I'm in college right now, so this laptop is my only gaming machine ATM. Would the game run smoothly on this machine, or should I just wait and build a desktop?

Thanks!

I do not think that you could run it on top settings by any means but it might run. I would say wait off also look at these this will tell you if you can run the game or not. That is your best bet.

I know this might not be useful to you but Borderlands 2 runs smooth at 30 frames on my mbp 13'' with integrated graphics, not even that nvidia card you have in your retina model. I'd bet Bioshock would at least run OK at low settings.

I'm having problems with it on my new iMac. My specs more than meet the recommended. Within a few minutes of playing it'll just hard crash to desktop. Not sure if it's a Parallels 8 thing or what. If you're on one of the new MacBook Pros then I think you'll be fine. At least if I can't figure out what the crashing problems are I can wait for the Mac port which was announced not long ago.

Good luck CBK.

I have this computer. First off the computer is amazing I love it. I have Bioshock Infinite and it runs well on High at 1920x1200. It is about 30-40 fps

To anyone that was still wondering, I ran this game on my TV at 720p using the "high" preset and had high, smooth framerates throughout the entire experience. Thanks for the help!