Cannot find updated driver for Macbook 2019 to run STAR WARS Squadrons

Cannot find updated driver for Macbook Pro 2019 to run STAR WARS Squadrons. Current AMD driver installed in Bootcamp is 19.30.3. This game requires 20.4.2 (19.50.29) or later. The install from AMD does not work. There is no updated driver detected in AMD Pro Settings. Help!

MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Posted on Oct 4, 2020 5:34 PM

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Oct 5, 2020 9:52 AM in response to rhap4boy

I have the same issue - it seems Apple and AMD need to update their drivers for the Apple AMD cards (you can only download those drivers from the AMD website - the other more recent drivers won't recognise your hardware. So the only solution is to beg/pester Apple to update their AMD drivers.


One other solution, which I tried (and it works), is to go to www.bootcampdrivers.com and they have the latest AMD drivers for October (I think its called AMD October RED) which work specifically for Apple BootCamp, but this is not supported by Apple. So try at your own risk. It worked for me, and I played the game...but I later uninstalled and went back to the official Apple drivers and want to keep my system stable… but Squadrons doesn't work again in BootCamp.

Oct 5, 2020 1:14 PM in response to rogerfromtucker

rogerfromtucker wrote:

Why?

That is question for Apple, not for the ASC.

My iMac is less than a year old, I got it new at Christmas and it was built a few months before that.

That is not really relevant. For example, About the Apple T2 Security Chip - Apple Support shows that the iMacs prior to 2020 did not have the T2 controller, even though T2 has been included a 2018 Mini and 2018 13-in MBP.


I understand that you are running into issues because of differences in models. You can talk to Apple Support and find out if they can offer a trade-in value that may be acceptable to you. Newer models bring their own challenges. It is a choice between stability and bleeding edge.

Oct 5, 2020 8:49 PM in response to Loner T

Loner T, this won't work… the latest AMD drivers can't identify the AMD cards in the Mac architecture, it's weird - you have to download only the Mac Bootcamp ones from the AMD website… but as you mentioned bootcampdrivers.com totally works.


LonerT, I have been seeking you out for help on my issue. I believe you are the only one in these communities that can help me with it. Can you help?!

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