# Performance when using Playback in Edior

**URL:** <https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/performance-when-using-playback-in-edior/4027>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [November 24, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/performance-when-using-playback-in-edior/4027 "2023-11-24T17:05:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Tobias\_Reidl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/niantic/user_avatar/community.nianticspatial.com/tobias_reidl/32/1688_2.png) [@Tobias\_Reidl](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Tobias_Reidl)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/performance-when-using-playback-in-edior/4027/1 "2023-11-24T17:05:34Z")

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When using playback in Unity Editor, I get horrible performance, about 10-15 fps.

Mac M1, Sonoma  
Using Unity 2022 LTS + ARDK 3,  
Empty Project,  
Enabled Lightship playback.

Does anyone else have this issue or is it just me?

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**Author:** ![Jesus\_Niantic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b782af/32.png) [@Jesus\_Niantic](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Jesus_Niantic)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 11:41pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/performance-when-using-playback-in-edior/4027/2 "2023-11-27T23:41:48Z")

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Hey Tobias,

Are you running Playback on a Mac or a Windows computer?

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**Author:** ![Tobias\_Reidl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/niantic/user_avatar/community.nianticspatial.com/tobias_reidl/32/1688_2.png) [@Tobias\_Reidl](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Tobias_Reidl)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/performance-when-using-playback-in-edior/4027/3 "2023-11-29T17:57:59Z")

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On a Mac M1 with Sonoma 🙂

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**Author:** ![Jesus\_Niantic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b782af/32.png) [@Jesus\_Niantic](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Jesus_Niantic)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/performance-when-using-playback-in-edior/4027/4 "2023-11-30T20:28:05Z")

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Are you able to share a recording? I’m running playback with the Gandhi example in an empty scene as well (only added an XR Origin and AR Session) and it’s running fine.

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**Author:** ![Maverick\_Niantic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8edcca/32.png) [@Maverick\_Niantic](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Maverick_Niantic)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/performance-when-using-playback-in-edior/4027/5 "2026-03-05T23:46:47Z")

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