Just for info:

The current version of neXt (1.674) appears to run fine on the new Apple Silicon based MacBook Pro, despite running in Intel-emulation mode using Rosetta.
By 'running fine', I mean a fluid 60 FPS in the MacBook Pro's native full-screen resolution (2560x1600 pixels) at the 'Fantastic' quality graphics settings!
For most sceneries, you can crank all of neXt's graphics settings up to the max - shadows, nitro-smoke, dust, etc. - without adversely affecting the frame rate.

Having upgraded from a late-2012 i7-Mac mini with its integrated Intel HD 4000 graphics, I must say this is refreshing ;-)
Note that ye olde Mac mini was no slouch either: It was able to run neXt in full-HD resolution (1920x1080) at 60 FPS. But in order to maintain a jitter-free frame-rate you had to disable shadows and use at most anti-aliasing @ 2x multisampling.


Still, I eagerly await a native Apple Silicon version of neXt, as the Rosetta Intel-emulation layer won't be available forever.