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Will Sims 4 slowdown my Mac?
Hi! I have a Macbook air m2 chip with 8 ram and about a 193 GB left of storage and I want to know if running the Sims 4 with virtually all the EPs, a fair few GP, some stuff packs and some CC mods li...
- @Simswhynotplay
No, as soon as you switch from TS4 to another app the operating system will throttle processing power to a minimum to the game and ramp up power to the active app. The same goes for memory usage too. This is especially prevalent on the ARM equipped (M-series Apple silicon) Macs which are incredibly efficient and macOS which is now designed for these new generation Macs. It's never a good idea to have a game running in the background though if you're going to be doing something else for a while on any machine. Quit the game and relaunch it when needed.
You should never play for extended periods using the battery, always have it plugged in.
