Have you noticed that Fortnite just seems to run like hot flaming garbage on Mac? You definitely aren’t alone, as the Apple crowd is the odd man out with this battle royale experience.

Obviously, Mac is not ideal for Fortnite or most of the games. However, there are ways that you can certainly make the experience better.

To run Fornite better on Mac, make sure you install a clean version of the game. When you play, close down all unnecessary apps and settings. Finally, to make it even smoother experience, boot your Mac in Windows and allocated additional memory to run the games.

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8 Tips To Run Fortnite Better On Mac

Close Background Applications

This is great advice whether you are running Fortnite on Windows, mobile, or Mac to ensure you’ve got the most memory and CPU cycles available for the game.

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Shut down all other applications on your machine before running Fortnite, from chat programs like Discord to any other apps that may be running in the background.

Note that the Epic Games Launcher must actually be kept open at all times, as Fortnite can’t open as a standalone program without that app running in the background.

Turn Off Windowed Mode

Running games in Windowed mode tends to reduce performance and really only works well for simple 2D games, as full screen mode allocates more resources to the program.

If Fortnite has been running in Windowed mode, head back to the Video tab in the Settings menu. Click the arrows on the “Window Mode” option until you hit Fullscreen.

Reduce Audio Quality

While graphics quality plays a major role in overall performance, the sound quality can also lower your frame rate.

You can turn down the audio quality by navigating the Audio tab in the Settings menu, but that’s really a last ditch effort that may cause more problems than it’s worth.

The problem is that lower audio quality hobbles you somewhat and gives the advantage to other players since listening for footsteps is a big part of the overall strategy in Fortnite’s battle royale mode.

Other Fortnite Mac Issues

Believe it or not, many Fortnite Mac players continue to report terrible frame rates even after going through the troubleshooting steps above.

An unlucky few also manage to get stuck in the loading screen or just get a message that says “busy.” If you’re in that camp, we’ve got a few more workarounds to try out before giving up.

Reinstall Fortnite

For the infinite loading problem in particular, players have reported success by uninstalling and then reinstalling both the Epic Games Launcher and Fortnite. It’s a long process, but worth a shot if it fixes the issue.

Allocate More Memory To Fortnite

Some versions of the Mac OS give the option to manually allocate additional memory to a program like Fortnite. To do this, close Fortnite and the Epic Games Launcher, then highlight the Epic Games Launcher icon.

In the File menu, go to Get Info and then select Memory. From there, you can type your maximum amount of RAM in the Preferred Size field and then re-launch Fortnite.

..Fortnite’s game engine accepts certain command lines that let you take more advantage of hardware like your CPU …

Change Command Line Arguments

Fortnite’s game engine accepts certain command lines that let you take more advantage of hardware like your CPU. To go about this process, first fuily close out both Fortnite and the Epic Games Launcher.

Choose the gear symbol by the launch option for the Epic Games Launcher and then navigate to Settings. In the Additional Command Line Arguments box, type the phrase “-useallavaliblecores” (without the quotation marks).

From there, close the box, then re-open the Epic Games Launcher and try running Fortnite again to force the program to use all CPU cores at once.

Dual Boot To Windows

If all of the above troubleshooting failed for you, there is another option you might not have considered — install Windows 10 on your Mac.

This is a big, drastic step that obviously won’t work well on older Mac models that don’t have the specs to fully take advantage of Windows 10, but is an option worth trying when all else fails.

Apple has a full, step-by-step rundown on how to partition your hard drive, create a Windows boot image, and setup a dual boot system using the Boot Camp Assistant. You can find the full support page right here.

After Windows is installed, just restart your Mac and you can choose whether to boot to Windows or to the MacOS.

Once you’ve Windows up and running, head back to the Epic Games website and download the Windows version of the launcher.

Want to just switch to a Windows machine altogether? Fortnite’s system requirements on Windows aren’t that high, so you can get a relatively cheap secondary laptop to run the game.

In particular, we recommend you look at any of our budget gaming laptop choices here.

Try Fortnite On Another Platform

Still can’t get the game to run at a decent frame rate no matter what you try? Don’t forget that Fortnite is also available on Android and iOS devices, so it may just be easier to download the mobile version instead.

While there are in-game purchase options, Fortnite is also completely free to download and play on the Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, or PS4 for any console owners out there. If Mac isn’t your only available option, we strongly recommend playing on another platform.

How To Download & Install Fortnite On Mac

With the exception of consoles and iOS mobile devices, Epic Games directly handles the Fortnite download and installation process through their website.

Make absolutely sure to only go through the official Epic Games site here to download the installer! There are unscrupulous sites that try to look like the official Fortnite page but are littered with malware ads.

After downloading the installer, make sure your Mac actually meets the minimum system requirements to run Fortnite:

• Intel Iris Pro 5200 or better
• Core i3 2.4 Ghz CPU
• 4GB of RAM
• Mac OSX Sierra (10.12.6+)

Source: Dotesports

Beyond those hardware requirements, it’s important to note that Fortnite is only supported on Mac computers capable of utilizing the Metal API.

The general rule of thumb is that MacBooks released in 2015 or MacBook Air or Pro models released in 2012 or later should run the Metal API. Not sure if your Mac supports that particular graphics technology? You can find out for sure via Apple’s support page here.

Best Settings For Fortnite On Mac

Even if you meet the minimum requirements, you may still not get a satisfying gameplay experience.

Sound may lag, making you think gunshots are coming from a different direction, or you may be very noticeable visual stutters — which is a death sentence in a fast paced battle royale game.

If you have either of those problems, your best bet is set the overall graphics quality to “Low” by accessing the Settings screen and then choosing the Video tab.

You may find that reduces the graphics to a level that aren’t really worth playing, however. In that case, you can manually change each of these settings to Low one by one until you hit a stable frame rate:

• View Distance
• Shadows
• Anti-Aliasing
• Textures
• Effects
• Post Processing

For the best overall Fortnite performance settings, be sure to also set these two options to “OFF” in the Video tab:

• Vsync
• Motion Blur

..you still get significant lag even after reducing all the main graphics options, there are a few other tweaks to get better performance on a Mac..

Unfortunately, you may still get significant lag even after reducing all the main graphics options, but don’t worry — there are a few other tweaks to get better performance on a Mac.

how to increase fps in fortnite On Mac

While Fortnite was obviously originally intended for Windows and console environments, Mac users aren’t left totally in the lurch. With a little effort, you can get maximum FPS by utilizing any of these methods:

• Double-check that you meet minimum system requirements
• Close all background apps
• Anti-Aliasing
• Switch from Windowed to Fullscreen mode
• Turn down graphic settings
• Turn down audio settings
• Reinstall Fortnite entirely
• Allocate more memory to Fortnite
• Dual boot to Windows

Have you found any other troubleshooting methods to get a better Fortnite experience on Mac? Let us know in the comments below and we’ll test out your tip!

Keep reading for a guide on Fortnite Mac requirements and the Fortnite system requirements for PC.

Fortnite has quickly become something of a phenomenon with millions of players worldwide falling in love with the exciting gameplay, quick action, and quirky graphics. With this rise in popularity comes a rise in the number of people wondering “so, can my pc run Fortnite?” and that’s what we’re here to answer (and don’t worry Apple fanboys/girls, we’ll be going over the Fortnite Mac requirements as well!).

In this guide, we will go through the minimum and recommended Fortnite system requirements for Mac and PC followed by a little guide on how to know exactly what your system specs are on your PC and what OS you’re running on your Mac so that you can be sure you can play it before you download anything!

Luckily the system requirements on PC are pretty low due to its design relying on a cartoon style rather than realistic graphics that would eat away at the memory on your graphics card. Macs are a little different and generally, as long as your Mac is relatively new, whether or not you can run the game will depend on what OS you’re running.

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Fortnite Mac Requirements

We have done the research and had a look at Fortnite’s official site where we found out that the Fortnite Mac requirements are actually the same as the minimum Fortnite PC specs (we all feel a bit stupid for not realising this is pretty normal when gaming on a Mac…) which we will put below.

• 4 gigabytes of RAM
• A Core i3 2.4 Ghz processor
• An Intel HD 4000 graphics card

The main difference however between the Fortnite Mac requirements and the Fortnite PC specs, is that your operating system counts for more with a Mac. You will need to be running Mac OS X Sierra or above to play Fortnite. If you have a decent internet connection and unlimited downloads then it might be worth downloading the game and giving it a shot anyway if you don’t but realistically if your Mac isn’t running Sierra or above then, we’re sorry to say, it’s almost a certainty that you will not be able to play.

To save you the bother of checking what the specs are on your Mac we have gone through and checked which of the newest models will be able to play the game according to the minimum requirements.

If you have a 2018 MacBook, MacBook Pro (with Intel Iris Pro Graphics), MacBook Air, Mac Mini, or iMac (with Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640) then, unfortunately, you probably won’t be able to play.

If you have a 2018 MacBook Pro (with Radeon Pro 555 or 560), iMac 21.5-inch (with Radeon Pro 555 or Pro 560), Mac Pro, iMac 27-inch, or iMac Pro then you should be able to play Fortnite on your Mac with no issues!

Fortnite System Requirements for PC

The minimum and recommended system requirements are the same as the Mac but we have listed them again below for your information.

Minimum System Requirements

• 4 gigabytes of RAM
• A Core i3 2.4 Ghz processor
• An Intel HD 4000 graphics card
• Windows 7/8/10 64-bit

Recommended PC specs

• Nvidia GTX 660 or AMD Radeon HD 7870 equivalent graphics card with a DX11 GPU
• 2 gigabytes of VRAM
• ACore i5 2.8 Ghz processor
• 8 gigabytes of RAM
• Windows 7/8/10 64-bit

As with most games, we wouldn’t recommend attempting to play the game using the minimum system requirements because, even if your settings are all as low as possible, your PC will really struggle and will only just run (which isn’t really good enough when competing with people online).

Your integrated graphics card is what will cause you the most problems as these are pretty basic bits of kit. Upgrading these isn’t particularly expensive, you don’t need to go out and buy a brand new card either, just something that is dedicated and isn’t built into the PC.

Generally, this isn’t a particularly hard game to run. They have tried to create a game that is accessible for most levels of PCs so you should be completely fine on an average PC from the past couple of years.

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How Do I Know What My System Specs Are?

If you are looking for the Fortnite system requirements then you will need to know your own PC specs to work out if you can play it or not! Finding out is nice and easy, just follow the instructions below or watch the video to find out.

PC

1. Type “dxdiag” into your Windows search bar.
2. This will bring up the DirectX Diagnostic Tool which will give you all the details you need.
3. Check what operating system you have (32 or 64-bit), what processor (CPU) and how much memory (RAM).
4. Click the “Display 1” tab at the top to see what graphics card you have.
5. You can see your VRAM here as well about halfway down the list

That’s you sorted now, all the information you need to know whether or not your PC can run Fortnite is included in this tool.

Mac

Download Fortnite On Macbook Pro

Now that you know what the Fortnite Mac requirements are, we thought it would be useful to include some information on how to work out what OS you are running on your Mac as well.

Can A Macbook Pro 2011 Run Fortnite

1. Click the Apple button in the top left corner of your screen.
2. Once the menu has popped up, click “About This Mac”.
3. This will open up the “System Information” window which will display all of the information that you need

Can A 2010 Macbook Pro Run Fortnite

Once you get to the “System Information” window, you should know whether or not your Mac can play Fortnite.

Summary

So that’s it, thanks for reading to the end! By now you should have a good idea whether you can play Fortnite for Mac or PC. If you have any questions on Fortnite system requirements then feel free to get in touch with us, you can comment below or send an email to alex@fullygaming.com. Make sure you head over to our guides page to check if you have any other issues!