOW GOOD ARE MACS FOR GAMING PRO#
With the 13-inch MacBook Pro delivering a stated battery life of 20 hours - Apple nearly doubled what was previously possible on a comparable Intel build - as well as subsequent reviews of the laptop that showed performance was no slouch, Apple is now setting a third goal for its M-series processors: Bringing gaming to the Mac. In order to make the M1 processor a compelling switch for the company and devoted Mac fans, Bob Borchers, Apple vice president of worldwide product marketing, said that Macs have to retain strong battery life and deliver solid performance with Rosetta for emulation to make the transition from Intel CPUs as seamless as possible. In the same interview, Apple executives stated that before the company could enter the gaming space, it had to make the Mac powerful and power-efficient. The company had initially announced a timeline to transition away from Intel CPUs on the Mac at WWDC 2020. We love the challenge.”Īpple’s embrace of PC gaming comes on the strengths of its M1 processor. “It’s a natural place for us to be looking, to be working closely with our Metal team and our Developer team. “Of course, you can imagine the pride of some of the GPU folks and imagining, ‘Hey, wouldn’t it be great if it hits a broader set of those really intense gamers,’” Apple vice president of platform architecture Tim Milet mused in an interview with Tom’s Guide. The Mac maker confirmed its plans to get serious about PC gaming in a recent interview, which could potentially make it more appealing to gamers. But according to Apple itself, that could change in the future. In the past, gamers have had little reason to consider a Mac configuration for gaming.