# Stuttering Obsidian on AMD iGPU: if enabled 1) Windows Multiplane overlay (MPO) & 2) Hardware acceleration **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Tags:** ui-ux\ **Created:** [March 23, 2025, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/stuttering-obsidian-on-amd-igpu-if-enabled-1-windows-multiplane-overlay-mpo-2-hardware-acceleration/98629 "2025-03-23T12:31:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![0\_kotik\_0](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/0_kotik_0/32/78462_2.png) [@0\_kotik\_0](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/0_kotik_0)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/stuttering-obsidian-on-amd-igpu-if-enabled-1-windows-multiplane-overlay-mpo-2-hardware-acceleration/98629/1 "2025-03-23T12:31:13Z")
I got stutters, while using Obsidian on AMD integrated graphics (R9 7945HX with 610M). I found out, that this fixed by: 1. Disabling Hardware Acceleration in Obsidian settings or 2. Disabling Multiplane overlay (MPO) in Windows. Method 2) of disabling MPO I found out after got similiar issue with another Electron-js. MPO is Windows feauture, that suppose to accelerate multi-layer contentent processing. But, as internet says, it can caused issues with AMD graphics. For disable MPO you can editing register `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Dwm`, create `DWORD` `OverlayTestMode` with value `00000005`. From this it can be concluded, that problem is in stack `Windows's MPO + AMD Graphics + Electron-framework => stutters`, and Obsidian’s `Hardware acceleration` just calls it by `Windows OS API`. I want to share this issue and solution, and haven’t find more suitable category on the forum. Firstly I thought, that it is an Obsidian bug, that I want to report here, but after some digging and testing, i concluded, that it is actually an Electron-framework’s bug. Hopefully, this can help people fix this faster! ---
**Author:** ![Keith\_F](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Keith\_F](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/Keith_F)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/stuttering-obsidian-on-amd-igpu-if-enabled-1-windows-multiplane-overlay-mpo-2-hardware-acceleration/98629/2 "2025-03-24T03:30:19Z")
Hi, I am having trouble with “pdf” images not displaying correctly in Obsidian. The images keeps re-sizing (jiggling) and not allowing editing of the document. Is this stuttering? I have tried your solution and it did not stop the issue, I have also tried sandboxing etc, and the issue remains. Should I create a new bug report? or is it the same issue? (Sorry for about placing this on your report, but it does sound related…) Cheers. ---
**Author:** ![Nxor](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/nxor/32/84180_2.png) [@Nxor](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/Nxor)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/stuttering-obsidian-on-amd-igpu-if-enabled-1-windows-multiplane-overlay-mpo-2-hardware-acceleration/98629/3 "2025-07-26T21:50:40Z")
> [@0\_kotik\_0](#): > > For disable MPO you can editing register `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Dwm`, create `DWORD` `OverlayTestMode` with value `00000005`. Thanks for sharing this! I was seriously losing my mind trying to figure out why things were stuttering, even in a blank vault with no plugins or themes. Disabling MPO like you suggested fixed it. Specs: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, Radeon 6800xt, Win 11 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/b/e/bec35fbd23ab28909bb6bfe62cb32eb82dd34019.png) [@system](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/stuttering-obsidian-on-amd-igpu-if-enabled-1-windows-multiplane-overlay-mpo-2-hardware-acceleration/98629/4 "2025-10-24T21:50:52Z")
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