Need Advice Desparately!

[StellarOdin]

So, in market for a new laptop. I play World of Warcraft regularly and love it; not really any other games.  I'm coming from a Dell Inspjron gaming laptop from 2017 I think (has the GTX 1050ti card, and really only hiccups regularly in the epic BGs, for those that understand)... Anyhow, I really want a MacBook Pro, new 16" model. And am seeking guidance on whether the AMD5300 in the lower end 16" MacBook Pro would be sufficient enough the play WoW and actually enjoy it, and allow me to dabble in my plans of creator type of work I know would be wonderful with a Mac (while also wondering if the AMD5500 would be noticeably better) . For what it's worth, I am also considering the MSI GS65 with a GTX2060, or a Razerblade 15.  Build quality matters, which concerns me with the MSI as I read mixed reviews, and don't have experience with the brand (but read consistently great reviews on it overall) . But longevity also matters a lot to me. Please help me

[Bombastinator]

So what you’re wondering about is gpu power specifically in WoW.

 

its kind of hard to tell because laptop makers have this unpleasant habit of naming laptop discrete GPUs after desktop GPUs they have basically nothing mechanically in common with.  I don’t  know what that “1050ti” actually is.

 

the gpu in the MacBook could be the rx5300M or the pro 5300M. They are not the same. 
 

https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-Pro-5300M-GPU-Benchmarks-and-Specs.442756.0.html

 

[StellarOdin]

What I'm wi dering is if I do get a MacBook Pro with the dedicated AMD GPU if that will be good/powerful enough to play the game I mentioned.  I'm not aware of the new MacBook pros have two variants available of the 5300 or 5500 (aside from the more memory in the higher end spec of the 5500 with 8gb memory vs 4gb). Basically if the build in the screenshot below would be sufficient. 

[Bombastinator]

SOP for this is look up the “recommended specs” for the game you are interested in.  I understand WoW can change its specs depending on what expansion is being used, so the latest a one is what will matter.  Those specs will be for a desktop not a laptop.  Look up the specs of that desktop GPU and compare them with the specs for a given laptop GPU you are interested in.  That should give you a good idea.

My memory is that WoW is a pretty lightweight app hardware wise.  The problems it has have generally a lot more to do with bandwidth and ping than actual GPU power.  As a result it will likely be fine.  I don’t know for sure though.

[jaslion]

Is your main focus to play wow on this computer or will it be used for anything else?

[StellarOdin]

I'm a very novice YouTube, creator that is looking to get further into this hobby (more important than the WoW playing, but I digress); that is what had me gravitate towards Macs to begin with. Seems like every successful creator / video editor is now or has at one time extensively used the MacBooks. 

[jaslion]

Just now, StellarOdin said:

I'm a very novice YouTube, creator that is looking to get further into this hobby (more important than the WoW playing, but I digress); that is what had me gravitate towards Macs to begin with. Seems like every successful creator / video editor is now or has at one time extensively used the MacBooks. 

Most people use premiere pro for video editing. Mac does have final cut pro but that is up to you to decide. I personally like permiere more because it has more features and integrates really nicely with other adobe products. The macbook is a big investment immediately but if you want it go for it however there are ryzen laptops coming out starting late march/beginning of april which seem to really stir up the market in terms of performance you can get. So if you can wait those would really be some to look out for.