Gaming
Can the MacBook Pro (16-inch, M2 Max, 2023) run Final Fantasy XIV Online?
Minimum requirements
Meets minimum requirements
Likely meets 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. M2 Max, 12-core CPU, 30-core GPU — Apple M2 Max 30-core GPU: PASS. Apple M2 Max 30-core GPU is tier 5; the requirement is tier 4. M2 Max, 12-core CPU, 38-core GPU — Apple M2 Max 38-core GPU: PASS. Apple M2 Max 38-core GPU is tier 6; the requirement is tier 4.
Which configuration do you have?
This laptop is sold with 2 graphics options and the answer can differ. Pick yours — nothing is stored.
- M2 Max, 12-core CPU, 30-core GPU — Apple M2 Max 30-core GPU: Meets the minimum requirements. Apple M2 Max 30-core GPU is tier 5; the requirement is tier 4.
- M2 Max, 12-core CPU, 38-core GPU — Apple M2 Max 38-core GPU: Meets the minimum requirements. Apple M2 Max 38-core GPU is tier 6; the requirement is tier 4.
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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