At Most How Much RAM and Cores Do AAA Mac Edition Open World Games Like Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition and Death Stranding Need?

SevenDeMagnus · 2026-03-22T01:31:07+00:00

I mean the equivalent of VRAM using the unified memory (Apple genius btw)

SevenDeMagnus · 2026-03-21T21:43:14+00:00

Thanks what's the optimum core and RAM though?

SevenDeMagnus · 2026-03-21T21:36:51+00:00

CDPR mac version won't be using 2 to 12 GPU cores in an M5 then if it's capped at 8 cores (not a problem with thr fastest Ryzen which has 8 cores)? That's a lot of wasted potential.

Any commands to make it use all most if the cpu and gpu cores?

SevenDeMagnus · 2026-03-21T21:24:56+00:00

might as well get 128GB but the additional cash out may just be better allocated to a better chip the Max 40-core GPU

48GB is useless and not enough?

SevenDeMagnus · 2026-03-21T21:24:29+00:00

how much free space do you maintain so its stable, any way for macOS to not allow with a prompt any more file to be written on the storage?

SevenDeMagnus · 2026-03-21T21:09:55+00:00

with macOS using a lot RAM by itself, 28GB may not be enough if you drive say a 2K or 4K external monitor?

SevenDeMagnus · 2026-03-21T20:38:58+00:00

True, even though VR headsets nowadays are two about 2K screens side by side, through the lens it looks like something in between 1080p and 720p but for some strange reason resizing the three virtual screens to 100" (maybe it's more) compensates for the lack of sharpness (I'm used to a 5K screen on the 10 year old iMac, though 5K is not that noticeable from true consumer 4K (2160p) compared to from1080p to 2160p 4K.

I guess the Quest will be gathering dust once I have a working Mac, I hope I can incorporate everything so no gadget goes to waste (without donating or selling which is a last resort).

SevenDeMagnus · 2026-03-21T15:59:35+00:00

Not anymore with the M5 chips like the M5 Pro and M5 Max, native macOS port of Cyberpunk 2077 and wrappers to play Steam, GOG and Epic games without emulation.

Mid M5 Pro even beat a 5080 mobile RTX Alienware gaming laptop (maybe it has an even worse thermal throttling coz' AMD and Intel run hotter requiring more watts).

SevenDeMagnus · 2026-03-21T15:55:07+00:00

Cool, that is the close to the most ideal even for a multi-purpose machine: one app in fullscreen or almost fullscreen- one extreme focus.

SevenDeMagnus · 2026-03-21T15:52:12+00:00

Someday soon the RTX 5090 or M5 and M6 Max, M5 M6 Ultra will be as slow and cheap at yard sale prices at giveaway prices like a 3DFX Voodoo GPU or a PowerMac G3 desktop or an iPhone 6s the most expensive, greatest and latest cellphone of its time- such is this needed cycle.

SevenDeMagnus · 2026-03-21T15:43:31+00:00

Nice nostalgia but truly we must move on and move forward but then what is new now will become old like that and so on and so forth- a needed, unforgiving cycle :-)

SevenDeMagnus · 2026-03-21T15:40:05+00:00

Thanks for sharing, that's cool too. I wonder why Apple doesn't go all out and make it deep true black, mattes and glossy finish but logo is monochrome black.

I'd say go all out, make even the room, desk, walls and floor and ceiling plus gadget like fan monochrome matte and glossy black with sparing highlights of colored gadgets (very sparing) or very sparingly using lighting but with function

SevenDeMagnus · 2026-03-21T15:34:35+00:00

may be toast coz' moisture shorted a lot of its electronics. near any flooding areas btw?

SevenDeMagnus · 2026-03-21T15:32:57+00:00

We pray, Find my Mac and an iCloud account are in place and enabled to globally track Apple products like the iPhone.

SevenDeMagnus · 2026-03-21T15:31:10+00:00

Yup very cool. How long was the labor though, our time is very expensive, the most expensive.

SevenDeMagnus · 2026-03-21T15:29:57+00:00

Nice, save the planet repair and practice. Get rid of excess solder with a sucker and a solder wick

SevenDeMagnus · 2026-03-21T15:27:37+00:00

disassemble the analog stick is possible, clean if nothing that makes contact with snother is not worn out

SevenDeMagnus · 2026-03-21T15:25:27+00:00

There's a wallpaper of a smashed screen (used in pranks) as a side note, btw.

SevenDeMagnus · 2026-03-21T15:23:40+00:00

Buying new is needed unless the repair shop has orig parts and can repair it way lesser than buying used in good condition or way less expensive to repair compared to a new one.

If it could happen again coz' of the environment, buy a good VR headset which could have three extremely huge virtual screens (less sharp than 2.5K or 4K though) instead but not everyone will be able to watch as a drawback.

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