


This piqued our interest so we endeavored to test some AAA games on the 16-inch M1 Max-powered MacBook Pro via Parallels. Some commenters stated that it’s possible to run Parallels to play Windows games on the new Apple laptops (as is the case with 2020’s M1-powered MacBook Pro). We recently detailed some of the reasons the new MacBook Pros are a waste for gamers. Plus: Samsung Galaxy S22 could look way different than the S22 Ultra.

MacBook Pro 2021 (16-inch) review: Power beyond belief.Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) review.The results are surprising considering how, on paper, the M1 Pro and M1 Max should deliver better-than-average gaming performance. Our own tests of the 14- and 16-inch notebooks revealed lower-than-expected frame rate numbers. While both MacBook Pros are leaps beyond previous Apple notebooks and some competitive laptops, they fall short when it comes to gaming performance.
