levifig Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 I think he OC graphics card with Windows I do too, but that improvement is dramatic! I have a 970 and he has a 960 and gets almost 200% of my values, which is ridiculous… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@ROBASEFR Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 These a my benchmarks with a Gainward GTX970 Phantom Metal is supported ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fljagd Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 These a my benchmarks with a Gainward GTX970 Phantom Capture d'écran 2015-10-06 22.55.57.png Metal is supported ! I understand better, 4 GB of video memory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levifig Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 These a my benchmarks with a Gainward GTX970 Phantom Capture d'écran 2015-10-06 22.55.57.png Metal is supported ! What SMBIOS are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@ROBASEFR Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Updated the screenshot with the tests GPU-Test 0.7.0 and CPU-Z window I use MacPro 5,1 in SMBios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arsradu Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 What SMBIOS are you using? My 2 cents since everyone is showing off their cards. ) By the way, that's not a very graphics intensive test. ) But anyway... And how do you guys test if Metal works or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GizmoCode Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 And how do you guys test is Metal works or not? There are couple of tests: https://cloud.mail.ru/public/C6nf/GQb4HZZoH http://fabulouspanda.com/downloads/metaltest.app.zip 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fljagd Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 If i use smbios macPro 5,1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arsradu Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 There are couple of tests: https://cloud.mail.ru/public/C6nf/GQb4HZZoH http://fabulouspanda.com/downloads/metaltest.app.zip I guess it works then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GizmoCode Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 I guess it works then. yep) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levifig Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Okay, finally updated to the f02 driver (was still on the f01). New benchmarks are RIDICULOUSLY faster: GpuTest results jumped from 16646 to 20613 too!!! This is exciting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loganMac Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Hi, I still have a problem with GT740 SC 4GB. In VRAM it still show as 0 MB. Tonight I will install this Nvidia Web Driver - 346.03.02f02 --> build 15A284. After install do I need to edit /System/Library/Extensions/NVDAStartup.kext changing the os requirement.<key>NVDARequiredOS</key><string>15A</string> and add nvda_drv=1 to your boot args? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhuangzi23 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Hi, I still have a problem with GT740 SC 4GB. In VRAM it still show as 0 MB. Tonight I will install this Nvidia Web Driver - 346.03.02f02 --> build 15A284. After install do I need to edit /System/Library/Extensions/NVDAStartup.kext changing the os requirement. <key>NVDARequiredOS</key> <string>15A</string> and add nvda_drv=1 to your boot args? I had the same problem as you until I did the following: boot with nv_disable=1 install a modified AppleGraphicsControl kext remove nv_disable=1 and reboot. Finally full function. edit: I believe this is the change which was made to AGC.kext: Edit the AppleGraphicsControl.kext and burrow down to /Contents/PlugIns/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy.kext/Contents/Info.plist > IOKitPersonalities > AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy > ConfigMap FA842E06C61E91C5 change from Config 2 to none. Save changes and reinstall kext. Reboot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cecekpawon Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 VRAM = 0 MB, do not inject nvidia while using clover & webdriver if nvda_drv=1 not present in nvram, add it manually: sudo nvram boot-args"nvda_drv=1" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loganMac Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 I had the same problem as you until I did the following: boot with nv_disable=1 install a modified AppleGraphicsControl kext remove nv_disable=1 and reboot. Finally full function. edit: I believe this is the change which was made to AGC.kext: Edit the AppleGraphicsControl.kext and burrow down to /Contents/PlugIns/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy.kext/Contents/Info.plist > IOKitPersonalities > AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy > ConfigMap FA842E06C61E91C5 change from Config 2 to none. Save changes and reinstall kext. Reboot. Do you mean change "FA842E06C61E91C5" to none? VRAM = 0 MB, do not inject nvidia while using clover & webdriver if nvda_drv=1 not present in nvram, add it manually: sudo nvram boot-args"nvda_drv=1" @cecekpawon Does this mean I do not need to edit AppleGraphicsControl? I can just sudo nvram boot-args"nvda_drv=1" and this will resolve my VRAM ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhuangzi23 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Do you mean change "FA842E06C61E91C5" to none? @cecekpawon Does this mean I do not need to edit AppleGraphicsControl? I can just sudo nvram boot-args"nvda_drv=1" and this will resolve my VRAM ? <key>Mac-FA842E06C61E91C5</key> <string>Config2</string> That is the section the instructions are referring to. I am not home now, hence not on my hack. I can't verify that this is the actual change that was made to the .kext I downloaded and installed. However, in researching why installing that mod'd kext fixed my issue (similar to yours) - I came across that explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loganMac Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 <key>Mac-FA842E06C61E91C5</key> <string>Config2</string> That is the section the instructions are referring to. I am not home now, hence not on my hack. I can't verify that this is the actual change that was made to the .kext I downloaded and installed. However, in researching why installing that mod'd kext fixed my issue (similar to yours) - I came across that explanation. I will try that tonight. So that mean I need to change that every time i update WebDriver? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cecekpawon Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Does this mean I do not need to edit AppleGraphicsControl? I can just sudo nvram boot-args"nvda_drv=1" and this will resolve my VRAM ? Edit AppleGraphicsControl (for some board-id) only if you got blackscreen before login or just simply change your GFX0 to something else.. VRAM = 0 mostly because you set inject nvidia to true & forgot to set vram value in config if you are using webdriver, leave inject nvidia to false & set nvda_drv=1 in config 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch_de Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 VRAM = 0 MB, do not inject nvidia while using clover & webdriver if nvda_drv=1 not present in nvram, add it manually: sudo nvram boot-args"nvda_drv=1" i also think it´s an GraphicsEnabler=Yes (clover or chameleon inject) problem (try No) for VRAM=0, and not Mac Model-ID/AppleGraphicsPolicy problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loganMac Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Yes I did have <key>NVidia</key> <true/>.. Will change to false and add nvda_drv=1 to config. I will let you all know tonight. Thank you all for the help. <key>Arguments</key> <string>kext-dev-mode=1 rootless=0</string> remove "kext-dev-mode=1 rootless=0" and add nvda_drv=1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhuangzi23 Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Edit AppleGraphicsControl (for some board-id) only if you got blackscreen before login or just simply change your GFX0 to something else.. VRAM = 0 mostly because you set inject nvidia to true & forgot to set vram value in config if you are using webdriver, leave inject nvidia to false & set nvda_drv=1 in config Actually, I never had the black screen issue nor was nvidia being injected. AGC.kext edit was the only way to get the system to recognize the VRAM of my GTX 970. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le0nardwashingt0n Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Anyone else having a slowish boot? In Yosemite is was very quick. Since upgrading to El Cap it's now ~2 minutes. I'm on a q77m-d2h mobo and gtx 970. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Pie Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Got the web drivers to work on my rig, but the problem is I end up with just 0MB being reported. I have the Nvidia injection mode set to true, and from what I've read I should set it to false and change my SMBIOS. Would that do the trick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levifig Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Got the web drivers to work on my rig, but the problem is I end up with just 0MB being reported. I have the Nvidia injection mode set to true, and from what I've read I should set it to false and change my SMBIOS. Would that do the trick? Why don't you try it and find out? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loganMac Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Got everything to work for GT740 SC 4GB. All I need to do is edit conf boot to nvda_drv=1 and inject Nvidia=False. install WebDriver and now VRAM =4Gb Thank you all for the help. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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