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Can the MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3 Max, Nov 2023) run Valheim?
Minimum requirements
Meets minimum requirements
Meets 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. M3 Max, 14-core CPU, 30-core GPU — Apple M3 Max 30-core GPU: PASS. Apple M3 Max 30-core GPU is tier 5; the requirement is tier 4. M3 Max, 16-core CPU, 40-core GPU — Apple M3 Max 40-core GPU: PASS. Apple M3 Max 40-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.
- M3 Max, 14-core CPU, 30-core GPU — Apple M3 Max 30-core GPU: Meets the minimum requirements. Apple M3 Max 30-core GPU is tier 5; the requirement is tier 4.
- M3 Max, 16-core CPU, 40-core GPU — Apple M3 Max 40-core GPU: Meets the minimum requirements. Apple M3 Max 40-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.
- 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
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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