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 | Reported | 6 reports |
| 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
Reported perfect four times on DXMT on the default engine, most recently on an M5 with r29 and macOS 27.2 (49 minutes, Retina pixels, 60 fps cap). On an M4 Pro with macOS 26.6.2 and engine r5 the Metal HUD hovered around 110 to 120 fps over a 39-minute session, by the reporter's follow-up. On an M4 with macOS 15.7.9, Highball 0.10.3 and engine r19 a 221-minute session was perfect apart from fullscreen being covered by the camera, the MacBook's notch cutting into the picture, the same thing a Dimraeth report saw. The anti-cheat map has no entry for this game and neither reporter mentions a kick or a ban. Nothing was measured here. On an M1 Pro with macOS 15.7.8 it played over 25 hours, rated 4 of 5 only because it runs hot and drains the battery (highball-db#1046). On an M4 Pro with macOS 15.8.2 it played over three hours, ranked matches and the account sync included (highball-db#1057).
Known issues
In fullscreen the picture runs under the MacBook's camera notch (reported on an M4, macOS 15.7.9, DXMT, engine r19)
What helps None confirmed on this game. On Dimraeth, with the same symptom, playing windowed worked
Why Not investigated here. The game fills the whole screen including the strip beside the camera, as Dimraeth does
Provenance
Reported by Jirawat2307 (highball-db#181, 2026-09-22): rated 5, perfect, Apple M4 Pro, macOS 26.6.2, engine x64-sikarugir10.0_6-r5, Highball 0.9.32, DXMT with the Metal HUD on and the steam and vcrun2022 recipes, 39 minutes played through Highball, and in a follow-up comment the HUD hovering around 110 to 120 fps. masxsimo2003 (highball-db#311, 2026-10-04), Apple M4, macOS 15.7.9, Highball 0.10.3, engine x64-sikarugir10.0_6-r19, DXMT, recipe steam, rated 5 of 5 after 221 minutes, with fullscreen covered by the camera as the one flaw. Not run here. Deandrejpg (highball-db#597, 2026-10-20), Apple M4 Pro, macOS 27.0.1, Highball 0.10.21, engine x64-sikarugir10.0_6-r28, DXMT, recipes steam, warframe and vcrun2022 in the bottle, rated 5 of 5 after 13 minutes, menus fine. PhenixShade (highball-db#810, 2026-10-29), Apple M5, macOS 27.2, Highball 0.10.22, engine x64-sikarugir10.0_6-r29, DXMT with Retina pixels at 100% and a 60 fps cap, recipe steam, rated 5 of 5 after 49 minutes. dotRentei (highball-db#1046, 2026-11-07), Apple M1 Pro, macOS 15.7.8, Highball 0.10.23, engine x64-sikarugir10.0_6-r28, DXMT, rated 4 of 5 after 1527 minutes: it runs hot and drains the battery. Deandrejpg (highball-db#1057, 2026-11-07), Apple M4 Pro, macOS 15.8.2, Highball 0.10.23, engine x64-sikarugir10.0_6-r28, DXMT, rated 5 of 5 after 186 minutes: ranked matches and the account sync (ID) work, everything smooth. The reporter had posted before and downgraded macOS since.
Before installing anything, it is worth checking whether the game already ships a native Mac build.
Common questions
Does Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel work on Mac?
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel 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.
Which renderer should I use for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel?
DXMT. Highball can translate Direct3D through DXVK, DXMT or Apple's D3DMetal, and the right choice varies by game. The database records DXMT for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel. Highball uses it automatically when the game has a row; to set it by hand, open Settings, then Environments.
Contribute a result
This page is generated from an open database. If you have run Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel 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.