Gaming
Can the MacBook Air (13-inch, M1, 2020) run Final Fantasy XIV Online?
Minimum requirements
Probably can't run it
Just below the minimum requirements (one tier below the required graphics)
Does not meet recommended requirements
The publisher lists GeForce GTX 970 (tier 4), Radeon RX 480 (tier 4); we compare against the highest-class alternative, so the requirement is tier 4. M1, 8-core CPU, 7-core GPU — Apple M1 7-core GPU: NEAR_MISS. Apple M1 7-core GPU is tier 3; the requirement is tier 4. That is one tier below the requirement. M1, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU — Apple M1 8-core GPU: NEAR_MISS. Apple M1 8-core GPU is tier 3; the requirement is tier 4. That is one tier below the requirement.
Which configuration do you have?
This laptop is sold with 2 graphics options and the answer can differ. Pick yours — nothing is stored.
- M1, 8-core CPU, 7-core GPU — Apple M1 7-core GPU: Probably can't run it: just below the minimum requirements. Apple M1 7-core GPU is tier 3; the requirement is tier 4. That is one tier below the requirement.
- M1, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU — Apple M1 8-core GPU: Probably can't run it: just below the minimum requirements. Apple M1 8-core GPU is tier 3; the requirement is tier 4. That is one tier below the requirement.
How this was judged
Graphics chips are compared by class (an 8-tier rubric), not by benchmark score. The same tier as the requirement is only ever “likely”. Read the tier rubric and its limitations.
- Final Fantasy XIV Online system requirements · publisher requirements
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nvidia_graphics_processing_units · secondary source (Wikipedia), spec facts only
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_graphics_processing_units · secondary source (Wikipedia), spec facts only
- Manufacturer spec page for this configuration · manufacturer
Published requirements
Minimum requirements
- CPU
- Intel Corei5-8400 or higher
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or higher, AMD Radeon RX 480 or higher · DirectX 11
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 140 GB
- OS
- Windows 11 64 bit; also available on macOS
Recommended requirements
- CPU
- Intel Corei7-9700 or higher
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 or higher, AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT or higher · DirectX 11
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 140 GB
- OS
- Windows 11 64 bit; also available on macOS
Sources and limits
How we know this · Report an error
- Valve (Steam) — Final Fantasy XIV Online on Steam — System Requirements · retrieved 9/20/2026
The laptop’s figures come from its verified specification page. Requirements are the publisher’s and can change. This compares the laptop with the publisher’s listed native requirements — it does not account for emulation, translation layers or cloud gaming. See how we verify the specs.
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