Working with NVIDIA GeForce Now on the Mac M1 is very similar to Windows. Will Mac users give it a try?
Apple Silicon M1-based Macs are great machines in many ways, and the numbers show it, but when it comes to gaming, they’re a far cry from their Windows counterparts. Historically, Windows gaming PCs have been much better platforms for this, much to the chagrin of fans of the Apple ecosystem. But cloud gaming is changing everything.
Working with NVIDIA GeForce Now on the Mac M1 is very similar to Windows.
The availability of NVIDIA GeForce Now 2.0.40 on Macs with an Apple Silicon chip will certainly make a big difference as it allows you to run PC games directly on an NVIDIA server to send signal, audio and video back to your Mac, thus offering the ability to play on any machine or Almost, if, of course, the connection speed allows.
This is especially interesting since you have access to a GeForce RTX 3080 equivalent graphics card with the appropriate option in your subscription. That’s more gaming power than the M1 chip can provide, but cloud gaming requires a good connection. Luckily, NVIDIA offers a test tool for GeForce Now that lets you know exactly if your speed is good enough or not.
Will Mac users give it a try?
In addition to the GPU’s own power, the platform itself is very important. Game developers don’t bother developing for macOS and the Metal API. Instead, they prefer Windows, OpenGL, Vulkan, and DirectX, which also ensures compatibility with PlayStation and Xbox consoles.
GeForce Now is a very interesting and quite successful solution if you have a good internet connection and end up with a very PC-like gaming experience. It’s not a complete replacement, but very close.
Plus, at €9.99 per month – €19.99 per month for the RTX 3080 variant – it’s a lot cheaper than buying a video game PC. Especially if you don’t play regularly. How many Mac users will be tempted? Future will tell. However, this is a very good option.