diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index eeb1ffc4..a7278f8b 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,12 @@ int threadCount = 1;
 bool paramTooltip = false;
 bool cpuMeter = false;
 bool lockModules = false;
-int frameSwapInterval = 1;
+#if defined ARCH_MAC
+	// Most Mac GPUs can't handle rendering the screen every frame, so use ~30 Hz by default.
+	int frameSwapInterval = 2;
+#else
+	int frameSwapInterval = 1;
+#endif
 float autosavePeriod = 15.0;
 bool skipLoadOnLaunch = false;
 std::string patchPath;