Call of Duty Black Ops 3 on Mac

SUMMARY
  • Call of Duty Black Ops 3 is available natively for Intel Macs. To play the game on Apple Silicon Macs (M1, M2) you need to install the Rosetta utility.
  • It’s easy to purchase and start playing right away, you’ll just have to make sure your Mac is up-to-spec to run this game smoothly.

Call of Duty: Black Ops III is a first-person shooter game released in 2015. Developed by Treyarch and published by Activision, it serves as the twelfth installment in the renowned Call of Duty series and acts as a sequel to the 2012 video game, Call of Duty: Black Ops II. 

This action-packed game was made available on PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One platforms on November 6, 2015. The game was eventually released for Mac gamers on April 4, 2019.

Can I play Call of Duty Black Ops 3 on Mac?

Yes, you can play Call of Duty Black Ops 3 natively on Mac. If you have an Intel-based Mac you can run it straight away, but with any Apple Silicon based Mac (M1, M2) you will need to install a utility called Rosetta.

The game is also available on Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Xbox 360.

How to play Call of Duty Black Ops 3 on Mac

Call of Duty Black Ops 3 for Mac can be purchased on many of the online gaming sites.

Get the game
Call of Duty Black Ops 3
Native to Mac
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If you have an Apple Silicon Mac you’ll need to download Rosetta 2 before launching the game.

Rosetta 2 empowers Macs with Apple Silicon chips (M1, M2) to seamlessly run apps designed for Intel-based Macs. Whenever you launch an app exclusively built for Intel-based Macs, Rosetta automatically operates in the background, effortlessly translating the app for compatibility with Apple Silicon. You can enjoy the convenience of opening and using your apps as you normally would.

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Call of Duty Black Ops 3 on Mac: Requirements

To play Call of Duty Black Ops 3 you should ensure that the specifications of your Mac meet the minimum requirements specified.

Minimum System Requirements

Operating System10.13.6 High Sierra or later
CPUIntel® Core™ i5 (4 Cores) @ 2.3 GHz
RAM8 GB
GPUATI® Radeon™ M295X @ 2GB, Intel GPUs are not officially supported
Storage150 GB HD space

How it Runs on Mac


MacBook Pro

MacBook Pro
(M1, M2, Intel)

  • It will run on M1 and M2 Macs with Rosetta.
  • It will run on an Intel Mac.

MacBook Air

MacBook Air
(M1, Intel)

  • It will run on M1 and M2 Macs with Rosetta.
  • It will run on an Intel Mac.

Mac Mini

Mac Mini
(M1, M2, Intel)

  • It will run on M1 and M2 Macs with Rosetta.
  • It will run on an Intel Mac.

Mac Studio

Mac Studio
(M1, M2)

  • It will run on M1 and M2 Macs with Rosetta.
  • It will run on an Intel Mac.