External GPU support for MacOS native app

I have an external GPU on my MacBook. You should quit Figma, right-click on the application icon, choose “Show package contents”, then browse to Contents → Frameworks. Make sure that all the apps in there, Figma Helper, Figma Helper (GPU), Figma Helper (Plugin) & Figma Helper (Renderer) have the option “Prefer External GPU” checked in their info pane. You will need to have the eGPU plugged in if you are using macOS 10.14+ AFAIK. Re-launch Figma and perhaps take a look at the GPU history using Activity Monitor to see if that helps. It did for me.

Cheers,
Massimo

@Massimo_Fiorentino YOU HAVE CHANGED MY LIFE!

Thank you so much. This worked a treat, wow I have been struggling for so long.

@figma can you put this in documentation somewhere!?

Thank you again!!

No problem! I have a much smoother experience myself now 😄 Pro tip: You can use the same trick on similar apps such as Evernote or Grammarly. They use the same foundation called Electron, a kind of HTML wrapper.

Cheers!

Thanks @Massimo_Fiorentino I was about to throw the computer out of the window!

Right!?!

Game changing.

Yes.
I remember the GPU was detected automatically in previous Figma versions, wondered why it had stopped working.

No sweat. I was there myself! 😂