Lots of good advice in here . <| sep |> Good luck ! I hope it all goes smoothly for you ! <| sep |> Not the feedback you asked for , but I have and still use for most things a 2009 MBP with similar specs 2 . 8 duo , 8 Gb Ram , 512 Mb graphics . But it does not play subnautica . It used to be arguable that the strongest MBPs would actually make pretty solid midtier gaming laptops , but mac has IMO gone down the thinnerisalwaysbetter path , and sacrificed performance to do it . The newest MBPs are pretty sad specwiseprice IMO , although I bet they work great , are reliable , etc . But they have got to be terrible gaming laptops . So , last year I spend ~$ 750 US and built my first gaming tower . If mac ever changes their design mind , they will get me back . But until then , I am loving my 3 . 5 i 5 tower , 16 Gb ram , and GTX 970 . And I ' ll bet it will hold me over for 23 more years , no problem . Like I said , this is probably not very helpful but if this sparks any questions please feel free to reach out .