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Title: MacBook Neo punches above its weight in Windows 11 gaming test
Post by: Redaktion on April 12, 2026, 08:53:25
YouTuber ETA Prime has tested Windows 11 on the MacBook Neo through a virtualization app called Parallels. With full 3D hardware acceleration, the Apple A18 Pro SoC smoothly ran some Windows games on it as well.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/MacBook-Neo-punches-above-its-weight-in-Windows-11-gaming-test.1272022.0.html
Title: Re: MacBook Neo punches above its weight in Windows 11 gaming test
Post by: DantePierttyr on April 12, 2026, 11:57:55
Ia that a joke? Lol
Title: Re: MacBook Neo punches above its weight in Windows 11 gaming test
Post by: BotenookCheck on April 12, 2026, 15:23:28
Dude, the Neo is not meant for gaming, and it won't do well at it regardless of what some tryhard modder pretends to claim. It's a phone SOC. Just let it be. The M chips do OK, but they're still hampered by MacOS and the lack of gaming capability that comes with it.
Title: Re: MacBook Neo punches above its weight in Windows 11 gaming test
Post by: missingxtension on April 12, 2026, 23:45:34
Where is this surprising? Its portal 2..might at well run dead space (original not rebasterdized) hl2 and everything a p4 can run