GPU switch causing graphics issues on my new Retina MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2015)

I am having the same issue as everyone here claimed. I also have a mid 2015 macbook pro 15'' with maxed out specs. The random white flash can't be replicated, I have no idea what' caused them. I have tried to upgrade to 10.10.4 and turned off auto graphic switching, however the issue is still there. not sure if this is duo to AMD card.

Having the same issue with popping the whole screen and distorded screen for a second ...during normal work. Even no gpu stress needed. simply working in pages or numbers. Tried reinstall the whole OSX. But didn't helped. The issue is still continuing. And as it was said before ..if this issue is also appearing on replaced macs. I am affraid that we are stucked in loop :-( . These machines are really expensive... and this is what you got when you bought it ?

I was having the same problem as the OP, cursor leaving trail of confused pixels on GPU switch. It seems to be related having a magnified cursor prior to migrating to this hardware (Mid 2015 15" MBP). Changing the cursor size to normal and back to magnified fixed the trailing pixels problem, though there is still some flashing between the magnified and normal sized cursor when it is moved.

I had the same problem of flashes and flickering; the genius bar found problems with the discrete GPU (and also with the trackpad). Since it was a new machine I send it back and they shipped me a new one (that will arrive at the end of the week).

Hopefully the new machine will not present the problem. However it seems definitely a recurring issue between multiple users; and probably hardware related...

I think I may have the same issue.

I can reproduce it in several ways:

#1: on the two highest resolutions on Energy Saver's menu and ticking off/on Automatic Graphic Switching option

result: flickering in the top part of the screen

#2: on any resolution going on https://www.apple.com/music/ (I get it 3/4 times)

result: like #1 but also full black screen blink

I found a really weird behaviour that seems to stop the issue:

On Google I found a forum where a guy was describing how he solved the problem getting rid of Java so I tried to disable some option on the Java Control Panel.

Deleting the JavaAppletPlugin.plugin doesn't help but I noticed that when the Java Control Panel is open I am not having any of these issues (reloaded apple's music page dozen of times without issues, they start as soon as I close the JCP).

Also when opening the Java Control Panel I don't get flickering so I don't think it makes the graphic switch.

Sorry, couldn't edit above.

The Java Control Panel is switching the graphic to the AMD's one, that's why the problem disappear.

The System's LOG reports this while switching from AMD to Integrate:

30/09/15 02:13:21,006 WindowServer[159]: Received display connect changed for display 0x4280bc2

30/09/15 02:13:21,026 WindowServer[159]: Found 27 modes for display 0x04280bc2 [27, 0]

30/09/15 02:13:21,039 WindowServer[159]: MPAccessSurfaceForDisplayDevice: Set up page flip mode on display 0x04280bc2 device: 0x7fec7d215f80 isBackBuffered: 0 numComp: 1 numDisp: 3

30/09/15 02:13:21,043 WindowServer[159]: CGXMuxAcknowledge: Posting glitchless acknowledge

30/09/15 02:13:21,090 WindowServer[159]: Received display connect changed for display 0x4280bc2

30/09/15 02:13:21,091 WindowServer[159]: Found 1 modes for display 0x04280bc2 [1, 0]

30/09/15 02:13:21,091 WindowServer[159]: Received display connect changed for display 0x3f003f

30/09/15 02:13:21,091 WindowServer[159]: Found 1 modes for display 0x003f003f [1, 0]

30/09/15 02:13:21,091 WindowServer[159]: Received display connect changed for display 0x3f0040

30/09/15 02:13:21,091 WindowServer[159]: Found 1 modes for display 0x003f0040 [1, 0]

30/09/15 02:13:21,092 WindowServer[159]: Received display connect changed for display 0x3f0041

30/09/15 02:13:21,092 WindowServer[159]: Found 1 modes for display 0x003f0041 [1, 0]

30/09/15 02:13:21,092 WindowServer[159]: Received display connect changed for display 0x3f0042

30/09/15 02:13:21,092 WindowServer[159]: Found 1 modes for display 0x003f0042 [1, 0]

30/09/15 02:13:21,092 WindowServer[159]: Received display connect changed for display 0x3f0043

30/09/15 02:13:21,092 WindowServer[159]: Found 1 modes for display 0x003f0043 [1, 0]

Hey,

I have the exact same problem, but there is a small work around for this. If you are using a "scaled" resolution, take it to the default mode. It should do the trick.

System Preferences> Displays> (select) Default for display.

Hope this may help.

P.S: Tell me how it goes.

I had exactly the same issue as goodwilldrumsfc on my 2015 MacBook Pro Retina since I got it at the beginning of October - the screen "jumping" or "twitching" with occasional white flashes and "static" and other artifacts appearing in the top 3rd of the display (which is an A02F).

Playing games that used the AMD GPU the problem got more and more frequent until the display crashed with a screen full of vertical grey lines and the MacBook rebooted.

I told AppleCare and they're replacing it with a new MacBook.

I'm having the same problem—and Apple just replaced the MBP and... the new computer has the same problem!! This is just crazy. How many units will I have to go through until I find one that doesn't have this defect??

Jon

Anyone at Apple actually ever look at these forums? I'm just wondering if I take my now-second Mid 2015 MBP to the Apple store and they replace it (like they did with my first one three days ago) if I'm going to get yet another MBP with the same GPU switching problem? Hello, anyone out there?

Jon

And what happens when your replacement is also defective? And then that replacement is defective?

Hi, I am getting exactly the same problem on my Macbook 15'' Mid-2015 with latest El Capitan version. Is like a little jump up and down, mostly happen on safari and xcode. Did you find a solution for that?

Thanks,

A.

I think it is a problem Apple refuses to acknowledge or do anything about. You can take you MBP in and swap it like I did, but the new one has the exact problem.

Thanks for the reply, any clue if it is an hardware or software problem? For what I saw it happens on safari and xcode only (but maybe is just because I use these two software for most of time). If this is "just" a bug of El Capitan maybe we can hope in a patch sooner or later. Anyway I guess it is related to the amd gpu since if it were happening in all macbook we should have seen much more complains on this forum.

In the past I had issue with kernel panic on 2010 macbook also because of discrete gpu, it seem macbook + discrete gpu is really a bad match 😟.

And Photos and FCPX. It happened on my MBP before I upgraded to El Capitan. My guess hardware. Other posts put it dating back to 2014.