Requires macOS >= 10.12 gSwitch is maintained by CodySchrank. GPU control with apple is mostly guess work since there isn’t any documentation, so, If anyone finds anything let me know here! Notes Double-click the DMG file to open it, and youll see a Finder window.
Gfxcardstatus windows pro#
However there could be other API’s that could work, I just can’t find any. gfxCardStatus 2.5 - Keeps track of which graphics card your MacBook Pro is using. It appears that apple has removed the necessary API’s from these macbooks on the modern macOS. gfxCardStatus is a menubar utility that lets you see and switch cards yourself if you. This could potentially brick your computer LegacyĪt this time it seems like gSwitch will not work on macbooks older than 2011. or whether both graphics cards are working properly. Ok I lied you technically can but I DO NOT RECOMMEND IT. This page can help you understand the basic knowledge of system maintenance.
Gfxcardstatus windows mac os x#
gSwitch just switches back to the integrated one as fast as it can. Removals on Mac OS X are quite different from those on Microsoft Windows OS. However gSwitch cannot prevent your discrete gpu from being accessed by the operating system, and it will be accessed for a short period of time when a process requests the use of it. You can’t, your macbook was designed to use both, but gSwitch can trick it into using the integrated one most of the time. You cannot force integrated only if you have an external display plugged in.
You can force integrated only when you have dependent processes but it might crash those processes. If you change to dynamic switching or discrete only any process that was hungry will become dependent. A hungry process is one that wants to use the discrete gpu but is not allowed because you have set integrated only. What is a dependent process vs a hungry process?Ī dependent process is one that is currently using your discrete gpu. And since you plugged in the cable I’m assuming you want to use the display. Unfortunately your mac is designed such that in order to use an external display, it has to use the discrete graphics card. Why does the app go back to dynamic switching when a display is plugged in? Its very objective and informative as to what is in the new Macbooks and how they. If you have not read this, I encourage everyone who has the 2011, or thinking about it, to read this write-up. The current gpu is also reported in the menu. OK, I spent over an hour yesterday reading Anandtech's review and breakdown of the new Macbooks. Otherwise, it will just look like a gear. The gear will have a dot in the middle when the discrete gpu is active. You probably need to allow the application to run in Settings -> Security & Privacy You can also launch it from the terminal and set the desired setting using -integrated, -discrete, and -dynamic. You can also enable notifications for when your gpu changes (off by default)
The app is simple to control with integrated only, discrete only, and dynamic switching in the menu.
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