Highball
Which 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 | Untested | no report yet — send one |
| 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
Does not currently start. PlayGTAV.exe hands off to the Rockstar Games Launcher for sign-in, the launcher's embedded-browser UI never paints on this Wine build, and PlayGTAV then reports "Unable to launch game." The Rockstar service handshake and heap issues are already worked around by Highball; what remains is a loader-level fix that currently exists only in CrossOver's Wine. This is the 2025 re-release and a different Steam product from GTA V (Legacy). Online is BattlEye protected regardless.
Provenance
launch path tested locally on Apple Silicon (M1 Pro, macOS 14.6, engine x64-sikarugir10.0_6-r0); the game itself was never reached
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced work on Mac?
Not through Highball at the moment. Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced requires Rockstar Games Launcher to start, and that launcher does not work on this Wine build. Reports about the game itself may be positive, but there is no route to it today.
Contribute a result
This page is generated from an open database. If you have run Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced 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.