It is the software. The hardware is powerful enough. However, OS X doesn't make as good a use of the GPU as Windows 10.
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UI lag? - Might return
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It's OS X. That lag has been present since Mavericks or so when they added transparency effects. Simply disable that and it's smooth... Not the answer you were hoping for.
IMHO yea, I'm a fan of the transparency, but if it alleviates the issue then it blows your "hardware not powerful enough for a retina screen" theory right out of the water.
Okay; thanks for your input.
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Doesn't that remove the entire advantage of the retina display, i.e., the gorgeous display?
Perhaps. It looks better with the pre set resolution. I'll stick with it tbh
Oh you wanted input? Here's an input: My 2016 rMB has smoother/crispier experience than my 2014 MBP and my 2015 MBA
You're welcome
Lmao! At above
Yeah it kind of looks ugly imo.
I wish you could set other resolutions that wouldn't cause fonts to be rendered rediculously ugly, jagged, and too small.
Yeah it kind of looks ugly imo.
I wish you could set other resolutions that wouldn't cause fonts to be rendered rediculously ugly, jagged, and too small.
Well i got some good news for me at least. The forum lag is gone. I searched the forum and found that the solution to the lag was solved by changing the background to plain grey
You can with this hack. I'm running 1536x960 with HiDPI and I find that it really is the sweet spot in terms of screen estate and font size.
So how does that explain that my MBA runs smoothly and my rMB less so, regarding animations in UI?
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That's not true. If you disable some of the requirements it actually demonstrates that the hardware couldn't pull it off.
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That's very interesting to me; and I must say that I'm skeptical. What was your background previously?
The MBA has a lower resolution screen that doesn't tax the GPU as much. So it renders OK even with OS X's sub-optimal use of the GPU. A fairer comparison would be Windows 10 in Boot Camp vs OS X. The former would get better GPU performance while the latter gets better battery life. Microsoft and Apple focus on different things.
Yeah, that's what I think too. It bums me out that Apple is willing to accept degradation in performance with the retina models. =(
Wait whhhattt! Is the text readable and not some jaggy mess when you pick a custom resolution?
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I would guess that with a solid background simplifies the algorithm apple uses for transparency allowing for fewer calculations
Yes. HiDPI means it uses the built-in DPI scaling engine, rather than just running the screen at a non-native resolution that RDM and other tools normally do. It's as sharp as at 1440x900, but slightly smaller, so you get more screen estate. 1680x1050 is also an option, but I found it to be a bit too small for my liking, although you can quickly switch using RDM (it adds new 1536x900 HiDPI and 1680x1050 HiDPI options).