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Can the MacBook Air (13-inch, M4, 2025) run Valheim?
Minimum requirements
Probably can't run it
Just below the minimum requirements (one tier below the required graphics)
Probably doesn't meet recommended requirements
The publisher lists GeForce GTX 950 (tier 3), Radeon HD 7970 (tier 4); we compare against the highest-class alternative, so the requirement is tier 4. M4, 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU — Apple M4 10-core GPU: NEAR_MISS. Apple M4 10-core GPU is tier 3; the requirement is tier 4. That is one tier below the requirement. M4, 10-core CPU, 8-core GPU — Apple M4 8-core GPU: NEAR_MISS. Apple M4 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.
- M4, 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU — Apple M4 10-core GPU: Probably can't run it: just below the minimum requirements. Apple M4 10-core GPU is tier 3; the requirement is tier 4. That is one tier below the requirement.
- M4, 10-core CPU, 8-core GPU — Apple M4 8-core GPU: Probably can't run it: just below the minimum requirements. Apple M4 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.
- Valheim 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
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/121552 · manufacturer
Published requirements
Minimum requirements
- CPU
- 2.6 GHz Quad Core or similar
- GPU
- GeForce GTX 950 or Radeon HD 7970 · DirectX 11
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 1 GB
- OS
- Windows 10 or later; also available on macOS (macOS requirements are listed separately on the Steam page)
Recommended requirements
- CPU
- i5 3GHz or Ryzen 5 3GHz
- GPU
- GeForce GTX 1060 or Radeon RX 580 · DirectX 11
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1 GB
- OS
- Windows 10 or later; also available on macOS (macOS requirements are listed separately on the Steam page)
Sources and limits
How we know this · Report an error
- Valve (Steam) — Valheim on Steam — System Requirements · retrieved 9/19/2026
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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