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Diablo 4 - Why are bootcamp drivers for GPU’s older than native PC?

TJ82

TJ82

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Super excited to get into the Diablo 4 beta - I get an error message saying my drivers are old and a newer version is available.

Launcher even quotes the driver number For my AMD 5300m. After a little research it seems that yes, my bootcamp drivers for this GPU are older than the ones available for native PCs. AMDs website warns that the latest version doesn’t work for bootcamp users!

Is this a typical issue for gaming via bootcamp?

Is there no way to update my drivers to the latest ones and play Diablo 4?
 
Because Apple are NOT interested in updating/supoorting Bootcamp, Apple are now basically a phone/watch gadget seller selling the odd laptop and all in one desktop and laptops which after my experience would never buy another of either.
 
TJ82 said:
Super excited to get into the Diablo 4 beta - I get an error message saying my drivers are old and a newer version is available.

Launcher even quotes the driver number For my AMD 5300m. After a little research it seems that yes, my bootcamp drivers for this GPU are older than the ones available for native PCs. AMDs website warns that the latest version doesn’t work for bootcamp users!

Is this a typical issue for gaming via bootcamp?

Is there no way to update my drivers to the latest ones and play Diablo 4?
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AMD considers the Radeon Pro line to be different from the Radeon RX line so the Adrenaline drivers you reference aren't for the Pro line (I don't think they would install). The messed up part is it appears no one else used the Pro 5300M so the Pro drivers likely won't install either (not listed in the product compatibility list).
 
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Same for the new CoD Modern Warfare 2 for the Mac Pro 7,1 MPX graphic cards. AMD states that you have to contact Apple for any news regarding new updates : (

So, would this mean that for the MPX modules in bootcamp we're totally dependent to the grace of Apple?
 
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Same for the new CoD Modern Warfare 2 for the Mac Pro 7,1 MPX graphic cards. AMD states that you have to contact Apple for any news regarding new updates : (

So, would this mean that for the MPX modules in bootcamp we're totally dependent to the grace of Apple?
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Yup, AMD doesn't consider them gaming or standard workstation cards. So it is up to Apple.
 
Definitely has been a while since the last Bootcamp AMD GPU driver update. With the new Mac Pro it might never happen?
 
Right now, using the latest official Bootcamp drivers for my Macbook Pro, I get this warning in Diablo 4. After re-launching the game runs fine (with a little warning text in the settings area) with frame rates in the 50s at medium settings on my 2019 i9 5600m with 32GB ram. It would be nice if AMD/Apple would update the drivers to something reasonably modern...
 
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