If it was defective GPU then I'd expect the problem to disappear when I switched GPU from Intel 530 to Radeon 460, the fact the glitch spans both iGPU and dGPU leads me not to think it's hardware especially when I ran glitch free for 3 days until installing 3rd party (Adobe) apps.
Must just be on the 15". My 13" dropped 21% in 30 minutes under light usage, which is up from 14-15% in the same time on the last beta. There's either an errant process running somewhere or Safari is a bigger pig in this version than the last. This is ridiculous, and quickly approaching ludicrous.
Which adobe apps? We had a similar issue with our client who was running adobe premier, screwed the screen up until an NVRAM reset. Put him on a different Mac for the time being.
It's not stale or overused when Apple are the ones that keep harping on about the bloody stupid things.
What's getting old is Apple harping on about them at every update...and the few remaining fanboys who get upset over the constant reference to them! Now that is getting old...almost as old as a Mac Pro or Mac Mini !!!!!
macOS Sierra 10.12.2 includes new emoji, introducing Unicode 9 characters like clown face, selfie, face palm, fox face, owl, shark, butterfly, avocado, bacon, and more, plus many profession emoji are available in both male and female genders.
Apple has also updated the artwork on many existing emoji characters, adding detail to make them look less cartoonish and more realistic. New wallpapers are also included in macOS Sierra 10.12.2, introducing the color explosion options that were previously used in iPhone marketing materials.
There are few other outward-facing changes aside from the addition of new emoji and wallpapers, but the 10.12.2 update also includes some important bug fixes. A serious graphics issue that has been affecting some new MacBook Pro owners has been solved, and a Time Machine crashing issue, also impacting the new MacBook Pro, has been fixed.
Available since September, macOS Sierra is the latest Mac operating system. It includes Siri support, Apple Pay for the web, Universal Clipboard, Apple Watch auto unlocking, improved iCloud Drive integration, Picture-in-Picture multitasking, and dozens of smaller features that can be found in our macOS Sierra roundup.
Article Link: Apple Seeds Sixth macOS Sierra 10.12.2 Beta to Developers and Public Beta Testers
Graphics driver updates, for sure.
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But why Apple doesn't provide more detailed changes is a bit sad I think. Maybe they don't think it's worth the time it takes to list it all. Better to just fix the problems and move on.
After 3 days on fresh Sierra install without a problem I installed Adobe CC Desktop client, Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC and then started having graphics glitches. However, neither Lightroom nor Photoshop are ever open when it glitches, thinking it could be Adobe Desktop Client I was then asked to completely uninstall all Adobe products (using Adobe uninstallers) and the problem still persisted. It looks like it could be a third party app (such as Adobe) breaking the colour profile somehow but others have reported no Adobe products installed but other 3rd party apps and they have the same issues.
Its not heat issue, i have max 65 degrees on maximum load for hours
Lol so professionals are abondoned because of how macrumors write their article
Laptop professionals aint abandoned, some people can do their job on laptops, but those who need desktop computers are a bit abandoned though, but since 2015, thatswhen mac pro should latest got updated.
