Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

Install latest AMD GPU drivers for Bootcamp

AnTaR3s

AnTaR3s

macrumors 6502
Original poster
Jul 19, 2011
273
116
Vienna
Hey there!

I have been a happy Mac user for 7 years now, but I still have to fall back to Windows10/Bootcamp for gaming. Recently I upgraded to the late 2015 riMac from (from my 2012 imac), which meant going from nVidia to AMD. After about two months of using the machine I must say that I am very happy with the exception of the GPU. Long story short: I will never ever buy AMD stuff again. That said, I was wondering if anyone managed to manually install the latest GPU drivers from AMD directly instead of waiting months and months for Apple to update the GPU drivers.

I found these instructions
http://www.remkoweijnen.nl/blog/2015/09/21/update-amd-display-driver-under-bootcamp/
but I am not sure if I can trust them. Has anyone experience with updating the AMD drivers manually for their machines?

thanks a lot! :)
 
I may do what that blog suggests, but the comments section seems to support that it is a legit work around, lots of success stories
 
Hey jenzjen. Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately there is a post (December 20th) which states this does not work with the m395x (thats the one I have). Might try it anyway if Apple delays driver updates any longer...how hard can it be to sign the latest drivers when such a simple workaround as in this post works for most users...
 
I think it is a great solution. So far I have always had the need for a powerful Desktop machine (for the GPU) and also a powerful mobile machine. I never switched completely to the MacBook line since the support of 4k/5k is still limited (but apparently the latest revisions of the MacBooks handle them quite well) and the GPUs are always crap. I am really looking forward to the day where I only have one computer and a base station at home which enhances its capabilities.
 
AnTaR3s said:
Hey there!

I have been a happy Mac user for 7 years now, but I still have to fall back to Windows10/Bootcamp for gaming. Recently I upgraded to the late 2015 riMac from (from my 2012 imac), which meant going from nVidia to AMD. After about two months of using the machine I must say that I am very happy with the exception of the GPU. Long story short: I will never ever buy AMD stuff again. That said, I was wondering if anyone managed to manually install the latest GPU drivers from AMD directly instead of waiting months and months for Apple to update the GPU drivers.

I found these instructions
http://www.remkoweijnen.nl/blog/2015/09/21/update-amd-display-driver-under-bootcamp/
but I am not sure if I can trust them. Has anyone experience with updating the AMD drivers manually for their machines?

thanks a lot! :)
Click to expand...
Yes it works. In fact, you can avoid steps 4 and 5 by restarting windows with signature driver check inactivated (restart windows whilepressing shift key). In such conditions, AMD drivers and CCC intall without any problem...
 
Are these updates even worth the effort? From what I can see they include a brightness fix. I haven't experienced any issue with brightness. Should I still update?

edit:
I see on the AMD site that there are plenty of fixes for various games. Still for a non gamer?
 
For me it would also mostly be about the games. For example Elite: Dangerous is almost unplayable with the version Apple provides.
Also, I have heard there are some problems with Oculus Rift in Bootcamp and AMD machines, but that will only affect very few people, I guess...
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back