Fortnite x Mac mini 2014

[mjharrell]

I have a Mac mini 2014 running Monterey. The machine has 16GB of RAM, a 1.12 TB HD, and Intel Iris 1536 MB Graphics.

I used Boot Camp to install Windows 10 onto this machine. The operation was completed successfully.

I then proceeded to download the Epic Games launcher, and then I downloaded Fortnite.

After launching the game and playing it, it was kind of a bad experience. The frame rate was extremely slow (Like 15 FPS) and there was a slight input lag on both KBM and controller. I believe the issue might lie in the underpowered graphics card.

Does anybody have any sort of suggestions on how I might make this run better?

 

[diamond.g]

I have a Mac mini 2014 running Monterey. The machine has 16GB of RAM, a 1.12 TB HD, and Intel Iris 1536 MB Graphics.

I used Boot Camp to install Windows 10 onto this machine. The operation was completed successfully.

I then proceeded to download the Epic Games launcher, and then I downloaded Fortnite.

After launching the game and playing it, it was kind of a bad experience. The frame rate was extremely slow (Like 15 FPS) and there was a slight input lag on both KBM and controller. I believe the issue might lie in the underpowered graphics card.

Does anybody have any sort of suggestions on how I might make this run better?

What quality settings are you running in game? IIRC there are "esports" settings that are like lower than lowest.

 

[mjharrell]

What quality settings are you running in game? IIRC there are "esports" settings that are like lower than lowest.

Before I even started a match I turned all the quality settings as low as possible and still wound up with a really bad experience.

 

[diamond.g]

Before I even started a match I turned all the quality settings as low as possible and still wound up with a really bad experience.

Ah, at that point lowered resolution would be your next option.

 

[mjharrell]

Ah, at that point lowered resolution would be your next option.

Did that too. Anything else?

 

[diamond.g]

I am fresh out of ideas.

 

[mjharrell]

Join the club.

 

[chrfr]

I think you're just running into the reality that the 2014 Mini didn't have great graphics performance when it was a new model 8 years ago.

 

[mjharrell]

I mean, that's probably fair. Is it hard to swap the graphics?

 

[diamond.g]

I mean, that's probably fair. Is it hard to swap the graphics?

AFAIK it isn't possible to change the GPU on a Mini. You could add an eGPU though.

 

[mjharrell]

AFAIK it isn't possible to change the GPU on a Mini. You could add an eGPU though.

I'll probably just have to stick with cloud gaming then. The machine is already 9 years old so I shouldn't expect much.

 

[diamond.g]

That is fair.

 

[Irishman]

I'll probably just have to stick with cloud gaming then. The machine is already 9 years old so I shouldn't expect much.

Or, start saving for a newer M1 Mac Mini (maybe even one of the rumored M2 Pro Mac Mini some time in the first or second quarter.

That’s what I’m doing. 😂

 

[carylee2002]

Get a eGPU enclosure and at the very least a RX 570 4gb pc card on the low end. Now you will need to do a hack because most eGPU is thunderbolt 3 and Macmini 2014 is Thunderbolt 2 but there is tutorials on how to fix that with a apple adapter and a command to be done in terminal via Youtube. Then just use that card for gaming. Also make sure the video card is compatible with monterey via apples website. No Nvidia cards.