topic Re: Stadia on older MacBook Pro in Stadia on Chrome

Stadia on older MacBook Pro

Phelv — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 20:57:20 GMT

Hi,

My PC laptop has packed up and I'm trying to play Stadia on a mid-2009 MB Pro that I've dusted off with no joy, massive lag so unplayable. Will upgrading the Ram make a difference or am I wasting my time?

Specs below, any help from people more mac literate than I would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Model Name: MacBook Pro

Model Identifier: MacBookPro5,3

Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo

Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz

Number of Processors: 1

Total Number of Cores: 2

L2 Cache: 3 MB

Memory: 4 GB

Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz

Re: Stadia on older MacBook Pro

codesplice — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 21:07:21 GMT

@Phelv Another Mac user found that disabling location services improved the experience significantly. Maybe give that a shot and see if it helps you as well?

https://community.stadia.com/t5/Stadia-on-Chrome/Fixing-stuttering-and-lag-on-Mac/m-p/18474

Re: Stadia on older MacBook Pro

Phelv — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 08:09:55 GMT

@codesplice thanks for your prompt response, I gave this a go but unfortunately didn't make a difference, I was crashing in Grid before I'd left the start line!

I fear this machine just may be too old to keep up, not good during isolation!

Cheers

Re: Stadia on older MacBook Pro

Dema — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 10:01:42 GMT

Hello @Phelv,

I think could be related with the RAM, I play in a similar machine (with double of RAM and an SSD) and Intel Graphics 5500 and games like Gylt, Dig 2 run smooth but with few tricks:

- HDR is ON

- Quality is Balanced or Slow (since last week always is Balanced)

- No other stuff on the Browser, No Extensions no Flags no nothing just pure Chrome with location enabled (this is important).

NOTE: I didn't test games like Destiny 2 I think won't run as expected.

Cheers,
Dema.

Re: Stadia on older MacBook Pro

DeeJ — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 08:43:36 GMT

I have a MacBook Pro 2011 and found that you have to run stadia on low settings (720p) otherwise I experience the same issues as you, the game is just unplayable