Safari scrolling is not smooth

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Safari scrolling is not smooth

When browsing websites (any website) on Safari, the scrolling with trackpad / mouse / scrollbar is not smooth. There is a noticeable stutter. This does not happen when using Chrome, where the scrolling is buttery smooth. Is this normal behaviour, or is there something that can be done to fix this?

I am running Safari 14.0.2, on Big Sur 11.1 (latest update), on a MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) with Intel Core i7 Quad-Core. This problem has been persistent through multiple versions of Safari and OS.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.1

Posted on Jan 30, 2021 3:16 AM

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dominic23

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Jan 30, 2021 5:44 AM in response to Seb Turner

Startup in Safe Mode: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262

Login to your account.

Launch Safari and test.

To exit Safe Mode, click  in the menu bar and choose “Restart”.

Launch Safari holding the shift key down and test.

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Seb Turner Author

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Jan 30, 2021 8:34 AM in response to dominic23

I've tried this, but in safe mode the graphics respond very slowly (I understand this is intentional), so it's difficult to test. On restarting it did not resolve the problem.

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Safari scrolling is not smooth

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