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2016 15" MBP UI Lag
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nice video doesn't seem laggy.
lol i don't know but the fact that someone had to finally go and upload this to youtube is kinda funny.
I just have gotten tired of all the negative posts of people complaining about X, Y, and Z. So I figured an easy way to put to rest the claim that there is "UI Lag" in the new MBP, would be to post a video showing how the UI Responds under differerent situations.
I am the guy who posted the first youtube video with UI lag. I have exchanged the machine twice, set up as a new laptop, downloaded all my apps from new. Still seeing lag. I guess it's a matter of how many apps you have installed in your system. If you install a lot of apps like I did, you WILL experience lag, no matter what. My video proves that.
I may still keep the laptop, because I really want a light machine. But the UI does lag. The more people know about this the better. If this gets known enough, maybe Apple will fix it. Apple will NOT fix it, if you guys keep sweeping this under the rug.
Here is proof from another macrumors user:
https://gfycat.com/GreenLegitimateElephantseal
Seems like you're the only one facing UI lag of this extent. You are and outlier. I've tried it myself with the demo unit, not even close to a stutter in Photos, Safari (The Verge) and Applications folder.
If you like, you can see if you face the same problem on dGPU. If you don't face the problem, then you'll be the one of the few exceptions we can't explain.
[doublepost=1480293794][/doublepost]If you realise the link up there, it is a GIF, of an animation lag that is totally.......impossible. Credibility falling by the moment.
I went to a store yesterday and tried out one of the new 15" touchbar MBP, to see how much of an issue this was before buying one.
Opened five-six Safari windows and did a three-finger swipe up to see exposé - oh my the lag... It is even worse than I expected it to be after reading this thread.
I noped my way out of there. Gonna keep my 2015 for the time being. Not gonna pay that much for something that can't even cope with basic OS UI animations. I guess it will run OK when forcing the use of dGPU all the time. Still not good enough for that much money.
Opened five-six Safari windows and did a three-finger swipe up to see exposé - oh my the lag... It is even worse than I expected it to be after reading this thread.
I noped my way out of there. Gonna keep my 2015 for the time being. Not gonna pay that much for something that can't even cope with basic OS UI animations. I guess it will run OK when forcing the use of dGPU all the time. Still not good enough for that much money.
There is always lag the first time you enter mission control - because it requires pulling data of all the other windows. But subsequent times should not experience lag. Did you try it multiple times? I am coming from a 15" rMBP with Iris Pro.
Hmm interesting. I tried the demo machines myself and didn't experience any of those lags.
There's never any lag when you enter mission control on 2015 15". It looks like many people are noticing this UI lag on 2016.
I don't have this lag and I must say that even if I did, I'd have every faith that there is ample time for software updates to fix this. Remember that we are all early adopters of these new macs and unfortunately glitches are the price we pay.
In any event, given the peculiarities that certain apps can cause to a system, this issue could be specific to the thread starter. I'm guessing the same apps were installed each time right?
In any event, given the peculiarities that certain apps can cause to a system, this issue could be specific to the thread starter. I'm guessing the same apps were installed each time right?
Heres another video of my 2016 15" MBP experiencing no UI Lag with mission control.
Notice I have 6 Safari windows open, each to different websites, and a project in Xcode.
Notice I have 6 Safari windows open, each to different websites, and a project in Xcode.
Your video proof is going make lots of people feel more calm! Great, thanks! Don't get what those guys with lag are doing wrong.
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well, seeing as you are running alot of things, could it be that it has moved everything to the dedicated GPU? this is what I would expect it to perform like, but when I tried it with just some safari windows opened it was definitely bad
well, seeing as you are running alot of things, could it be that it has moved everything to the dedicated GPU? this is what I would expect it to perform like, but when I tried it with just some safari windows opened it was definitely bad
I'm really picky with things, and I can't experience any lag. Sure first time you go to the Applications it will be a bit laggy but that's because he's caching all the images, it's normal
If you look at his video, he showed the "About This Mac" window to show that dGPU was not activated, as if it was, you will see it in that window.
The slow motion video that was linked in post #79 is mine - https://gfycat.com/GreenLegitimateElephantseal
I do see a tiny bit of lag in scrolling webpages and UI animations and it's not bad but it's simply annoying. Are you guys saying you notice no difference in smoothness when using the integrated GPU compared to the Radeon ? Cause to my eyes when using the 460 it's definitely smoother compared to the HD530.
I do see a tiny bit of lag in scrolling webpages and UI animations and it's not bad but it's simply annoying. Are you guys saying you notice no difference in smoothness when using the integrated GPU compared to the Radeon ? Cause to my eyes when using the 460 it's definitely smoother compared to the HD530.
Yes safari is supposed to be smoother, but I don't think resizing chrome windows should be an issue on a powerful latest machine.