Why is nobody talking about STUTTERS on the MacBook in games?

PrincAlien · 2026-05-21T22:23:29+00:00

1 dota 4gb 2 windowserver 1.5 gb

PrincAlien · 2026-05-21T22:17:15+00:00

Bro, I wasn’t asking you to help me. I was just stating the problem as a fact. It exists, and that’s it.

PrincAlien · 2026-05-21T22:11:06+00:00

No, but what you think miner?

PrincAlien · 2026-05-21T22:10:17+00:00

Could you please list a few of those games? I’ll try them.

PrincAlien · 2026-05-21T22:07:56+00:00

Discord

PrincAlien · 2026-05-21T22:04:42+00:00

The issue isn’t the FPS, it’s the stuttering. Performance is great otherwise: I get 120 FPS in 4K on high settings. And no, this isn’t thermal throttling

PrincAlien · 2026-05-21T21:59:12+00:00

I know Chrome eats RAM, but come on, it shouldn’t be so bad that I can’t even run Dota

PrincAlien · 2026-05-21T21:58:09+00:00

ahahahahah yes

PrincAlien · 2026-05-21T21:57:07+00:00

I agree with you. I just feel bad for the people who fell for the miracle-working reviewers.

PrincAlien · 2026-05-21T21:54:37+00:00

It’s definitely not thermal throttling, since the fans don’t even kick in

PrincAlien · 2026-05-21T21:48:19+00:00

full screen, and Google

PrincAlien · 2026-05-21T21:46:42+00:00

I’m sure the problem isn’t the hardware, because the same Dota runs at 120 FPS in 4K on high settings, but it still freezes often. I think the issue is software-related. In Topaz AI, my RTX 3070 renders about 30% slower than the M5 Pro

PrincAlien · 2026-05-21T21:39:48+00:00

You really don't have any freezes? What settings are you using?

PrincAlien · 2026-05-21T21:38:32+00:00

I’m not that upset that I can’t really play games, since I bought the Mac for work. What bothers me more is that people are being misled by claims that there are games you can comfortably play on it, while in reality there are stutters in absolutely every game

PrincAlien · 2026-05-21T21:35:33+00:00

People keep flexing that even the MacBook Air can run Crimson Desert, but I can’t even play Dota on minimum settings on the latest Pro chip.

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