The new MacBook Pro M5 is another stellar Apple laptop that raises the bar for performance and battery life, as our M5 benchmark tests show. There’s no denying the system’s powerful performance, but how does it fare when it comes to gaming?

As always, we benchmarked a handful of games on the MacBook Pro M5. I also conducted my own hands-on testing that better represents the average person’s experience gaming on a MacBook. Through these methods, I've gained a solid understanding of where Mac gaming stands as of late 2025. In short, it’s better than ever, but there's still work to be done.

While you’ll have an easier time playing the best PC games on a Windows 11 machine, you won’t be completely dissatisfied playing some of your favorites on a machine like the MacBook Pro M5. Does the M5 M

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