AMD Radeon R9 M370X Struggling to play games (i.e. GTA V) - bootcamp

Hello I am running bootcamp with windows 8.1 pro.

I have the latest retina Macbook pro (mid-2015) with AMD Radeon R9 M370X graphics, with 2.8 ghz processor and 16 gb of ram.

it's completely maxed out spec-wise, yet it struggles in bootcamp, for games.

I haven't been able to try it with other games, but with GTA V it is really struggling, it lags, even when the lowest resolution settings are on, and is next to unplayable.

Is this what I should expect with my maxed out macbook? Or is there another issue that maybe causing this.

Thanks in advance!

Things I have tried:

- Update graphics drivers, (which windows says its up to date) but I'm unsure if it is or not.

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015), Windows 8

Posted on May 28, 2015 4:01 PM

163 replies

Jun 1, 2015 11:12 AM in response to wins_lord

Yes that is completely normal depending on the game, I have that as well when playing COD and GTA V which are both very graphically intense. I'm sure that there is a certain configuration you can do for your Graphics card that will get rid of it/eliminate it but I'm no expert at optimizing. If anyone reading this post is it would be greatly appreciate it if you could enlighten everyone on your current graphics card configuration : ).

Jun 4, 2015 3:42 PM in response to ablefromtoronto

sorry to bump this thread if its too old.

i purchased a new mbp today, the 2.5 ghz 15 inch, and was wondering if you think ill be ok playing gta v through bootcamp also. i saw you were running the 2.8 ghz model, and was just wondering if you guys think with my specs on the machine i have, if gta v, or any game in general not specifically suited for OS X would run smoothly.

thanks!

edit - forgot to mention my machine is stock

Jun 4, 2015 3:51 PM in response to jackbox999

Yea that would be perfectly fine! Just depends if you only want to get GTA if you can run it in 2880x1800 HD resolution (which I doubt you will be to set to without a fair amount of lag) or if you can settle for 1920x1200 HD or a bit lower (which is still pretty good). If your wondering if you can play the game at all, there is videos on YouTube of GTA playing on macbook airs and 12 inch MacBooks which have 1.1Ghz!! I think your good to go bud ; )

Jun 4, 2015 3:53 PM in response to ablefromtoronto

thanks for the quick reply man! ill definitely look into getting the game once i finish setting up my mbp!

TallJawa

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Jun 5, 2015 5:46 AM in response to ablefromtoronto

Does your windows recognize your graphics card? Mine just says "Microsoft basic display adapter" in the device manager, and it's struggling to play games.

Jun 5, 2015 5:52 AM in response to TallJawa

Yep, it says my graphics card is an AMD Radeon R9 M370X. What computer do you have? Maybe you don't have the correct bootcamp drivers installed?

TallJawa

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Jun 5, 2015 5:58 AM in response to ablefromtoronto

I have the same one as you, mid 2015 15 inch retina mb pro with the radeon card. I've installed the bca drivers multiple times to no avail... what version of windows do you have? Is it the system builder version or just a regular windows 8.1?

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Jun 5, 2015 6:00 AM in response to TallJawa

What does OS X System Report show as your GPU?

TallJawa

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Jun 5, 2015 6:02 AM in response to Loner T

The AMD Radeon R9 M370X and the Intel iris Pro

Jun 5, 2015 6:27 AM in response to TallJawa

I have windows 8.1 btw.

Loner T

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Jun 5, 2015 8:04 AM in response to TallJawa

I would recommend getting the drivers from System requirements to install Windows on your Mac via Boot Camp - Apple Support. In your specific case, BCA should be used to download the drivers and Boot Camp: Solve Windows support software installation problems to install them.

TallJawa

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Jun 5, 2015 8:23 AM in response to Loner T

I've installed those a few times. I've tried getting AMD drivers from their website but it can't see any AMD hardware on the Windows side.

Loner T

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Jun 5, 2015 8:28 AM in response to TallJawa

What version of Windows are you using?

TallJawa

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Jun 5, 2015 8:38 AM in response to Loner T

Windows 8. I was going to upgrade to 8.1 after I got this gpu issue sorted.

annjawn

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Jun 17, 2015 12:01 PM in response to TallJawa

I think you should update to 8.1 anyways ans see if that helps. Or if you already did that please let us know if it solved your problem.

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