Slow 2D performance in Apple Maps on Intel Based Macs on macOS Sonoma

[Red29359]

I noticed on my 2019 MacBook Air after upgrading to macOS Sonoma that the 2D performance in Apple Maps is slow and sluggish regardless how big the window is so it shouldn’t be GPU bottleneck. Moving around the maps is a slow 30 Hz frequency. Previously on macOS Ventura, there was no such issue and it ran the maps application in 60 Hz. Of course on my M2 MacBook Air, the Apple Maps application is smooth in macOS Sonoma. But has anyone else noticed this sluggish performance on their Intel Based Mac?

 

[Bigwaff]

But has anyone else noticed this sluggish performance on their Intel Based Mac?

2019 Intel i9 16" MBP ... moving the map around is buttery smooth w/ Intel UHD 630 and seperately the AMD Radeon Pro 5500M GPU.

 

[Red29359]

2019 Intel i9 16" MBP ... moving the map around is buttery smooth w/ Intel UHD 630 and seperately the AMD Radeon Pro 5500M GPU.

Interesting, the 2019 MacBook Air gpu is an Intel UHD 617. Intel UHD 630 is a little bit faster than Intel UHD 617. So it should be smooth as butter on mine too, but it’s not.

 

[Red29359]

2019 Intel i9 16" MBP ... moving the map around is buttery smooth w/ Intel UHD 630 and separately the AMD Radeon Pro 5500M GPU.

It runs smoothly at 60 Hz on my 2019 MacBook Air when I turn location services for Apple Maps on, but with it off, the Apple Maps runs at a 30 Hz frequency.