Black squares in Safari

Every time when I open more then 3 tabs in Safari 8 (8.0.1-8.0.2) I see black square on web page content.

Test with another browser, such as Firefox or Chrome. If it doesn't manifest the problem, you may be triggering a known bug that affects some MacBook Pro models with dual graphics. The only workarounds I know of are to use another browser on the affected sites, or to disable automatic graphics switching if your model supports it. To use the discrete graphics processor, you'll need a third-party utility to switch to it manually.

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          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
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          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
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System Software:
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Disk Information:
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