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# Nvidia GPUs

# Native nVidia GPUs

# Kepler Series (GTX 6xx, 7xx)

# Highest Supported OS: Current/Big Sur(11)

# Initial Supported OS: Mountain Lion(10.8)

Currently the only 100% native Nvidia architecture that works with macOS 11, Big Sur. Users have reported issues with the GTX 650Ti, 660, 660ti but this is caused by a driver issue on Apple’s end by not supporting the GK106 core(or quite poorly as the issue seems to be memory leakage which also affects real Macs). Another issue with this generation is lower end products marketed as first generation Kepler are actually using a Fermi core but have identical counterparts running Kepler cores as well(GF 116 vs GK 107 found in the GT 640). AND PLEASE NOTICE THAT GTX 745, 750 and ti VARIANTS ARE NOT INCLUDED, THEY’RE NOT KEPLER

Also keep in mind that the following systems have a Kepler GPU meaning that support will likely stay until all pre-Skylake hardware is dropped(so anything without USB-C):

SMBIOS	GPU	Initial Release	Discontinued
iMac13,1	GT 640M	October 23, 2012	June 18, 2014
iMac13,2	GT 660M	October 23, 2012	September 24, 2013
iMac14,1	GT 750M	September 24, 2013	October 13, 2015
iMac14,2	GT 755M	September 24, 2013	October 13, 2015
iMac14,3	GT 750M	September 24, 2013	October 13, 2015
MacBookPro9,1	GT 650M	June 11, 2012	October 22, 2013
MacBookPro10,1	GT 650M	June 11, 2012	October 22, 2013
MacBookPro11,3	GT 750M	October 22, 2013	May 19, 2015

• GTX Titan (GK 110 Maxwell core)
• GTX Titan Black(GK 110 Maxwell core)
• GTX Titan Z (One of the few dual GPU cards supported in macOS, but only one core will be in use)
• GTX 780 Ti
• GTX 780
• GTX 770
• GTX 760 Ti
• GTX 760
• GT 740 (GK107 variant)
• GT 730 (GK208 variant)
• GT 720
• GT 710 (GK208 variant)

• GTX 690 (Another dual GPU card compatible with macOS, but only one core will be in use)
• GTX 680
• GTX 670
• GTX 660 Ti
• GTX 660 (MUST BE RUNNING A GK 104 core, NOT GK 106)
• GTX 650 (GK 107 core)
• GT 640 (Kepler edition, GK 107/208 core)
• GT 635
• GT 630 (Kepler edition, GK 107/208 core)

• Quadro K6000
• Quadro K5200
• Quadro K5000
• Quadro K4200
• Quadro K2000D
• Quadro K2000
• Quadro K600
• Quadro K420
• Quadro 410
• NVS 510

• shikigva=40 boot flag: Swaps boardID to iMac14,2 for better Nvidia Support and whitelists patches

# Unsupported nVidia GPUs

# Ampere Series (RTX 30xx)

# Highest Supported OS:NONE

Unfortunately no support in any version of macOS as no drivers were ever written even for High Sierra. Not much else to add.

These cards include:

# Turing Series (RTX 20xx, GTX 16xx)

# Highest Supported OS:NONE

Unfortunately no support in any version of macOS as no drivers were ever written even for High Sierra. Not much else to add.

These cards include:

• Titan RTX
• RTX 2080 Ti
• RTX 2080 Super
• RTX 2080
• RTX 2070 Super
• RTX 2070
• RTX 2060 Super
• RTX 2060
• GTX 1660 Ti
• GTX 1660
• GTX 1650

• Quadro RTX 8000
• Quadro RTX 6000
• Quadro RTX 5000
• Quadro RTX 4000

# Volta Series(V)

# Highest Supported OS:NONE

The same idea as Turing, no drivers were ever written

These cards include:

• Titan V
• Titan V CEO Edition

# Kepler Series(GK 106 Variants)

GPUs running the GK 106 core have the unfortunate consequence of having a serious issue regarding VRAM leakage. This means that there’s a high chance of distortion and overall instability when running these GPUs which unfortunately have no real solution as even installing web drivers has no affect. A list of GPUs with this core can be found here

Second generation Kepler:

First generation Kepler:

# Fermi rebranded(GF108, GF117 and GF119)

# Highest Supported OS: High Sierra(10.13.6)

# Initial Supported OS: Lion(10.7)

Since nVidia can’t comply to any naming conventions, they decided to make some 600/700 series cards based on the older and incompatible Fermi architecture. These cards include:

• GT 730 (GF108 variant)
• GT 720A
• GT 710 (GF119 variant)
• GT 705
• GT 640 (GF108 and GF116)
• GT 630 (GF108 variant)
• GT 620
• GT 610

# Pascal Series (GTX 10xx)

# Highest Supported OS: High Sierra(10.13.6)

# Initial Supported OS: Sierra(10.12.4)

Well pretty sure most users know what going on with Pascal and Maxwell but I’ll just mention it quickly here. No support for these cards in Mojave/Catalina but macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 do support these cards with the combination of Nvidia’s somewhat shotty drivers and Lilu+WhateverGreen

• GTX Titan X(GP 102-400 Pascal core)
• GTX Titan Xp(GP 102-450 Pascal core)
• GTX 1080 Ti
• GTX 1080
• GTX 1070 Ti
• GTX 1070
• GTX 1060( Note that GP104/GDDR5X variants are not supported by the web drivers)
• GTX 1050 Ti
• GTX 1050
• GT 1030

• Quadro GP100
• Quadro P6000
• Quadro P5000
• Quadro P4000
• Quadro P2000
• Quadro P1000
• Quadro P620
• Quadro P600
• Quadro P400

• shikigva=40 boot flag: Swaps boardID to iMac14,2 for better Nvidia Support and whitelists patches
• NvidiaWeb property: Forces nvda_drv=1 on each boot, required for systems with non-native NVRAM(EmuVariableUEFI)

# Maxwell Series (GTX 9xx, 745, 750/ti)

# Highest Supported OS: High Sierra(10.13.6)

# Initial Supported OS: Yosemite(10.10.x)

Same idea as Pascal, though the naming scheme is a bit odd as the GTX 745, 750 and 750ti are all Maxwell based even though they’re being marketed with the Kepler line so be wary when buying

• GTX Titan X(GM 200 Maxwell core)
• GTX 980 Ti
• GTX 980
• GTX 970
• GTX 960
• GTX 950
• GTX 750 Ti
• GTX 750
• GTX 745

• Quadro M6000
• Quadro M5000
• Quadro M4000
• Quadro M2000
• Quadro K2200
• Quadro K1200
• Quadro K620

• shikigva=40 boot flag: Swaps boardID to iMac14,2 for better Nvidia Support and whitelists patches
• NvidiaWeb property: Forces nvda_drv=1 on each boot, required for systems with non-native NVRAM(EmuVariableUEFI)

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Will my Nvidia Graphics Card work with macOS ? List of Desktop Cards with Native Support

trs96

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Preamble for those new to Nvidia graphics card choices for a Hackintosh

1. You will only have success choosing macOS compatible graphics if you remember that: macOS is not Windows

2. Apple incorporates all their graphics drivers into the mac Operating System. There are only drivers in macOS for a very limited subset of graphics cards made by Nvidia and AMD. You can’t use anything you’d like as you can with Windows.

3. Most every graphics card manufactured today has Windows 10 drivers you can install to make that specific card work. There are no Nvidia Web Drivers written for Mojave or newer macOS versions. The last release of Nvidia Web Drivers for macOS occurred July 30th 2019. These were intended for Classic Mac Pro users that used discrete Nvidia graphics cards.

Quadro & GeForce macOS Driver Release 2019.7.30
Version: 387.10.10.10.40.130
OS: macOS High Sierra 10.13.6

Using an Nvidia graphics card with macOS Mojave, Catalina or Big Sur ​

Q: Since 2015, Apple has stopped using Nvidia graphics chips in Macs. They are now using AMD dedicated graphics exclusively. Why discuss Nvidia here in 2021 ? Shouldn’t I just buy an AMD card ?

A: Some people will still want to and may even need to use Nvidia graphics for whatever reason. They may already have one of these cards or just want a lower cost alternative to a more expensive AMD card that has macOS support.

As of October 2021, the prices of AMD Polaris and Navi based cards have gone extremely high. Many are simply not available for purchase. The Sapphire Pulse RX 580 has been the most popular AMD card in this community. Today it is selling for $738 on Amazon.com. About $570 over normal retail price !

For some, an older Nvidia card will be the only option that works for them right now. This is why I’ve posted this list of supported Nvidia cards and the question/answer section for your reference. It is a rather complex topic and you’ll need to learn this information to make good choices.

Nvidia Cards that don’t work with Mojave, Catalina or Big Sur. Nvidia web drivers are not available.

Avoid all of these cards.

• RTX 3090
• RTX 3080/Ti
• RTX 3070/Ti
• RTX 3060/Ti
• Titan RTX
• RTX 2080 Ti
• RTX 2080 Super
• RTX 2080
• RTX 2070 Super
• RTX 2070
• RTX 2060 Super
• RTX 2060
• GTX 1660 Ti
• GTX 1660 Super
• GTX 1650
• GTX 1080/Ti
• GTX 1070/Ti
• GTX 1060
• GTX 1050/Ti
• GT 1030
• GTX Titan X (GM200 Maxwell core)
• GTX 980/Ti
• GTX 970
• GTX 960
• GTX 950
• GTX 750/Ti
• GTX 745
• GT 645
• Quadro 600
• Quadro K620
• Quadro K1200
• Quadro K220
• Quadro M (all models)
• Quadro P (all models)
• Fermi cards (GF) (all models)

Many of the 600/700 Series Kepler Graphics Cards are still supported in macOS Mojave, Catalina and Big Sur. There are approximately 26 Kepler cards that you can still use today with modern versions of macOS. The Nvidia Chip Codes for these are: GK104, GK107, GK110 and GK208. More about how to determine which chips are installed in specific Nvidia graphics cards later in this article.

The best cards from the 600 series are the GTX 670 and 680. Both have the Kepler GK104 GPU inside.

From the 700 series you can use the GT 710, 720, 730 (not the Fermi versions) and GT 740, GTX 760, 770 and 780 plus the Ti versions. Ten Kepler based Quadro cards and three Titan cards will work. The GTX 750 and 750 Ti cards are all Maxwell based with one exception, the 750 Ti OEM. Avoid the OEM 750 Ti as well.

High Sierra 10.13.6 will give you the option to use 10 series Pascal cards if you install the Nvidia Web drivers.

These include: GT 1030, GTX 1050, 1060, 1070, 1080 and the related Ti versions.
These Maxwell based cards can also benefit from the web drivers: GTX 750, 970, 980 and Ti versions.

Nvidia Graphics Cards that still work with macOS ​

This question gets asked over and over here in Desktop Compatibility and in Buying Advice.

Q: Can I use a (fill in the blank) Nvidia graphics card with macOS Mojave, Catalina or Big Sur ?

A: That depends on which generation and series it is from.

If it is Kepler first or second gen based, manufactured from approximately 2012 to 2014, it’s likely to work with Mojave, Catalina and Big Sur. The drivers are included in macOS.

Nvidia Chip Codes for successive Graphics Microarchitectures:

GF = Fermi — 2010
GK = Kepler -2012
GM = Maxwell — 2014
GP = Pascal — 2016

The microarchitecture defines a GPU’s building blocks, how they’re connected, and how they work. For easy reference, Nvidia names them after famous scientists such as Enrico Fermi and Johannes Kepler.

Johannes Kepler Astronomer and Mathematician

The GK107 core is commonly used in the supported Quadro cards like the NVS 510. See full list below.

Q: How can I determine whether my Nvidia card is Kepler based and not Fermi or something else ?

A: You can look up the specs on the techpowerup.com website

http://www.gpuzoo.com/ is also a great place to research specific cards.

Q: Why does Apple still support these older Kepler based GPUs after switching to AMD ?

A: Apple used similar Nvidia graphics processors in 2013 Macbook Airs and Macbook Pros

Some of those MBAs and MBPs from 2012/13 still have support in Mojave, Catalina and Big Sur. For some unknown reason, Apple didn’t give the 14,1 14,2 and 14,3 iMacs from 2013, Big Sur support. They are perfectly capable of running Big Sur. If you are using a Haswell i3, i5 or i7 CPU in your hackintosh and want to install Big Sur, then use the iMac 15,1 SMBIOS. That has retained support in Big Sur.

If any Mac is still supported then the GPU in that Mac has to retain support as well. A prime example is the Late 2013 MacBook Pro which has a GK107 based GPU. The GT 750M. Support was maintained in Big Sur for that laptop.

If the Nvidia card is Maxwell (745/750/Ti or second gen Maxwell 900 series), Pascal, Turing or Ampere based, there are no Mojave or Catalina drivers that you can use to make it work. For example, the newest RTX cards from Nvidia are unsupported in Mojave. The RTX 2060/70 and all related 16 series GTX cards will not work in any version of macOS as there are no web drivers. I have included the Maxwell Quadro workstation cards in the unsupported list. There are also newer Pascal Quadro cards that are not listed. If it is not a Kepler based Quadro card it won’t have native support.

Q: How long will these older Kepler based cards still be supported by macOS ?

A: Big Sur does officially support 1st gen (700 series) Kepler cards but not the 600 series. There are no Macs with Nvidia 600 series Kepler mobile GPUs that still have support. 600 series Nvidia Kepler cards may still work with Big Sur but are not recommended for long term use. Many report frequent graphics glitching. These are the GT 630, 640, 650, 660.. cards with GK106. Better to use 2nd gen Kepler 700 series cards or upgrade to a newer supported AMD card.

Q: Some cards in the supported list have Fermi variants. How do I determine whether my Nvidia card is Kepler based (GK) and not an unsupported Fermi (GF) card ? ( GT 630, 640 and 730 cards can be from either series )

A: It’s really important to determine that your graphics card from Nvidia is not Fermi based

Starting back in 2011, the Fermi series of cards caused major problems in hackintoshes. They suffered from regular freeze ups due to faulty drivers. Apple support ended with High Sierra. So if you are buying a GT 630/640 or GT 730 Check to make sure it’s not Fermi based. Read about all of the issues with Fermi cards and hackintoshes here.

Go to this website http://www.gpuzoo.com/ and enter the make and model of your card. Make sure it is GK104, GK107, GK110 or GK208 and not GF which means it’s an unsupported Fermi card.

NVIDIA GK106 GPU Specs

Nvidia Kepler Cards that are Natively Supported: (GT 630 — GTX 660 specific models may have issues)

• GTX Titan (GK110)
• GTX Titan Black (GK110)
• GTX Titan Z
• GTX 780/Ti
• GTX 770
• GTX 760/Ti
• GT 740 (Avoid OEM versions)
• GT 730 (GK208 core)
• GT 720
• GT 710 (GK208 core versions)
• GTX 690
• GTX 680
• GTX 670
• GTX 660/Ti (Avoid GK106 models)
• GTX 650/Ti (Avoid GK106 models)
• GT 640 (Kepler edition, GK107/208 core)
• GT 630 (Kepler edition, GK208 core)
• Quadro 410
• Quadro K420
• Quadro K600
• Quadro K2000/D
• Quadro K4200
• Quadro K5000
• Quadro K5200
• Quadro K6000
• Quadro NVS510

Nvidia Ampere, Turing, Pascal and Maxwell Cards

These are Not Supported in Mojave, Catalina or Big Sur

• RTX 3090
• RTX 3080
• RTX 3070
• RTX 3060 Ti
• Titan RTX
• RTX 2080 Ti
• RTX 2080 Super
• RTX 2080
• RTX 2070 Super
• RTX 2070
• RTX 2060 Super
• RTX 2060
• GTX 1660 Ti
• GTX 1660 Super
• GTX 1650
• GTX 1080/Ti
• GTX 1070/Ti
• GTX 1060
• GTX 1050/Ti
• GT 1030
• GTX Titan X (GM200 Maxwell core)
• GTX 980/Ti
• GTX 970
• GTX 960
• GTX 950
• GTX 750/Ti
• GTX 745
• Quadro 600
• Quadro K620
• Quadro K1200
• Quadro K220
• Quadro M (all models)
• Quadro P (all models)
• Fermi cards (GF) (all models)

There are still Nvidia Web drivers available that work in High Sierra if you have a Maxwell GTX 745 through Pascal 1080 Ti card. There will likely never be any Mojave or Catalina web drivers released for these cards.

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The primary advice for new CustoMac builders is to use AMD cards that are natively supported by macOS. Graphics cards like the RX 570/580 or RX Vega 56/64 by AMD. Newer AMD 5000 series cards such as the RX 5700 XT only have support in Catalina or Big Sur and not Mojave. It appears that Apple will not add Nvidia support in the forseeable future.

AMD Polaris 20/21 cards should have continued support many years into the 2020s. Those are your safest bet. Full Metal 2 API Support, Vulkan and DX12.

For a more detailed exploration of Mojave/Catalina compatible AMD graphics cards please see:

Radeon Compatibility Guide — ATI/AMD Graphics Cards

Q: I would like to run an older version of OS X/macOS. How far back does support go for Kepler cards ?

A: Initial Support for Nvidia Kepler cards began with the release of Mac OS X Mountain Lion in 2012.

Q: I can’t afford an Nvidia or AMD card now. Can I use just my Intel CPU’s integrated graphics ?

A: Maybe. If you want to install Mojave/Catalina this depends on how new your Intel CPU is. For Big Sur you must also use a supported SMBIOS. Mac Pro 6,1 iMac 14,4 or 15,1 are a few of the oldest ones that work with Big Sur.

If your CPU is from 2011 or older (HD3000/Sandy Bridge), the iGPU will not have metal 2 support and not work with full QE/CI acceleration in Mojave/Catalina.

Ivy Bridge CPUs that have HD4000 are the cutoff point for the oldest supported Intel integrated graphics. The i7-3770 and i5-3570K are two examples of HD4000 CPUs. HD2500 CPUs (such as the i5-3470) do not have fully supported graphics.

Q. Which integrated graphics from Intel will still work in macOS Big Sur ?

A. Haswell CPUs with HD4600 graphics will work with iMac 15,1 SMBIOS and the correct ig-platform-ID. Surprisingly, HD4000 still works in Big Sur as well. Most newer desktop CPUs will have supported Intel graphics. Examples are HD5000, HD530, HD630, UHD630 etc.

Here’s a compilation of a few online articles about Nvidia support in Macs. It explains why Apple and Nvidia have parted ways for the foreseeable future.

The Nvidia/Apple relationship has been crumbling for over a decade

There was a bit of confusion when Apple announced the latest 2019 Mac Pro, as it eschewed super powerful Nvidia GPUs with hardware-accelerated ray tracing support to embrace AMD’s hardware.

The Nvidia/Apple relationship has been crumbling for over a decade. A little more than ten years ago Apple and Nvidia lost a whole lot of money due to a series of failed GPUs in the MacBook Pro line up. It went so poorly that Apple started to rely on AMD for its GPUs despite Nvidia’s popularity and typically better performance.

In 2008, Apple’s MacBook Pro shipped with Nvidia graphics chips that revolutionized the MacBook by taking over the functions of the Northbridge and Southbridge controllers alongside actual graphics rendering. Because of it, Intel filed a lawsuit against Nvidia, making things a bit complicated for Apple.

In 2016, Apple said no to putting Nvidia processors in the 15-inch MacBook Pro and instead went with AMD, Apple publicly stated they did so because of performance per watt issues.

But despite the reliance on AMD hardware macOS still included support for Nvidia GPUs. If you wanted to cram a Nvidia card into your older Mac Pro or rely on it for your hackintosh, then Apple and Nvidia had you covered. Until last year, when Apple stopped supporting CUDA with the release of macOS 10.14 Mojave. That forced apps that relied on CUDA for hardware acceleration, like Adobe’s suite of software, to issue warnings and reminders to customers.

Nvidia ending support after CUDA 10.2 is really more tit for tat than any kind of major statement. Yet it does leave some people, like the aforementioned hackintosh users, in the lurch. It also means that it’s now going to make Apple devices a lot less appealing to some high-end developers and animation professionals.

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