[Gowans]

I replaced last years 13" MBP this week with a Retina and it's blown me away in an area I did not expect, gaming.

I have a decent gaming PC with a big monitor with a high resolution and my Mac has always been for "lite" gaming (in OSX or Bootcamp)

I needed the extra power for work but I didn't realise how much this thing screams.

DoTA2, Orcs Must Die 2, TF2, Diablo 3, Star Craft 2 & Even Tribes scream along.

Fantastic Fantastic machine, (should have made a bigger boot camp partition)

edit:

I'm impressed by the fact its in 2880 x 1800 on high.
Specs: http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs/

[User33]

Prepare to get flamed. A lot of gaming side hates Apple.

I'm glad you're happy with it though. Mac Steam certainly seems to be getting better and better.

[BlazinAm]

How the temperature of the machine so far?

[kvn]

Quite the demanding games you list there. One hell of a games machine.

[Dabanton]

Best of both worlds imo

I have my Mac side and then just load bootcamp and I can get at my Steam games etc.

[Enhanced]

Gonna replace my five year old MacBook with a Retina next year. Looking forward to it, especially so if the game performance is good.

[SuperÑ]

I'm pretty sure you get +60fps in Minesweeper too!

[MRORANGE]

I replaced last years 13" MBP this week with a Retina and it's blown me away in an area I did not expect, gaming. I have a decent gaming PC with a big monitor with a high resolution and my Mac has always been for "lite" gaming (in OSX or Bootcamp) I needed the extra power for work but I didn't realise how much this thing screams. DoTA2, Orcs Must Die 2, TF2, Diablo 3, Star Craft 2 & Even Tribes scream along. Fantastic Fantastic machine, (should have made a bigger boot camp partition)

you should list specs, how do your fare with current games like BF3, Witcher 2 ?

[Gentleman Jack]

Kind of a small screen for an RTS. Would you describe yourself as a high-level SC2 player and still find the form factor suitable?

[Gooster]

How the temperature of the machine so far?

I'm kind of curious, too. My 2010 MBP ran Guild Wars just fine but it was actually sort of loud compared to how quiet it usually is and got damned hot.

[Gowans]

How the temperature of the machine so far?

It gets hot after a while running games.


It's faster than my desktop tho.


All the games I mentioned bar tribes run fine native res on highest, DoTA2 looks stunning.

Tribes I'm running maxed but on a lower res to get a nice fluid frame rate.



I got it for work but it's a great bonus, the hard drive loading is lighting also, I'm a SSD convert now.


I'd have checked it on Arma 2 but I didn't make the boot camp partition big enough.

[Haunted]

Quite the demanding games you list there. One hell of a games machine.

My work here is done.

[mescalineeyes]

Kind of a small screen for an RTS. Would you describe yourself as a high-level SC2 player and still find the form factor suitable?

It is not suitable at all for SC2. Especially with that keyboard.

[StuBurns]

The day Apple get the full refresh to the iMac with a retina, I'm throwing my PC into a landfill.

[Somnid]

you should list specs, how do your fare with current games like BF3, Witcher 2 ?

It's a retina Macbook. I think the only thing you can change is RAM and HDD.

But yeah I'd imagine it'd be nearly impossible to get good framerates on high-end games. If my Crossfire setup struggles with 1600x2560 then I can't imagine a notebook with higher res would fare very well. I guess the bright side is high-end PC is becoming less common.

[Black_Stride]

Quite the demanding games you list there. One hell of a games machine.

GAF never disappoints.

[Stitch]

Quite the demanding games you list there. One hell of a games machine.

[Gowans]

It's a retina Macbook. I think the only thing you can change is RAM and HDD.

I don't think you can even do that.

[iNvid02]

2800x1800 powered by 650M

play something demanding and you'll know how much of a games machine it is

[Xyphie]

It's too bad 650M is way too weak of a graphics card to play high-end games at 5 MP.

[Shining Sunshine]

It's one hell of a game machine after installing bootcamp.

[BrokenEchelon]

Holy shit dude. It runs Tribes?

[chickdigger802]

Well... the mbpr does cost like over 2 grand right? I do hope it can handle some games.

Wonder how it handles unreal 3 games of today at native res.

[Dabanton]

It is not suitable at all for SC2. Especially with that keyboard.

I just plug a USB Keyboard and mouse in.

[iceatcs]

The day Apple get the full refresh to the iMac with a retina, I'm throwing my PC into a landfill.

Nah! It would better if the day Apple get the refresh to their 40inch monitor with a retina. I fucking shoot mine and all neighbour's HDTVs.

[tkscz]

Well good for you. Me personally, sounds like a waste of $2,000, but whatever floats your boat.

[animlboogy]

The last thread about this machine was the OP worrying about heat while gaming. Does it get uncomfortably hot for you?

[Gowans]

Well... the mbpr does cost like over 2 grand right? I do hope it can handle some games. Wonder how it handles unreal 3 games of today at native res.

If I get round to deleting something for Blacklight I'll let you know.

[CambriaRising]

I have an early 2009 MBP which runs all of the games you described. I haven't had a whole lot of trouble running anything I have tried except for D3. Which for some reason I need to dial the res back for.

And no, these things are not suitable for SCII unless you get an external mouse and keyboard.

The last thread about this machine was the OP worrying about heat while gaming. Does it get uncomfortably hot for you?

These things turn into Frying pans.

[Diprosalic]

DoTA2, Orcs Must Die 2, TF2, Diablo 3, Star Craft 2 & Even Tribes scream along. Fantastic Fantastic machine, (should have made a bigger boot camp partition)

i think my phone could handle these games.

[Gowans]

The last thread about this machine was the OP worrying about heat while gaming. Does it get uncomfortably hot for you?

It hasn't yet but it does get warm.

[Lord Error]

I concur. Been playing Alan Wake and BF3 in 720p and 1080p respectively on my TV and it's damn great. Everything on High, effects even on Ultra, and runs at a good clip, 30-60FPS.

You really don't expect such perfornace out of a small, sleek device like this. Of course, stuff looks amazing when played on its own screen too, but it's just so easy to carry it to a TV, plug HDMI, lean back on sofa and with a controller :)

Oh, and:



Feels good man.

That's running Dolphin. Fairly rock solid 60FPS in 1080p, the thing is freaking versatile, I finally don't need a dedicated vertical setup.
Just to make it clear, most other games I tried in Dolphin didn't run that well, but Ikaruga does.

[herod]

I have a shitty AMD Fusion laptop that could handle these games.

[Gowans]

i think my phone could handle these games.

My point was at 2880 x 1800 on high settings.

I'm impressed.

[Not a Jellyfish]

Had a MBP 2010 like someone else mentioned previously in this thread, used to overheat all the time playing Dragon Age. I need to check how much it is on steam, going straight on my desktop. :)

[Haunted]

Sounds like it's a real Ferrari under the hood.


How much was it?

[BramVD]

it's an moderate gaming machine capable of running most modern games at a high resolution.

[Dennis]

THAT RESOLUTION IS BETTER THAN MY 2560 x1600

THIS IS NOT GOOD

[Iacobellis]

It's a retina Macbook. I think the only thing you can change is RAM and HDD. But yeah I'd imagine it'd be nearly impossible to get good framerates on high-end games. If my Crossfire setup struggles with 1600x2560 then I can't imagine a notebook with higher res would fare very well. I guess the bright side is high-end PC is becoming less common.

I believe the only user replaceable part is the SSD, and it must be done by Apple. The RAM is soldered to the Logic Board and the battery is glued together. I'm personally waiting until the 2013 or 2014 revision when we can get a graphics card that can handle the resolution a bit better.

[clashfan]

I heard that MB Retina doesn't run in it's highest resolution on the desktop. Is this true? I have a lcd monitor and if I don't run my desktop at it's native resolution things look blurry. Is this a problem in MB Retina?

[buhdeh]

I'd be sad if I bought a $2,200 computer that couldn't play games like that.

[Khold]

I can't imagine what it looks like. Playing games in 1600 x 900 here.

[Akey]

It comes with a mid range mobile GPU so it can run that overblown screen that will only kill your fps with no gain. You could get dual top of the line mobile GPU laptop for the same price. Yes you can not upgrade RAM in the mac they now melt it to the board. Apples business is selling you something that they fully control its their business strategy. Its a good strategy for a business.

Its a great machine for developing apps to sell to those lemmings though. I do love it for that.

[buhdeh]

I heard that MB Retina doesn't run in it's highest resolution on the desktop. Is this true? I have a lcd monitor and if I don't run my desktop at it's native resolution things look blurry. Is this a problem in MB Retina?

It actually looks pretty good. I don't know the tech behind it but it doesn't get ugly as shit like Windows does when you use a non-native resolution.

[sk3tch]

The real question is: after playing said games - how are your balls feeling? I had a maxed out Late 2011 15" MBP and that thing was a lap scorcher. Does this one get as hot?

[dallow_bg]

It comes with a mid range mobile GPU so it can run that overblown screen that will only kill your fps with no gain. You could get dual top of the line mobile GPU laptop for the same price. Yes you can not upgrade RAM in the mac they now melt it to the board. Apples business is selling you something that they fully control its their business strategy. Its a good strategy for a business. Its a great machine for developing apps to sell to those lemmings though. I do love it for that.

Salty much?

[Iacobellis]

I heard that MB Retina doesn't run in it's highest resolution on the desktop. Is this true? I have a lcd monitor and if I don't run my desktop at it's native resolution things look blurry. Is this a problem in MB Retina?

It runs at 1440x900 but at double to give the Retina effect. This is a workaround to run the Mac at the actual 2880x1800, but it all becomes really tiny.

[DoctorWho]

Fuck, I think I'm going to start saving for one. I really want one of these beasts.

[CaptainSchwann]

Quite the demanding games you list there. One hell of a games machine.

Good summary of how this thread will go.

[Black_Stride]

THAT RESOLUTION IS BETTER THAN MY 2560 x1600 THIS IS NOT GOOD

I think games you play at that res still look better than the stress tests the OP is using at 2800x1800