Q: Display artifacts in Mavericks

Same thing here, same machine.  Didn't notice it until I used Preview to print a PDF, because I run most of my windows full.  After noting it in Preview, I checked a few other apps (dragged the screen smaller), and saw it again.  I agree, it may be a refresh issue, and a restart may help, but I haven't had time to do that...

Same thing here, but with a 2012 15" MBP with retina display.

I've also noticed that this only happens when my pre-Thunderbolt 27" Cinema Display is connected. To clarify... this happens on both the Cinema Display and the MBP's display, but only when the Cinema Display is connected. Otherwise, no issues at all on the Macbook.

Tried a completely clean reinstall of Mavericks, and it's still happening.

I haven't tested with another Cinema Display yet to rule that out, but I'll update once I do.

I noticed this too directly after upgrade. It only lasted about a day. Then everything was fine. I think there's a lot going on in the background for several hours after the upgrade. Once the system optimizes itself, it runs well, with no artifacts.

Just to follow up on my earlier post...

It turns out that this only occurs when the OS is using my NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M instead of the built-in Intel graphics. The Cinema Display really has nothing to do with it, other than the fact that it seems to force my computer into using the NVIDIA graphics.

So if I disable "Automiatic graphics switching", I see the same artifacts on the MBP's display even when the Cinema Display is not connected. That said, the glitches do seem to be worse on the Cinema Display than they are on the MBP's display when both are connected.

Here's a screenshot of what I'm seeing:

You can see some white-ish artifacts below my Chrome window, and a big transparent block in my Terminal.

Also, for what it's worth, I ran the full hour-long diagnostics test and it said there were no hardware problems, which makes sense since I only started seeing this issue after the upgrade to Mavericks.

Since up-grading to Maverick I've been having the same problem, off and on, on my 15" mid 2010 MacBook Pro. The artifacts have now gone away after unchecking and re-checking "Automatic grapics switching" in the "Energy Saver" System Preferences.

Yeah I also get the same corrupt display artifacts, they also have only appeared since the Mavericks update.

I've also got the same MacBook Pro model (15-inch, Mid 2010, Processor  2.53 GHz Intel Core i5, Memory  4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3, Graphics  Intel HD Graphics 288 MB).

It's definately a software issue. The temporary fix that corrects my display is the > System Prefs > Energy Saver > Untick/re-tick "Automatic graphics switching". It instantly corrects the display. It's a pain in the *** but better than a reboot.

Hopefully an update fix will be along soon.

I'm seeing similar artifcats. The quick fix I found for when it happenes is to toggle in and out of Mission Control. So far that's cleared the artifacts everytime.

-mpm

Same problem here. Artifacts appear mostly in window shadows and dock background. Turning Automatic Graphics Switching off and on again fixes the issue… until it reappears.

Mid-2010 15" MacBook Pro w/ high-res display. The problem appeared with the Mavericks upgrade.

Me too, No external monitors just a 2011 15"MBP

Hello ive had a similar problem except my screen blackedout. I have a 2007 macbook pro 17 inch a1229 model I believe. I installed mavericks... everything ran perfectly fine until my laptop went to sleep so I thought it was normal. I went to go turn my laptop on... all I got was a black screen. I can see things moving but the diaplay is dark and I plugged it to an external display and  that works fine. I wonder if irs a hardware or software issuesm I hope someone can figure out the solution for this... I may retry installing the older OS to see if it works... or.... thanks guys.

For what it's worth, I've got the same display artifacts on my Mac Pro 2.8 Quad core since upgrading to Mavericks. I thought it was only in Logic X but since I spend 99% of my time in that app, I haven't been able to tell if it's universal but I know it started after installing 10.9.

My MacBook retina display (got it in Feb 2013), just had this problem 2 times today

Day 3 with Mavericks and seeing display artifacts regularly. Hadn't seen these before.

2011 iMac 3.4 GHz i7, AMD Radeon HD 6970m with 2G of ram.