Apple releases Snow Leopard Graphics Update for Mac OS X 10.6
Apple on Tuesday released Snow Leopard Graphics Update, a patch for Mac OS X 10.6 that is said to improve performance and reliability of popular titles like StarCraft II and Portal.
The 69.2MB update was released by Apple Tuesday afternoon. It is available from the company's support site, or via Software Update. It requires Mac OS X 10.6.4.
According to Apple, the software update contains performance and stability fixes for graphics applications, including fixes that:
address frame rate issues occurring in Portal and Team Fortress 2 on certain Macs
resolve an issue that could cause aperture 3 or StarCraft II to unexpectedly quit or become unresponsive.
The update addresses framerate issues on the titles Portal and Team Fortress 2 for the late 2009 and mid 2010 iMac and Mac mini; early 2009 Mac Pro; early 2009 and mid 2010 MacBook; and mid-2010 MacBook Pro 15- and 17-inch models.
The update also resolves an image corruption issue that may occur when disconnecting and reconnecting external displays while the system is running.
Valve, the maker of Portal, Team Fortress 2 and the Steam gaming client for Mac, said in June that it was working with Apple to improve the performance of games running in Mac OS X. The company said that improved drivers from Apple would have the greatest impact on performance.
"We are making a lot of progress identifying specific issues that need work inside the game and inside OpenGL and drivers," Rob Barris of Valve said at the time. "Apple, ATI and Nvidia are all involved."
The 69.2MB update was released by Apple Tuesday afternoon. It is available from the company's support site, or via Software Update. It requires Mac OS X 10.6.4.
According to Apple, the software update contains performance and stability fixes for graphics applications, including fixes that:
address frame rate issues occurring in Portal and Team Fortress 2 on certain Macs
resolve an issue that could cause aperture 3 or StarCraft II to unexpectedly quit or become unresponsive.
The update addresses framerate issues on the titles Portal and Team Fortress 2 for the late 2009 and mid 2010 iMac and Mac mini; early 2009 Mac Pro; early 2009 and mid 2010 MacBook; and mid-2010 MacBook Pro 15- and 17-inch models.
The update also resolves an image corruption issue that may occur when disconnecting and reconnecting external displays while the system is running.
Valve, the maker of Portal, Team Fortress 2 and the Steam gaming client for Mac, said in June that it was working with Apple to improve the performance of games running in Mac OS X. The company said that improved drivers from Apple would have the greatest impact on performance.
"We are making a lot of progress identifying specific issues that need work inside the game and inside OpenGL and drivers," Rob Barris of Valve said at the time. "Apple, ATI and Nvidia are all involved."
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OpenGL 3.0 is also STILL not fully supported!
Apple on Tuesday released Snow Leopard Graphics Update, a patch for Mac OS X 10.6 that is said to improve performance and reliability of popular titles like StarCraft II and Portal.
Apple is quickly becoming the hottest gaming platform on the market. I think that the console makers should be VERY nervous about now.
STILL no OpenGL 3.3 support on 9400M/9600M! Funny that Nvidia has 3.3 drivers out for Windows -- WHERE IS THE MAC SUPPORT?!
OpenGL 3.0 is also STILL not fully supported!
You can blame Apple for that.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread....readID=2538648
You can blame Apple for that.
You can blame Apple for the ridiculous performance gap between leopard and snow leopard, but drivers? Isn't that, like, Nvidia's responsibility?
Apple is quickly becoming the hottest gaming platform on the market. I think that the console makers should be VERY nervous about now.
Apple? As in, Macs combined with iOS? Because maybe, maaayyyybe you have a point when combining all things Apple. But if you're talking about Macs, as much as I love them, when even the PC games market doesn't scare console makers, how in the WORLD would Macs scare them? Now OnLive on the other hand... if I was a console maker, THAT would scare the crap out of me.
My mid-2007 MB Pro nVidia 8600GT had the update available. I wonder if these are WHQL certified?
You're wondering if the Mac OS X 10.6.4 drivers are Windows Hardware Quality Labs certified?
My mid-2007 MB Pro nVidia 8600GT had the update available. I wonder if these are WHQL certified?
why on earth would that matter?
Mac gives no care to Windows Hardware Qualification Labs
why couldnt they have left the graphics alone from 10.6.3/.... it actually worked...
I hope these become more frequent updates. I think we can all thank Valve for pushing Apple a little bit.
I hope they take OpenGL support more seriously.
-Chris
You're wondering if the Mac OS X 10.6.4 drivers are Windows Hardware Quality Labs certified?
why on earth would that matter?
Mac gives no care to Windows Hardware Qualification Labs
Wow...really? It was a joke.
I'm guessing MacOS uses up the video memory...
The game will still run at whatever resolution the game is set to, then you can set your desktop back to normal when you finish.