Palworld on M1 MacBook Air 13″
Palworld is rated Playable at tested settings from reports for this exact M1 MacBook Air 13″ configuration. The representative reported FPS estimate is 40 FPS (resolution not recorded), Low preset.
Does Palworld run well on this Mac?
MacBook Air 13″ (2020)
M1 · 8 CPU / 8 GPU · 8 GB
The representative FPS value is an estimate reported by the source; its averaging method was not verified.
Evidence gaps: resolution, 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: 2026-06-24. This is separate from the date the game was tested.
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Each row is a source record. Different resolutions, versions and scenes answer different questions; these rows are not averaged together.
| Reported FPS | Resolution / preset | Upscaling / generated frames | Source and details | Test date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 FPSFPS counter estimate | Not recordedLow | Not recordedFrame generation: Not recorded | MacGamingDB importFull test detailsRepresentative context | Not recorded |
MacGamingDB import · 40 FPS · Not recorded
MacBook Air 13″ (2020) · M1 · 8 CPU / 8 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
- Not recorded
- Preset
- Low
- 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
- Mac App Store
- 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 2026-10-16. Verified storefronts: Mac App Store.
- First-hand Mac game architecture analysis — Technical inspection targets the stock Mac App Store game process as native ARM64, explicitly distinguishing it from Wine and Rosetta.
- Official release / store — Confirms the released macOS edition and its distribution.
- Pocketpair — native Mac release — Official Palworld account identifies the released Mac App Store game as running natively on Apple silicon.