Terminal Fantasy Xiv graphic exam in a MacBook Pro 13" Windows 10 with Intel Core i5-6360U, 8GB RAM, and Iris Graphic 540.

If y'all carefully read system requirements for Final Fantasy Fourteen, it say this MacBook Pro xiii" doesn't see minimum system requirements, peculiarly in GPU section.

"Hey, this is the simply mobile computer I owned," I said that to my self two years ago and before I play this game. Terminal year, I build my ain PC Desktop that powerful enough to play Last Fantasy Xiv (and also some other games) in 4K 60fps.

But now I'k simply curious. How "bad" my MacBook Pro xiii" can run Last Fantasy Xiv? And then I run various setting to get better data, which setting here-and-there may I use so I can play properly on my MacBook Pro. I run Windows 10 with feature pack 21H1 version on my MacBook Pro (BootCamp mode). My main priority on this exam is only for crafting, access retainers, open market lath, thousand company delivery turn-in, and other non-combat in-game play.

For get-go exam, I run Final Fantasy XIV with graphic setting in Standard (Laptop) then Maximum with 720p and 1080p. I desire to know maximum FPS my MacBook Pro can handle with this various graphic resolutions and settings.

720p, Standard (Laptop) – resulting 27fps
1080p, Standard (Laptop) – resulting 16fps. *but 14fps on screenshoot
720p, Maximum – resulting 9fps
1080p, Maximum – resulting 4fps

For second test, I run Final Fantasy 14 in various graphic resolution and Standard (Laptop) setting with frame rate limit at 30fps and 15fps so I know how much graphic load/resources used in this settings. Because 1080p Standard (Laptop) resulting ~14fps. I won't show result for 1080p with frame rate limit in 30fps. Only because 720p resulting nearly 27fps, it is wort to test with 30fps limit.

720p, Standard (Laptop), FPS limit 30fps – resulting 25fps and GPU load 100%.
720p, Standard (Laptop), FPS limit 15fps – resulting 15fps (max limit) and 59% GPU load.
1080p, Standard (Laptop), FPS limit 15fps – resulting 15fps (max limit) and 97% GPU load. *but 14fps on screenshoot

Equally conclusion:

Proper settings to use is Standard (Laptop) in 720p and frame rate limit at 30fps. Information technology resulting under 30fps (~27fps) but it is okay since this test run in Limsa Lominsa Metropolis, virtually crowded city and near highest players count stay there all day. To preserve GPU resources, proper setting to use is Standard (Laptop) in 720p and frame charge per unit limit at 15fps. It volition takes your graphic resource ~59%. Likewise, I tin play in 1080p but amend with frame charge per unit cap at 15fps, it will takes your graphic resource ~97%.

Best scenario to play Final Fantasy XIV on MacBook Pro 13" in non-gainsay gameplay:

  • Want to play in 30fps, play in 720p and enable FPS limit at 30fps, Standard (Laptop) Preset.
  • Desire to save resource, play in 720p and enable FPS limit at 15fps, Standard (Laptop) Preset.
  • Desire to play in 1080p, play in 1080p and enable FPS limit at 15fps, Standard (Laptop) Preset.

This is not as accurate as criterion result. Just for twenty-four hour period-to-day usage, this graphic setting scenario would be enough helpful.

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