16" MacBook Pro lagging whilst typing

[empersance]

I'm using Mac OS Ventura 13.2 and since a couple of releases the problem is mostly gone for me but, I am not sure, if it only works for me with my setup, because I've installed gSwitch widget, which allows me to control if dynamic switching is on or discrete card should be used always. I mostly run it with Discrete Only, and only if i know the macbook must last long on the battery, i switch to integrated only, than it's laggy.

And so it's always as before...

It was always not laggy with Discrete only

 

[JulianPrei]

I bought a brand new 16" MacBook Pro 1 TB on Tuesday, When I am typing it seems to freeze for a split second then carry on. So yesterday I went back to the apple store I bought it from and they decided to give me a replacement. And now on the replacement I am facing the same issue. I have tried doing a SMC and PRAM reset but still no difference, and also when I got the replacement I set up the computer as a new machine and manually transferred all my files over, so there was no time machine backup etc.

I booked a genius bar appointment again for today, they advised me to reinstall Big Sur and try the computer with a fresh install. I still get the exact same issue with a proper fresh install....



When I first got them they were running macOS Catalina and I updated them to Big Sur - 11.4 .

Can the 16" run Big sur? My 2019 iMac runs it fine and that only has an i5.



Any suggestions would very much be appreciated!

Hey, so it fixed it for me:
Go to System Preferences -> Battery -> Options... -> then disable automatic graphic switching

 

[mbigras]

Hi everyone,

I ran into this keyboard lagging whilst typing problem again after I factory reset my 16-inch 2019 MacBook Pro running macOS Ventura (13.3). I worked around the problem again by following the same disable Automatic graphics switching option workaround that I mentioned in https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/16-macbook-pro-lagging-whilst-typing.2300340/post-30016108 post; however, I wanted to post an update for macOS Ventura since I can't edit that post.

To work around the keyboard lagging whilst typing problem, you can disable the Automatic graphics switching option with the following workflow.

Navigate through System Settings > Battery > Options menus. Then disable Automatic graphics switching option—see screenshots.

 

[Lucas Curious]

Hi everyone,

I ran into this keyboard lagging whilst typing problem again after I factory reset my 16-inch 2019 MacBook Pro running macOS Ventura (13.3). I worked around the problem again by following the same disable Automatic graphics switching option workaround that I mentioned in https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/16-macbook-pro-lagging-whilst-typing.2300340/post-30016108 post; however, I wanted to post an update for macOS Ventura since I can't edit that post.

To work around the keyboard lagging whilst typing problem, you can disable the Automatic graphics switching option with the following workflow.

Navigate through System Settings > Battery > Options menus. Then disable Automatic graphics switching option—see screenshots.
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I have the perfect solution for everyone. Get rid go the 2019 MBP, get an M chip and don't look back. I did and it was the best TRADE IN deal I'll ever have done in my life.

 

[tommak78]

Switching off automatic graphic switching will kill your battery in few hours, so that is not a solution for me at least. Best solution I have found so far is to switch your screen refresh rate from 60hz to 50hz. For some reason 50hz gives me more fluid performance anyways in web browsing for example. I cannot justify moving to a new laptop because of this. How do I know that, when next laptop comes from Apple this problem does not arise to current M chip Macbook, since this was not an issue, when this 2019 laptop was released.

 

[JokerPower]

I've upgraded to Monterey this July, and I can confirm that the issue has disappeared on the latest builds. No lag at all since July. It looks like they fixed it.. finally

I don't know what they did, but this issue has gone away for me since macOS Monterey. Right now, I'm using macOS Ventura, and I always update to the latest version. Everything works just fine for me. No input lag at all.

 

[azpc]

I seem to have stumbled on a solution, at least for me. I changed the refresh rate to 59.94 hertz. My 2019 16 inch MBP is no longer lagging while I type.


Here is where you can change your refresh rate setting:

System Settings, Displays, Refresh Rate, 59.94 Hertz

 

[akke4323]

I seem to have stumbled on a solution, at least for me. I changed the refresh rate to 59.94 hertz. My 2019 16 inch MBP is no longer lagging while I type.


Here is where you can change your refresh rate setting:

System Settings, Displays, Refresh Rate, 59.94 Hertz

I think this is the best solution so far, thanks. The difference is visible, especially when you're writing on the Safari search bar.

 

[akke4323]

I’ve realized that the typing lag happens because of the aggressive frequency decreases on iGPU, it goes down to 0 MHz. You can observe this with an Intel power gadget, or iStat Menus. For instance, when you play a video on YouTube, there’s no lag while typing, because the iGPU stays around 100-150 MHz. The typing lag starts again when you switch to another application or another tab, because iGPU goes to 0 MHz again, even though the video is playing in the background. Also, there is no way to control the CPU and GPU frequencies on macOS. So I was thinking about what would keep the iGPU active with optimal minimum frequency and not cause the typing lag. Finally, I’ve figured it out, play a YouTube video on Safari, put it in Picture in Picture Mode, then minimize it and hide it in some corners. macOS doesn’t pause the video, and somehow iGPU stays between 35-100 MHz, which prevents the typing lag. Total power consumption is less than using a discrete GPU all the time. It works with or without low power mode.

The video I play: 8 hours youtube video

How to enable Picture in Picture: https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/picture-in-picture-video-mac/

After putting the video pip mode, just make the box smaller and hide it somewhere, I prefer to put it next to the trash bin, like below.

 

[akke4323]

I use MacOS Sonoma beta 6 and my typing experience is surprisingly good even on WhatsApp desktop application. Of course, it's not like typing with a discrete GPU, but still, it's the best since MacOS Catalina. As you already know there was no problem with MacOS Catalina and this problem occurred after the MacOS Big Sur release.