M1 Mac Parallels Gaming

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The M1 Mac's inability to run Windows might seems like an obvious limitation, but it's actually a major issue for a lot of Mac users. Boot Camp is gone so you can't run Windows natively, which means you need to use a virtualization app. A few months ago, Parallels previewed its Parallels Desktop for Mac virtualization software on M1 Macs, and on Wednesday, the company annnounced thatParallels Desktop 16.5 for Mac—which brings full native support for both M1 and Intel Macs—is out of beta and now available to the general public.

If you want to run Windows on your M1 Mac, you can launch Parallels Desktop 16.5 to run the Windows 10 ARM Insider Preview, the only version of Windows that can run on Apple silicon. To get the Insider Preview, you need to register for Microsoft's Insider Program. Keep in mind that this is beta, so some features may not work, and it isn't optimized for performance.

Despite the lack of optimization on Microsoft's part, Parallels claims that performance of Windows 10 ARM is 30 percent better on an M1 Mac than Windows on an Intel Core i9 MacBook Pro, and DirectX performance is 60 percent better compared to a MacBook Pro with a Radeon Pro 555X GPU. And the M1 Mac uses 2.5 less energy than a 2020 Intel MacBook Air, the company says.

1. Parallels now runs Windows on M1 Macs but it’s not always powerful enough for some games. So our advice is, don’t delay upgrading to an M1 Mac if you’re only worried about performance issues. But do wait if the software you rely on is not compatible with M1 chips yet or you need Boot Camp to play Windows only games on your Mac.
2. When Apple Silicon Mac was first announced during the keynote at  WWDC on June 22 of this year, Apple  demoed a Parallels Desktop for Mac prototype running a Linux virtual machine flawlessly on.

I just got my M1 mini 16/512 I’m impressed to say the least. I’m a tinker and like to screw around with different things. (that’s actually the reason I bought an M1 Mac.) installed crossover installed steam 12:02 CST Games I got to work GTA IV (Windows on ARM) Parallels (runs well 45-60+ FPS mix of medium and high settings.

The major features that were in the version 16 release are fully available on M1 Macs, including Coherence Mode, Mac keyboard layouts, Shared Profiles, Touch Bar controls, and more. Parallels says that it hopes to add the ability to run macOS Big Sur in a virtual machine later this year.

Parallels Desktop For M1

Parallels Desktop 16.5 for Mac is $79.99 for a new subscription or $99.99 for a new perpetual license. An upgrade from Parallels Desktop 14 or 15 to a perpetual license is $49.99.

Parallels For M1 Mac

Macbook M1 Parallel Desktop