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spearer Author

Level 1

45 points

macOS High Sierra 10.13 slow graphics after battery sleep

2017 MacBook Pro 3.1Ghz

Having upgraded to macOS High Sierra 10.13, the graphics have slowed down significantly after sleep.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Close lid (default power settings)

2. Unplug from mains power

3. Wait 1 hour

4. Open lid and login

5. Try a graphics intensive app or game and notice a slow down?

Is this a known issue?

- Have a tried a clean install of 10.13.

- Have tried reverting to 10.12 (problem does not exist on 10.12.6)

The only option is to reboot.

MacBook Pro TouchBar and Touch ID, macOS High Sierra (10.13)

Posted on Oct 18, 2017 9:46 AM

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spearer Author

Level 1

45 points

Posted on Oct 22, 2017 2:53 AM

To update you further, I have reverted to macOS Sierra 10.12.6.

Although High Sierra promises great foundations for the future, I don't feel it's ready yet. Graphics and wake from sleep are quite fundamental issues and professionals require stability.

Looking forward to when these issues are resolved.. For now 10.12.6 is great.

Thanks,

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feignit

Level 1

13 points

Dec 20, 2017 8:06 AM in response to Beau Hartshorne

This issue is unrelated to external displays, in fact using an external display activates the DGPU until disconnected, so that's likely what you're experiencing.

Dec 20, 2017 1:32 PM in response to felix_morariu

That's odd, I'm running 10.13.3 Beta 2 and the issue is still here for me. 2016 MBP, Radeon Pro 460.

Dec 24, 2017 1:17 AM in response to spearer

I have exactly the opposite problem – by graphic performance is bad until I close the lid and let the fans stop – after that I open it and it starts working multiple times better in terms of FPS.

Sg1team

Level 1

4 points

Jan 4, 2018 2:26 PM in response to andytran93

I hope that finally fixes it... I am still on Sierra because of this bug. Please let us know in a few days how things went with 10.13.3 beta 3.

Jan 4, 2018 4:24 PM in response to andytran93

I hate to say it, but it's still an issue even with 10.13.3 Beta 3. I can tell right away when the animation for launching Safari is crawling. :-( Come on Apple! Fix it!

Axlf79

Level 1

4 points

Jan 5, 2018 12:34 AM in response to spearer

Unfortunately this is a known Bub on Apples software I am having the same issue while playing WOW if I restart the laptop it works fine note I have a MacBook Pro 2017 with Touch Bar

Jan 5, 2018 3:25 PM in response to spearer

- MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016) Touch Bar, AMD Radeon Pro 460

- macOS 10.13.3 beta 3 (17D29a)

- World of Warcraft play test after long time (more 8 hours) sleep.

No graphics performance issues! 🙂

ho_ax

Level 1

4 points

Jan 9, 2018 12:34 AM in response to star-affinity

I've tried to run WoW after all-night sleep without AC plugged and Auto-Switch on. Game was running on crazy 200+ FPS in closed locations so it seems that issue may be fixed.

kungufli

Level 1

4 points

Jan 9, 2018 1:55 AM in response to star-affinity

Just installed the supplemental 10.13.2 update and I can still reproduce the issue on my MBP 2017 Radeon Pro 460 after a sleep of nearly 60 minutes (with AC adapter connected)

Jan 10, 2018 5:07 AM in response to star-affinity

Extracted the new Beta 4 Files. Found a GPU Rom file and new GPU drivers. Now we have to check again, hope the issue is fixed 🙂

Sg1team

Level 1

4 points

Jan 12, 2018 12:27 PM in response to mjsagert

Well that's certainly good news. Can't wait for the release of the update now. Maybe I will give High Sierra another try then, too. Thanks for testing and sharing your experience!

Jan 13, 2018 5:30 AM in response to spearer

I had the same problem. Since the current beta update 10.13.3 Beta (17D34a) the issue is gone.

Jan 13, 2018 4:41 PM in response to Woeic9787

Unfortunately this is not the case for me. I am still having the same issue with this latest beta, in fact it seems worse than how it was with Beta 3

Jan 23, 2018 6:03 PM in response to spearer

Just updated to 10.13.3, it appears to have been resolved. 🙂 /knock on wood.

Jan 24, 2018 2:42 AM in response to Oso Grande

Works for me too so far, although it's only been a few hours since I applied the update.

macOS High Sierra 10.13 slow graphics after battery sleep