Even without a native macOS version, Resident Evil Requiem can run at roughly 90 FPS on an M4 Max MacBook Pro – but it takes a compatibility layer, upscaling, and frame generation to get there.
Resident Evil remains one of the best-known survival horror franchises, and Resident Evil Requiem launched in 2026 as part of the series’ 30th anniversary. Counting mainline entries, it would be the ninth game – assuming Resident Evil Village (2021) is the eighth, and Resident Evil 7 is the title that kicked off the franchise’s modern era. The game is not natively available on Apple devices, but it can still be pushed to high frame rates thanks to the raw performance of the M4 Max.
Because there is no official port for Apple desktops and laptops, the workaround is CrossOver, a compatibility layer that allows PC games to run on Mac. The layer can translate DirectX 12 titles to Metal on macOS, which includes the latest Resident Evil. A Reddit user claims the game runs smoothly and shared a screenshot showing over 90 FPS (88.34 FPS reported) right at the start on the city streets. That opening area is typically more demanding than the closed, indoor environments later on, so the result looks particularly strong. The run shown was at 1800 x 1169, broadly comparable to 1920 x 1080 Full HD.
According to the report, gameplay sits at a high frame rate with a very steady frametime curve, but there are noticeable drops during cutscenes, along with lighting glitches and visual artifacts. The test was done on a 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M4 Max and 36 GB of memory, using CrossOver 26 Preview with Steam and the visuals set to High. That may sound surprising given that, only months ago, a game like Diablo 2 could barely hold around 40 FPS – but there’s an important catch.
To reach 90 FPS, the setup relied on FSR3 upscaling in Balanced mode, plus AMD frame generation. Without frame generation, you can expect around 50-55 FPS in the same scene with FSR3 – not terrible, but it’s also worth noting the game is described as quite well optimized compared to many recent releases.
Resident Evil Requiem is also said to run flawlessly on Nintendo Switch 2, and even on Steam Deck you can hit 60 FPS or higher, though setting a 40 FPS limit is recommended there. Even so, Apple is still behind in practice: the M4 Max is far more powerful than those handheld-class devices, yet it takes a compatibility layer to make it happen. The upside is that CrossOver enables something that previously wasn’t really viable – running Windows Steam games on a Mac.
Source: Tech4Gamers
