Good day. I have a 2014 late model MBP with the 2GB Nvidia GeForce GT 750M chipset. Is there a way to update drivers for this video card on the MBP? I see conflicting information in web searches on the topic and it appears there are beta drivers available for MAC OSX for some chipsets.
Your thoughts are appreciated. Thank you.
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.4)
Thanks for the response Kappy. The reason that I ask is that there appears to be some software Nvidia is making for Mac.
It would be helpful if drivers were kept up to date more often on OSX. Programs like Crossover that have the ability to use the GPU could benefit from some of the patches provided by Nvidia over time.
The only drivers are those provided with OS X and any upgrades of OS X. Nvidia's drivers are intended for the GPU cards. There are no special drivers out there for the mobile chipsets.
That is intended for hackintosh builders, not your Mac, and Mac Pro users who are installing standalone GPUs from AMD/Nvidia. You should not install those drivers on your computer. There is no benefit. They do not even support the mobile chipsets like you have.
There is no reason why Crossover cannot use your GPU, but mobile GPUs don't all have the capabilities of the standalone GPUs, but they can support OpenGL and OpenCL. So, I'm not sure why you believe there's anything missing. The GPU in your MBP will perform whatever it was designed to do by Nvidia. Nvidia writes the drivers for Apple. I don't believe you've been well-informed about the GPUs and OS X drivers.
I didn't indicate there was anything missing. I also didn't indicate that crossover cannot use my gpu. I'm well aware that crossover can and does use both iris and the nvidia gpus. I also haven't been misinformed. I'm simply asking questions in this forum to learn more about how others users are using their Macbook Pro systems with regards to GPU capabilities. That is what they are provided for. Apple rarely releases significant updates for the graphics chipset. There are cards available for desktop apple products that can have drivers upgraded on a more frequent bases. Mobile GPUs are always more limited, on any hardware platform and by any GPU manufacturer. They are often throttled, overheat fast, and seem more prone to have issues with driver updates than their desktop counterparts. Nividia and ATI both write decent whitepapers on updates for chipsets like the 750 et al. Some of those improvements might be nice for the Apple mobile platform. I mentioned Crossover as an example, nothing more. I'm simply learning more about how others are using their systems for higher end graphics applications and whether there may be an option at some point in the future for consumers to receive more recent updates from gpu companies.
NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M
