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#Macbook pro gpu update drivers
#Macbook pro gpu update update
#Macbook pro gpu update upgrade

#Macbook pro gpu update update

It is not possible to update the MacBook Pro 17" Early 2011 hardware for supported use with macOS Mojave.

burn some money on an adventure that may very well ruin the still functioning hardware you have for an exciting experiment with unclear outcomes.

Make the machine stationary and use an eGPU (also not supported and obviously taking away mobility).

Laptops are so highly integrated these days… I doubt it would be worth it, neither in terms of money, time, effort or ensuing reliability and lifetime of the machine – except for "we made it do". The electro-physical connectivity is one thing, the limited compatibility of options Apple decided to ship and support are another. With "support" I not only mean "never bring that again near an ASAP" but hardware and software of such a FrankMac (including EFI, smc, OS…) were never tested in this config.

#Macbook pro gpu update drivers

Or advanced tinkering with hackintosh configurations, boot loaders, drivers or patches. It also would sensibly require a CPU swap as well. And compare how these 'newer' but now equally old chips compare to for example newer integrated Intel iGPUs of the type HD Graphics 620. Note how confusing AMD named, and re-branded their chips and cards. For example going from a Radeon HD 6490M to a Radeon HD 7730M. So upgrading from a Terascale Radeon HD 6000 series to a Radeon GCN. Which is still commonly used then when graphics switching is enabled. Only exchanging the GPU would still leave you with the Intel 3000HD integrated into the Sandy-Bridge CPU.

One problem is that graphic switching gets in the way. That will probably not be very cheap, not overly reliable, and again completely unsupported. You'd need to find a 'hacker'-type to solder that in. Forget about asking a genius at the bar about this. This is absolutely forbidden by Apple to do for anyone being an Apple Authorized Service Provider. People willing and actually being capable of this will be rare in any case. But it also requires you to find an independent repair shop or other expert willing to do that, and source a replacement GPU. The second option is doable (just one example showing the effort and equipment needed).

#Macbook pro gpu update upgrade

upgrade just the GPU on your existing logic board.

making your own logic board (perhaps not overly realistic).

So your hackish options for that machine are: So there never will be anything that was once officially supported by Apple and or Mojave. That is probably what "you heard they offer…"īut 17 inch was never made by Apple after your model. In 15 inch MacBook Pros you might source a newer logic board that fits into the case. The 17 inch being a major obstacle for this plan:

Test it out to see if you can live with the limitations inherent to this solution. Although you can't beat the price at 0 Dollars… It does work, but it's probably not worth it in every case. A software solution that allows installation – and offers some serious limitations for an unsupported configuration. To run Mojave on this machine you might to check out macOS Mojave Patcher Tool for Unsupported Macs.