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4 minutes ago, CapitalistVN said:

powerful integrated Intel HD Graphics 6000

No, just no, it doesn't even outperform the GTX 820m, so it won't do much. 

5 minutes ago, CapitalistVN said:

Recently my parents just gave me their old MacBook Air early 2015 version so they can upgrade theirs. I have my own desktop, but the question is, what can I game on my MacBook? My Mac got a 1.6Ghz Core i5-5250u, 4Gb of RAM, 250GB SSD, a powerful integrated Intel HD Graphics 6000. I'm a shooter kind of guy, but any great games that are playable on MacBooks are fine. I don't mind low settings or anything.

The specs are really quite unimpressive, most 2D games will run OK, some older 3D games for Mac might run at 20-30, most modern games won't run at all at a playable frame rate. 

 

4 minutes ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

I'd say Grand Theft Auto V wouldn't be bad to try but I'd highly recommend having at least 6GB of RAM for it.

GTA V will need bootcamp, since it's Windows only. 

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Recently my parents just gave me their old MacBook Air early 2015 version so they can upgrade theirs. I have my own desktop, but the question is, what can I game on my MacBook? My Mac got a 1.6Ghz Core i5-5250u, 4Gb of RAM, 250GB SSD, a powerful integrated Intel HD Graphics 6000. I'm a shooter kind of guy, but any great games that are playable on MacBooks are fine. I don't mind low settings or anything.

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4 minutes ago, CapitalistVN said:

powerful integrated Intel HD Graphics 6000

No, just no, it doesn't even outperform the GTX 820m, so it won't do much. 

5 minutes ago, CapitalistVN said:

Recently my parents just gave me their old MacBook Air early 2015 version so they can upgrade theirs. I have my own desktop, but the question is, what can I game on my MacBook? My Mac got a 1.6Ghz Core i5-5250u, 4Gb of RAM, 250GB SSD, a powerful integrated Intel HD Graphics 6000. I'm a shooter kind of guy, but any great games that are playable on MacBooks are fine. I don't mind low settings or anything.

The specs are really quite unimpressive, most 2D games will run OK, some older 3D games for Mac might run at 20-30, most modern games won't run at all at a playable frame rate. 

 

4 minutes ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

I'd say Grand Theft Auto V wouldn't be bad to try but I'd highly recommend having at least 6GB of RAM for it.

GTA V will need bootcamp, since it's Windows only. 

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CS:GO runs well enough to play on my macbook with very similar specs (macbook pro 2015).

The whole borderlands series has versions for OS X which run at ~40 fps on lower settings

 

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13 minutes ago, CapitalistVN said:

powerful integrated Intel HD Graphics 6000

lol, just no. xD

14 minutes ago, CapitalistVN said:

My Mac got a 1.6Ghz Core i5-5250u, 4Gb of RAM, 250GB SSD, a powerful integrated Intel HD Graphics 6000. I'm a shooter kind of guy, but any great games that are playable on MacBooks are fine.

CS:GO and TF2

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Most esports games such as rocket league, CSGO, will run on the low settings preset, overwatch might struggle on the intel HD graphics since there are a lot of scenes in the game where there is a lot of action going on.

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I have boot camp already. Mind you that MacBooks aren't upgradable. Their RAM is stuck into the mobo.

I have tried CSGO and it performs at 40fps Low Settings. For some reason, my POWERFUL graphics card don't increase it VRAM automatically.

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Considering that this is a $1000 laptop at the time my parents bought it, it just doesn't make sense. Even MacBook Airs today still use fking-slow 5th gen Core i5 U version

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FTL (faster than light) is one of my all time favorite games and would run like a charm.

 

Overwatch 

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Im able to play Overwatch on my i5 7500U with integrated graphics at 60 fps minimum but I dont know what you might get since its an older chip in that macbook

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Stardew Valley. That should run beautifully. Great game too.

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4 hours ago, CapitalistVN said:

I have boot camp already. Mind you that MacBooks aren't upgradable. Their RAM is stuck into the mobo.

I have tried CSGO and it performs at 40fps Low Settings. For some reason, my POWERFUL graphics card don't increase it VRAM automatically.

Ouch, alright.

CS barely needs VRAM to function. 512MB of VRAM would be more than enough for the game maxed out, truthfully.

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6 hours ago, CapitalistVN said:

Considering that this is a $1000 laptop at the time my parents bought it, it just doesn't make sense. Even MacBook Airs today still use fking-slow 5th gen Core i5 U version

Completely different target audiences. You don't get a Macbook Air or any kind of Ultrabook because it's particularly worth it price for performance. You get it to have a lightweight device with good build quality and excellent battery life so you can use it on the road. For that it is well worth it despite the specs.

 

If you want to game on it just use Steam in-home streaming and let your pc do the heavylifting

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I didn't say it's not built well. It has perfect battery life for my daily usage (if I'm not gaming) and great design. What I mean is it would be nice if Apple can squeeze in a 7th gen Core i5 in it. That will make my Mac more usable, and it's more powerful and power efficient

 

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21 hours ago, CapitalistVN said:

Considering that this is a $1000 laptop at the time my parents bought it, it just doesn't make sense. Even MacBook Airs today still use fking-slow 5th gen Core i5 U version

Considering its ultrabook, its not aimed for gaming or heavy desktop-style use. Its for light entertainment and office work for long periods. Plus lightweight for special portability. Put that $1000 for normal laptop and you are getting some performance. Not that much that I would be gaming regularly. But some.

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Older counter strike games, half life, half life mods, 

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23 hours ago, CapitalistVN said:

Recently my parents just gave me their old MacBook Air early 2015 version so they can upgrade theirs. I have my own desktop, but the question is, what can I game on my MacBook? My Mac got a 1.6Ghz Core i5-5250u, 4Gb of RAM, 250GB SSD, a powerful integrated Intel HD Graphics 6000. I'm a shooter kind of guy, but any great games that are playable on MacBooks are fine. I don't mind low settings or anything.

You can play far cry 3 and igi series some hitman games counter strike games and some pre 2011 fps games

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Old Counter strike maybe?

minecraft

half life games 

anything around the 2005 era, maybe later. 

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