M2 MacBook Air for Unity
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
- Using Unity, building projects, and gameplay on the M2 MacBook Air vs the M1 Pro MacBook Pro.
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Great video. If you want to do us Unity Developers a favor, you should next time also do a test for script compilation time. For doing so, just add a line in one of the C#-Scripts in the 3D-GameKit project and hit save. Then check how long it takes until you can play the game in the editor again. This is what most Unity Devs needs to do all day long. It would be amazing if you can do that when the M2-Pro comes out.
on his last unity video for m1 I left the same suggestion. I tried to explain to him that for unity users compile time is much more important than build time. FYI I recently bought a m1 air base model and for my small 2d projects compile time is about 2 seconds. perfectly usable for mobile game development.
A year ago i even make video for him how to do it, including script. How to test compilation time. ua-cam.com/video/IQPfVMBG5SQ/v-deo.html
I bought an M1 AIR recently. The 16GB/256 model. I'm running Unity on it also. It "works", but whenever I'm at my house I usually go back to my Nvidia 3090 setup. So, the M1 air is lightweight, insane battery life I'm seeing, lets me research and spike code on the go. I wouldn't have it as my primary coding environment but at the same time it could work for that.
The reason I didn't go M2 AIR is because the base model has that single NAND chip problem, so you have to upgrade it to the point it gets into M1 PRO price range, and M2 AIR gets hotter due to the heat pipe redesign from the M1 AIR. I think the M1 AIR base is a steal at its current price, coming from a Windows user.
I have watched most of your MacBook and unity videos, they have helped me determine to try a Mac with M1 silicon once unity supported it. It's working well, developing on projects with both intel and silicon engine at the same time. Thanks!
Wait, wait, wait. M2 MacBook air is faster on the paper it has 20 billion transistors and M1 has 16 billion.
Unity Dev and 2016 Macbook Pro user, my stats:
1:09s for opening Unity 2021 project. (Your M1 Pro ~9s)
8 mins for Import of 3d game kit, (Your M1 Pro 1:35s)
Framerate during gameplay 15fps -fluctuating between (5-20fps) - (Your M1 Pro 140fps)
Im due an upgrade, but those prices make me close store pages before finalising.
Man i went for the Macbook Pro 16, M1 Max now. I was super insecure to be honest, being so late into the release cycle. However I'm not regretting - this probably gonna be a beast still for years to come.
If you don't mind me asking, assuming you use Unity or similar, how long does the battery last on average?
Nice consistency, keep it up!
I was searching for a video that tests Unity on the M2 MacBook Air for eternity🤩
Thanks a ton for the video. Crazy that this literally came out today, as I was just recently directed to a similar video you did in late 2019. Definitely helps me see that the M2 air can run Unity (poorly) so it could be good for simpler mobile games I do, but also shows how much better the M1 pro Macbook Pro is. One thing I've really been wondering is what the performance on the base M2 chip on the macbook pro would be like, as that's what I'm thinking I should get. Regardless - this has given me enough information to be a lot more confident in my purchase.
Very informative. I recently switched from a M1 Air to the base 14 Pro (mostly for simpler games, not tough 3D stuff) and the difference is quite noticeable. Should have made the jump earlier, and I will never, ever go back to 8Gb RAM lol. Great video!
does base 14 pro have 16gb ram and 14 core gpu?
@@reckoner8210 I think so, that’s the one I have
@@el_manu_el_ are you into blender 3d? do you think base 14 pro would be sufficient for mid level 3d animation render?
@@reckoner8210 I haven’t used Blender a lot on this machine, I think it is enough, but better ask someone who uses it more
You could have just bumped the ram up before you bought the air instead of making the air seem like its pathetic. You basically fucked yourself by getting the base spec when you clearly knew you could get more ram.
For me domain reload time is faster on my m2 MacBook Air than 3090+5950x OC. I was surprised at first but M2 has great single core performance, which is what you need on domain reloading.
U r measuring a memory or/and SSD performance. What drive d u use on 3090+5950x ?
Nice comparison, i made a game once on Unity and i'm looking to retake in the future.
it's important to mention your specs please. the macbook air has 24GB or RAM, but some people might think you're using a more basic configuration.
This was super helpful to see, thank you!
For me, doing game development on anything smaller than a 15 inch laptop was pretty painful. If I was going to go Mac, I would def recommend the 16 inch m1 Max. I would recommend a desktop with a Nvidia card to be sure but I can understand wanting a MacBook Pro for on the go game development due to the build quality, battery life, and not losing power away from the wall.
Great comparison! You demonstrated the differences between M2 and M1 Pro in a way that was easy to follow and understand! Keep it up!
Awesome video thanks. Like real life tests
You should try building something REALLY big like the Fedora or Chromium source. These projects are 10's of millions of lines of code and are mostly C but they also have several dozen other languages in them also. Now thats a test!
Hi Alex, what microphone do you use when recording your videos? I'm really curious, it's great!
Thanks! It’s the Sennheiser MKH50
To my own experience, I wanted higher performance at the very begining. But after I got a macbook pro m1 (13 inch), I found that I even only need a laptop with 8G+256G. One of the most competitive feature of macbook is its lightness and convenience ( I love it very much). But for heavy-load work, it is always difficult to have very good experience without a desktop PC.
Great! Is 16/1TB config good for mid-dev work?
great video but for the love of god please use dark mode
Thx. This is really helpful. I’m looking to upgrade my MacBook.
i'm going to buy a macbook for software development,school,daily work.I also want to start unity course in summer and develop a game.Is macbook air (16gb ram 512gb ssd) enough for all this work? or should i get macbook pro 14 base model (10cpu 16gpu 16gb ram 512gb ssd).The computer I will buy should last me for at least 5 years.(maybe 4).
I don't know anything about macbooks.(ı'm software engineer student.).
I m also same.. what did you buy?
@@hikari1755 I bought macbook pro 14" (m2 pro)
Thank you. That was helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Just went with a Razer 14 with a 3070 ti for Unity. I have my Intel based Macbook Pro for web development and 2D, but anything 3D is going to need a dedicated graphics card. My MBP has a Radeon 5300M and it works quite well, but it was almost $3000 in 2020. An Asus or Razer would be better fit for 3D and Unity depending on the budget.
I have a Razer Blade 14 with AMD 5900 HX, 3080 Nvidia, 16 RAM, 1 TB storage, but kinda want to switch to an M2 MacBook Air. What would you recommend?
For the M1-2 generations I wouldn’t go lower than the Pro and M3 and the M4 generations I would say even the base chip is fine as long as your expectations are in check. The base M3 is on par with the M1 Max in blender which is equivalent to a 1080 ti or 3050. M4 should double that Performance as each generation has doubled in blender rendering performance
If you could, get a sample project from Unity and do a lightmap bake with different laptops.
Is the macbook air m2 that you used to 8gb ram and 256 ssd? I wonder that because I don’t decide between m1 pro and m2 air. I want to use light computer like m2 air. I want to use for data science and maybe game developing. If I buy m2 air, ı will prefer that be 16gb ram and 512 ssd. Can you help me for idea?
his macbook air has 24GB of RAM from what i see in the video, which should've been mentioned early on
Nice Video. Is there a chance u do the same with Unreal Engine ?
Thank you very much!Good job.
Thank you. I was going to buy a M2 Air for Unity game development but I will stick to my high end desktop with an RTX gpu and M2 drives.
with the 24 GB version of macbook air m3, is it possible to work with Rino 3D and unity?
10 seconds to create a new project? Woah, I need to wait for 1.5 minutes with a good Ryzen 5600H processor
I'm wondering if we will use the macbook air m2 with a laptop stand with fans. will it still throttle?
this video is awesome! it's helpful to me!!!
130fps was pretty impressive . Imagine how the m3 chip will perform! Probably like 200fps .
Hey! I am thinking of getting into programming and I've been looking at getting either the M1 or the M2, the M1 Pro is out of the question because its way out of my budget since I live in the EU and the prices of Apple products are already quite a bit higher here. I was wondering if its worth getting the base M2 model or should I go for the M1 Air to save some cash? Even getting the 16GB model on the M1 Air is still cheaper for me than getting the M2 and well sadly second hand or refurbished products are almost the same pricing as new ones where I live. I am somewhat hesitent if the M2 has a noticable difference over the M1 performance wise in real world scenarios.
M1 with high spec RAM and storage is a good option.
Which one did you get?
@@sunitjoshi3573 In the end I stuck with my pc but from my own testing and feeling the system in person, M1 MBA is just fine, it has the performance to back it up, great battery life, feels same to type on, mousepad is great and the screen while it looks bigger on picture on the M2, it took me a little to realise that it even had the extra space, if you live in Europe definetly go for the M1 and save yourself a lot of money. If you are in the states, the M1 runs around 700-800 USD quite often so keep an eye out for that. I feel like the price bump is just too big to justify it.
@@Gofkius Great! Thanks for the details. I’m in the US and seeing some good deals on eBay :)
Would be great to see a comparison of unreal
Please test unreal engine too on macbook air
Any particular reason why you tested with the 8 core M1 Pro CPU instead of the 10 core version, and any chance you might?
Seems like the 10 core M1 Pro might be the version more people consider, at least I have, compared to the M2 Air.
Because the price difference is huge between them so no comparison
Seems that Unity just rtying to be friendly with you by talking so much.
No surprises here, I can keep my M1Pro :)
😂 i mistook friendliness for annoyingness.
This test is worthless without Schwarzenegger!
he’ll be back
@@AZisk 😂
Hey guys if you want to develop games forget Macs and go for a good PC with a good nVidia card
unless you’re developing games for iphones and ipads
Алекс, ты русский? / Alex are you Russian?
. Windows 11 is best os for game development and 3D stuff and gaming is only only and only windows supported and 99% people use Windows for gaming and rest use Linux (Ubuntu and steam os). Apple m2 may be good for mobile and tablets and MacBook for web development
Hey man I like your videos but maybe it is time to create something other than having laptops side by side and comparing them.
oh yeah? is it that time?
@@AZisk sorry i didn’t mean to sound rude. I meant that as constructive criticism from a big fan.
@@essamal-mansouri2689 no worries. i have a mix of content on the channel. even my previous vid before this one wasn’t a machine comparison. hope to do more dev oriented vids as well
@StopBeingStupidLol go away
Nice
alex gift me one laptop i want one but money is serious issue for me
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