Does this model have adequate memory for gaming? null

If you purchase a 2021 MacBook model (14” or 16”), how “adequate” memory for gaming will depend on what kind of gaming you are looking to do. For instance, if you are just going to play games through the AppStore or Apple Arcade 16GB RAM will be more than enough. However, with gaming services such as GeoForce Now work on being more adaptable with MacOS, 16GB on these new machines may begin be used up in larger quantities. To make it simple, 16GB on the new 2021 MacBook Pros should be good for most gaming, but if you are looking more long term and interested in using more machine stressing services (GeoForce Now), then I’d look at models with 32GB RAM.

The issue is not adequate memory. Yes, it has adequate memory. The real issue is software. MacOs is not optimized for gaming, and game developers, with only a handful of exceptions, do not make their games compatible with MacOs. The hardware is plenty capably to run games at Mid to High settings, comparable to a mid-level PC gaming laptop. The difference is that you won't find many games made to run on mac, where just about every AAA game title is made for PC.

Technically, MAC's are not geared towards gaming, more for productivity. But to answer your question, if a computer was geared towards gaming, 16 GB of RAM would be adequate for any game.

Yes; the 8gb works fine for most games, 16gb is more than enough, but it is not built for gaming.

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If you purchase a 2021 MacBook model (14” or 16”), how “adequate” memory for gaming will depend on what kind of gaming you are looking to do. For instance, if you are just going to play games through the AppStore or Apple Arcade 16GB RAM will be more than enough. However, with gaming services such as GeoForce Now work on being more adaptable with MacOS, 16GB on these new machines may begin be used up in larger quantities. To make it simple, 16GB on the new 2021 MacBook Pros should be good for most gaming, but if you are looking more long term and interested in using more machine stressing services (GeoForce Now), then I’d look at models with 32GB RAM.
Answered by Jwalt 3 years ago
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The issue is not adequate memory. Yes, it has adequate memory. The real issue is software. MacOs is not optimized for gaming, and game developers, with only a handful of exceptions, do not make their games compatible with MacOs. The hardware is plenty capably to run games at Mid to High settings, comparable to a mid-level PC gaming laptop. The difference is that you won't find many games made to run on mac, where just about every AAA game title is made for PC.
Answered by MikeV81 3 years ago
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Technically, MAC's are not geared towards gaming, more for productivity. But to answer your question, if a computer was geared towards gaming, 16 GB of RAM would be adequate for any game.
Answered by Kenneth 3 years ago
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Yes; the 8gb works fine for most games, 16gb is more than enough, but it is not built for gaming.
Answered by MasterEL 3 years ago
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