Can I play Dota 2 on a Mac mini ?

[jokercrow]

Can I play Dota 2 on a mac mini ? If I can, what specs should should I get ? Intel HD Graphics 5000 or Intel Iris Graphics ? 8 or 16 GB or memory ? i5 or i7 ? Fusion hard drive or not ?

Thanks a lot

 

[glamdringfh]

Hi jokercrow,

Yes you can play Dota 2 on a mac mini.

Dota 2 Minimmum Requirements:

CPU Speed: Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz
RAM: 4 GB
OS: Windows 7
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600
Free Disk Space: 8 GB

From the GPU hierarchy chart the 5000 will perform just about equally to the GeForce 8600, while the Iris Pro Graphics will perform quite a bit better. If you're on a budget you could get away with the 5000, if you want to play it with a bit higher quality get the iris.

I'd recommend getting 8GB of RAM, though again 4 would be sufficient if on a tight budget.

An i5 is all you would need for that, an i7 would be wasted in that build.

 

[jokercrow]

Hi jokercrow,

Yes you can play Dota 2 on a mac mini.

Dota 2 Minimmum Requirements:

CPU Speed: Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz
RAM: 4 GB
OS: Windows 7
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600
Free Disk Space: 8 GB

From the GPU hierarchy chart the 5000 will perform just about equally to the GeForce 8600, while the Iris Pro Graphics will perform quite a bit better. If you're on a budget you could get away with the 5000, if you want to play it with a bit higher quality get the iris.

I'd recommend getting 8GB of RAM, though again 4 would be sufficient if on a tight budget.

An i5 is all you would need for that, an i7 would be wasted in that build.

Thanks for the fast answer ! : D

But the graphic card on the Mac mini, if I'm not mistaken, is not a pro but a simple "Iris Graphics". Does it makes a big difference, where does it stands on your chart (witch is really cool) ?

Thanks again

 

[glamdringfh]

No problem.

Iris Graphics (not pro)– the same as HD Graphics 5000

 

[jokercrow]

No problem.

Iris Graphics (not pro)– the same as HD Graphics 5000

Cool thanks : )