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ginandplatonic
6 years ago
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New Mac book pro, 560x vs Vega 16 vs Vega 20

Hi, I want to buy the wife a MacBook Pro that will run the sims 4 without issue with decent FPS and high graphics settings. i know windows is cheaper, looking into those options, but what do people ...
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  • Bluebellflora's avatar
    Bluebellflora
    6 years ago
    @ginandplatonic

    That MBP looks great and will be able to handle all settings on high. I have the 2017 model with AMD Radeon Pro 560 and all settings are high, the game looks stunning. Depending on resolution you should get a decent FPS. If you can afford it, go for the top GPU but you will be fine with the entry level one.

    SSD will help, also the fab 8-core i9 🙂

    Bear in mind that the OS will throttle power when it starts heating up so make sure to elevate it well or sit it on a cooling pad.
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Bluebellflora
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6 years ago
@ginandplatonic

That MBP looks great and will be able to handle all settings on high. I have the 2017 model with AMD Radeon Pro 560 and all settings are high, the game looks stunning. Depending on resolution you should get a decent FPS. If you can afford it, go for the top GPU but you will be fine with the entry level one.

SSD will help, also the fab 8-core i9 🙂

Bear in mind that the OS will throttle power when it starts heating up so make sure to elevate it well or sit it on a cooling pad.
  • ginandplatonic's avatar
    ginandplatonic
    6 years ago

    Haha, it’s you! The sims 4 on Mac guru!

    I was all set to do the purchase and then saw someone claiming that a new 16 inch mbp is due out in October? I  feel like I should wait to see what happens with that!

    can I ask do you know what your FPS is as well on the 560X?

    are we talking 45-55 or more like 60 or even more?

    if I could upgrade the cheaper one to more storage without it costing about the same I totally would, 250gb just isn’t going to cut it, feel like apple have been very sneaky with that!

    thank you for your reply! Over about 3’places I’ve asked it’s the first helpful reply that doesn’t just go “have you tried windows!”

    • Bluebellflora's avatar
      Bluebellflora
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      6 years ago

      @ginandplatonic 

      Lol! Not really but I try 🙂

      I get about 25-30 FPS in windowed mode with a resolution of 3284x1930. My game looks like this:

      You'll get higher FPS with lower resolution. I'm also hoping the Metal upgrade will give the game a boost!

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