Hollow Knight: Silksong on M3 MacBook Air 13″
Hollow Knight: Silksong is rated Great at tested settings from reports for this exact M3 MacBook Air 13″ configuration. The representative reported FPS estimate is 60 FPS at 2560 × 1664, Ultra preset.
Does Hollow Knight: Silksong run well on this Mac?
MacBook Air 13″ (2024)
M3 · 8 CPU / 10 GPU · 8 GB
The representative FPS value is an estimate reported by the source; its averaging method was not verified.
Evidence gaps: game version, test date, test scene, frame generation were not recorded for the representative result. Use the result with those limits.
Latest source/report update: 2026-05-06. This is separate from the date the game was tested.
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| Reported FPS | Resolution / preset | Upscaling / generated frames | Source and details | Test date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 FPSFPS counter estimate | 2560 × 1664Ultra | Not recordedFrame generation: Not recorded | MacGamingDB importFull test detailsRepresentative context | Not recorded |
MacGamingDB import · 60 FPS · 2560 × 1664
MacBook Air 13″ (2024) · M3 · 8 CPU / 10 GPU · 8 GB
This record represents the selected settings/test context. A context median may differ from this individual report.
- Graphics setup
- Not recorded
- Output resolution
- 2560 × 1664
- Preset
- Ultra
- Upscaling
- Not recorded / Not recorded
- Render scale
- Not recorded
- Ray tracing
- Not recorded
- Frame generation
- Not recorded
- V-Sync / FPS cap
- Not recorded / Not recorded
- Storefront
- Steam
- macOS
- Not recorded
- Game version
- Not recorded
- Test type / scene
- Not recorded / Not recorded
- Test date
- Not recorded
- Duration
- Not recorded
- Power
- Not recorded / Not recorded
- Game Mode
- Not recorded
Imported third-party FPS report under jjbomm; not a firsthand test. Missing dates/settings are unknown. Storefront may be inferred from source game association. Historical test architecture was not independently confirmed.
How to interpret these results
- Results apply only to the recorded settings, storefront, software and scene. Native availability does not establish good performance.
- Community reports and externally published measurements are not independent laboratory verification.
- Includes imported third-party FPS reports. Measurement method, test date, scene and some settings were not supplied; unknown values are not measurements. Storefront may be inferred; historical test architecture is unconfirmed.
Public thresholds: Great at 60+ FPS, Good at 45+, Playable at 30+, Struggles below 30. A rating applies to the selected reported context, rather than every graphics setting or part of the game.
1 exact-Mac records. Methodology 2026-11-03.1.
Native build evidence
Reviewed 2026-10-14. Verified storefronts: Steam, GOG.
- Steam: Hollow Knight: Silksong — Current released macOS game listing and purchase route.
- First-hand GOG build architecture inspection — Tested GOG Mac installation is explicitly described as Universal x86_64/arm64; includes a reproducible lipo architecture check and describes arm64 versus Intel mod-loader mismatch.
- Johnny Matthews: Apple silicon Silksong diagnostics — First-hand Steam/GOG modding guide documents the running game's arm64 architecture and incompatible x86_64 plug-in error.