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Apple products have never really been known for their gaming abilities, but its newer M5 chips are actually quite powerful . For instance, the 10-core M5 that's built into the iPad Pro and MacBook Air can reach clock speeds of up to 4.6 GHz and deliver a steady 30 frames per second on relatively modern titles like "Baldur's Gate 3," though some games, such as "Assassin's Creed Shadows," require you to lower the graphics settings to achieve this.

That's a solid result, but these devices are fairly expensive. Luckily, it's possible to get similar performance using a significantly cheaper AMD GPU. This helps keep the price down and may make your investment last longer since you can upgrade the rest of your PC and won't have to get rid of the whole device when it starts slowing down or stops receiving support.…