3 Reasons MacBook Air Struggles With Gaming and Long Video Calls

It has no fan The MacBook Air relies on passive cooling. Sustained tasks like gaming or long video calls generate heat that can’t be dissipated quickly.

Performance drops under sustained load Once the chip gets hot, it throttles to protect itself. Frame rates fall and video calls become choppy.

This is a design trade-off, not a defect The thin, light design prioritizes silence and casual use. For occasional use it’s fine, but regular heavy use demands a laptop with active cooling.