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Grand Theft Auto IV with Fusion Fix Mod

Setup: Mac Mini M4 Base Model, Parallels Desktop W11 ARM Virtual Machine (4-core CPU, 8GB RAM).

Settings : 1440p resolution (60Hz), Max graphics settings.

Benchmark average is over 70 FPS without screen recording.

Performance without the Fusion Fix mod is lower (66 FPS).

If the Mac has more than 8GB RAM, then this game should run best with Parallels Desktop on an M series Mac.

Other options to run this game on M series Mac are also tested (not in the video):

1. Using free Heroic Games Launcher: The game runs fine with Heroic, using the built-in WineCrossover 23.7.1 option. Benchmark results with similar settings are 45 FPS without the mod and 35 FPS with the Fusion Fix mod.

2. With CrossOver (D3DMetal or DXMT provides similar performance). Performance with CrossOver is similar to the Heroic Games Launcher, again with a lower result with the Fusion Fix mod.

3. VMware Windows 11 ARM Virtual Machine: This is a "free for personal use" alternative to Parallels Desktop. The game starts fine, but I experienced some slowdowns and stutters with the VMware virtual machine for some reason, and the benchmark result was around 50 FPS.


Notes :

1. Fusion Fix mod releases and installation information can be found on the GitHub page : https://github.com/ThirteenAG/GTAIV.E...

2. After applying the Fusion Fix mod, a Wine DLL override is needed for CrossOver and Heroic Games Launcher to be able to use the mod; namely, "dinput8.dll, native, builtin" must be added to the DLL overrides list.



Timeline:
00:00 Test setup
00:00 Gameplay
05:26 Graphics settings and Benchmark
06:41 Benchmark result and summary