M1 Mac vs the MacBook Pro with EGPU | Minecraft

The M1 Mac vs. an Intel MacBook Pro with an eGPU playing Minecraft. In this let’s play Minecraft video we bring you behind the scenes of our setup and gameplay comparing the M1 Mac mini and the Intel based MacBook Pro with a Vega 64 EGPU. Now, I've done a lot of M1 Mac mini video editing videos, but I just wanted to do a little something different even though I have no idea how to play Minecraft. Also to note, there will be some expected bottleneck occurring with this eGPU setup.

We also kept the stats on for the entirety just to show you any fluctuations with movement and the landscape.

MacBook Pro is a 2017 13" Core i5 with 16GB of RAM and the eGPU is a
Mantiz Venus enclosure: https://amzn.to/2SbV0rt​
Vega 64: https://amzn.to/2S7WkiQ​
Power Supply (optional): https://amzn.to/2P1XLcY

I just loaded OptiFine 1.16.5 without the Curse Forge App/Loader: https://www.optifine.net/home
Thanks to: https://www.reddit.com/r/macgaming/
& https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/

Intro: 0:00
Start of Minecraft: 01:25
GPU Stats: 02:13
Video Settings: 04:47
Additional GPU Stats: 06:09
Optifine: 08:07
Video Settings Optifine: 08:27
Additional Video Settings Optifine: 11:58

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