Diablo 3 will my mac run it?

[Razzerman]

To the OP,

I'm running an early 2009 mac mini, very similar specs to yours (mine has 2ghz c2d). 4gb Ram, 256mb 9400.

Played D3 on the test weekend and was pleasantly surprised that it ran okay. Everything was on low, think resolution was 1024, iirc. Completed as barb, no noticeable lag on big boss at end. No noticeable difference when I tried the multiplayer.

I'll be getting it when it's released - at least I know it will run, just not with all the fancy graphics turned on - pauper version of D3 for me

Cheers,

Ray

 

[andant96]

I played Diablo 3 last weekend during the open beta.

You can check my specs in my signature.

Had a smooth experience, except for bigger fights were the frame rate droped significantly but not every time. I think it will get better after few patches... Played on 1280 * 720 resolution with everything low except textures which i kept high..

Yeah they will probably fix it until the release.

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To the OP,

I'm running an early 2009 mac mini, very similar specs to yours (mine has 2ghz c2d). 4gb Ram, 256mb 9400.

Played D3 on the test weekend and was pleasantly surprised that it ran okay. Everything was on low, think resolution was 1024, iirc. Completed as barb, no noticeable lag on big boss at end. No noticeable difference when I tried the multiplayer.

I'll be getting it when it's released - at least I know it will run, just not with all the fancy graphics turned on - pauper version of D3 for me

Cheers,

Ray

Yeah it will probably run even better on release. Thanks for the info. I don't really care too much about the graphics. Just want to play the game without any major gameplay issues and/or lag.

 

[aleXXXps]

I'm here to confirm that Diablo 3 Beta runs quite well on the 2010 White Macbook with 4gb of Ram and Nvidia 320m integrated graphics. I set the resolution to 1280x800 and played on medium settings no anti aliasing. It didn't hiccup or stutter at all, just my fans tended to work a little bit harder than normal.

 

[andant96]

I'm here to confirm that Diablo 3 Beta runs quite well on the 2010 White Macbook with 4gb of Ram and Nvidia 320m integrated graphics. I set the resolution to 1280x800 and played on medium settings no anti aliasing. It didn't hiccup or stutter at all, just my fans tended to work a little bit harder than normal.

Is that a good video card?
I bought my iMac in the pre-summer of 2010.

 

[Echoes2331]

iMac 2007

Firstly, I have to say that I enjoyed beta very much...I'll buy it for sure.

But one thing bugs me...It plays very poorly...my settings:
-Everything to Low/Off, AA Off, Low FX On
-1024 x 640 wtf?

On these settings it plays fine, I think around 50fps...if I increase the resolution a little, it jumps down to around 20fps

My machine:
iMac 20-inch, Mid 2007; 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo; 4 GB RAM; ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 MB

I know I reach only minimum system requirements....but...does it have to be that bad!

....or is it something wrong here....

 

[andant96]

Firstly, I have to say that I enjoyed beta very much...I'll buy it for sure.

But one thing bugs me...It plays very poorly...my settings:
-Everything to Low/Off, AA Off, Low FX On
-1024 x 640 wtf?

On these settings it plays fine, I think around 50fps...if I increase the resolution a little, it jumps down to around 20fps

My machine:
iMac 20-inch, Mid 2007; 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo; 4 GB RAM; ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 MB

I know I reach only minimum system requirements....but...does it have to be that bad!

....or is it something wrong here....

I have heard that many have problems with the beta. Blizzard are going to fix the mac Diablo 3 to the release on 15 May.

 

[Mr.C]

Is that a good video card?
I bought my iMac in the pre-summer of 2010.

It's not. It's not a dedicated GPU and uses shared memory.

http://www.appleinsider.com/article...ially_for_apples_new_13_inch_macbook_pro.html

 

[doobybiggs]

just checked my HD3000 and settings ....

I average around 25FPS ... big fights or lots of skeletons and stuff it will drop down to around 15ish FPS

 

[dr Dunkel]

just checked my HD3000 and settings ....

I average around 25FPS ... big fights or lots of skeletons and stuff it will drop down to around 15ish FPS

Alas, unplayable?

 

[lgwells1]

I installed the beta, my account is not activated for beta so I could not play. Just sitting at the login screen, my fans kicked onto high and my MBP got pretty warm.


Early 2011 13" 8GB Ram, 512 HD 3000.

 

[mark28]

If WoW and Starcraft II both run on high settings at a resolution of 1680 x 1050 flawlessly, shouldn't Diablo 3 be able to run at high also at such resolution ( or maybe max out the game even? )

 

[doobybiggs]

Alas, unplayable?

neh, actually not bad.

I only notice a little lag if I am surrounded by like 20 guys and I start casting all my skills/spells.

Sure if there are huge fights and stuff it may hit a ridiculously low FPS ... have not got that far in the game yet though.

running around the world and killing a few enemies at a time is lag free ... at least for me.

 

[Mr.C]

If WoW and Starcraft II both run on high settings at a resolution of 1680 x 1050 flawlessly, shouldn't Diablo 3 be able to run at high also at such resolution ( or maybe max out the game even? )

No for the simple reason Diablo III is a much newer game and requires a higher level of resources.

 

[Mister Bumbo]

When I tried out Diablo 3 during the open beta weekend it was a pitiful experience.

I have the early 2009 iMac 20", with 2.66 Ghz Core 2 Duo, NVIDIA GeForce 9400m - 256 and 8 gigs of ram.

I had to run the game in 800x600 resolution, everything on lowest possible, and this left me with a game that looked "alright" for the resolution (well... that's what I kept telling myself) and the in-game text was pretty much unreadable. I had in small in-door areas up to 30 FPS, though outside and during times with alot of monsters and spells at work, the FPS went down to 5-6, in calm outdoor areas the FPS rarely went above 15. On top of that there was a sluggishness overall when in combat, things appearing on screen up to 3-4 seconds after it actually occured.

Blizzard has confirmed known issues with Mac (Well, actually OS X, since macs with Windows via bootcamp has much better performance) performance and will try to resolve some issues for the launch, but some blizzard employees has also stated that the 9400m has for diablo 3 very low shader support, being the biggest bottleneck.

I also, as some others, hoped that the "Well I can run WoW and SC2 fine, then why not Diablo 3?" - sentiment would be true... but alas - no.
This may perhaps be that WoW uses a graphics engine that is, compared to the speed of game evolution, - ancient.

Anyways I hope to get a new 2012 iMac so it will be alright for me, but I do hope that for you guys who are for now stuck with the 9400m that the game will run better at launch than it did for me during the open beta weekend, because there's a difference between a game being supported and being able to run, and then actually being playable and enjoyable.

 

[SlickShoes]

Surely it is a complete stretch to expect a 2009 integrated GPU to be able to play a 2012 released game at any sort of decent resolution and frame rate?

I understand that your mac cost a lot, mine did too, but that was a fairly weak GPU at the time, I could play 2009 games on medium settings so normal logic would suggest that 3 years later I would be struggling to play modern games.

 

[irnchriz]

Played through the beta weekend on both systems below. iMac ran flawlessly Macbook Pro ran ace on low at native res. Playtime split 50/50 between them the iMac is obviously best but being able to play on the go with the Macbook was great.

 

[Mr.C]

Played through the beta weekend on both systems below. iMac ran flawlessly Macbook Pro ran ace on low at native res. Playtime split 50/50 between them the iMac is obviously best but being able to play on the go with the Macbook was great.

Keep in mind the only way you can play on the go is if you have access to a Wi-Fi connection as Diablo III has to be connected online to your Battle.net account to play it.

 

[lythium]

Keep in mind the only way you can play on the go is if you have access to a Wi-Fi connection as Diablo III has to be connected online to your Battle.net account to play it.

Moot point. Internet is everywhere now.

 

[Mr.C]

Moot point. Internet is everywhere now.

It's not a moot point as its not everywhere and even when it's available it's not always free. At the end of the day it makes it impractical to play the game anywhere you want. If your on a plane or train journey you're not likely to have Internet. Not all hotels have it and a lot that do charge for it. It's not a criticism on my part as I only plan on playing the game at home but an observation based on fact.

 

[samh]

Keep in mind the only way you can play on the go is if you have access to a Wi-Fi connection as Diablo III has to be connected online to your Battle.net account to play it.

Wi-Fi ≠ Internet Connection

 

[Mr.C]

Wi-Fi ≠ Internet Connection

Huh ?

 

[Erasmus]

Huh ?

Wi-Fi is a wireless data transfer protocol between computer hardware in close proximity. The Internet is a network of computer hardware that spans the world.

If a piece of computer hardware does not have a connection to the Internet via either mobile or fixed line broadband modem, and is actively sharing that connection with other devices on the Wi-Fi network, how can the Wi-Fi connection provide the Internet? Also, as an Ethernet connection to a broadband modem is just as viable, "Wi-Fi" is irrelevant in this case.

In other words, Wi-Fi can provide the Internet. The Internet cannot provide Wi-Fi.

Therefore WiFi ≠ Internet.

QED.

P.S. Would it not be safe to assume that Diablo 3 would have an offline mode like SC2? Even if it is a really crap offline mode?

 

[antonis]

P.S. Would it not be safe to assume that Diablo 3 would have an offline mode like SC2? Even if it is a really crap offline mode?

Sadly, no.

It is clearly stated by Blizzard that it will not allow offline play of any form. It requires an active broadband connection for the whole duration of playtime, just like WoW and other online-only games, although it is not an MMO. Even disconnecting for a moment will result to be thrown out of the game.

Actually, this decision has raised a lot of criticism on official D3 forums, since internet connection is not available everywhere, in every situation and scenario as said to above posts. And it is kind of weird to require such thing for a game like D3. But that's how it is going to be.

 

[samh]

Wi-Fi is a wireless data transfer protocol between computer hardware in close proximity. The Internet is a network of computer hardware that spans the world.

If a piece of computer hardware does not have a connection to the Internet via either mobile or fixed line broadband modem, and is actively sharing that connection with other devices on the Wi-Fi network, how can the Wi-Fi connection provide the Internet? Also, as an Ethernet connection to a broadband modem is just as viable, "Wi-Fi" is irrelevant in this case.

In other words, Wi-Fi can provide the Internet. The Internet cannot provide Wi-Fi.

Therefore WiFi ≠ Internet.

QED.

Just encouraging some folks to think outside their experience and perspective. I used non-wireless Internet all the time, and I use a wi-fi connection to a network without Internet access pretty often, too.

 

[lythium]

It's not a moot point as its not everywhere and even when it's available it's not always free. At the end of the day it makes it impractical to play the game anywhere you want. If your on a plane or train journey you're not likely to have Internet. Not all hotels have it and a lot that do charge for it. It's not a criticism on my part as I only plan on playing the game at home but an observation based on fact.

Dont stay in hotels that dont have free internet. Every mcdonalds in the states has free wifi. Planes and trains usually have internet now. If worse comes to worse and your addiction is that bad... you can pay verizon to turn your phone into a hotspot. Dont tell me internet isnt everywhere, you couldnt escape it if you tried. Get creative son.