Then take the first value “AMD6741.1” and search for it above where we replaced the HardwareID, and insert yours there. For instance the matching string for my GPU is:ĪMD6741.1 = "AMD Radeon 6600M and 6700M Series" Note: If you can’t find a similar HardwareID to replace, try to find your GPU model listed under the section titled “Localizable Strings” in the INF’s. If that all went smoothly you can go to step 5, otherwise read on… Open each of these INF files and search for a HardwareID similar to yours, and replace it. Navigate to “Packages\Drivers\Display\WT6A_INF” where you will find 3 INF files:
The INF files contain all the information needed to install drivers for your GPU, we will edit them to add support for our Apple/AMD HardwareID. For example the HardwareID of my Apple flavored Radeon HD 6750m is: Right-click the top Value to copy it, and paste it in a text editor to save for later. Right-click the Windows Start Menu icon, click “Device Manager” and navigate to:ĭevice Manager > Display adapters > Right-click on your GPU > Properties > Details Tab > Property > Hardware Ids
This change disables the “unsupported hardware” alert and allows the driver installer to proceed. Note: All file paths in the next steps will be relative to that folder.Įdit the file “Config\InstallManager.cfg” and add this line to the end of the file: The installation will fail with a message that your hardware is not supported, but it will extract the full installation package to:Ĭ:\AMD\Non-WHQL-64Bit-NIEG-Radeon-Crimson-16.1.1-Win10-Win8.1-Win7-Feb3 Note: I highly recommend you first read the Crimson Edition 16.1.1 Beta Release Notes to verify support for your GPU is included, but it appears to support the AMD Radeon™ HD 5000M & up! Also be advised that attempting any of the following hacks is at your own risk, now let’s get on with it.ĭownload the Crimson Edition 16.1.1 Beta drivers and run the installer.
In this tutorial I’ll show you how to hack support for your Apple flavored AMD GPU into the latest AMD GPU drivers, which at the time of this publication are Crimson Edition 16.1.1 Beta. However, I often boot straight into BootCamp to play & develop games in a native Windows environment which brings me to the Achilles’ heel of this machine… the old BootCamp GPU drivers that rarely receive updates from AMD or Apple. It all ran without a hitch and was simply amazing that I could do all that work simultaneously in a single portable DAW / GameDev machine. For instance during development for Orcs Must Die! 2 I was running heavy sound design sessions in Ableton Live on OSX, with FMOD Designer and the developer builds of OMD2 under a Parallels VM. I have an Early 2011 MacBook Pro with a Radeon HD 6750m GPU, it’s the last 17 inch laptop Apple produced & has handled anything I’ve thrown at it.