After trying for several weeks to update the AMD graphic chips of the 2011 MBP, I have successfully found a way to update the catalyst drivers to 12.6. Please use the following guide to greatly enhance your FPS and overall gaming experience within bootcamp: Try updating any other Windows 7 (Vista, etc) software before initiating this process. Updating Catalyst This guide it might work for a very limited certain uers. We may know that Windows also recognizes drivers registry entries wich most of are in use locked, and cannot be deleted with such programs like (Driver Sweeper successor), at least not for me.
So Windows will continue installing as PnP device your driver for the graphic card each time you delete it & reboot. Said that already, it won´t let you install any Catalyst package in this stage again properly, as it has issues with your registries. Maybe someone could drop more light into the issue. Happy to report that the version 13.3 Beta driver package as linked below worked for me fine. Some other observations: - I'm running Win 7 64-bit, strangely enough I had no trouble keeping my drivers updated when running Win 7 32-bit. Don't choose to Delete the video drivers from your Device Manager tree.
Nothing worked until I allowed them to be reinstalled, then it remembered all my settings and loaded the new driver. Always choose Custom Installation so that you will see exactly what the package is trying to give you. If one of the items is not 'ATI Display Driver' then it's not working. Catalyst version 13.6 Beta does not appear to have Windows 7 drivers. It actually has one fewer MSI package than 13.3. If you're running Win 8 maybe it'll be fine? - AMD's takeover has not make ATI products less of a headache.
Unofficial, turbo-charged AMD graphics drivers for Mac users running BootCamp. Support now available for Vega 16 and Vega 20 in version.
If all else fails, be aware that there is a 2011 Catalyst package specifically for Bootcamp, good for 2007-2011 systems. Even though the MAC Graphics choice in the driver search page doesn't normally give us the drivers we want, that's where the Bootcamp option is. And here's another good thread. (Is Garrett998 also Ineidzcode? Click to expand.I'm not clear what you mean. My point was that in my experience the procedures were absolutely not the same. AMD's own autodetect application worked perfectly fine under my Win7 32-bit.
Always had the latest non-beta drivers installed, no issues. Even some of Apple's own Bootcamp drivers have not been working since I switched to 64-bit. I have no Bootcamp Utility in my tray. And the various keyboard support refuses to install. I can't change my keyboard to not require Fn in order to use Function keys normally, or make use of volume shortcuts. Quite frustrating for games, as I'm sure you can imagine. Click to expand.No, you're misinterpreting the suggestion.
The package was correct for my GPU, the version(s) of the installer did not function as expected. This entire thread is about installers not functioning as expected. I didn't mean to suggest it was necessary to choose Custom Install, I mean it will save the user a lot of time trying to install packages that won't appropriately install a driver. Several times the installer listed and successfully installed exactly two things: 1.
The Updater package. HDMI Audio support. No video driver and no Catalyst Centre. It did not halt, because it had no reason to. If it doesn't say plainly it will install a video driver, try something else. That's all I'm talking about. Macbook Pro 15' 2011 6750m I followed all of the instructions, downloaded the 12.6 beta (just to be safe) and am at the point where the ATI Catalyst control center installer is asking me what I want installed.
Included on this page is 'AMD Display Driver 8.890.0.0000' Is this the correct driver or should it read 12.6 or some other version number. I just don't want to be installing exactly what I had in the first place again with no updates. I will go ahead and install, but wanted to be sure that I am actually updating something. I'm trying to follow this procedure, but unfortunately the links to the BETA drivers 12.6 and 13.3 do not work anymore.
I've tried with the latest beta drivers from AMD, but they won't install correctly. In the middle of the installation some error occurs and windows reverts back to the old bootcamp drivers. Edit: I found the 13.3 beta driver here: The installation stopped when trying to install.NET 4.5. I cancelled, then tried again with custom install, and removed anything that wasn't the driver itself.
It worked, device manager now shows driver 13.3 as installed.
CUDA Application Support: In order to run macOS Applications that leverage the CUDA architecture of certain NVIDIA graphics cards, users will need to download and install the driver for Mac located New in Release 378.05.05.05f01:. Graphics driver updated for macOS Sierra 10.12.4 (16E195).
Contains performance improvements and bug fixes for a wide range of applications. Includes NVIDIA Driver Manager preference pane. Includes BETA support for iMac and MacBook Pro systems with NVIDIA graphics Release Notes Archive: This driver update is for Mac Pro 5,1 (2010), Mac Pro 4,1 (2009) and Mac Pro 3,1 (2008) users. BETA support is for iMac 14,2 / 14,3 (2013), iMac 13,1 / 13,2 (2012) and MacBook Pro 11,3 (2013), MacBook Pro 10,1 (2012), and MacBook Pro 9,1 (2012) users. MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS for Driver Release 378.05.05.05f01.
Model identifier should be Mac Pro 5,1 (2010), Mac Pro 4,1 (2009) or Mac Pro 3,1 (2008). macOS v10.12.4 (16E195) To download and install the drivers, follow the steps below: STEP 1: Make sure your macOS software version is v10.12.4 (16E195).
It is important that you check this first before you install the 378.05.05.05f01 Driver. Click on the Apple icon (upper left corner of the screen) and select About This Mac. Click the More Info button to see the exact build version number (16E195) in the Software field. STEP 2: If your macOS software version has not been updated, in the About This Mac window, click on the Software Update button STEP 3: Continue to install software updates until your system OS is reported to be v10.12.4 (16E195) STEP 4: Review the. Check terms and conditions checkbox to allow driver download. You will need to accept this license prior to downloading any files. STEP 5: Download the Driver File Download - STEP 6: Install After downloading the driver package, it should automatically launch the installer.
If it does not, double-click on the driver package from your download target location. It will guide you through the installation process.
Click Continue after you read the License Agreement and then click Agree STEP 7: Click Install on the Standard Installer screen. You will be required to enter an Administrator password to continue STEP 8: Click Continue Installation on the Warning screen: The Warning screen lets you know that you will need to restart your system once the installation process is complete. STEP 9: Click Restart on the Installation Completed Successfully screen. This driver includes the new NVIDIA Driver Manager preference pane, as well as an optional menu bar item for quick access to the preference pane and basic functions.
The preference pane can be accessed normally through the System Preferences. It requires the user to click on the padlock icon and enter an Administrator password to make changes, and contains the following functionality: GRAPHICS DRIVER TAB: Within this tab, the user can switch between the NVIDIA Web Driver and the default NVIDIA graphics driver that is included with macOS v10.12.4 (16E195). If the user switches between drivers, they must click the Restart button for changes to take effect. ECC TAB: Within this tab, the user can enable or disable ECC functionality on supported graphics cards. The user will see a list of their system’s PCI-E slots and any devices installed in them. If a device supports ECC, the user will be able to check the Enable Error Correcting Codes box next to the list.
If the device does not support ECC then the box will be grayed out. Once the user makes changes to ECC, they will be required to restart the system.
NOTE: Currently, the only NVIDIA graphics card that supports ECC functionality is the NVIDIA Quadro K5000 for Mac. Enabling ECC requires a portion of the graphics card’s usable memory size and bandwidth. In the Graphics/Displays section of your System Information, you may notice the “VRAM (Total)” amount of your NVIDIA Quadro K5000 drops from 4096 MB to 3584 MB when ECC is enabled. This is normal. UPDATES TAB: This tab shows the version number of the NVIDIA Web Driver that is currently installed on the system and also allows the user to check for updates online. By clicking the Check Now button, the NVIDIA Driver Manager will ping NVIDIA’s master server to see if there is a newer version of the NVIDIA Web Driver available.
There are also checkboxes for the user to allow the NVIDIA Driver Manager to check automatically for updates and to download them when available. If a new NVIDIA Web Driver is downloaded automatically, the user will be notified when it’s ready to be installed. Automatic checking is on by default. MENU BAR ITEM AND UNINSTALLER: The NVIDIA Driver Manager also includes a checkbox to toggle a menu bar item on and off, and a button to open an Uninstaller app. The menu bar item includes the functionality of the Graphics Driver tab and a shortcut to launch the NVIDIA Driver Manager. To uninstall the NVIDIA Web Driver and the NVIDIA Driver Manager, follow the steps below: STEP 1: Open the NVIDIA Driver Manager from the System Preferences or through the menu bar item.
STEP 2: Click on the padlock icon and enter an Administrator password. STEP 3: Click the Open Uninstaller button. STEP 4: Click Uninstall and then Continue Uninstallation on the Warning screen: The Warning screen lets you know that you will need to restart your system once the installation process is complete. STEP 5: Re-enter an Administrator password and click OK.
Once the NVIDIA Web Driver and NVIDIA Driver Manager have been removed from the system, click Restart. NOTE: If for any reason you are unable to boot your system to the Desktop and wish to restore your original macOS v10.12.4 (16E195) driver, you can do so by clearing your Mac’s NVRAM: STEP 1: Restart your Macintosh computer and simultaneously hold down the “Command” (apple) key, the “Option” key, the “P” key and the “R” key before the gray screen appears. STEP 2: Keep the keys held down until you hear the startup chime for the second time.
Release the keys and allow the system to boot to the desktop. STEP 3: The original macOS v10.12.4 (16E195) driver will be restored upon booting, although the NVIDIA Web Driver and NVIDIA Driver Manager will not be uninstalled from the system.