Q: problems with amd gpu on early 2011 macbook pro

Same problem here. MBP early 2011, i7 2.2, SSD 256, antiglare high res. With Mavericks now. It is a hardware problem, probably related to temperature as many here are saying. Won't bring it to an apple store to get a new logic board for this model and have the same problem in a few months.

This is a half-dead computer: not useful anymore for any graphic-intense work, like mine.

Will think twice before buying another mbp. A good machine a bit too expensive for 2 years only (3K dollars).

Hi folks,

I've installed OSX Mavericks and i have the same problem of yours, GPU Faulty.

I use gfxCardStatus to lock to the integrated graphics.

But since mavericks the systems get unstable if i use Preview.app to Resize or Crop images.

It gets stuck, and no other Application start. It just hang on the jumping icon animation and after 5 seconds it quits.

I'm suspecting it is some system function that uses some sort of OpenCL or something related forcing the use of GPU and gets no reponse and the system becomes unstable.

I can't be sure but i would like to know if any of you are experiencing some similar behaviour.

Thanks.

It's only a matter of time until your computer stops booting. The issue is 100% hardware. Please post in this thread: https://discussions.apple.com/message/22984626#22984626

Add mine to the list. Early 2011 Macbook 2.2 i7 It started last week with random blue and grey screens, then burned an 8 gig Crucial memory module (I've seen others reporting a broken memory module coinciding with the GPU failure as well.... weird). I was able to run for a day using gfxcard set to integrated.

Now I can't get it to boot at all. Been trying all day, trying removing ram and battery, even removed the hard drive, popped it into an enclosure, and disabled all ATI extensions.....all to now avail. Any ideas for how I can get it to start up? I live it Cambodia, so taking it to the local genius bar is not an option.

Thanks to Apple, I have a $1400 paperweight, barely a year and four months after I bought it. Nice.

The last Apple laptop that I bought was a 2005 iBook. Same story, second verse. I had the logic board replaced once under warranty, and it failed again 1 month after the warranty expired. Again, a handy paperweight. Only lost $900 that time. Cool.

This will be the straw that keeps me from ever buying another Macbook.

Apple does not do anything with the problem! Absolutely nothing!

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So what's the fix then (and how much should it/does it cost)??

In the main '2011 MBP & Discrete Graphics Thread'   there are several dozen people who are still experiencing crashes even after paying hundreds of dollars for a 'new' logic board.

Can this issue even be "fixed" (or do I seriously need to start looking for a new notebook)?? /sigh

For me the fix was replacement logic board.

Depot repair ran $310. In House repair at the apple store was around $500, and the genius said it takes about the same amount of time.

For me it was a 3 day window of no laptop.

I asked around the local repair shops, and they said if Apple offered depot repair, take it, it'd be the cheapest option.

Downside, 3 days no laptop. upside new(ish) logic board, which also fixed my dead USB port.

Thanks for response - how long has it been since logic board was replaced?

Any problems/crashes since?

Interesting thing about the USB port -- I had two out of three "bad" USB ports showing up on my 27" monitor, but after my logic board upgrade, all is well again. Some search on the internet suggests the SMC as a possible cause of USB failures (as well as GPU failures)

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It's been about a month. not a single issue. Sadly I figure I have 1-2 years before the problem returns. 2 at the most, and since i'm sure i have a refurbed board now, who knows if it's less than that.

I had my logic board replaced Oct. 16. I started seeing errors again on Nov. 22.

Attention Frustrated MBP brethren. Kindly visit this page and voice your concerns. Its time APPLE TOOK NOTICE AND DID SOMETHING ||

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4766577?start=1575&tstart=0

So, so far the solution is to move all the graphics to the intel card insted to the amd?

The other discussion has been shut down by Apple / moderator

Yes, unfortunately that discussion was removed by someone at Apple... there are hundreds of 2011 faulty Macbook Pro around and it seems that it's hard for Apple to take responsability.