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Anyone getting graphics corruption in OSX Mavericks?

Having performed the upgrade, I am finding the toolbar at the top of the screen is occassionally becoming corrupted/scrambled. I've also noted the same scrambled pixels at the side of Safari and Mail windows.


Anyone else experienced this?

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Oct 27, 2013 4:00 PM

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Oct 29, 2013 3:04 PM in response to Gasoftware

I am experiencing similar problems too having upgraded my MacBook Pro to Mavericks. My laptop is:


15-inch, Mid 2010

Processor 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7

Memory 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3

Graphics Intel HD Graphics 288 MB

Software OS X 10.9 (13A603)


First noticed the problem when the App names in the Dock became scrambled, but also get noisy black 'frame' around some app windows e.g. Mail, Text Wrangler etc. A reboot seems clears the problem, but it has reoccured several times.

Oct 29, 2013 3:17 PM in response to kevinquick

Yes, Sounds very similar to what I have been experiencing since Mavericks update.


17" MBP Mid 2010. / Processor 2.53 GHz Intel Core i5



Especially In Safari/Topsites grid/Dock and desktop folders/icons all have this visual distortion/ghosting & fuzzy coloured traces...



Rang apple, Very helpful, however only a short term fix only with a few restarts whilst holding various key buttons.

Oct 29, 2013 10:03 PM in response to Gasoftware

yes, there is the exact same issue with my macbook pro mid (2010), graphics are corrupted randomly. The memory usage goes maximum from time to time...(leaving available memory to merely 25mb at several occassions). I use "memory clean" to free up the ram space and then the issue resolves immediately!


Hopefully this will be resolved with the next patch (soon)!

Oct 30, 2013 12:36 PM in response to Gasoftware

Yes, I'm having this too. Details are in my own posts to this forum, including screen shots.


https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5506163


My MacBook Pro is a mid-2010 system also (Model 6,2 - 4GB RAM). There seems to be no impact on any other aspect of the system (performance is actually a bit better than pre-Mavericks. Fonts render more clearly, better battery life, no crashes or unpredictable behavior other than these screen/window issues)

Oct 30, 2013 6:54 PM in response to Gasoftware

I too am experiencing the same issues. Where as after I did the Maverick update I have started experiencing my computer slowing down and graphics freezing into scrambled colors. This is impairing my business and needs to be solved immediately. It worries me that I may lose data after being told by someone else experiencing the same issues tried backing up and has lost everything when doing so.

Oct 30, 2013 11:39 PM in response to Gasoftware

i have been experiencing the same problem, it always seemed to happen as soon as i shut down or sign out of Parallels.

MacBook Pro

15" Mid 2010

2,66 GHz Intel Core i7

4GB 1067 MHz DDR3

Intel HD Graphics 288MB

OS X 10.9 (13A598)


My friend this morning suggested that i download a app that forces the Macbook to use the NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M graphics card. Apparently these macbooks come with 2 graphics cards, a Intel one and the NVIDIA one and then depending on which application you are running the MacBook will decide which graphics card to use.


i installed the little app and then on the top taskbar you will notice an "i" being displayed.. click on it.. you will notice that the current setting will be on "Dynamic Switching".... Click on "Discrete Only".. this will force the macbook to use the NVIDIA card.. this seems to have solved my problem with the graphic glitches for now


here's the link to the software... gfxCardStatus by Cody Krieger


http://gfx.io


please let me know if this fixes the problem for anyone else out there

Oct 31, 2013 7:09 PM in response to macjack

macjack wrote:


http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4088

Note that the description provided for this problem as listed in the article was written about three years ago. Just because it doesn't look exactly like that description that was for a different OS doesn't mean it isn't the problem.


Also note that the symptoms did not appear for anyone until they upgraded to Mountain Lion. It didn't manifest itself in Snow Leopard.


When you take it in to be checked, take a printout of the article and make sure they test specifically for that problem.

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