TESO Game Settings for Mac Mini M4, MacOS 26+

DVBURNSII · December 2025

I was wondering if there are any tools that would assist me with configuring "The Elder Scrolls Online" to run optimally, balancing between graphics and performance on my 2025 Apple. The game runs well using Medium settings if Subsampling is set to its lowest option. I haven't tinkered with it too much beyond that and would appreciate any pointers.

DVBURNSII · February 26

I am going to bump this. It’s been a while since checking back. I have read around a bit and it appears my Mac is capable of high subsampling but I can only play reasonably well with low. Would any readers have any graphics settings advice or recommendations for Apple gamers?

CharlieEcho101x · March 12

Hey

im just looking to get into ESO on my M4 Mac mini but have been reading some horror stories about performance etc. do you run the game natively on your mac? has the recent update changed anything at all?

Thanks

thedocbwarren · March 13

CharlieEcho101x wrote: »

Hey

im just looking to get into ESO on my M4 Mac mini but have been reading some horror stories about performance etc. do you run the game natively on your mac? has the recent update changed anything at all?

Thanks

Performance is good on my older M1 but the settings won't seem to persist between games.

DVBURNSII · March 20

CharlieEcho101x wrote: »

Hey

im just looking to get into ESO on my M4 Mac mini but have been reading some horror stories about performance etc. do you run the game natively on your mac? has the recent update changed anything at all?

Thanks

My apologies for a late reply and a long read ahead.
I play ESO natively on my Apple Mac Mini M4.
It runs very well for the most part with the exception of subsampling which, while described as not being an issue from what I have read, for me it must be on low. I do not have extensive knowledge in this area though I am curious if it is caused by the fact that I have a very large display. My monitor, if you will, is a 55" Sony Bravia Google Smart TV. The XR-55X90J to be specific. It is my only display. Apart from this I have had very limited problems although the game is not officially supported for ARM computers as I was disappointingly informed by their support agents. My Mac doesn't even heat up, it's fantastic. I'll never own a different brand computer or operating system again. My peripherals are the Apple Magic iTouch Keyboard and the CORSAIR M75 Mouse Apple Edition, both white. Again, they are for the most part fantastic. I have been experiencing some problems with them that I am trying to sort out but I don't think that has anything to do with ESO and I don't believe users typically experience what I have so I won't bother you with details.

To allow myself some credit, I am almost 37 years old with a relative amount of time spent around electronics, computers, consoles, and games. That is to say that I am neither exaggerating, speaking ignorantly, or trying to sell you anything. I enjoy vocalizing my experience because there is a growing effort by Apple and developers to bring gaming to Mac OS and now that I have seen it for myself I can tell you that the illusion of Windows being the better OS for games is a false one. It is simply that was the standard, everything up until recently has been written for Windows and Intel. No one had any ability to assert it was any better because there was never much of an alternative.

Thank you for reading and let me know if you have any more questions, I am happy to be of assistance!

-David II

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keto3000 · March 21

I still play ESO on my M1 Mac Mini w and LG UltraGear monitor and it still runs well on medium settings:

Hope this is helpful!