AMD FX 6100 3.3 Ghz/ Asus M5A88-M / 8 GB Corsair / ATI Radeon HD 6770 1 GB DDR5 / 1 TB Hitachi ( Windows 8.1 Pro), 500 GB Seagate ( Mac OS X Mavericks). For AMD Radeon™ Graphics, AMD Radeon Pro Graphics, and AMD Processors with Radeon Graphics Only. For use with systems running Microsoft® Windows® 7 or 10 AND equipped with AMD Radeon™ graphics, AMD Radeon Pro graphics, or AMD processors with Radeon graphics. Download and run directly onto the system you want to update. AMD Vanilla OpenCore Languages: English (current), Ukrainian, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese. Kernel binary patches to enable almost native AMD CPU support on macOS. Enables macOS to run on AMD CPUs on the fly. Enables iMessage, Siri, FaceTime, Continuity etc. Stable compared to custom XNU kernel. Rust Minimum System Requirements (Mac OS X) OS: OS X Lion 10.7; Processor: Intel Core i7-3770 / AMD FX-9590 or better; Memory: 8 GB RAM; Graphics: GTX 670 2GB / AMD R9 280 better.
Why vanilla?
It's clean
The AMD distros are designed to be ran on various different hardware combinations, while a vanilla install is made for your specific hardware. This means that your install will only have what it needs and no extra useless junk.
Tailor made for your hardware
A vanilla install doesn't have any unneeded kexts or modifications which could cause issues.
Can Mac Os Run On Amd
More instructive
Making your own install teaches you a lot more about how hackintoshing works which in turn makes it easier for you to troubleshoot any potential issues.
The good, the bad and the ugly:
What works
- AMD Ryzen CPUs
- Native USB
- Native Audio
- The latest version of macOS High Sierra
- iCloud
So much works, that it is easier to say what doesn't so here we go:
- AMD FX CPUs (I don't have one to use for testing)
- Internal Graphics. Be it an AMD Ax CPU or one of the G Ryzen chips, the GPU will not work.
- Lower GPU performance, more specifically:
- About 10% lower on AMD GPUs
About 75% lower on Nvidia GPUs- I have been told that this is not the case. Performance varies a lot per model, but it is safe to assume it is a lot lower than on Windows.
- IOMMU
- iMessage, FaceTime
- Siri
I managed to install Mac OS X 10.5.8 on an AMD Athlon X2 system after little trouble. I’ll post the procedure to make sure if I have to do it again I can easily refer and someone trying to do the same can save the trouble. This will be composed of a series of posts, a post per step.
In the mean time find out the specifications of your box. I’m using GIGABYTE GAPM61SME-S2 motherboard with AMD Athlon X2 CPU. If your specifications are just like mine go ahead and download all the files listed bellow, otherwise download 1-3 and then look for kexts for your motherboard.
System specification
- AMD Athlon X2 2800
- nVidia GeForce 6100/nForce 405 chipset
- 1 x 2 GB of DDR2 DIMM
- On board ethernet (nForce 10/1oo Mbit)
- Realtek ALC883 CODEC chip
- SATA HDD (nForce sata controller)
- USB Mouse
- USB Keyboard
- DVD Drive
Downloads
- iPC OSx86 Leopard 10.5.6 Intel AMD SSE2 SSE3 DVD (Google and find out, you will have to download via Bit torrent)
- Mac OS X 10.5.7 Update (http://keti.ws/95282)
- Mac OS X 10.5.8 Combo Update (http://keti.ws/95283)
- nForceLAN (http://keti.ws/94281)
- AppleNForceATA (http://keti.ws/95281)
Steps
- Patch the iPC DVD image (Otherwise the DVD will never boot)
- Install Mac OS X 10.5.6
- Remove all Intel kexts (Improves the boot time)
- Install Mac OS X 10.5.7 update
- Install Mac OS X 10.5.8 update
Mac Os On Amd A6
Await step 1, Patching the iPC DVD image tomorrow.