Drivers
In order to get the most out of your new MacVidCards graphics card you may need to install new drivers for your current version of macOS. Please note that AMD GPUs do not require additional drivers, they are built-in directly into macOS. Please check this list to see if you need a driver.
Drivers for Windows (running under Apple BootCamp) can be downloaded directly from NVIDIA or AMD websites:
https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en
https://www.amd.com/en/support
NVIDIA graphics cards receive driver updates soon after each version update of macOS. Only one driver is released by NVIDIA and it includes support for all of their modern GPUs (Kepler, Maxwell and Pascal series). The following list includes links to current and past NVIDIA driver releases. There are no NVIDIA drivers for macOS Mojave 10.14 or later as NVIDIA graphics cards are no longer supported in these macOS versions (only Kepler based series works fine up to Big Sur, Monterey requires installing GeForce Kepler Patcher).
Some releases of macOS have multiple driver releases. In the list below these are differentiated by a build number in brackets. The list is sorted from the oldest to the newest driver. Refer here to check your macOS version and build number to install a driver that matches both your version of macOS and your build number.
If you are using macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 and cannot find your build number, then please follow this guide to upgrade your macOS build first.
NVIDIA cards running up to macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 also require a CUDA driver to enable CUDA support. The CUDA driver archive can be found here. Install the latest CUDA driver that works with your currently installed version of OS X to enable CUDA support.
You can find drivers step-by-step installation tutorials here:
Installing NVIDIA Web Driver / CUDA driver under macOS
Installing NVIDIA drivers under Windows
Installing AMD drivers under Windows
AMD macOS Driver for Radeon HD7950/HD7970/R9 280/R9 280X (only needed for OS X Lion 10.7.5): radeon-hd7950-for-mac-el-capitan.pkg
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IMPORTANT NOTICE (for High Sierra users only):
On 01.06.2022 NVIDIA macOS High Sierra Web Drivers certficates expired. As a result installation of drivers was not possible, making all cards from GeForce GTX900/1000 series and Quadro M and P series unusable.
To fix this issue you need to upgrade your macOS High Sierra version to 10.13.6 and install all security updates so it will become build 17G14042. Then simply download and install the latest driver provided by NVIDIA directly (mirrored on our servers): webdriver-387.10.10.10.40.140.pkg
To enable CUDA please use this driver: cudadriver-418.163-macos.dmg
If you still have no acceleration enabled (which means the system is still using Apple Software Renderer instead of your graphics card) please boot the system in safe mode by holding Shift key, then remove all NVIDIA Web Drivers and CUDA drivers by right clicking NVIDIA Driver Manager and CUDA icons, and then Remove "NVIDIA Driver Manager" pane, as well as Remove "CUDA" pane. Finally reboot in normal mode and install drivers above again. |
NVIDIA Web Driver list:
| macOS Version | Build | Driver Version |
|---|---|---|
| 10.6.8 | 256.02.25f01 | |
| 10.7.3 | 270.00.00f01 | |
| 10.7.4 | 270.00.00f06 | |
| 10.7.5 | 295.00.05f03 | |
| 10.8.1 | 304.00.00f20 | |
| 10.8.2 | 304.00.05f02 | |
| 10.8.3 | 12D78 | 313.01.01f03 |
| 10.8.4 | 12E55 | 313.01.02f01 |
| 10.8.5 | 12F37 | 313.01.03f01 |
| 10.8.5 | 12F37 | 313.01.03f02 |
| 10.8.5 | 12F45 | 313.01.04f01 |
| 10.8.5 | 12F2501 | 313.01.04f02 |
| 10.8.5 | 12F2518 | 313.01.04f04 |
| 10.8.5 | 12F2542 | 313.01.04f05 |
| 10.8.5 | 12F2560 | 313.01.04f06 |
| 10.9.2 | 13C64 | 331.01.01f01 |
| 10.9.2 | 13C64 | 331.01.01f02 |
| 10.9.2 | 13C1021 | 331.01.01f04 |
| 10.9.3 | 13D65 | 334.01.01f01 |
| 10.9.4 | 13E28 | 334.01.02f02 |
| 10.9.5 | 13F34 | 334.01.03f01 |
| 10.9.5 | 13F1066 | 334.01.03f02 |
| 10.9.5 | 13F1077 | 334.01.03f03 |
| 10.9.5 | 13F1096 | 334.01.03.f04 |
| 10.9.5 | 13F1112 | 334.01.03.f05 |
| 10.9.5 | 13F1134 | 334.01.03f06 |
| 10.9.5 | 13F1507 | 334.01.03f07 |
| 10.9.5 | 13F1603 | 334.01.03f08 |
| 10.9.5 | 13F1712 | 334.01.03f09 |
| 10.9.5 | 13F1808 | 334.01.03f10 |
| 10.9.5 | 13F1911 | 334.01.03f11 |
| 10.10 BETA | 14A386A | 343.01.01b02 |
| 10.10 BETA | 14A386B | 343.01.01b03 |
| 10.10 BETA | 14A388A | 343.01.01b04 |
| 10.10 | 14A389 | 343.01.01f01 |
| 10.10 | 14A389 | 343.01.01f02 |
| 10.10 | 14A389 | 343.01.01f03 |
| 10.10.1 BETA | 14B17 | 343.01.02b01 |
| 10.10.1 BETA | 14B23 | 343.01.02b02 |
| 10.10.1 | 14B25 | 343.01.02f01 |
| 10.10.1 | 14B25 | 343.01.02f03 |
| 10.10.1 | 14B25 | 343.02.01f01 |
| 10.10.2 BETA | 14C68K | 343.01.03b01 |
| 10.10.2 BETA | 14C94B | 343.02.02b04 |
| 10.10.2 | 14C109 | 343.02.02f02 |
| 10.10.2 | 14C1510 | 343.02.02f03 |
| 10.10.2 | 14C1514 | 343.02.02f04 |
| 10.10.2 | 14C1514 | 346.01.01f01 |
| 10.10.3 BETA | 14D105G | 343.02.03b04 |
| 10.10.3 BETA | 14D130A | 346.01.02b01 |
| 10.10.3 BETA | 14D131 | 346.01.02f01 |
| 10.10.3 | 14D136 | 346.01.02f02 |
| 10.10.3 | 14D136 | 346.01.02f03 |
| 10.10.3 | 14D136 | 346.01.02f04 |
| 10.10.4 BETA | 14E46 | 346.01.03b01 |
| 10.10.4 | 14E46 | 346.01.03f01 |
| 10.10.4 | 14E46 | 346.02.02f02 |
| 10.10.4 | 14E46 | 346.02.02f03 |
| 10.10.5 BETA | 14F | 346.02.03b01 |
| 10.10.5 | 14F27 | 346.02.03f01 |
| 10.10.5 | 14F1021 | 346.02.03f02 |
| 10.10.5 | 14F1505 | 346.02.03f03 |
| 10.10.5 | 14F1509 | 346.02.03f04 |
| 10.10.5 | 14F1605 | 346.02.03f05 |
| 10.10.5 | 14F1713 | 346.02.03f06 |
| 10.10.5 | 14F1808 | 346.02.03f07 |
| 10.10.5 | 14f1909 | 346.02.03f08 |
| 10.10.5 | 14F1912 | 346.02.03f09 |
| 10.10.5 | 14F2009 | 346.02.03f10 |
| 10.10.5 | 14F2109 | 346.02.03f11 |
| 10.10.5 | 14F2315 | 346.02.03f12 |
| 10.10.5 | 14F2411 | 346.02.03f13 |
| 10.10.5 | 14F2511 | 346.02.03f14 |
| 10.11 BETA | 15A | 346.03.01b06 |
| 10.11 BETA | 15A | 346.03.01b07 |
| 10.11 | 15A284 | 346.03.02f01 |
| 10.11 | 15A284 | 346.03.02f02 |
| 10.11.1 | 15B42 | 346.03.03f01 |
| 10.11.1 | 15B42 | 346.03.03f02 |
| 10.11.2 BETA | 15C47A | 346.03.04b01 |
| 10.11.2 BETA | 15C48A | 346.03.04b02 |
| 10.11.2 | 15C50 | 346.03.04f01 |
| 10.11.2 | 15C50 | 346.03.04f02 |
| 10.11.3 BETA | 15D | 346.03.05b02 |
| 10.11.3 | 15D21 | 346.03.05f01 |
| 10.11.3 | 15D21 | 346.03.05f02 |
| 10.11.4 BETA | 15E | 346.03.06b1 |
| 10.11.4 | 15E65 | 346.03.06f01 |
| 10.11.5 BETA | 15F31A | 346.03.10b01 |
| 10.11.5 | 15F34 | 346.03.10f01 |
| 10.11.5 | 15F34 | 346.03.10f02 |
| 10.11.6 BETA | 15G24B | 346.03.15b01 |
| 10.11.6 | 15G31 | 346.03.15f01 |
| 10.11.6 | 15G31 | 346.03.15f02 |
| 10.11.6 | 15G1004 | 346.03.15f03 |
| 10.11.6 | 15G1108 | 346.03.15f04 |
| 10.11.6 | 15G1212 | 346.03.15f05 |
| 10.11.6 | 15G1217 | 346.03.15f06 |
| 10.11.6 | 15G1421 | 346.03.15f07 |
| 10.11.6 | 15G1510 | 346.03.15f08 |
| 10.11.6 | 15G1611 | 346.03.15f09 |
| 10.11.6 | 15G17023 | 346.03.15f10 |
| 10.11.6 | 15G18013 | 346.03.15f11 |
| 10.11.6 | 15G19009 | 346.03.15f12 |
| 10.11.6 | 15G20015 | 346.03.15f13 |
| 10.11.6 | 15G20015 | 346.03.15f14 |
| 10.11.6 | 15G21013 | 346.03.15f15 |
| 10.11.6 | 15G22010 | 346.03.15f16 |
| 10.12 BETA | 16A201W | 367.05.10.05b03 |
| 10.12 BETA | 16A238M | 367.05.10.05b07 |
| 10.12 BETA | 16A239J | 367.05.10.05b07 |
| 10.12 BETA | 16A254G | 367.05.10.05b07 |
| 10.12 BETA | 16A270F | 367.10.10.05b01 |
| 10.12 BETA | 16A286A | 367.10.10.05b01 |
| 10.12 BETA | 16A294A | 367.10.10.05b01 |
| 10.12 BETA | 16A304A | 367.10.10.05b01 |
| 10.12 BETA | 16A313A | 367.10.10.05b01 |
| 10.12 BETA | 16A320 | 367.10.10.05b01 |
| 10.12 BETA | 16A322 | 367.10.10.05b01 |
| 10.12 BETA | 16A323 | 367.10.10.05b01 |
| 10.12 | 16A323 | 367.15.10.05f01 |
| 10.12.1 | 16B2555 | 367.15.10.15f01 |
| 10.12.1 | 16B2657 | 367.15.10.15f03 |
| 10.12.1 | 16B2659 | 367.15.10.15f03 |
| 10.12.2 BETA | 16C60B | 367.15.10.25b06 |
| 10.12.2 BETA | 16C63A | 367.15.10.25b06 |
| 10.12.2 | 16C67 | 367.15.10.25f01 |
| 10.12.2 | 16C68 | 367.15.10.25f02 |
| 10.12.3 | 16D32 | 367.15.10.35f01 |
| 10.12.4 | 16E195 | 367.15.10.45f01 |
| 10.12.4 | 16E195 | 378.05.05.05f01 |
| 10.12.4 | 16E195 | 378.05.05.05f02 |
| 10.12.5 | 16F73 | 378.05.05.15f01 |
| 10.12.6 | 16G29 | 378.05.05.25f01 |
| 10.12.6 | 16G1036 | 378.05.05.25f03 |
| 10.12.6 | 16G1114 | 378.05.05.25f04 |
| 10.12.6 | 16G1212 | 378.05.05.25f06 |
| 10.12.6 | 16G1314 | 378.05.05.25f07 |
| 10.12.6 | 16G1314 | 378.05.05.25f08 |
| 10.12.6 | 16G1408 | 378.05.05.25f09 |
| 10.12.6 | 16G1510 | 378.05.05.25f10 |
| 10.12.6 | 16G1618 | 378.05.05.25f11 |
| 10.12.6 | 16G1710 | 378.05.05.25f12 |
| 10.12.6 | 16G1815 | 378.05.05.25f13 |
| 10.12.6 | 16G1917 | 378.05.05.25f14 |
| 10.12.6 | 16G1918 | 378.05.05.25f15 |
| 10.12.6 | 16G2016 | 378.05.05.25f16 |
| 10.12.6 | 16G2127 | 378.05.05.25f17 |
| 10.12.6 | 16G2128 | 378.05.05.25f18 |
| 10.12.6 | 16G2136 | 378.05.05.25f19 |
| 10.13 | 17A365 | 378.10.10.10.15.114 |
| 10.13 | 17A405 | 378.10.10.10.15.117 |
| 10.13 | 17A405 | 378.10.10.10.15.120 |
| 10.13 | 17A405 | 378.10.10.10.15.121 |
| 10.13.1 | 17B48 | 378.10.10.10.20.107 |
| 10.13.1 | 17B1002 | 378.10.10.10.20.108 |
| 10.13.1 | 17B1003 | 378.10.10.10.20.109 |
| 10.13.2 | 17C88 | 378.10.10.10.25.102 |
| 10.13.2 | 17C89 | 378.10.10.10.25.103 |
| 10.13.2 | 17C205 | 378.10.10.10.25.104 |
| 10.13.2 | 17C2120 | 378.10.10.10.25.105 |
| 10.13.2 | 17C2205 | 378.10.10.10.25.106 |
| 10.13.3 | 17D47 | 387.10.10.10.25.156 |
| 10.13.3 | 17D2047 | 387.10.10.10.25.157 |
| 10.13.3 | 17D102 | 387.10.10.10.25.158 |
| 10.13.3 | 17D2102 | 387.10.10.10.25.159 |
| 10.13.3 | 17D2102 | 387.10.10.10.25.160 |
| 10.13.3 | 17D102 | 387.10.10.10.25.161 |
| 10.13.4 | 17E199 | 387.10.10.10.30.103 |
| 10.13.4 | 17E199 | 387.10.10.10.30.106 |
| 10.13.4 | 17E202 | 387.10.10.10.30.107 |
| 10.13.5 | 17F77 | 387.10.10.10.35.106 |
| 10.13.6 | 17G65 | 387.10.10.10.40.105 |
| 10.13.6 | 17G3025 | 387.10.10.10.40.108 |
| 10.13.6 | 17G4015 | 387.10.10.10.40.113 |
| 10.13.6 | 17G5019 | 387.10.10.10.40.118 |
| 10.13.6 | 17G5019 | 387.10.10.10.40.122 |
| 10.13.6 | 17G6029 | 387.10.10.10.40.123 |
| 10.13.6 | 17G6030 | 387.10.10.10.40.124 |
| 10.13.6 | 17G6030 | 387.10.10.10.40.127 |
| 10.13.6 | 17G7024 | 387.10.10.10.40.128 |
| 10.13.6 | 17G8029 | 387.10.10.10.40.129 |
| 10.13.6 | 17G8030 | 387.10.10.10.40.130 |
| 10.13.6 | 17G8037 | 387.10.10.10.40.131 |
| 10.13.6 | 17G9016 | 387.10.10.10.40.132 |
| 10.13.6 | 17G10021 | 387.10.10.10.40.133 |
| 10.13.6 | 17G11023 | 387.10.10.10.40.134 |
| 10.13.6 | 17G12034 | 387.10.10.10.40.135 |
| 10.13.6 | 17G13033 | 387.10.10.10.40.136 |
| 10.13.6 | 17G13035 | 387.10.10.10.40.137 |
| 10.13.6 | 17G14019 | 387.10.10.10.40.138 |
| 10.13.6 | 17G14033 | 387.10.10.10.40.139 |
| 10.13.6 | 17G14042 | 387.10.10.10.40.140 |
| 10.13.6 (special version to fix NVIDIA expired macOS driver certificate issues) | 17G14042 | 387.10.10.10.40.140 |