Supported Audio Codecs List for OS X and macOS

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Supported Audio Codecs List for OS X and macOS​

Audio Limitations and Compatibility

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Not every Audio Codec is supported by AppleALC on macOS. With some of the hardware, there are some limitations as well. Refer to the compatibility guide linked below for more information

Audio Compatibility for macOS

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Analog Devices

Codec	Revisions and layouts	MinKernel	MaxKernel
AD1984	0x100400, layout 11	13 (10.9)	—
AD1984A	0x100400, layout 11, 13, 44	13 (10.9)	—
AD1988A	layout 12	13 (10.9)	—
AD1988B	layout 5, 7, 12	13 (10.9)	—
AD2000B	layout 5, 7	13 (10.9)	—

Realtek

Codec	Revisions and layouts	MinKernel	MaxKernel
ALC1150	0x100001, layout 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 99	12 (10.8)	—
ALC1220	0x100101, 0x100003, layout 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 21, 27, 28, 29, 30, 34, 35, 98, 99, 100	12 (10.8)	—
ALC215	0x100002, layout 18	13 (10.9)	—
ALC221	0x100003, 0x100103, layout 11, 15, 88	12 (10.8)	—
ALC222	0x100001, layout 11	12 (10.8)	—
ALC225/ALC3253	layout 28, 30, 33, 90	13 (10.9)	—
ALC230	layout 13, 20	13 (10.9)	—
ALC233/ALC3236	0x100003, layout 3, 4, 5, 13, 21, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33	13 (10.9)	—
ALC235	layout 3, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24, 28, 35, 37, 99	13 (10.9)	—
ALC236	0x100001, 0x100002, layout 3, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 23, 36, 54, 99	13 (10.9)	—
ALC245	layout 11, 12, 13	13 (10.9)	—
ALC255/ALC3234	layout 3, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 66, 71, 82, 86, 96, 99, 100	13 (10.9)	—
ALC256/ALC3246	0x100002, layout 5, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 33, 56, 57, 66, 67, 69, 70, 76, 77, 88, 97, 99	13 (10.9)	—
ALC257	0x100001, layout 11, 18, 86, 99, 100	13 (10.9)	—
ALC260	layout 11, 12	13 (10.9)	—
ALC262	0x100100, 0x100302, 0x100202, layout 7, 11, 12, 13, 28, 66	12 (10.8)	—
ALC268	layout 3	13 (10.9)	—
ALC269/ALC271X	0x100203, 0x100004, 0x100202, 0x100100, layout 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40, 44, 45, 47, 55, 58, 66, 69, 76, 77, 88, 91, 93, 99, 100, 127, 128, 188	12 (10.8)	—
ALC270	0x100100, layout 3, 4, 21, 27, 28	13 (10.9)	—
ALC272	0x100001, 0x100002, layout 3, 12, 18, 21	13 (10.9)	—
ALC274	0x100004, layout 21, 28, 35	13 (10.9)	—
ALC275	0x100008, 0x100005, layout 3, 13, 28	13 (10.9)	—
ALC280	layout 3, 4, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 21	13 (10.9)	—
ALC282	0x100003, layout 3, 4, 13, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 41, 43, 51, 69, 76, 86, 127	12 (10.8)	—
ALC283	layout 1, 3, 11, 12, 13, 15, 44, 45, 66, 88	13 (10.9)	—
ALC284	layout 3	13 (10.9)	—
ALC285	layout 11, 21, 31, 52, 61, 66, 71, 88	13 (10.9)	—
ALC286	0x100002, 0x100003, layout 3, 11	13 (10.9)	—
ALC287	layout 11	13 (10.9)	—
ALC288	layout 3, 13, 23	13 (10.9)	—
ALC289	layout 11, 15, 23, 87, 93, 99	13 (10.9)	—
ALC290/ALC3241	layout 3, 4, 10, 15, 28	13 (10.9)	—
ALC292	layout 12, 15, 18, 28, 32, 55	13 (10.9)	—
ALC293	layout 11, 28, 29, 30	13 (10.9)	—
ALC294	layout 11, 12, 13, 21, 22, 28, 66, 99	13 (10.9)	—
ALC295	layout 1, 3, 13, 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 77	13 (10.9)	—
ALC298	0x100101, 0x100103, layout 3, 11, 13, 16, 21, 22, 28, 29, 30, 32, 47, 66, 72, 99	13 (10.9)	—
ALC299	0x100002, layout 21, 22	13 (10.9)	—
ALC623	0x100000, layout 21	13 (10.9)	—
ALC662	0x100101, 0x100300, layout 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 66	13 (10.9)	—
ALC663	0x100001, 0x100002, layout 3, 4, 15, 28, 99	13 (10.9)	—
ALC665	layout 12, 13	13 (10.9)	—
ALC668	0x100003, layout 3, 20, 27, 28, 29	13 (10.9)	—
ALC670	0x100002, layout 12	13 (10.9)	—
ALC671	layout 12, 15, 16, 88	13 (10.9)	—
ALC700	layout 11	13 (10.9)	—
ALC882	layout 5, 7	13 (10.9)	—
ALC883	0x100002, layout 7	13 (10.9)	—
ALC885	0x100101, 0x100103, layout 1, 12, 13, 15, 48, 50, 53, 56, 58, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 70, 73, 74	13 (10.9)	—
ALC887	0x100202, 0x100302, layout 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 20, 33, 40, 50, 52, 53, 87, 99	13 (10.9)	—
ALC888/ALC1200	0x100001, 0x100101, 0x100202, 0x100302, layout 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 27, 28, 29	13 (10.9)	—
ALC889	0x100004, layout 1, 2, 3, 11, 12	13 (10.9)	—
ALC891/ALC867	0x100002, layout 11, 13	12 (10.8)	—
ALC892	0x100302, layout 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 28, 31, 32, 90, 92, 97, 99, 100	13 (10.9)	—
ALC897	0x100402, layout 11, 12, 23, 66, 69	13 (10.9)	—
ALC898/ALC899	0x100003, layout 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 65, 66, 98, 99, 101	13 (10.9)	—
ALCS1200A	0x100001, layout 1, 2, 3, 7, 11, 49, 50, 51, 69	12 (10.8)	—
ALCS1220A	0x100101, layout 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11, 20, 21	12 (10.8)	—

Creative

Codec	Revisions and layouts	MinKernel	MaxKernel
CA0132	0x100918, layout 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 99	13 (10.9)	—

CirrusLogic

Codec	Revisions and layouts	MinKernel	MaxKernel
CS4206	0x100103, 0x100301, 0x100302, layout 1, 3, 9, 11, 13, 18, 24, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 35, 39, 61, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 84, 91, 98, 99	—	—
CS4210	0x100101, layout 13	13 (10.9)	—
CS4213	0x100100, layout 28	13 (10.9)	—

Conexant

Codec	Revisions and layouts	MinKernel	MaxKernel
CX20561	0x100000, layout 11	13 (10.9)	—
CX20583	layout 3	13 (10.9)	—
CX20585	layout 3, 13	13 (10.9)	—
CX20588	layout 3	13 (10.9)	—
CX20590	0x100000, 0x100002, 0x100003, layout 3, 12, 13, 14, 28	13 (10.9)	—
CX20632	0x100100, layout 20, 23, 28	13 (10.9)	—
CX20641	layout 11, 13	13 (10.9)	—
CX20642	layout 11, 13	13 (10.9)	—
CX20722	layout 3	13 (10.9)	—
CX20724	layout 3, 13	13 (10.9)	—
CX20751/CX20752	0x100100, 0x100001, layout 3, 21, 28	13 (10.9)	—
CX20753/CX20754	layout 3, 14, 15, 21	13 (10.9)	—
CX20755	layout 3	13 (10.9)	—
CX20756	layout 3, 13	13 (10.9)	—
CX20757	layout 3, 28	13 (10.9)	—
CX8050	layout 3, 13	13 (10.9)	—
CX8070/CX11880	layout 15	13 (10.9)	—
CX8150	layout 21, 22	13 (10.9)	—
CX8200	layout 3, 15, 21, 23, 80	13 (10.9)	—
CX8400	layout 12, 13	13 (10.9)	—

IDT

Codec	Revisions and layouts	MinKernel	MaxKernel
IDT92HD66C3/65	layout 3	13 (10.9)	—
IDT92HD71B7X	layout 3	13 (10.9)	—
IDT92HD73C1X5	layout 19, 21	13 (10.9)	—
IDT92HD73E1X5	layout 15	13 (10.9)	—
IDT92HD75B2X5	layout 3	13 (10.9)	—
IDT92HD75B3X5	layout 3	13 (10.9)	—
IDT92HD81B1C5	layout 3, 11	13 (10.9)	—
IDT92HD81B1X5	layout 3, 11, 12, 20, 21, 28	13 (10.9)	—
IDT92HD87B1	layout 3	13 (10.9)	—
IDT92HD87B1/3	0x100205, layout 12, 13	13 (10.9)	—
IDT92HD87B2/4	layout 13	13 (10.9)	—
IDT92HD90BXX	layout 3, 12	13 (10.9)	—
IDT92HD91BXX	0x100102, 0x100303, layout 3, 12, 13, 33, 84	13 (10.9)	—
IDT92HD93BXX	0x100203, layout 12	13 (10.9)	—
IDT92HD95	layout 11, 12, 14	13 (10.9)	—
IDT92HD99BXX	layout 3	13 (10.9)	—

SigmaTel

Codec	Revisions and layouts	MinKernel	MaxKernel
STAC9200	0x102201, layout 11	8 (10.4)	—
STAC9205	0x100204, layout 11	8 (10.4)	—
STAC9872AK	0x100201, layout 12	12 (10.8)	—

VIA

Codec	Revisions and layouts	MinKernel	MaxKernel
VT1705	0x100000, layout 21	13 (10.9)	—
VT1802	0x100000, layout 3, 33, 65	13 (10.9)	—
VT2020/VT2021	0x100100, layout 5, 7, 9, 13	13 (10.9)	—

Controllers patches​

NVIDIA

Patch for not native	Device	Model	MinKernel	MaxKernel
NVIDIA HDMI for GK208 in 10.13.4+	0x0E0F	—	17 (10.13)	—
NVIDIA HDMI for GM200 in 10.13.4 - 10.13.6	0x0FB0	—	17 (10.13)	17 (10.13)
NVIDIA HDMI for GP108 in 10.13.4 - 10.13.6	0x0FB8	—	17 (10.13)	17 (10.13)
NVIDIA HDMI for GP107 in 10.13.4 - 10.13.6	0x0FB9	—	17 (10.13)	17 (10.13)
NVIDIA HDMI for GM206 in 10.13.4 - 10.13.6	0x0FBA	—	17 (10.13)	17 (10.13)
NVIDIA HDMI for GM204 in 10.13.4 - 10.13.6	0x0FBB	—	17 (10.13)	17 (10.13)
NVIDIA HDMI for GM107 in 10.13.4 - 10.13.6	0x0FBC	—	17 (10.13)	17 (10.13)
NVIDIA HDMI for GP102 in 10.13.4 - 10.13.6	0x10EF	—	17 (10.13)	17 (10.13)
NVIDIA HDMI for GP104 in 10.13.4 - 10.13.6	0x10F0	—	17 (10.13)	17 (10.13)
NVIDIA HDMI for GP106 in 10.13.4 - 10.13.6	0x10F1	—	17 (10.13)	17 (10.13)

AMD

Patch for not native	Device	Model	MinKernel	MaxKernel
AMD R9 290X HDMI	0xAAC8	—	15 (10.11)	—
AMD R9 Fury HDMI Audio	0xAAE8	—	15 (10.11)	—
AMD Vega-M HDMI	0xAB08	—	15 (10.11)	—

AMDZEN

Vendor	Patch for not native	Device	Model	MinKernel	MaxKernel
AMDZEN	AMD Zen Audio Controller 0x1457	0x1457	—	—	—
AMDZEN	AMD Zen Audio Controller 0x1487	0x1487	—	—	—
AMDZEN	AMD Zen Audio Controller 0x15E3	0x15E3	—	—	—

Intel

Patch for not native	Device	Model	MinKernel	MaxKernel
HD4600 HDMI Audio	0x0C0C	—	13 (10.9)	—
Atom Z36xxx/Z37xxx Audio Controller	0x0F04	—	13 (10.9)	—
Z97 HDEF controller in 10.9	0x8CA0	—	13 (10.9)	13 (10.9)
X99 HDEF controller 0x8D20	0x8D20	—	13 (10.9)	—
X99 HDEF controller 0x8D21	0x8D21	—	13 (10.9)	—
100 Series (0xA170) Mobile PCH HD Audio	0xA170	Laptop	15 (10.11)	—
WhiskeyLake Mobile PCH HD Audio	0x9DC8	Laptop	16 (10.12)	—
Intel NUC8 PCH HD Audio	0x9DC8	Desktop	16 (10.12)	—
200 Series (0xA171) Mobile PCH HD Audio	0xA171	Laptop	15 (10.11)	—
Intel NUC8i7HVK 200 Series PCH HD Audio	0xA171	Desktop	16 (10.12)	—
200 Series PCH HD Audio	0xA2F0	—	16 (10.12)	—
300 Series PCH HD Audio in 10.12 - 10.13	0xA348	—	16 (10.12)	17 (10.13)
C620 Series PCH HD Audio	0xA1F0	—	19 (10.15)	—
400 Series(0xA3F0) PCH HD Audio	0xA3F0	—	19 (10.15)	—
400 Series PCH HD Audio	0x06C8	—	19 (10.15)	—
400 Series PCH-LP HD Audio	0x02C8	—	19 (10.15)	—
Icelake Smart Sound Technology Audio Controller	0x34C8	—	19 (10.15)	—
500 Series(0xF0C8) PCH HD Audio	0xF0C8	—	19 (10.15)	—
500 Series(0x43C8) PCH HD Audio	0x43C8	—	19 (10.15)	—
400 Series(0xF1C8) PCH HD Audio	0xF1C8	—	19 (10.15)	—
600 Series(0x7AD0) PCH HD Audio	0x7AD0	—	19 (10.15)	—