Why there's no ATI GPUs in buyer's guide?

[fsdoit489]

I was thinking that if ATI Firepro and Radeon are used in real Macs they should be fully-supported in Mavericks and Yosemite. Then why there is no mention about such GPUs in 2015 August Buyer's Guide?

 

[trs96]

I was thinking that if ATI Firepro and Radeon are used in real Macs they should be fully-supported in Mavericks and Yosemite. Then why there is no mention about such GPUs in 2015 August Buyer's Guide?

You can use certain AMD cards that are compatible. The R9 280X will work great for Apple
only software like FCP X. Even better than the base D300 Firepro card in a Mac Pro.

If you want to read an excessively long thread about AMD card compatibility here it is:

http://www.tonymacx86.com/buying-ad...90x-our-hackintoshes-further-explanation.html

 

[Fl0r!an]

Almost all current Radeon GPUs can be used in OS X (some fully OOB, some need tinkering). I guess the main problem is that Chimera doesn't like the new AMD cards very much. When in doubt better ask before buying.

I'm currently working on a (soon to be released) Radeon compatibility guide which will answer your questions.

 

[Abe Frohman]

I'm currently working on a (soon to be released) Radeon compatibility guide which will answer your questions.

I am very much looking forward to this.

FWIW, my Sapphire Vapor-X 280X works OOB.

 

[Abe Frohman]

if the r9 nano is working oob – oh **** boy

 

[Fl0r!an]

Sadly no Fury in OSX so far.. although AMD kexts are looking promising.

 

[pjjj]

FWIW, my Sapphire Vapor-X 280X works OOB.

I have the same card. Actually, 2 of them. FPCX performance is excellent.

My experience wasn't quite OOB. I had to do this extra setup to get the system to boot from a non-USB drive.

http://www.tonymacx86.com/general-help/115818-install-bootloader-extra-efi-partition.html

I suppose, in terms of the actual drivers for the card, it's OOB.

 

[Fl0r!an]

The device ID is already in one of the kexts. Doesn't do anything yet though, even with adding the kexts in other places (MacVidCards has tried some days ago, at MacRumors Forum).

 

[Abe Frohman]

My experience wasn't quite OOB. I had to do this extra setup to get the system to boot from a non-USB drive.

http://www.tonymacx86.com/general-h...so no initial config was necessary. :thumbup:

 

[Fl0r!an]

The guide is only btw in the graphics section