mrmarts, I'm interested in how Starcraft 2 plays on the Macbook Pro w/Retina display as I am considering whether to buy one. What were the default resolution and settings that Starcraft 2 chose when you first ran it? Have you tried setting Starcraft 2 to maximum resolution and max settings and what was the resulting framerate? Have you run any video benchmark programs on the computer?
Thanks for any feedback you can provide.
John
I'e actually been looking for people to test SC2 on it, but never saw one, so
here it is.
I got my rMBP last night, and obviously the first thing I did was install Starcraft. Quick note, the installation literally takes around 45 seconds (SSD). I was quite surprised.
I ran it at 2880x1800, ultra texture, and extreme graphics. Played a regular 2v2.
No lag, consistent 30+ fps.
Running at 2880x1800, as beautiful as it is, is impractical because your cursor becomes extremely small. It's kinda hard to explain, maybe I'll upload some screenshots later.
Games like Nexus Wars, Survival Man, Marine Arena, etc, are difficult to run at Ultra or Extreme. Although you can get 30fps sometimes, it's really not consistent. I have it at high or medium always, and no matter how many units are on screen, there's no lag.
I don't know what other tests you'd like to see done, but if you have any requests, let me know. Btw, I'm not good with technical aspects of benchmarking, like running extra programs, etc.
Hope that helps!