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Graphics Card Help

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50calty

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Dec 7, 2016
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I just received my new/refurbished Mid 2015 macbook pro. I ordered the 2.5 Ghz model, but I received the 2.8Ghz. I'm not complaining about that. However I did order it with the 2GB AMD graphics card. But when I go to "About my Mac" It just shows the Iris integrated graphics card. So do I have the AMD card and how do I find out for sure. Thanks.
 
go to system information and look at graphics/displays. there have been a few people on this forum that have stated that when purchasing a refurb that the dGPU isn't installed.
 
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Thank-you for the help. It does show the graphic card in "system report" But not under the displays tab or in overview tab. Does this mean it's not installed?
 
It shows both under system report. The built in Iris and the AMD graphics card. So how does one go about installing the driver?
 
50calty said:
It shows both under system report. The built in Iris and the AMD graphics card. So how does one go about installing the driver?
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Search it on google, I'd say. AMD graphic card driver is almost every where. Track the model no. and search for download. Iris is builtin so no need to download it's driver on Mac.
 
It shows "Iris" in About My Mac because it is the currently active GPU. OS X switches the GPUs based on App demand. If you fire up something graphically-intensive, you will see that the GPU in About My Mac will change to the AMD model. You do not need to install anything, OS X comes with all drivers integrated.
 
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leman said:
It shows "Iris" in About My Mac because it is the currently active GPU. OS X switches the GPUs based on App demand. If you fire up something graphically-intensive, you will see that the GPU in About My Mac will change to the AMD model. You do not need to install anything, OS X comes with all drivers integrated.
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Leman not always! I had Mac book pro and it had AMD installed. OSx did not pick its driver automatically. I had to download it manually.
 
I was able to find out it was working correctly. If you go into Energy Saver and click off "Automatic Graphic Switching" Then wait awhile. Click on about mac it showed me the dedicated graphics card. So the OS has to recognizing it. Thanks for all your help in this. Still a newbie on this whole mac thing. Been a pc user for 20+ years and switching to mac. Have to relearn everything.
 
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