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Need for Speed: Payback

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macOS Compatibility

Method Rating Notes
Native N/A Game is not released for MacOS system
Rosetta 2 N/A
Compatibility layer
CrossOver Perfect Playable at 60+ FPS on high settings on newer hardware, but requires the GStreamer patch to prevent stuttering. The Steam version currently does not launch.[1] Older setups require extensive tinkering and yield poor performance.[2]
Wine Unknown
Virtualization
Parallels Playable Playable.[3]

Gameplay videos

References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Truwa06 on 2026-02-24
    Device: Mac Mini M4 16GB 10CPU/10GPU
    OS: macOS 26.0
    Method: CrossOver 26 Preview with GStreamer Patch, D3DMetal, MSync
    Store: EA App
    Resolution: 1080p
    Settings: High graphics
    Framerate: Averages over 60 FPS
    Comment: Performance is excellent, averaging over 60 FPS on High settings. The GStreamer patch is strictly required; without it, there are annoying stutters. The EA App version works fine, but the official Steam version does not launch due to the problematic EA-Link app.
  2. ↑ Verified by User:Nrdnandan on 2022-04-07
    Device: MacBook Air M1 2020 8 GB RAM
    OS: macOS 12.3.1
    Method: CrossOver 21.2
    Resolution: 1024x768
    Settings: Lowest
    Framerate: 10-25 fps
    Comment: To be able to play, one needs to edit the registry (https://wiki.winehq.org/Useful_Registry_Keys) in Crossover and 64-bit dependency archive bottle (https://www.codeweavers.com/support/wiki/mac/mactutorial/unsupported_deps) also needs to be tuned and also MoltenVK and DXVK needs to be updated manually (https://www.applegamingwiki.com/wiki/CrossOver)
  3. ↑ Verified by User:Nrdnandan on 2022-04-07
    Device: MacBook Air M1 2020 8 GB RAM
    OS: macOS 12.3.1
    Method: Windows 11 ARM on Parallels 17.1.2
    Resolution: 1024x768
    Settings: Lowest
    Framerate: 2-10 fps
    Comment: Extremely laggy
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