- For PC
- For MAC
- For Linux
- OS: Windows 7 SP1/8/10 (64 bit)
- Processor: Dual-Core 2.2 GHz
- Memory: 4GB
- Video Card: DirectX 10.1 level video card: AMD Radeon 77XX / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. The minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Windows 10/11 (64 bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5 or Ryzen 5 3600 and better
- Memory: 16 GB and more
- Video Card: DirectX 11 level video card or higher and drivers: Nvidia GeForce 1060 and higher, Radeon RX 570 and higher
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
- OS: Mac OS Big Sur 11.0 or newer
- Processor: Core i5, minimum 2.2GHz (Intel Xeon is not supported)
- Memory: 6 GB
- Video Card: Intel Iris Pro 5200 (Mac), or analog from AMD/Nvidia for Mac. Minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p with Metal support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Mac OS Big Sur 11.0 or newer
- Processor: Core i7 (Intel Xeon is not supported)
- Memory: 8 GB
- Video Card: Radeon Vega II or higher with Metal support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
- OS: Most modern 64bit Linux distributions
- Processor: Dual-Core 2.4 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA 660 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months; the minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p) with Vulkan support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Ubuntu 20.04 64bit
- Processor: Intel Core i7
- Memory: 16 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA 1060 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD (Radeon RX 570) with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) with Vulkan support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
The version of our game for Apple computers now supports Metal, which means that battles are going to look even better!
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We are pleased to announce that War Thunder for Apple computers will support Metal in the incoming update, a graphics API that will substantially boost the game's frame rate. Previously, the Mac version of our game client only worked with OpenGL, which restricted the speed at which battles could be displayed and could lower the frame rate in scenes involving a large number of shaders, for example when a player takes an artillery hit. With Metal, dynamic scenes in the Mac client will be displayed much faster, and in some cases, the frame rate will be doubled!
War Thunder will automatically switch to Metal on all Apple computers that support this technology.
To try the new Metal technology currently, you need to include the following line in the config.blk file in the video section: driver:t="metal".
List of computers that support Metal
Metal Best Practices Guide
Comments (98)
OH MY DEAR LORD... O_O Thank you so very much guys! You've just made a man cry tears of joy. It has been well worth the wait! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! :D
Whoooooooooo
Mac isn't the greatest choice for gaming but this is always a welcome change.
My Mac handles WT just fine apart from some lag when using the rest of the computer. Hopefully this might clear up some of that.
wb MAC o7
Thank you. Good to know we're getting some love too! :)
This didn't help me at all. Unless I didn't install it right anyone wanna give tips?!?!
I think it will only work when the update goes live. "We are pleased to announce that War Thunder for Apple computers will support Metal in the incoming update"
I assume if you are "playing" with metal, vulkan is also close, as they are somewhat similar! Linux users would welcome a lot a vulkan version, but windows users also gain from it
My macbook air doesn't support metal. dang! It's from early 2015.
liek if u crie evytiem
Are you sure? on the list says "MacBook Air (Mid 2012 or newer)"
Does the client automatically switch over to the metal client on steam? Or do we have to download it from here. Thanks
I think it should. If you did not notice any changes, jump to our official forum and check MacOS section in technical section.
Stona_WT, Thank you!
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