Slow Graphics Performance MacOS High Sierra

Except for power, the discrete GPU has more more memory.

The GPU's are switched automatically when necessary (e.g. when starting Adobe Lightroom or such).

I don't believe in these benchmarks.

edit: and be aware that discrete Graphics can be repaired, for on board GPU the whole board has to be replaced, which is extremely expensive.

"Given that graphics issues are rampant (and also APFS takes away more than it gives, IMO) I'll probably stay with 10.12 for the foreseeable future. 10.13 really turned me off to upgrading for the 1st time on Mac. (iOS 9 did that for iphone;)"

You CAN stop te conversion to APFS the next time you upgrade. Although Apple does not give that as an option.

I'm having pretty much the same issue on my early 2013 Retina MacBook Pro with Nvidia GT650m GPU, the onboard graphics seem fine but the discreet GPU runs so slowly. I assume, as everything was fine for me in 10.12, that it is a driver issue and will be sorted soon.

As it is Photoshop is almost unusable and other apps which should benefit from the discreet GPU run so slowly.

link to my thread I started regarding the GT650m.

GT650m slow performance under 10.13 High Sierra

I'll be posting the etrecheck results later tonight.

Thank you for this workaround Stakker! I've been frustrated with High Sierra graphics issues on my Late 2013 MBP for weeks and switching to another resolution and back immediately got rid of the graphics lag.

Can someone else confirm, that installing this drivers solves performace issues?

I have MacBook Pro 15" mid 2014 with GeForce GT750M as well and I had this perfomance issues too. Few days ago I downgraded to macOS Sierra 10.12.6 and now I have power of my MB back 🙂.

I don't want to upgrade and found, that those drivers isn't proper solution.

Thanks.

Hopefully the bug report will be read and actioned by someone.

Initially I was noticing the slowdown in Photoshop and not in anything else, I assumed it was a Photoshop issue, but then I noticed it in other non-Adobe apps and realised it was more a system issue than a software issue.

What I do find, when the slowdown occurs, my GPU memory and GPU processor are being hammered and yet I'm only getting 4-6 FPS, stat menus is displaying the information in my menu bar, although I have to click on the menu to get the FPS.

My parallels version is just the previous version. Moreover, I rarely use it. There is nothing wrong about using AppCleaner 3.4. I never had a problem with Sierra 10.12.6. Your recommendation is extreme. Based on my research, the source of the problem is in the mac OS. Apple needs to get the latest drivers from nVidia that support 750M and incorporate them into 10.13.2. I have been waiting for over 4 weeks for Apple to get their act together.

Last Nvidia driver installed, it's a a little bit better, have tried to downgrade but such a mess and a lost of time. I will wait , oh yeah i will, last time i think, lot of friends start to migrate to windows pcs I'm considering this option more and more seriously now... 😟

Despite the fact that my graphic card was change y apple with a special program ( early 2012 to late 2013 mbp 15" concerned if you have not try that)

Good luck everybody.

Nope, definitely not the only one, High Sierra is truly a nightmare, various GPU bugs

They resulted in this for me: hardware - Mid 2014 Macbook Swollen after High Sierra / What should I do? - Ask Different

Wow, I can't believe how much this mantra still holds true.

I've been using a Mac with an AMD chipset (Radeon R9 M395 2 GB) and the performance difference has been *MIND BLOWING*. It doesn't choke all the time like the Nvidia chipset, no freezes or any other issues. This is how MacOS is supposed to feel like!

I am never, ever going to buy a Mac with an Nvidia chipset again. I hope Apple wises up and never includes Nvidia chipsets again until the company releases all the specs necessary to develop proper drivers for them.

It looks like there's no Nvidia in Apple's current lineup so they're definitely spurning them at the moment.

This is driving me insane.

i installed high sierra a few weeks ago - it totally grinded my CPU to a halt and then completely scrambled the display on boot up so I couldn’t see anything but layers of coloured frantic ‘static like’ distortion.

I painfully reverted back to Sierra again and it went better but only only for 2 weeks. It’s now completely screwed on boot up, doing the same distortion screen every time.

However, I can boot up in safe mode. I’ve done everything I’ve read online to troubleshoot. I’ve Reset all the NVRM , SRC etc. I even did a hardware check to see if the Mac picked up on that....everything was reported fine. I’ve even tried to reduce the ‘windowserver’ tasks and it’s still screwed.

Ps I’m on an early 2015 MacBook Pro 13” retina with intel iris 6100

Hi Jimmyshortarms,

Check out my Apple Stack Exchange link I shared earlier, basically, after installing High Sierra, my battery was swollen and it damaged my Macbook hardware, including the screen

I suspect your issue could be from the same cause, but instead of a destroyed battery, the stress might've damaged your CPU/internal-GPU etc.

Sadly I couldn't get my issue recognized yet

I’m being told that the high Sierra upgrade has permanently overwritten some firmware or something like that without the option of being able to revert.

Even if the firmware was updated, there have been no reports that the firmware upgrades are anything other than fully backward-compatible.

So the stuff you are hearing is a half-truth, and does not apply to the Hardware problem you are experiencing.

If the problem persists after reverting to Sierra, it is an unfortunate coincidence that it chose that moment to fail. But there is no evidence of a cause-and-effect.

No.

I am saying that your hardware may have coincidentally failed at the time you installed High Sierra.

Correlation does not imply causation.

I know many people running High Sierra without issue. I have it on two of my macs, of different ages.

It would seem. But MacBook was fine before high Sierra was installed. Only 2 years old.

It slowed up my CPU, - mouse could barely move - then I started getting worse display issues. There’s a huge thread on ‘high Sierra freeze’.

I’m not sure if the installation has caused my components to over heat or something. I just don’t know. Have wiped and started again.

It’s just weird how all this has happened during an update.

I’ll now have to take it in to get fixed. Apparently got to wait 3 weeks. Merry Christmas!