Macbook Retina Gaming Q&A

Logsi · 22 Jul 2012 at 17:15

Fallen god said:
the 650m is a really nice card, very good in games and doesnt have too much heat got to love it .

I've just ordered myself a laptop cooler with a massive 200mm fan to stop any throttling of the chip! Is a very capable chip it seems! They're onto a winner.

Metalface Mark · 22 Jul 2012 at 17:21

Logsi said:
Is that Cinebench under windows or OS X?

Soldierknowsbest on youtube did a Cinebench and got like 35 frames of thereabouts. You've got a hefty increase over his Retina. He got something like 6.2 on CPU also?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWbtYo3C-wM&feature=plcp

That was windows.

Logsi · 22 Jul 2012 at 18:28

Metalface Mark said:
That was windows.

Yeah, thought so. Interesting to note that the uMBP scores higher with a 2.6 CPU even though the rMBP is higher clocked.

Interested to know what a 2.6 retina scores!

Metalface Mark · 23 Jul 2012 at 09:00

I think supercow has one.

Supercow · 23 Jul 2012 at 14:14

I got one, though I don't do any benchmarking and those kinda things... have left that nerdiness behind me years ago

Is there a specific test you'd like me to run, that won't take forever to run?

Logsi · 23 Jul 2012 at 14:38

Cinebench would be pretty cool to see! Only like 150mb and takes like 2 minutes!

Under windows and OS X if you can!

Metalface Mark · 23 Jul 2012 at 16:06

Already done in windows my friend, look up to post 32. Ill give the mac one a go later.

Logsi · 23 Jul 2012 at 16:31

But SuperCow has a 2.6 Retina so just wanted to see!

Supercow · 23 Jul 2012 at 22:45

Okidoki, will do tomorrow.

Supercow · 24 Jul 2012 at 08:52

Did I do it right?

Code:

CORES=4
LOGICALCORES=2
MHZ=2600.000000
PROCESSOR=Intel Core i7-3720QM CPU 
OPENGLVENDOR=NVIDIA Corporation
OPENGLCARD=NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M OpenGL Engine
OPENGLVERSION=2.1 NVIDIA-7.28.1
CBTYPE=64 BIT
OSVERSION=OS X 10.7.4
CBCPU1=0.000000
CBCPUX=6.717721
CBOPENGL=37.167282
CBOPENGLQUALITY=99.405304
C4DINFO=
C4DVERSION=11.529
C4DBUILDID=CB25720demo

Metalface Mark · 24 Jul 2012 at 09:38

Presume thats in lion SC? Slower than my windows 7 on the open GL.

Metalface Mark · 24 Jul 2012 at 09:40

http://gaming.stackexchange.com/que...n-my-mac-if-i-play-in-windows-7-via-boot-camp

Is kinda mooted on here that windows will be about 30-35% faster in gaming, I should dump diablo on the mac and stick the windows one on I think.

Logsi · 24 Jul 2012 at 10:16

Were you running any other programs while the benchmark was taking place?

Here's what i scored on a normal "not-as-overclocked" uMBP.

In OS X, hence the lower score. Is the lower score due to it being in OS X or to do with the benchmark not being optimised for the Mac as much as windows as it's like a 17% boost in Windows!

EDIT - I'm intrigued to see if they update the drivers in ML. Not put the GM yet as it's out today/tomorrow.

mr.sly · 24 Jul 2012 at 10:34

I think Windows just has better OpenGL support.

Logsi · 24 Jul 2012 at 10:38

mr.sly said:
I think Windows just has better OpenGL support.

Would make sense as in Windows it's up to 4.2 while in OSX i think 3.2/3.3 is barely supported...

Supercow · 24 Jul 2012 at 10:45

Yea, some apps (skype, dropbox little snitch etc) were in the background and it was done in OSX Lion.

I'll do it again this evening on both platforms.

Logsi · 24 Jul 2012 at 11:30

Supercow said:
Yea, some apps (skype, dropbox little snitch etc) were in the background and it was done in OSX Lion.

I'll do it again this evening on both platforms.

Nice one dude!

Just interesting to see the difference between the two MacBooks!

Metalface Mark · 24 Jul 2012 at 13:40

Got a usb 3.0 enclosure for my 256gb Agility 3 I had lying around to move stuff to, will be moving steam so ill see how that performs and report back.

Logsi · 24 Jul 2012 at 13:55

Metalface Mark said:
Got a usb 3.0 enclosure for my 256gb Agility 3 I had lying around to move stuff to, will be moving steam so ill see how that performs and report back.

Very interested in the performance through USB3!

That's one thing that i'd want on my standard MacBook...3 USBs!

Metalface Mark · 24 Jul 2012 at 17:42

Through Mac OS - Writes - 160mb average - Reads 130mb average.

Through bootcamp win 7 - writes 20mb/read 20mb with assd. Which kinda scuppers my plans to put steam onto it if its as slow as 20/20 - im guessing it doesnt have usb 3 drivers in windows, only usb 2?