iPad Pro 11" M4 (8GB RAM): Testing 15 games

[@MrMacRight]

Raw M4 iPad Pro gameplay performance here: kzbin.info/aero/PLoho91JNnNU3WM12JDj5iZbDNA4xZVfGY

[@stevenjohnson8736]

u know the best Bluetooth speaker to use while playin all your favorite IOS games on your iPad Pro M4 a Bluetooth JBL boombox 2 or 3 speaker 😃

[@DestroyChanel731]

Hi @MrMacRight, please test Civilization 6 and Xcom 2 on this Ipad

[@Tommmmmmmmmmmm]

RE Village looks amazing on my iPad Pro 13” with native resolution and all the graphic options turned up

[@douglasmcguire1072]

Nice video, very much what I’ve been looking for. I have the 16GB 13” and I think you’d be impressed with RE Village with the higher ram options. I maxed it out entirely in the settings and had a great experience FPS wise. I don’t have a tool like you do but visually, while playing, I enjoyed it a lot. Hope this video reaches more people.

[@dariuswalker738]

Thank you so much for the review! I always look forward to your analysis of new hardware and software.

[@rob4601]

Finally. Ram test. O. Thought we comparing 8 vs 16gb ram

[@thyreason]

8gb of ram is criminal on a Pro device in 2024.

[@terribletimes902]

If this was an actual desktop OS, maybe. I think we have bigger problems on iPad considering we don’t even have a functional files app still. Also, the “Pro” naming scheme is meaningless. 8GB is unacceptable on any of their Macs, including the Macbook Air.

[@ayxsh1078]

Ig they just won’t give it on the lower storage versions

[@Yassified3425]

8GB is more than enough on a iPad or any other tablet.

[@alexblankenship7385]

You have to get the 1TB to unlock the 16gb ram option

[@ayxsh1078]

@@Yassified3425 that doesn’t justify giving the same tablet with a 1tb option double the ram

[@sukiratgrewal]

At least this youtuber plays his games properly LIKE A REAL GAMER WOULD

[@greggately5782]

I have resident evil 8 maxed out on all settings and it runs and looks beautifully…on the 1T M4

[@diyarahhal5751]

You can enable 60 fps for re4 from files And can do this from itunes for death stranding

[@Aziz4art]

I did change framerate option from 1 to 2 using Zachiver on my android phone then ported the file to the game but it didn’t work it just resets again how can I fix it?

[@The.JZA.]

It's a shame that more developers don't update their games to take advantage of more powerful iPad/iPhone hardware.

[@robbyes8719]

M2 vs M4 please

[@xdzin2511]

Recently a channel released a video showing how to unlock Resident Evil 4 at 60 fps.

[@Ghostlynotme445]

Can you test games for the m2 iPad Air?

[@giolagala8118]

I am using an 11 inch iPad Pro m4 16 gb ram and I must say I am quite satisfied with the specs …however iPad OS (even 18 beta) is a pain in the…..

[@JesusJimenez-xg1ky]

Awebo estaba esperando tu vídeo y opinión. Gracias.

[@alinaeem4110]

Hey for the ppsspp test you should have used the auto setting for resolution since it will render the game at the resolution of the ipad screen since anything above is a waste with higher heat (also this emulator sadly right now doesn’t support metal api for graphics)

[@EyesOfByes]

There seem to be a bug in KZbin search. If I search for MrMacRight, your second channel doesnt appear anywear in the listed videos. Not even as a suggested channel. Only the main channel :/

[@raheeskp6647]

I PAD PRO M4 FPS DROP EVEN IN IOS 18 ALSO. I TRIED IN 17.5.1 AND NOW IOS 18 BETA ALSO.M4 IS SO MUCH DESAPPOINTING SADLY. I SAW ONE COMMENT FROM ANOTHER PAGE THAT PREVIOSLY OWNED I PAD USERS HAVING THIS ISSU. THAT WHICH WE CARRY FROM OLD APPLE ID TO THE NEW ONE. I EVEN CHECKED THAT WITH A FULL RE SET AND ERASE ALL. AND MADE A NEW APPLE ID AND TRIED PUBG. SAME ISSU FPS DROPS. I NOTICED ONE THING WHEN FRAME DROPS HAPPENS TURN OFF TRU TONE AND TURN ON WORKS FPS FINE FO SOMETIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF GAME. SWITCHING ON THE SCREEEN RECORDER IS MAKING STAYBLE FPS BUT HEATS MOE AND BATTERY CONSUPTION ALSO MORE. I THINK KZbinRS ARE RECORDING SCREEN WHILE STREAMING THATS WHY THEY ARE NOT FACING THIS ISSU. !!!!!

[@MarcosFMolina]

Is game mode already released on this version of ipad Os?

[@andrewgreen6974]

Thanks for the review I still think mobile games are very few AAA games I hope more start to come I think death stranding is cool but it’s at low graphics and RE village was cool but was not able to get past the middle part and definitely looking forward to trying assassins creed mirage probably won’t buy the full game yet though as my iPad Pro battery is suffering

[@m.hreels9822]

Bro, I love your testing videos. You helped me out a lot when I bought my MacBook Air M2! Thank you 👍🏻😊 Perfect timing because I'm trying to decide which iPad to get: the Pro, the Air, or the Mini.

[@ricarmig]

Easy, the Pro 11”

[@skyhawk21]

Air

[@skyhawk21]

iPad 11 pro m4 can’t even last ten hours light usage with web browsing and KZbin let alone gaming, tandem oled panel sucks juice even at lowest brightness, m4 not optimized and efficient kernel level in iOS code yet

[@m.hreels9822]

@@skyhawk21 Okay, was this supposed to be a hate comment? Because I wasn't talking to you directly, and I can't tell because of your tone. Yeah, one thing I do agree with you on is that I couldn't even tell much of a difference in person when I went to the Apple store and saw the tandem OLED display panel. I actually completely forgot it was OLED until I got back home. But yeah, if you think it sucks so much, then yeah, you probably shouldn't even be watching these videos, homie. Just saying.

[@m.hreels9822]

@@ricarmig I'm actually thinking about getting the cheaper iPad Air because it seems like it's almost just as powerful as the pros 👍🏻 and yes I'm definitely getting the 11 inch because the 13 inch is just too big for me

[@aishaomran]

Thanks for your videos, I'm definitely going for iPad Pro gaming xd I love classic games

[@justinlikesme19]

got m2 but the damn m4 is fking expensive plus ill wait on the next next new ipad m5 or 5 if they have it hopefully those are worth to upgrade

[@midogaming2141]

@@justinlikesme19why would you even “upgrade” ? Ipad os is so limited it’s just a big mobile literally doesn’t need any of this power unless apple put macOS on it

[@justinlikesme19]

@@midogaming2141 actually the use of my ipaf m2 pro is 3d animation and drawing/sketching and editing.. that’s why i need this ipad so badly i can use it anywhere specially when i want to sketch or draw in a beach/park.. so my option to upgrade is the ipad mini with atleast m2 and m5 because of the new ray tracing because i play nba2k and call of duty warzone mobile.. but the m4 still not worth for me i think the ray tracing in m4 still experimental.. so i can still hold my self to that.. so ill skip the m4 and see the m5 or the mini ipad m2 ( for a comportable use anywhere )

[@midogaming2141]

@@justinlikesme19 well thats a good decision if so

[@carloscantharino]

Been waiting for this ever since the release of the M4 😮‍💨

[@Nilz4FR]

Try AC Mirage - it is so beautiful on the ipad M4

[@skyhawk21]

The chips is not optimized and efficient like they claimed, kills battery life not to mention the oled panel on 11 inch model. My iPad Air 5th gen m1 gets 1.4 times battery life than iPad Pro 11 m4

[@kevindilworthno1]

This right here needs to be circulated as a discussion

[@ThreeFortySeven]

Yeah, I’m pretty disappointed with the battery life. It’s the worst of any iPad I’ve ever had.

[@sneakkyz3696]

You’re doing something wrong bc there’s other videos showing re4 running in the 70 fps range on high settings on the m4

[@abhinavmario]

Warzone mobile can give a challenge to the iPad I think

[@MrSamPhoenix]

Games like Resident Evil needs some TLC from the developer to take advantage of the M4.

[@leonardofuentes2427]

They should do an iPad made for gaming I bet that would be something Interesting to see

[@smittyvanjagermanjenson182]

They won't. Apple has never gone after single use cases. If you want better gaming on apple silicon, you buy a higher end Mac/Macbook. The gaming on current iPad Air and Pro is good enough to compete with handheld PCs. You can go an extra step and buy a cooling case if you want to get thermals under control, seeing as these things are designed for passive cooling.

[@betonline88]

are you on Helium?

[@rajdeepsingha3523]

has Assassins Creed Mirage not released on iOS yet?

[@bzukala]

4th of june

[@aizatramlan2991]

In a few years we gonna have more console games on iPad. Apple should make an iPad focused on gaming with better thermal management.

[@fluxnekta]

Yeah and also making an Apple TV called tv game with high Mseries chip with fans and controller support would shake the console market

[@mosesdavid5536]

ps3 games

[@arsalanrafique9358]

How are you playing all these PS/Windows games on the iPad?? Would love to know

[@BillPinkNye]

Anything he isn't running through an emulator. You buy them on the app store.

[@iseptimus]

Is your colour grading off?

[@sirBadd]

Apple needs to sign a multi year agreement to port Nintendo games into Apple Arcade

[@tsaukenneth4209]

Really nice video.

[@itmandar]

"Man being trolled by Siri caught on video"

[@shredder3034]

What about GPU usage

[@Doublepulse]

Ironically for longest time, iPads and iPhones were better gaming devices over a MacBook because of mobile games being built for them, and it was more simple. MacBooks couldn’t even run the lower end AAA games on their native OS very well. I’m not super impressed as I got used to better performance on other devices, but it seems like playing AAA games natively on both iPads and MacBooks are slowly becoming a reality worth pursuing if you wanted to.

[@APOWER385]

Yeah MacBook have come a long way

[@jensonbrudy9826]

Absolutely love your video! Just got my M4 iPad Pro yesterday, and Divinity 2 weirdly doesn’t recognise my Magic Keyboard, the cursor locks at the corner and does not move when I use trackpad, does anyone know what is wrong with it?

[@jensonbrudy9826]

Also if anyone is interested, GRID Autosport and XCOM2 also run pretty well, in all graphics modes

[@moimtz]

Apple has not really made many gpu improvements since m1 on a per core basis.

[@TamasKiss-yk4st]

So the ray tracing support, the upscaling support are nothing for you..? Because developers mostly just used the toolkit to convert their DirectX version for Apple devices, those features are not implemented.. they need to do more than just pushing one button to convert the old game to run on Apple devices for that.

[@KingVulpes]

I prefer interlacing for Resident Evil games

[@APOWER385]

I don't get it how can he play these on a iPad?! Cloud gaming or native, if native - how?!

[@DJCJ999]

I just grudge the price of these games.. None are that new so most I already own for PC or console.. If they weren't so expensive I could justify a replay.. Maybe i'm salty but when you have spent a grand on a new ipad all the penny's count :D

[@JustAPersonWhoComments]

You should probably test out Roblox since some games have intensive graphics too

[@tejas2810]

Can you do it on new ipad air m2

[@crestofhonor2349]

I can’t imagine it would be too different from the M2 iPad pro

[@hamsmess8962]

i think you forgot to colour grade your video

[@reda497]

These games needs to be optimized lol

[@colophus1735]

I can get an ipad M2 256GB used for 1099.99 CND and the M4 is 1399.99 new starting at 256GB.. trying to decided if its really worth the 300 price jump for someone who just plays mobile games.( The only reason itd be better is the screen I think )

[@miller_87]

try god of war ghost of sparta on ppsspp

[@little_records]

Yew! Go MrMac!

[@TfamSoprano]

not mentioning honkai star rail is a massive L

[@frontman_95]

When Will Assassin's creed mirage release for ios?

[@elie3423]

Hello, you missed the call of duty warzone.

[@EnricoMiguelReyes]

Carx street

[@just-inb3231]

we playin GTA6 with this one 😂

[@mahamudmunna5000]

Ever thought about getting out of the apple garden?

[@itzdcx]

can't wait to Jailbreak this iPad to actually unlock its true performance

[@ItsAkile]

PS4 officially smoked, onto the Series S?

[@pahomstreams]

They're not games I'd ever play, except for GTA:SA.

[@BranGao]

You can custom graphics settings of Death Stranding by importing cfg files of Steam version, it can improve graphics and unlock up to 120fps and Resident Evil 4 and VIII by changing game files as well, but still lock 30fps I tried these method on iPhone15Pro, graphics become awesome, can’t believe this is mobile game

[@Ifalvarado]

How without jailbreaking?

[@jaredl9478]

How?

[@diyarahhal5751]

You can enable 60fps and I think can set at variable in resident evil 4, Change AppFrameRate to 1 or 2

[@klaymoon1]

Can you share more on how to do that??

[@BranGao]

rendering_width & height must be same as window_right & bottom hdr 0 is off, 1 is on no need to change the three window options wait_vsync 0 is off, 1 is on postprocess_ dof depth of field 0 is off, 1 is on postprocess_ao ambient occlusion 0 is off, 1 is on streaming_memory_mb affect texture resolution: 1536 is low, 2816 is middle, 3072 is high lod_scale model detail 0 is low, 1 is middle, 2 is default, 3 is very high limit_fps 30/60/120 max_shadowmap_size shadow resolution 0 is low, 1 is middle, 2 is high anti_aliasing 0 is off, 1 is FXAA, 2 is TAA. This option is invalid when metal_fx mode is set to Temporal mode metal_fx 0 is off, 1 is on metal_fx_mode 0 is Spatial mode(same as fsr1, not recommended), 1 is Temporal mode(like dlss2) metal_fx_quality 0 is super performance, 1 is performance mode, 2 is balance mode, 3 is super quality

[@jedimindtrickonyou3692]

Awesome to see some emulation testing, seems like there is a wealth of content potential for you test on iOS/iPadOS devices with all these emulator apps dropping, we just got retroarch recently. Hopefully we see more powerful systems come available because the M1/M2 ipads could so much, let alone the M4. Would love to see PS2 and Gamecube show up eventually if Apple would allow JIT compilation.

[@zakhozakho7902]

Gta san andreas slow 21fps😂.m4🖕

[@Philip__XIII]

I can’t wait to see what future games come to iPad.

[@nempk1817]

The ones apple pays to the company's to port.

[@Hhhh22222-w]

​@@nempk1817ofc cause only Apple cares enough to pay game developers to port the games right? Not like Android ports games right?

[@nempk1817]

@@Hhhh22222-w Android games = PC games?

[@Chris_Hruska]

@@nempk1817 porting is easy and beneficial to the developer because it'll work on all apple devices with one easy port. Apple TV. Mac, MacBook, iPad, iPhone. Apple Watch JK on the watch. lol

[@Jwatchdizzledrip3003]

Written May 18, 2024 Well theirs a rumor by the KZbinr Dame Tech that Baldurs gate 3 is coming to iPad in 2025

[@g8xionu]

Will Fallout 4 and Skyrim ever come to iPadOS? I hope it does.

[@JohnDeLeon28]

You should wait for all updates of the games on iPad for the new M4chip

[@secchanYT]

Although I praise Apple for permitting to port current game to iPad and iPhone, but to me the performance are too low and too late. Why play those games paying full price although you can play them for way cheaper with way better performance.

[@joemuller1548]

no apple no cry ...

[@Lbwnak2715]

8gb ram have u considered that game minimum specs it's not a pc it's a "tab"

[@BrentLeVasseur]

Having 8GB ram with an M4 chip is like having a V12 racing engine in a car with an 8 gallon gas tank. lol

[@Avm371998]

No warzone mobile?

[@leventerikli9173]

Bro ate the mic 😂

[@medusa9984]

ty ..i whas thinkibng im crazy lol hihi this sounds like a alien

[@LorenzoFraticelli-fq1is]

For you, in case the iPad can play 30 fps high graphics on re 4, 8 GB of RAM would be enough

[@MrLocsei]

The performance drop could be due to the M4 having only 3 performance cores, as opposed to all other previous M-series iPads that have 4. So if the devs optimised to take advantage of 4 performance cores, now one of their threads are relegated to the efficiency cores. I know overall the M4 is faster, but only because they bumped the clocks from 3.4 to 4.4 Ghz, and benchmarks tend to spread out to all cores. Game titles don't automatically run do this, as they might have been designed to expect 4 P-cores and so performance is inconsistent with the expectation.

[@ThibautMahringer]

I don’t know especially how games are made to run on iOS. But in general, outside of console gaming, multi core CPUs are not used that well. A lot of games rely a lot on single core performance. Also most iOS devices are iPhones, and these use dual cores high performance CPUs. Most games have to work on these and they’re probably the target hardware for development. I’d say the main limiting factor on M4 is memory bandwidth at roughly 120GB/s, it’s way too low compared to the GPU power available on this chip. Also the passive cooling is still subpar.

[@ThibautMahringer]

@GarrusVakarian-to2uh Well, the M4 chip features 1280 ALUs, as many as Xbox Series S. I don’t think adding more cores is the priority right now. People complain about memory bandwidth on Series S, being only at 228GB/s, M4 have half of that. For me, the priority would be to make a M chip with a 256bit memory interface instead of 128bit. This way the GPU will have a LOT more leeway to show its muscles. The last time an Apple GPU had enough bandwidth for its GPU was A12X/Z. 448 ALUs (X) / 512 ALUs (Z), 1TF GPUs with 68.2 GB/s, it was a rough match for Xbox One. Since then the memory bandwidth didn’t even double, when GPU performance skyrocketed (more than 3 times more powerful)

[@ThibautMahringer]

@GarrusVakarian-to2uh Ryzen APUs perform way under their theorical specs because of that. M chips bandwidth is still not enough and I'm almost sure that's where the issue lies. 4TF GPUs with such low memory bandwidth is baffling, but that's the constraint of mobile chips. If Apple want to step up their game. They need to put big money on a 256bit memory interface

[@ricarmig]

@@ThibautMahringermore bandwidth is very complicated on mobile environments because it uses way too much energy. Faster memory and more bandwidth in general demands bigger batteries. It isn’t Apple’s goal ATM…

[@ThibautMahringer]

@@ricarmig Well they could very well put slower memory in a wider interface to counter the increase in energy, and they would still end up with faster data flowing in RAM. Also, Apple does always want to reach the same battery life. If they were to integrate better memory, they could also increase the thickness to put a bigger battery. There’s options available to improve, the fact they don't want to improve is the issue. It's called Pro and it cost an arm, it should be able to perform wonderfully, yet it's crippled by limitations that don't make sense. People complain about software on iPads but even hardware is still relatively limited in crucial areas. The next gen Nintendo Switch is rumored to have a 4TF GPU with ~120GB/s bandwidth. The same GPU and RAM performance as M4. But it's understandable considering it's likely a $400 product.

[@ratus]

> Genshin Impact & Honkai: Star Rail are not here because this video is aiming at premium games Have you seen how much was it worth to develop those games?

[@TheVince1023]

I was able to run Village at max resolution, 120 FPS and most of the settings maxed out with no problem. I have the same iPad as you with the 8GB of ram

[@Ghostlynotme445]

What iPad Pro you have?

[@miguelcomas4274]

Yo tengo la de 8 de ram 11 pulgadas m4 y tiene perdía de fps en cod

[@grcigar9911]

When you think about it, Apple is slowly turning their portable devices into respectable gaming machines. Just imagine if Apple actually prioritized gaming even only marginally more. Other traditional game hardware companies may be nervous.

[@naqibfarhan4356]

Bro no one will be nervous. Apple has 0 chance of taking over Nintendo let alone PC/PS5/Xbox series X. You know why? Coz they have 0 original games.And the lack of proper cooling system these ports aren't worth playing. Sure it may run okayish for 15-20mins to make a video or take a ss, but no actual gamers plays their games for 20-30mins max.

[@drakker2116]

@@naqibfarhan4356You know everything ?

[@ZOWi_tuby]

I believe the games weren't updated for these new iPads. Try Genshin Impact.

[@DizzyAlucard]

I keep waiting for him to say "MISTER POTTAHHH"

[@uk1589]

When are we getting Takken 7 or 8 in an official release for the iPad Pro? I would love to play it pn iPad Pro having played Takken 3 on PS2 way back.

[@oo--7714]

did you draw that portrait, pretty cool

[@MrMacRight]

My brother

[@viktorbarnabas]

Use some EQ. The audio is horrible, like sum1 speaks into a cola bottle.

[@bfg_pz2213]

Are you sure it just isn’t his voice

[@viktorbarnabas]

@@bfg_pz2213 honestly, last time I was on the ipad's speakers, now on the m50x headphones and you might be right. Although, you can sweep a parametric EQ and cut out that freq that makes you sound like you have a gigantic slime bubble on your vocal cord.

[@mannkeithc]

I agree with your conclusion. Whatever happened to No Man's Sky for iPad?

[@Falcon5ive]

Most iPad gamers use it for PUBG or CoD, I'm pretty sure those benchamrks would get you more views, good video, thank you all the work you put into it.

[@MrMacRight]

They are not demanding games and not a good showcase of M4 GPU. They can run on anything... this video already has great views, thank you.

[@MrMacRight]

To add on. What is the point of showing PUBG on my M4 iPad Pro, when it will see the same performance on devices years older. It's pointless and clickbait content.

[@Falcon5ive]

@@MrMacRight oh yes you are so correct, don't make videos on that, stay firm, that's perfect.

[@miguelcomas4274]

En cod Mobile tiene perdida de fps y aún no lo han arreglado

[@makandalp]

M4 already exists? Lmao

[@RAtoworld21]

Test PUBG MOBILE, PLEASE ❤

[@El.Duder-ino]

Excellent review, it's incredible what these ultra thin devices can do, truly amazing!

[@phantomfreak0813]

@MrMacRight will you also make a 8GB vs 16GB comparison? I like to game with my iPad, but cant really decide if i should pay extra for 16GB, or if 8GB is fine for "every" game currently on iPad

[@MRecap4U]

Another KZbinr did a comparison on programs and the differences were pretty negligible. Stick to the 8GB

[@hy.j4116]

Wow cant wait for coming updates in this ipad!

[@ldplays9431]

Im not familiar with mobile gaming at all. How do you get these types of games on a mobile device?

[@Jadepeanut]

some console games are available on iphones . But android dont have them yet

[@dominic7012]

Apple has no competition...

[@crestofhonor2349]

In what? Gaming? Apple has competition in every single section

[@TamasKiss-yk4st]

At least until the first ARM desktop class none Apple M series chip release (so when Android tablets also can use a better chip like their phone chip in the tablets).

[@KarlMuller-cs9wh]

competition at low 30 fps in older games ? genius apple fans

[@zanharnoufal]

Can we play gta San Andreas via controller on an ipad??

[@EyesOfByes]

MrMacRight!! There's a hidden performance punished gem! *Rush Rally Origins* If I run it maxed out on my 512GB M4 ipad and within litererally few seconds the Apple logo was burning hot to the touch. And yet the game looked faaar below 100fps, perhaps even dipping below 60fps. I lack mesuring equipment/software though... 1940p resolution and everything maxed out causes microstutters. Perhaps its just horrendously optimised, or just extremely GPU heavy. If possible, run it on an M3 Max in native "4K" or an 8K TV if the game cant push it hard enough. 128GB VRAM should suffice ;) Anyway, thought I'd mention it. Since the game is rather cheap for a game that can max out most SoCs :)

[@thunderx479]

Boring games 😂😂😂😂

[@ShanerTheGrey]

Death Stranding gets 60fps at 900p on my M1 MacBook Air 🤦🏼

[@OrangeRock]

I'm surprised War Thunder Mobile wasn't here would've loved to see Ray tracing performance

[@kedwyd6535]

Try the 1tb model. They have 16gb of ram instead

[@virutalworld6945]

im planning to get this exact same variant of ipad PRO anytime soon. gonna use it mostly for productivity, but anyways, its really great to see its benchmarks tbh. great content. keep it up big brother!

[@pweddy1]

Bear in mind most people are recommending buying GPUs with at least 12G of ram for gaming. Yeah, you can write a custom version for Mac that uses less ram, but it will have to load from the SSD on the fly. And that will result in more hitches in the frame rate.

[@germanantoniocisilin]

this elude me, the question, the big question...why the most sacred of jesus, will i buy a hipper expensive tablet, for mediocre gaming, instead of a super cheap console, with that objetive accomplished,.. mobility!? who the hell plays old crappy performance games on the subway?