Bought 14” m2 max 30 core for wow is there difference if I go for 38c?

[SamTheeGeek]

Hello,

Wondering if I should return my 14” mbp max 30c and get 38c for world of Warcraft to get a lot more fps in game?

Thank you

 

[raythompsontn]

If you are thinking you should, there is doubt in your mind. Return what you have and get what you think you need. Otherwise you will always second guess. More cores will obviously work better with your game. You cannot predict requirements for the future except those requirements will increase.

 

[SamTheeGeek]

If you are thinking you should, there is doubt in your mind. Return what you have and get what you think you need. Otherwise you will always second guess. More cores will obviously work better with your game. You cannot predict requirements for the future except those requirements will increase.

Yea I’m wondering if wow will preform even better on the 14”

 

[raythompsontn]

All things being equal (CPU, GPU, Memory) the screen size will not make a difference except to your visual perception. For a game I would use an external monitor thus making laptop screen irrelevant.

 

[Juicy Box]

I would think that you might see more of a sustained increase in performance with the 16”, due to the better cooling.

Also, I am curious what your settings and frame rate is. On my M2 Pro MM, I get playable framerates with every possible graphic setting maxed out.

If I just Most the default setting to “10”, it stays around 50-75fps, and is really smooth when turning.

 

[SamTheeGeek]

I would think that you might see more of a sustained increase in performance with the 16”, due to the better cooling.

Also, I am curious what your settings and frame rate is. On my M2 Pro MM, I get playable framerates with every possible graphic setting maxed out.

If I just Most the default setting to “10”, it stays around 50-75fps, and is really smooth when turning.

On my MBP M2 Max 30c I am playing on 10 preset full native res I didn’t change anything, I am getting 120fps during questing in twilight highlands for example sometimes it changes to 90-100fps it gets a little warm but not unbearable also the fan I can barely hear it and in storm wind it is 100-90fps super smooth overall I never got any hiccups and that’s 5hrs of gaming

 

[Juicy Box]

On my MBP M2 Max 30c I am playing on 10 preset full native res I didn’t change anything, I am getting 120fps during questing in twilight highlands for example sometimes it changes to 90-100fps it gets a little warm but not unbearable also the fan I can barely hear it and in storm wind it is 100-90fps super smooth overall I never got any hiccups and that’s 5hrs of gaming

While that isn’t in newer expansion areas, that is great performance.

Also, Dragonflight is really optimized for AS, and you may not lose much or any performance when you start questing there.

Now, future expansions might change things, but for right now, the 30c is overkill for WoW, let alone the 38c.

When it comes to thermal throttling, the 38c might be worse on the 14” than the 30c. So, switching might actually not give the performance increase you are looking for.

Oh yeah, I also forgot to say that with my Mac Mini, the performance I posted was with on a gaming monitor, 2560x1080 @165Hz.

So not an exact comparison with the MBP.

There is a lot of graphical settings that are not tied to the preset bar, so if you want to play with the others, it may improve how it looks, at the cost of frame rates.

Those other settings will most likely get your fans going though.

 

[SamTheeGeek]

While that isn’t in newer expansion areas, that is great performance.

Also, Dragonflight is really optimized for AS, and you may not lose much or any performance when you start questing there.

Now, future expansions might change things, but for right now, the 30c is overkill for WoW, let alone the 38c.

When it comes to thermal throttling, the 38c might be worse on the 14” than the 30c. So, switching might actually not give the performance increase you are looking for.

Oh yeah, I also forgot to say that with my Mac Mini, the performance I posted was with on a gaming monitor, 2560x1080 @165Hz.

So not an exact comparison with the MBP.

There is a lot of graphical settings that are not tied to the preset bar, so if you want to play with the others, it may improve how it looks, at the cost of frame rates.

Those other settings will most likely get your fans going though.

Thanks for your reply now I am leaning towards staying with my 30c heheh

 

[dmccloud]

Thanks for your reply now I am leaning towards staying with my 30c heheh

I have the 30 core 14" and with settings at max I'm rarely dropping below 120FPS, even in Dragonflight zones. I don't think there would be enough of an improvement with the 38c GPU to justify the cost of the upgrade.

 

[SamTheeGeek]

I have the 30 core 14" and with settings at max I'm rarely dropping below 120FPS, even in Dragonflight zones. I don't think there would be enough of an improvement with the 38c GPU to justify the cost of the upgrade.

Thank you awesome to know