Intel Graphics HD 4000 issues after upgrade to High Sierra
I have a 13" MacBook Pro mid-2012 (MacBookPro9,2) with 16GB memory, and 1TB SSD, that I upgraded to High Sierra (10.13.2), and found that a couple of games I play are basically unplayable due to the refresh rate and jerkiness of the graphics. There were no problems with this laptop on Sierra (10.12.6), only after an upgrade to High Sierra. I went back to Sierra (restore from Time Machine) and the problem was again gone. Next I did a clean install of High Sierra and found the same issue again. I also have a 13" MacBook Pro 2010 and it has no problems with these same games on High Sierra. I've been in contact with a developer for one of the games (BZflag) and they believe the problem lies with the Intel Graphics HD 4000 on High Sierra (which would explain why there is no issue on the older 2010 MacBook Pro. As a final test, I had a 500GB SSD from another computer that I attached as an external USB3 drive, and did a clean install of Sierra on it and proved the graphics for BZflag were Smooth and working as expected. Then did an upgrade to High Sierra and the problem with the jerky and slow graphics returned.
Here's the EtreCheck output for this latest upgrade to High Sierra. I also have the EtreCheck output for when it was on Sierra if you want that too:
EtreCheck version: 3.4.6 (460)
Report generated 2017-12-14 13:43:34
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Runtime: 2:06
Performance: Excellent
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Problem: Other problem
Description:
After upgrade to High Sierra, BZflag graphics are slow, making it almost unplayable. No changes to BZflag
Hardware Information:ⓘ
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)
[Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 (i5-3210M) CPU: 2-core
16 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]
BANK 0/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Handoff/Airdrop2: supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 11
Video Information:ⓘ
Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 1536 MB
VG2436 SERIES 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
Disk Information:ⓘ
SanDisk SDSSDHII960G disk0: (960.2 GB) (Solid State - TRIM: No)
[Show SMART report]
EFI (disk0s1 - MS-DOS FAT32) <not mounted> [EFI]: 210 MB
Macintosh SSD (disk0s2 - Journaled HFS+) /Volumes/Macintosh SSD : 959.34 GB (494.60 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3 - Journaled HFS+) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8 ()
USB Information:ⓘ
USB20Bus
hub_device
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
USB20Bus
hub_device
hub_device
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
USB30Bus
Asmedia ASM107x
Asmedia ASM107x
Seagate Backup+ Desk
Backup+ Desk disk2: (3 TB)
(disk2s1) <not mounted> [EFI]: 315 MB
(disk2s2) <not mounted> [CoreStorage Container]: 2.48 TB
Boot OS X (disk2s3 - Journaled HFS+) <not mounted> : 134 MB
External Stuff (disk2s4 - Journaled HFS+) /Volumes/External Stuff : 500.22 GB (483.90 GB free)
Drive Genius BootWell (disk2s5 - Journaled HFS+) /Volumes/Drive Genius BootWell : 15.60 GB (1.15 GB free)
Seagate FA GOFlex Desk
USB 3.0 Cable disk1: (525.11 GB)
EFI (disk1s1 - MS-DOS FAT32) <not mounted> [EFI]: 210 MB
Crucial SSD (disk1s2 - Journaled HFS+) / [Startup]: 524.25 GB (504.74 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk1s3 - Journaled HFS+) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
ALCOR Generic USB Hub
Device 2Port KVMSwitcher
hub_device
PAAD cubik PAAD cubik
Dell Dell USB Keyboard Hub
Logitech USB Receiver
Dell Dell USB Keyboard Hub
Asmedia ASM107x
Asmedia ASM107x
Apple Inc. iPhone
Thunderbolt Information:ⓘ
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Virtual disks:ⓘ
Time Machine (disk3 - Journaled HFS+) /Volumes/Time Machine : 2.48 TB (2.01 TB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS (Unlocked)
Physical disk: disk2s2 2.48 TB Online
System Software:ⓘ
macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 (17B48) - Time since boot: less than an hour
Gatekeeper:ⓘ
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions:ⓘ
/Volumes/Macintosh SSD/Applications/Headset Updater.app
[not loaded] com.plantronics.driver.PlantronicsDriverShield (4.3 - SDK 10.8) [Lookup]
/Volumes/Macintosh SSD/Applications/duet.app
[not loaded] com.kairos.driver.DuetDisplay (1.2.0 - SDK 10.11) [Lookup]
/Volumes/Macintosh SSD/Users/[redacted]/Apowersoft/Mac Online Launcher/Mac Online Launcher.app
[not loaded] com.Apowersoft.driver.AudioDevice (1.6.7 - SDK 10.11) [Lookup]
[not loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.0.0 - SDK 10.8) [Lookup]
System Launch Agents:ⓘ
[not loaded] 7 Apple tasks
[loaded] 182 Apple tasks
[running] 99 Apple tasks
System Launch Daemons:ⓘ
[failed] com.apple.updateEFIDesktopPicture-apfs.plist (Apple, Inc. - installed 2017-10-25)
[not loaded] 40 Apple tasks
[loaded] 176 Apple tasks
[running] 112 Apple tasks
Launch Daemons:ⓘ
[not loaded] com.apple.installer.cleanupinstaller.plist (? 1963bf56 0 - installed 2017-12-14)
[loaded] com.apple.installer.osmessagetracing.plist (Apple, Inc. - installed 2017-10-25)
Internet Plug-ins:ⓘ
QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2017-10-25)
3rd Party Preference Panes:ⓘ
None
Time Machine:ⓘ
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:ⓘ
6% WindowServer
3% kernel_task
1% fontd
0% akd
Top Processes by Memory:ⓘ
1.12 GB kernel_task
432 MB mds_stores
117 MB iconservicesagent
86 MB Finder
81 MB softwareupdated
Top Processes by Network Use:ⓘ
Input Output Process name
27 KB 20 KB mDNSResponder
8 KB 29 KB assistantd
14 KB 8 KB netbiosd
5 KB 3 KB apsd
278 B 300 B configd
Top Processes by Energy Use:ⓘ
9.06 WindowServer
1.80 mds
1.16 trustd
1.10 trustd
Virtual Memory Information:ⓘ
12.39 GB Available RAM
9.43 GB Free RAM
3.61 GB Used RAM
2.96 GB Cached files
0 B Swap Used
Diagnostics Events (last 3 days for minor events):ⓘ
2017-12-14 13:33:26 mds_stores High CPU use [Open] [Details]
2017-12-14 13:28:50 Last shutdown cause: 3 - Hard shutdown
MacBook Pro, macOS High Sierra (10.13.2)
