Crazy lags on my MBPr late 2013 with dual graphics

Hello. This is my first MacBook, so I am new to it. It finally arrived to me 2 days ago.
My problem is: every time I start any game, it's FPS is newer higher then 30-35, usually even 15-20. This is very strange, considering this is the most powerful MBPr available. Another problem is that when I minimize a game, OS's UI start to lag like crazy. Once i close a game, everything is fine again.
I tried to turn off "automatic graphics switch", but this doesn't help me at all. My MacBook has 2.6 GHz, 16Gb RAM and 1Tb SSD and NVIDIA GT 750M. This machine should not lag like this.
My Gigabyte P35K never lags even on integrated HD4600 with 2-3 minimized games (i won't even talk about it's descrete GTX 765M), but MacBook simply dies from Diablo 3\WoW\Starcraft\Force Unleashed (which is a funny situation for both Iris Pro and GT 750M).
This is very very bad, because i am an OpenGL developer and Mac's graphics performance is very important for me.
Any help? Thanks!

Apple>About This Mac>More Info>Service
Please read the warranty paperwork that came w/your computer.
You have 14 days to return the computer w/no questions asked.
You have 90 days of FREE phone tech support on top of your standard 1 year warranty unless you also purchased AppleCare which gives you an additional 2 years of coverage plus FREE phone support.
Strongly suggest that you take FULL advantage of the above before it runs out. Let Apple deal w/the problems.

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