On my laptop scrolling and pointer movement are smooth and don't freeze during the switch.

Looks like that Safari isn't affected by this issue, for example try to open this page on Safari that triggers the dGPU when scrolled at a certain point: I have the same issue with a base MacBook Pro 16' when Chrome switches from iGPU to dGPU. Is Apple aware of this issue and will there be a future fix for this? This is where the actual freeze is happening You can notice that at 1:30, the timer changes from 1m23s26 to 1m26s61 suddenly and the notification of GPU changed pops up on the top right without any animation.

create a sidecar chrome tab and run the timer on google.

open your browser and go to start a benchmark to trigger the graphic card switch.

launch gfxCardStatus to send a notification when the actual graphic card switch is triggered.

turn on Automatic graphics switching in Energy saver in System Preferences Tools that I used to reproduce this issue:Ġ. This issue never happened in my 2016 MBP. Sometimes it just freezes for 1-2 seconds, but sometimes it may freeze up to 1 minute and I have to close the lib and re-open to regain control of the machine. There have been many reports of SU Pro 2016 compatibility issues with Sierra, but a recent SU update has addressed the worst bugs, and the immanent 2017 release should clear up the rest.My Macbook Pro 16-inch freezes occasionally when it switches between integrated graphic card and discrete graphic card. (probably because they use the higher spec’d Iris graphics vs the lower-end HD graphics often found on PC ultrabooks - plus you don’t have wonky driver issues on the Mac) I wouldn’t worry about Intel integrated graphics compatibility at all – there have been associated issues reported with Windows PC’s but never heard any from recent MacBooks. If you’re planning on heavy-duty rendering, then it would be an issue: but even with my modest machine I have had good results using Twilight - just have to learn which settings prevent an overly-taxing render and not get overly-ambitious. That model can drive a 5K monitor with a single TB3 cable. Given that the model you’re considering is two generations newer for both CPU and GPU, (with associated increases in speed/power) it should work really well. It runs SketchUp well and drives a Dell U3415W external monitor without any problems or latency.

I have a late 2014 13' MacBook Pro with the following specs:

Graphics card in macbook pro 2016