HighballWhich renderer to use
Highball can run each game through three different Direct3D translation layers. This is what the database knows for this title — empty rows are open questions, not failures.
| Renderer | Verdict | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| DXVKDirect3D 9-11 over Vulkan | Reported | 1 report |
| DXMTDirect3D 11 over Metal | Untested | no report yet — send one |
| D3DMetalApple's Game Porting Toolkit | Untested | no report yet — send one |
No dated Highball run yet. When one lands it records the renderer, the engine build and the macOS version it was seen on — which is what stops a verdict quietly rotting. Send one.
Notes
HoYoverse's cloud client for Genshin Impact, which streams the game from HoYoverse's servers. Reported perfect on an M1 with DXVK on the Wine 11 engine r29 in a 1 minute session, so it covers the start only.
Provenance
Reported by Florexxxx (highball-db#1182, 2026-11-12), Apple M1, macOS 27.0, Highball 0.10.26, engine x64-crossover26.3-r29, DXVK, rated 5 of 5 after 1 minute: named genshin-impact-cloud-7-2-0-6336 in the report, which reads like the installer of HoYoverse's cloud client at version 7.2.0.6336, an assumption. Not verified by the maintainer.
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does Genshin Impact Cloud work on Mac?
Genshin Impact Cloud has no native Mac build, but it is reported to run on Apple Silicon through Highball, a free open-source compatibility layer. This comes from community reports rather than a Highball test run, so treat it as a reasonable expectation rather than a guarantee.
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This page is generated from an open database. If you have run Genshin Impact Cloud on Apple Silicon, working or not, a report takes a minute and fills in the empty rows above. Send a report, or read how the data is put together.