XIV on Mac requires the latest versions of macOS Monterey, Ventura, or Sonoma.
As of April 14, 2024, Intel-based Macs with AMD graphics cards are no longer supported. XIV on Mac will only run on Macs with an Apple M1 chip or newer. Read more.
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Compatibility List
XIV on Mac is verified against the hardware configurations in the table below. Macs containing this hardware are:
- 13" (Apple Silicon) and 14" MacBook Pro from 2020 and later;
- 16" MacBook Pro from 2021 and later;
- MacBook Air (Apple Silicon) from 2020 and later;
- iMac from 2021 and later;
- Mac mini from 2020 and later;
- Mac Pro from 2023 and later;
- Mac Studio;
CPU | GPU | Notes |
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Apple M3/Pro/Max | Apple M3/Pro/Max | - |
Apple M2/Pro/Max/Ultra | Apple M2/Pro/Max/Ultra | All M2 chip configurations supported, including 192GB M2 Ultra |
Apple M1/Pro/Max/Ultra | Apple M1/Pro/Max/Ultra | All M1 chip configurations supported, including 128GB M1 Ultra. |
Note: At 1080p, most higher-end M-series chips are bottlenecked by Rosetta's x86 to ARM translation overhead rather than the GPU. However, they will be able to scale to high resolutions (1440p, 5K, 6K+) with minor performance loss
Benchmarks (Dawntrail)
The scores below were obtained from the Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail benchmark, using recommended settings and a render scale of 100%.
CPU | GPU | 1080p Scores | 1440/1600p Scores | Native Resolution Scores |
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Apple M3 Max (12 P-cores + 4 E-cores) |
Apple M3 Max (40 cores) |
Score: 13475 FPS: 97 |
Score: 10360 FPS: 73 |
(1728 × 1117) Scores: 14057, 14769 (5120x1440) Score: 5980 FPS: 41 |
Apple M3 Pro (6 P-cores + 6 E-Cores) |
Apple M3 Pro (18 cores) | Score: 7442 FPS: 53 |
Score: 4898 FPS: 34 |
(1512x982) Score: 9040 FPS: 64 |
Apple M3 Pro (5 P-cores + 6 E-Cores) |
Apple M3 Pro (14 cores) | Score: 6317 FPS: 44 |
Score: 4028 FPS: 27 |
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Apple M1 Ultra (16 P-cores + 4 E-cores) |
Apple M1 Ultra (64 cores) | Score: 13255 |
(5120x2880) Score: 5318 |
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Apple M1 Ultra (16 P-cores + 4 E-cores) |
Apple M1 Ultra (48 cores) | Score: 13225 FPS: 96 |
Score: 11763 FPS: 84 |
(5120x2880) Score: 4415 FPS: 30 |
Apple M2 Max (8 P-cores + 4 E-cores) |
Apple M2 Max (38 cores) | Score: 11911 FPS: 85 |
(3456 × 2234) Score: 5877 (1728 × 1117) Score: 14021 |
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Apple M2 Max (8 P-cores + 4 E-cores) |
Apple M2 Max (30 cores) | Score: 12987 FPS: 92 |
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Apple M2 Pro (8 P-cores + 4 E-cores) |
Apple M2 Pro (19 cores) |
Score: 8687 FPS: 62 |
Score: 5593 FPS: 39 |
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Apple M2 Pro (6 P-cores + 4 E-cores) |
Apple M2 Pro (16 cores) | Score: 8048 | Score: 4727 |
(3024x1964) Score: 3501 (1512 x 982) Scores: 9857, 9971 |
Apple M1 Max (8 P-cores + 2 E-cores) |
Apple M1 Max (32 cores) |
Score: 12122 FPS: 89 |
Score: 8234 |
(3840x1620) Score: 5818 |
Apple M1 Pro | Apple M1 Pro | Score: 7917 | Score: 3684 | |
Apple M3 | Apple M3 |
(1470x956) Score: 5271 |
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Apple M2 | Apple M2 | Score: 4386 | (1470x956) Scores: 4972, 5093 FPS: 35-36 |
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Apple M1 | Apple M1 |
Score: 3255 FPS: 22 |
Unplayable |
(1440x900) Score: 4348 FPS: 31 (1600x900) Score: 4104 FPS: 29 |
Benchmarks (Endwalker)
The scores below were obtained from the Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker benchmark, using recommended settings.
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CPU |
GPU | 1080p Scores | 1440p Scores | Notes |
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Apple M3 Max (12 P-cores + 4 E-cores) |
Apple M3 Max (40 cores) |
Score: 17338 Average FPS: 124 |
Score: 15734 Average FPS: 111 |
- Experimental MoltenVK + MSync - High Power Mode |
Apple M3 Pro (6 P-cores + 6 E-Cores) |
Apple M3 Pro (18 cores) |
Score: 17079 Average FPS: 123 |
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Apple M1 Ultra (16 P-cores + 4 E-cores) |
Apple M1 Ultra (48 cores) |
- |
Score: 15746 Average FPS: 114 |
- Experimental MoltenVK + MSync |
Apple M2 Max (8 P-cores + 4 E-cores) |
Apple M2 Max (38 cores) |
Score: 15568 Average FPS: 113 |
- | |
Apple M2 Pro (8 P-cores + 4 E-cores) |
Apple M2 Pro (19 cores) |
Score: 11223 Average FPS: 78 |
- | |
Apple M1 Max (8 P-cores + 2 E-cores) |
Apple M1 Max (32 cores) |
Score: 16058 Average FPS: 117 |
Score: 13967 Average FPS: 100 |
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Apple M1 Pro | Apple M1 Pro | Score: 8575 Average FPS: 58 |
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Apple M2 | Apple M2 | Score: 6309 Average FPS: 42 |
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Apple M1 | Apple M1 |
Score: 5284 |
Score: 3390 |
Thermal throttling occurred during testing. M1 MacBook Air does not have active cooling. Recommended to cap FPS at 30 or 45 if you play at 1080p (or) lower resolution to 1440x900 to maintain 60 fps. 1440p is pretty unplayable and not recommended. Should really only be used for screenshots on this M1 chip. |