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    MacBook Pro 13" with 9400M for gaming?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by MacAddict2011, May 25, 2011.

  1. MacAddict2011

    MacAddict2011 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a I believe late 2009 or early 2010 MacBook Pro 13" that has 4gb ram and has the 9400M Graphics. Am I able to do any gaming on it via Boot Camp? I play like COD and MoH Has anyone ever played or tried to play these on a MacBook Pro 13" with the 9400M graphics?

    Thanks in advance!
     
    MacAddict2011, May 25, 2011
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  2. HLdan

    HLdan Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes but possibly on medium to low graphics settings. Don't expect much as it's integrated graphics. People already complain that the latest dedicated GPU's in the Macbooks don't favor well in high settings with more recent games. You didn't mention this game but WOW should play rather nicely as it doesn't have extreme system requirements.
     
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    KillerBunny Notebook Evangelist

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    You'll be able to pull off some decent gameplay under low/lowest settings. With the 9400M, you might be able to pull off medium, but MBP's aren't known for their gaming abilities. If you want to game, just get a desktop, considering your MBP could probably fetch enough to get you a decently powerful desktop.
     
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    I am going to try to load up BF2 and MoH and see what happens. But has anyone with a MBP 13" with this gpu played any of these games or tried?
     
    MacAddict2011, May 25, 2011
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    aznguyen316 Rock Chalk Jayhawk

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    I've tried CoD4 on the 9400m wasn't bad ~30fps but that was a long time ago..
     
    aznguyen316, May 27, 2011
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    Is it best to play in Windows thru Boot Camp or thru VMware Fusion 3?
     
    MacAddict2011, May 27, 2011
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    KCETech1 Notebook Prophet

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    bootcamp for gaming
     
    KCETech1, May 27, 2011
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    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    Virtual Machines will never be as fast... Bootcamp is just a tool used to install Windows natively on your machine. When you boot up into Windows installed that way, its just like any other PC that can do anything another PC could do at full capabilities.
     
    doh123, May 28, 2011
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    ok thanks! :)
     
    MacAddict2011, May 28, 2011
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