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AMD GPU supported options

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GPU buyers guide | GPUs to AVOID

Polaris 10 and 20 series

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

# Initial Supported OS: Sierra(10.12)

Regarding Polaris, basically every model of card is supported as long as it’s running either a Polaris or Baffin core(lower end cards like the RX550 run a Lexa core meaning no support in macOS).

The only brand of GPU you should avoid with the Polaris series would be XFX, PowerColour, HIS and VisionTek as many users have had issues with these cards with viewing Clover and macOS booting but other users have found fixes/workarounds(though nothing consistent). This seems to be caused by having an odd VBIOS that doesn’t communicate well with macOS and the only real solution is flashing another VBIOS which is not ideal for most users.

Supported cards:

500 Series:

  • RX 590
  • RX 580X

Radeon Pro:

  • WX 5100
  • WX 4100
  • E9550

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

# Initial Supported OS: Catalina(10.15)

Currently, as of 10.15.1, Apple has finally added RDNA and Navi support!

Supported Cards:

  • RX 5500
  • RX 5500 XT
  • RX 5600
  • RX 5600 XT
  • RX 5700
  • RX 5700 XT
  • RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary Edition

Radeon Pro:

  • Radeon Pro W5500
  • Radeon Pro W5700

Note: Most Navi cards currently require the boot argument

1
agdpmod=pikera

to get proper display out, also keep in mind DisplayPort can be a hit or miss as WhateverGreen needs to be adapted. See here for more info: RX5700XT: No dual monitor with WEG

Vega 20 series

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

# Initial Supported OS: Mojave(10.14.5)

So all Vega based GPUs are natively supported in macOS with Vega 20 GPUs starting in Mojave. While natively supported, it’s recommended to still have WhateverGreen.kext installed as this helps with proper framebuffer connections and fixes other odd issues like proper ACPI mapping and such

Supported Cards:

  • Radeon VII

# Vega 10 series

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

# Initial Supported OS: High Sierra(10.13)

Just like with Vega 20, Vega 10 GPUs are natively supported in macOS though these card’s support starts in High Sierra.

The only brand of GPUs to avoid with Vega 10 are XFX. The reason being is VBIOS communication issues which can’t be easily solved with a reference BIOS due to how Vega’s powerplay table interacts between the OS and GPU.

Supported Cards:

  • Vega 64 Liquid
  • Vega 64
  • Vega 56

Radeon Pro:

  • Vega Frontier Edition
  • Radeon Pro WX 9100
  • Radeon Pro WX 7100