macOS vs Boot Camp Windows 10 (Performance)

[naezith]

Hello there, I have a Macbook Air 2017. I know it's not for gaming but I installed TF2 on macOS, yet it was running terrible. Mouse lag, mouse freezes on clicks, FPS spikes all the time etc. I tried many OS tweaks but nothing helped. I have 2000 hours in this game so I know about all the configs and settings.

Last thing I wanted to try was, to install Windows 10 on an external SSD with Boot Camp, then run TF2 on it. So I did it and I didn't expect this much difference, it's insane. Running super smooth +60 FPS in 12v12.

If you are in the same situation, give it a try.

[Big Sloppie]

Good to know, even though Mac is by far the worst platform to do any type of performance related task outside video editing and creation.

[Blumberquack]

boot camp's almost necessary if you have a mac and want to play games, just play the games on windows and keep everything else on mac

[naezith]

I've been a Windows user my whole life. I recently got this MacBook to port my game to this OS. It's worse for gaming obviously but it still can run some lightweight indie games nicely. The thing I love about this laptop is the mobility, carry with one hand, touchpad and macOS are amazing for just internet browsing, multimedia and chatting kind of stuff. But yeah I have to plug my Windows external SSD in when I want to play it seems.

[Engineer Gaming]

I don't have any PCs or Mac Books. I only have this potato laptop but can run the game smooth at 50 FPS with some configs

[OLDMAN]

The problem is not the MacBook is is a cheap MacBook, tf2 is for macbook pro and higher

[naezith]

That's wrong in my optinion because same hardware runs it very smoothly on Windows as I said. Yet the left side heats up so much that burns my hand when I use WASD keys. Need to plug-in a keyboard.