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English => News => Topic started by: Redaktion on April 02, 2026, 18:53:13

Title: Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 gasps for air as MacBook Pro 14 M5 shows 40% higher gaming performance in Cyberpunk 2077
Post by: Redaktion on April 02, 2026, 18:53:13
The Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 has no active cooling. This means that the M5 SoC inside the machine thermal throttles heavily under sustained loads. This thermal throttling reportedly takes a massive toll, as the MacBook Pro 14 M5 is over 40% faster in Cyberpunk 2077.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-MacBook-Air-13-M5-gasps-for-air-as-MacBook-Pro-14-M5-shows-40-higher-gaming-performance-in-Cyberpunk-2077.1264788.0.html
Title: Re: Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 gasps for air as MacBook Pro 14 M5 shows 40% higher gaming performance i
Post by: Coolkie on June 25, 2026, 13:38:03
Geekerwan is not Korean btw. They're Chinese YouTuber.
Title: Re: Apple MacBook Air 13 M5 gasps for air as MacBook Pro 14 M5 shows 40% higher gaming performance i
Post by: Mehelk on June 25, 2026, 15:14:57
Kinda doesn't matter. With or without fans, the M5 is just too weak in general to run the game at high preset. Need M5 pro minimum but that's a lot more expensive. Maybe the M6 can bring M5 pro graphics performance to the air, as that would be ideal.
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