diff --git a/docs/FAQ.md b/docs/FAQ.md index d517ea8e5..b180d38aa 100644 --- a/docs/FAQ.md +++ b/docs/FAQ.md @@ -140,15 +140,17 @@ Metal is Apple's proprietary graphics API which fully superseded OpenGL renderin A great rule of thumb is that Macs older than 2012 are non-Metal, with the exception of systems having upgradable GPUs. -GPUs that support Metal are as follows: +Due to deprecation of OpenGL, many newer applications may require Metal rendering and as such will fail to run on systems with Non-Metal GPUs. Some built-in apps like Maps and everything relying on it (such as Find My) will fail to render as well on versions later than Big Sur. + +::: details Metal supported GPUs * Intel HD 4000 series (Ivy Bridge/3rd gen) and newer -* AMD HD 7000 series and newer (GCN 1) +* AMD HD 7000 series (GCN 1) and newer * NVIDIA GTX 600 and 700 series (Kepler) Everything older than mentioned are Non-Metal and therefore only support OpenGL. Non-Metal also includes NVIDIA Maxwell (GTX 900 series) and Pascal (GTX 1000 series) when used with patched Web Drivers on newer than macOS High Sierra. -Due to deprecation of OpenGL, many newer applications may require Metal rendering and as such will fail to run on systems with Non-Metal GPUs. Some built-in apps like Maps and everything relying on it (such as Find My) will fail to render as well on versions later than Big Sur. +::: Refer to [Supported models,](https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/MODELS.html) the [Non-Metal GitHub issue](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/108) and [Working Around Non-Metal Issues](https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/ACCEL.html) pages for more information.