Intel Iris Cards

[osprivPL]

What do you think about providing a support for Intel Iris Xe Graphic Cards? They are built into Intel 11th gen, (and probably into next generations too)

[JUser50]

Hello… 🙂

Did you read this?:

This is already clearly stated in the OpCore documentation:

Well… it’s not a big deal, but please make sure to read the provided information more carefully next time.
In any case, here are some important things you need to know if you want to understand why your GPU is incompatible.

If a GPU is unsupported, it simply means it is not compatible.
macOS has never supported it and never will, because Apple never implemented drivers for that GPU.
As a result, it will never work, and you will never get hardware acceleration.

If you want macOS with proper GPU acceleration, the only realistic options are:

A - Using a supported AMD RX 6000-series GPU on a desktop system, if the GPU is not soldered.
or
B - Using a real Mac.
orrrr
C - Give up with the Hackintosh universe on this machine.

If your system has an Intel iGPU from 10th gen or earlier on a 400-series chipset or older, hardware acceleration is usually possible, but only on Intel Core CPUs (not Celeron, Pentium, etc.).

If you are an Nvidia GPU user:
To be clear, macOS and NVIDIA have not worked together for years.
Starting with macOS Mojave, Apple stopped signing NVIDIA drivers, and since NVIDIA never provided Metal-compatible open drivers, Apple dropped NVIDIA support entirely. This is why modern macOS versions have zero NVIDIA GPU support.

More information:
https://dortania.github.io/GPU-Buyers-Guide/
+
https://dortania.github.io/Anti-Hackintosh-Buyers-Guide/GPU.html

Also, tools like OCLP will not help here.
OCLP is mainly designed for real Macs, especially older Macs that Apple officially dropped, and it does not add support for GPUs that macOS never supported in the first place.

To be completely honest, neither I nor lzhoang2801 can help you with this.
Making this GPU work would require writing an entirely new macOS GPU driver from scratch, something even Apple never did.
There are no open-source NVIDIA drivers to build from, which makes this essentially impossible.
Even if someone attempted it, it would be unstable, crash frequently, and be unusable.

One more important point: if you are using an Intel 11th-gen laptop or newer, this behavior is expected.
Apple dropped Intel iGPU support starting with that generation.
While macOS can technically boot on 11th-gen Intel CPUs and newer, the integrated GPU will never work, including Intel Iris Xe / Arc.
Apple never implemented drivers for it, and there is nothing anyone can do to change that.
If the script reports your iGPU as incompatible, you can be 99.99 % certain it is correct.

Please avoid opening issues about unsupported GPUs or hardware that cannot work with macOS.
This script already provides a reliable overview of macOS compatibility.
It mainly targets systems from around 2012 to ~2020.
Newer hardware can still work, but generally only with a compatible GPU.

Now that you understand your current GPU will never be compatible with macOS, you can safely close the issue you opened.

We understand this is probably not the answer you wanted, and we are sorry if it is disappointing.
Unfortunately, no one can change this.
At this point, you are the only one who can decide how to proceed and which solution makes the most sense for your situation.

Thanks for your understanding, and good luck with your setup.
If you ever need help with supported hardware, feel free to open a new issue.

Have a great day!