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Jeltesuper107

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AMD released those GPU's recently but are these GPU's supported by OS X? I'm interested in the PowerColor R9 380 but I have not the resources to make a hackintosh right now, so has any of you guys tested these one of these new GPU's? I know AMD GPU's are usually not working OOB but the new Macbook Pro retina 15" has a 370M, would that mean that there is support for the new 300 series?
 
Jeltesuper107 said:
AMD released those GPU's recently but are these GPU's supported by OS X? I'm interested in the PowerColor R9 380 but I have not the resources to make a hackintosh right now, so has any of you guys tested these one of these new GPU's? I know AMD GPU's are usually not working OOB but the new Macbook Pro retina 15" has a 370M, would that mean that there is support for the new 300 series?
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I am a Nvidia guy but from what I understand the 300 cards are just rebranded 200 cards so whatever support was there or was missing for the 200 series card should be about the same for the 300 cards.
 
Ok, that's what I read on another thread too:
R9 390X = R9 290X
R9 380 = R9 285
R7 370 = R9 270(X) = HD 7870
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However, I don't know if the R9 285 is a supported card. I couldn't find any info about it, does someone else know this? And if it's supported, will it work OOB?
 
The R9 285 device ID is present in the AMD kexts and I have heard some people claiming that it works, but not real confirmation so far.
At the moment there is someone at netkas forum who is trying to use the R9 380 in his MacPro, but he didn't get anything but a black screen so far, so I'd stay away until someone confirms that the cards actually works in OS X.

But yes, in theory all these cards should be supported natively in Yosemite.
 
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Thanks, that's what I wanted to know, I guess I'll just wait until somebody actually gets it working. Maybe there will be better support for it in El Capitan. Could you post the link of the netkas forum thread please.
 
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Thanks, that's what I wanted to know, I guess I'll just wait until somebody actually gets it working. Maybe there will be better support for it in El Capitan. Could you post the link of the netkas forum thread please.
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Here you go: http://forum.netkas.org/index.php/topic,11173.msg31149.html#new

Unfortunately in German, but nothing interesting happend so far. Short summary: Doesn't work in either OS X (black screen) or Windows 10 (basic functionality without acceleration).
 
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GA-P55M-UD2 |  i5 750 |  GeForce GTX 660
Skylake
Z170M-PLUS |  i5 6600K |  Radeon HD 7950
Just a little question, will it make any difference what manufacturer made the GPU, the guy in the thread is using a Sapphire Nitro r9 380, but i'm interested in a PowerColor PCs r9 380. If he gets his gpu working, can I get mine working the same way?
 
Yeah, I'd think so. The only (relevant) difference is usually the mapping of the ports (e.g. one card has 2x mini DisplayPort, the other has 2x DVI...), but this only plays a role when injecting a framebuffer, because this has to match your specific card.
Since Apple doesn't provide any compatible framebuffers for Tonga/Hawaii cards, we'd all have to fall back to the generic RadeonFramebuffer, no matter which specfic model one has (usually no problem).
 
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Z170M-PLUS |  i5 6600K |  Radeon HD 7950
When Apple supports a graphics card, it supports (and sometimes sells) the Reference Design for a graphics card. So, if you buy a graphics card, look for the Reference Design monitor connections port layout; that's a good indication it's a Reference Design model.

Asus has a GTX 750 Ti card with a VGA port on it(!!) which is not a Reference Design layout. Those people who bought the card have to flash with a modified VBIOS to get it to work, even the HDMI connection. So, stick with a Reference Design graphic card.

As for getting the new R9 300 series, I'd wait to see if Apple will support it in El Capitan as Yosemite has seen it's last update, me thinks. BTW, an olde coach's saying, "don't rush to fail." :thumbup:
 
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When Apple supports a graphics card, it supports (and sometimes sells) the Reference Design for a graphics card. So, if you buy a graphics card, look for the Reference Design monitor connections port layout; that's a good indication it's a Reference Design model.

Asus has a GTX 750 Ti card with a VGA port on it(!!) which is not a Reference Design layout. Those people who bought the card have to flash with a modified VBIOS to get it to work, even the HDMI connection. So, stick with a Reference Design graphic card.

As for getting the new R9 300 series, I'd wait to see if Apple will support it in El Capitan as Yosemite has seen it's last update, me thinks. BTW, an olde coach's saying, "don't rush to fail." :thumbup:
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Sorry for this noob question, but what is a reference design model gpu :oops:?
 
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