MacOS Big Sur Lagging

App & System Services Core OS macOS Games Graphics and Games Mac

Created Nov ’20

Replies 294

Boosts 2

Views 161k

Participants 274

Hello! Help please, after updating the system to Big Sur, my MacBook Pro 13 began to slow down, previously there were no such problems.

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
2,7 GHz 2‑core processor Intel Core i5
8 GB 1867 MHz DDR3
Intel Iris Graphics 6100 1536 MB

Boost

_misha OP

Nov ’20

Still having major lag on every operation– boot, login, cursor move, spotlight search, app launch, force quit, shut down– on both of my devices (maxed out 2017 13” MacBook Pro and 2019 27” iMac).

On my MacBook Pro, it went so far as to full break my disk– sent me into a boot/login/restart loop multiple times, rendering me unable to use my laptop at all.

Zapping both with full NVRAM/PRAM and SMC resets gives me a subtle, temporary improvement, before having to do it again. Booting in recovery mode and running first aid on all my partitions helped some, but also temporary. Reinstalling OS X from boot recovery helped my MacBook Pro, gonna try on my iMac now.

This is atrocious, Apple. Jobs wouldn’t have allowed this sh*t.

AAppleUser OP

Nov ’20

When I’m typing on my 2019 iMac 5k, it takes a long time for the letters to appear on the screen after I finish typing.

winnrose OP

Nov ’20

Hi! Videos across YouTube, Twitch and Netflix were all lagging for me after the Big Sur update on my 2017 13" Air, this is how I fixed it!

Disabled VP9 decoder and VP9 decoder on battery
Reset SMC
Reset NVRAM and PRAM

Hope it works for you guys!

imydal OP

Nov ’20

I have the same problem with my

MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
2,6 GHz Intel Core i7 6 core
16 GB 2667 MHz DDR4
AMD Radeon Pro 5300M (Intel UHD Graphics 630)

This is a huge problem for my productivity. A great Mac ruined after the installation of bigsur.
I tried to reset PRAM and SMC, but the problem is here!!!

Please help me...

sanitariu OP

Nov ’20

Same here .... Macbook Air 13. Playing league of legends is very bad.... i even can not pick my heroes ... always circles .... everything freezes until someone picks something .... very bad bug .... how you release such thing ?!? Apple this is not 1984 ! You must immediately pull back the update until you fixed it properly .....

S_Dobie_74 OP

Nov ’20

I'm running a 2020 8 core i9 MBP 16'and it is bogging my machine down too. The worst is texting. It was the same issue I was having on my iPhone XS until the update a couple of days ago so I am hopeful they can solve this for Big Sur soon. I am happy with some of the new gadgetry of Big Sur but the performance lag certainly hasn't been worth the improvements

S_Dobie_74 OP

Nov ’20

Also a side note, if anyone has learned how to turn off the notification that air pods are available please let me know. I wear mine all day for work bit don't always want them paired with my MBP and the non stop notification is driving me mental. If someone knows how to make it stop fantastic and if there isn't currently a way to do it Apple please make one

lkebin OP

Nov ’20

Same issue from my macbook pro.

4ndyromero OP

Nov ’20

Same here!!!

MacBook Air (MID-2013)
1,7 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7
8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Intel HD Graphics 5000 1536 MB

please do something !!! I have to downgrade to Catalina :(

MDMA OP

Nov ’20

Same here.... Changing applications is very laggy. MacBook Pro 13 2020
Programs like Safari and Psd run slower.....
I didn't pay 1700 euros for this!

Edit: Many system animations are laggy too.

franktribe OP

Nov ’20

Wow. I just updated to Big Sur on my 2017 MacBook Air and it is very lagging. Doing almost anything. Really noticeable on videos, like YouTube. But it is lagging with simple things like typing. It’s almost like it is still in beta. Catalina ran very well on this MacBook. I was surprised to see so many people having the exact same issues.

ImdatSolak OP

Nov ’20

I have a macPro Late 2012 with 12-Core Xeon, 64GB RAM, Dual AMD FirePro D700 with 6GB each, and have the same problems.

After booting up, the graphics is ok for about 30 Minutes or so. But the longer I use it, the slower and more sluggish everything gets. Any window animation, scrolling through menus, they all are extremely sluggish.

macOS 10.0.1 (final; not beta). I hope this gets fixed soon, otherwise it is a nightmare..
And yes, I have tried everything, including resetting PRAM/VRAM and SCM.

pereirapy OP

Nov ’20

Same here guys.
I have macbook pro 2019
i7 9gen
16GB ram
After the last update to Big Sur when I am typing the lag happens

elijahw659 OP

Nov ’20

I have the same issue with my iMac 27" from 2017. It goes away after a few hours but at first it takes a lot of time to catch up which puts me behind.

renderingabsence OP

Nov ’20

Same here. SMC and VRAM reset did nothing. Scrolling in Safari is laggy half the time, animations are slow and laggy, and my battery life was more than cut in half. God, I hope they fix this stuff in an update SOON.