Intel GPU Compatibility List for macOS

EliteMacx86 · Nov 30, 2020

Intel GPU Compatibility List for macOS

QUICK INFO:

Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge display must specify AAPL00,DualLink in Device Properties. 0 for 1366x768 and 1 for 1600x900 and higher displays.
Some Haswell systems may require Legacy/CSM in BIOS to fix the glitches and artifacts.
Haswell glitches for some framebuffers can be resolved using a semantic framebuffer-cursormem patch. See Intel Framebuffer Patching for more information.
On macOS 10.14, some Laptops with KBL Graphics may face visual artifacts on the gradients. A solution is to spoof the KBL Graphics to SKL Graphics. See Spoofing Graphics on macOS for more information.

LIMITATIONS

Intel's Low-End GT1 Graphics is not supported on any macOS/OS X versions, regardless of the platform, either Desktop or Mobile. This includes Pentium, Celeron, and Atom CPUs lineup.
Intel HD2000 and HD2500 doesn't work as full-featured graphics card in macOS/OS X. Only the HD3000 and later can work with a display.
Intel HD2000 and HD2500 can only be used for (Intel Quick Sync Video) IQSV. The Graphics work partially and only support CI, not QE.
Displays do not wake up on Intel Skylake and newer Desktops. However, the Mobile platform has no such issues.
Starting with macOS 10.12 on Ivy Bridge and newer viewing HD movies on iTunes is not possible without a discrete card.
Apple GuC firmware doesn't work on old 22-nanometer chipsets such as Z370 and older.

I. GMA Gen3

Model	Metal	10.7.x	10.11.x	10.12.x	10.13.x	10.14.x	10.15.x	11.x	12.x	13.x
GMA 900	No		NO	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
GMA 950	No	YES	NO	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
GMA 3100	No		NO	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
GMA 3150	No		NO	No	No	No	No	No	No	No

II. GMA Gen4

Model	Metal	10.6.x	10.7.x	10.8.x	10.9.x	10.10.x	10.11.x	10.12.x	10.13.x	10.14.x	10.15.x	11.x	12.x	13.x
GMA3000	No	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
GMA X3000	No	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
GMA X3100	No	NO	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
GMA X3500	No	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
GMA 4500	No	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
GMA X4500	No	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	No	No	No	No		No	No
GMA X4500HD	No	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
GMA 4500MHD	No	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	No	No	No	No	No	No	No

III. Gen5

Westemere/Clarkdale/Arrandale

Westmere/Clarkdale/Arrandale

Vendor	Model	Metal Compatible	Sierra	High Sierra	Mojave	Catalina	Big Sur	Monterey	Ventura
Intel	HD Graphics	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No

Clarkdale (Gen5)

Supported Since: 10.6.4
Max Native Support: 10.13.x
Max Patched Support: 12.x

Model	Metal	QSV	10.6.x	10.7.x	10.8.x	10.9.x	10.10.x	10.11.x	10.12.x	10.13.x	10.14.x	10.15.x	11.x	12.x	13.x
HD Graphics	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes (with OCLP)	Yes (with OCLP)	Yes (with OCLP)	Yes (with OCLP)	NO

Arrandale (Gen5)

Supported Since: 10.6.4
Max Native Support: 10.13.x
Max Patched Support: 12.x

Model	Metal	QSV	10.6.x	10.7.x	10.8.x	10.9.x	10.10.x	10.11.x	10.12.x	10.13.x	10.14.x	10.15.x	11.x	12.x	13.x
HD Graphics	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes (with OCLP)	Yes (with OCLP)	Yes (with OCLP)	Yes (with OCLP)	NO

Sandy Bridge (Gen6)

Supported Since: 10.6
Max Native Support: 10.13.x
Max Patched Support: 12.x

Model	Metal	QSV	10.6.x	10.7.x	10.8.x	10.9.x	10.10.x	10.11.x	10.12.x	10.13.x	10.14.x	10.15.x	11.x	12.x	13.x
HD Graphics (GT1)	NO		NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
HD Graphics 2000 (GT1)	NO	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
HD Graphics 3000 (GT2)	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes (with OCLP)	Yes (with OCLP)	Yes (with OCLP)	Yes (with OCLP)	NO
HD Graphics P3000 (GT2)	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes (with OCLP)	Yes (with OCLP)	Yes (with OCLP)	Yes (with OCLP)	NO

Ivy Bridge (Gen7)

Supported Since: 10.7
Max Native Support: 11.x
Max Patched Support: 13.x

Model	Metal	10.6.x	10.7.x	10.8.x	10.9.x	10.10.x	10.11.x	10.12.x	10.13.x	10.14.x	10.15.x	11.x	12.x	13.x
HD Graphics (GT1)	No	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
HD Graphics 2500 (GT1)	No							No	No	No	No	No	No	No
HD Graphics 4000 (GT2)	Yes		YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes (with OCLP)	Yes (with OCLP)
HD Graphics P4000 (GT2)	Yes		YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes (with OCLP)	Yes (with OCLP)
Bay Trail		NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO

Haswell (Gen7)

Supported Since: 10.8
Max Native Support: 12.x
Max Patched Support: 13.x

Model	Metal	10.6.x	10.7.x	10.8.x	10.9.x	10.10.x	10.11.x	10.12.x	10.13.x	10.14.x	10.15.x	11.x	12.x	13.x
HD Graphics (GT1)	No	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
HD Graphics 4200 (GT2)	YES	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes (with OCLP)
HD Graphics 4400 (GT2)	YES	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes (with OCLP)
HD Graphics 4600 (GT2)	YES	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes (with OCLP)
HD Graphics P4600 (GT2)	YES	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes (with OCLP)
HD Graphics P4700 (GT2)	YES	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes (with OCLP)
HD Graphics 5000 (GT3)	YES	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes (with OCLP)
Iris Graphics 5100 (GT3)	YES	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes (with OCLP)
Iris Pro Graphics 5200 (GT3e)	YES	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes (with OCLP)

Brasswell (Gen8)

Supported Since: None

Model	Metal	10.6.x	10.7.x	10.8.x	10.9.x	10.10.x	10.11.x	10.12.x	10.13.x	10.14.x	10.15.x	11.x	12.x	13.x
HD Graphics	No	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
HD Graphics 400		NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
HD Graphics 405		NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO

Broadwell (Gen8)

Supported Since: 10.10.2
Max Native Support: 12.x
Max Patched Support: 13.x

Model	Metal	QSV	10.6.x	10.7.x	10.8.x	10.9.x	10.10.x	10.11.x	10.12.x	10.13.x	10.14.x	10.15.x	11.x	12.x	13.x
HD Graphics (GT1)		YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
HD Graphics 5300 (GT2)	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes (with OCLP)
HD Graphics 5500 (GT2)	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes	YES	Yes (with OCLP)
HD Graphics 5600 (GT2)	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes	YES	Yes (with OCLP)
HD Graphics P5700 (GT2)	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes (with OCLP)
HD Graphics 6000 (GT3)	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes (with OCLP)
Iris Graphics 6100 (GT3)	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes (with OCLP)
Iris Pro Graphics 6200 (GT3)	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes (with OCLP)
Iris Pro Graphics P6300 (GT3)	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes (with OCLP)

Appolo Lake (Gen9)

Supported Since: None

Model	Metal	QSV	10.6.x	10.7.x	10.8.x	10.9.x	10.10.x	10.11.x	10.12.x	10.13.x	10.14.x	10.15.x	11.x	12.x	13.x
HD Graphics 500	No		NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
HD Graphics 505	No		NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO

Skylake (Gen9)

Supported Since: 10.11.4
Max Native Support: 12.x
Max Patched Support: 13.x

Model	Metal	QSV	10.6.x	10.7.x	10.8.x	10.9.x	10.10.x	10.11.x	10.12.x	10.13.x	10.14.x	10.15.x	11.x	12.x	13.x
HD Graphics 510 (GT1)	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
HD Graphics 515 (GT2)	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes (with OCLP)
HD Graphics 520 (GT2)	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes (with OCLP)
HD Graphics 530 (GT2)	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes (with OCLP)
HD Graphics P530 (GT2)	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes (with OCLP)
Iris Graphics 540 (GT3)	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes (with OCLP)
Iris Graphics 550 (GT3)	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes (with OCLP)
Iris Pro Graphics 555 (GT3)	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes (with OCLP)
Iris Pro Graphics 580 (GT4)	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes (with OCLP)
Iris Pro Graphics P580 (GT4)	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	Yes	YES	YES	Yes (with OCLP)

Gemini Lake (Gen9)

Supported Since: None

Model	Metal	QSV	10.6.x	10.7.x	10.8.x	10.9.x	10.10.x	10.11.x	10.12.x	10.13.x	10.14.x	10.15.x	11.x	12.x	13.x
UHD Graphics 600			NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
UHD Graphics 605			NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO

Kaby Lake (Gen9.5)

Supported Since: 10.12.6
Max Native Support: 13.x

Model	Metal	QSV	10.6.x	10.7.x	10.8.x	10.9.x	10.10.x	10.11.x	10.12.x	10.13.x	10.14.x	10.15.x	11.x	12.x	13.x
HD Graphics 610 (GT1)	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	No	No	YES	No	No	No	YES
HD Graphics 615 (GT2)	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
HD Graphics 620 (GT2)	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
HD Graphics 630 (GT2)	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
HD Graphics P630 (GT2)	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Iris Plus Graphics 640 (GT3)	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Iris Plus Graphics 650 (GT3)	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES

Kaby Lake Refresh/Amber Lake/Coffee Lake Coffee Lake Refresh/Whiskey Lake/Comet Lake

Supported Since: 10.13.6
Max Native Support: 13.x

Model	Metal	QSV	10.6.x	10.7.x	10.8.x	10.9.x	10.10.x	10.11.x	10.12.x	10.13.x	10.14.x	10.15.x	11.x	12.x	13.x
UHD Graphics 610	YES		NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
UHD Graphics 615	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
UHD Graphics 617	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
UHD Graphics 620	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
UHD Graphics 630 (GT2)	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
UHD Graphics P630	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Iris Plus Graphics 645 (GT3)	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Iris Plus Graphics 655 (GT3)	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES

Ice Lake (Gen11)

Supported Since: 10.15.4
Max Native Support: 13.x

Model	Metal	QSV	10.6.x	10.7.x	10.8.x	10.9.x	10.10.x	10.11.x	10.12.x	10.13.x	10.14.x	10.15.x	11.x	12.x	13.x
UHD Graphics G1	No	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
Iris Plus Graphics G4	Yes	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
Iris Plus Graphics G7	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES

Gen12 and above

Supported Since: None

Since Apple switched to M1 Macs, after the Ice Lake generation, there is no support for Gen12 and newer CPUs in terms of IGPU on macOS and no support for subsequent IGPU is expected. This includes the following CPU lineups:

Rocket Lake
Tiger Lake
Alder Lake
Raptor Lake

ARC

Initial Support Since: None

As Apple is no longer using Intel CPUs in its Mac lineup, there is no support for Intel ARC Graphics. Currently, none of the Intel ARC Graphics are supported under macOS.

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