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How well will my 2019 MacBook Pro handle The Sims 4?
This MacBook was a gift and I want it to last as long as possible. I don't want to deal any permanent damage so I'd like some educated answers on whether the graphics cards can handle the game. I wou...
- @kristinkelsey
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Just make sure you either elevate it an inch or so on a hard surface or use a USB cooling pad when you play so air can circulate and it doesn't overheat. No playing on nice warm comfy surfaces like pillows or duvets! The OS will do a good job of throttling power when it needs to, sometimes too good a job.
I still have a 2012 15" MacBook Pro with NVIDIA 1GB GPU going strong and able to play the game well so provided you're sensible you should be fine. There is of course always the risk that hardware can fail but that is applicable to any computer.
I always play with all settings on the highest possible and play for hours at a time. My main Mac for playing on is a 2017 15" MBP with 3.1 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7, AMD Radeon Pro 560 4 GB and 16GB RAM running Catalina.
