MacBook Pro Retina Bootcamp does not detect AMD R9 M370X GPU

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MacBook Pro Retina Bootcamp does not detect AMD R9 M370X GPU

Hi, I installed my MacBook Pro 15.4" Retina with Windows 8.1 64bit. But now it doesnt detect my AMD GPU and all games dont really run!

I have the latest Bootcamp drivers. When I want to open my AMD Catalyst panel it says it has nothing to configure in an alert prompt and then closes again.

In my device manager list I only find "Micorsoft Basic Display Adapter" under GPU. In "dxdiag" via Execute I also only see the Iris standard GPU but not my AMD... How can I get it?

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015), Windows 8, 64bit

Posted on May 30, 2015 2:33 PM

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Loner T

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May 30, 2015 2:37 PM in response to zerophreak

Your BC drivers are not correctly installed. Can you run setup.exe from the Bootcamp folder and Repair? You may also need a reboot.

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May 30, 2015 2:39 PM in response to Loner T

Can you maybe send me a link to the latest Bootcamp Driver download? I only find a ZIP from Feb 2014. The new MBP Retina just came out so it must be May 2015 or not?

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Loner T

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May 30, 2015 3:02 PM in response to zerophreak

Please pick the appropriate version of BC drivers from System requirements to install Windows on your Mac via Boot Camp - Apple Support. If the matrix says BCA, please use BC Assistant to download the drivers to a USB2 flash drive. If your model is later than what is listed, please use BCA only.

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May 30, 2015 3:50 PM in response to Loner T

I did. It still wont detect my AMD GPU. When I do a right click on deskop and click "AMD Catalyst Control Center" a prompt shows up saying: "AMD Catalyst Control Center cannot be started. There are currently no settings that can be configured using AMD Catalyst Control Center."... I rebooted, etc.

Device Manager also doesn't show the AMD GPU.

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May 30, 2015 3:56 PM in response to zerophreak

Are other Apple Devices detected correctly? Was Windows installed using EFI boot?

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May 30, 2015 4:17 PM in response to Loner T

Everything else works perfect. Battery, Bluetooth, Trackpad, Brightness Settings, etc... Just the GPU is not detected. I Installed Windows 8 like this: Reboot Mac, ALT, select USB Stick with prepared installation from Bootcamp.

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May 30, 2015 5:23 PM in response to zerophreak

Does Sound work properly? On the USB stick, did you see a selection for Windows and EFI boot, both? What did you select?

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May 30, 2015 5:24 PM in response to zerophreak

I, too, got an issue when i ran the BCA.exe while when I opened it from the USB. Playing games seems awfully slow, I feel like some drivers werent even install. I did get an error, but i was resolved when there was a prompt to reinstall BCA. Dont know if it went through after. I remember on the previous mac you see intel and Nvidia, but for this one I only see AMD.

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May 30, 2015 5:28 PM in response to evry1lovej

evry1lovej wrote:

I remember on the previous mac you see intel and Nvidia, but for this one I only see AMD.

On Windows on a Mac, you should see the nVidia or AMD. The integrated Intel is hidden, unless EFI boot is used. Older versions of Windows do not support dual-GPU switching.

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May 30, 2015 5:43 PM in response to Loner T

Is there anyway I can make my windows 8 more better for games? I'm currently reinstalling windows and hope to install all the drivers.

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May 30, 2015 6:08 PM in response to evry1lovej

evry1lovej wrote:

Is there anyway I can make my windows 8 more better for games? I'm currently reinstalling windows and hope to install all the drivers.

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

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May 30, 2015 7:33 PM in response to Loner T

AAlso how do I get the reverse scrolling for MacBook?

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May 30, 2015 8:37 PM in response to evry1lovej

evry1lovej wrote:

AAlso how do I get the reverse scrolling for MacBook?

Are you referring to reverse and forward scrolling with two fingers? In Control Panel -> System -> Bootcamp, there should be a Trackpad tab which should let you specify it .

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May 30, 2015 8:40 PM in response to Loner T

IS there? I check and I remember 1 click drag lock and dragging and such , but I didn't see reverde scrolling. When is the 15in ever going to come out with a 4k display!!

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May 30, 2015 9:18 PM in response to evry1lovej

On my 13in 2012 MBP, the official BC Drivers are Boot Camp Support Software 5.1.5621 , but I am using the Trackpad driver that came from Boot Camp Support Software 4.0.4255 which allows scrolling both ways, even though there is no option in the Control Panel.

The MBPs do support an external 4K display, but the built-in displays do not yet support 4K (current highest is 2880x1800). It is very hard to predict what Apple will release next. 4K on a 15-in display may also be very hard on the eyes.

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