Just want to inform the MacRumors community that I have an EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB (non-Ti model) running well in Mac OS X 10.8.2 Mountain Lion on a Mac Pro (my model is a 4,1 as the signature indicates), and I'm more than certain it'll work in any Mac Pro 3,1 and newer; However, this didn't happen without pulling teeth. I've searched all over Google, as well as Mac & Hackintosh forums to see if anyone got this working in the Mac Pro 3,1 and higher, but to no avail.

I only ran into one article about the 660 Ti working, but that didn't help at all. Later, I accidentally found out that Apple recently released an exclusive 10.8.2 update for the new 2012 MacBook Pros and iMacs with GeForce GT/GTX 600 series GPU chipsets (Perhaps Apple will include such.kext files in the 10.8.3 update?) So I figured out how to extract the.kext files written for those chipsets, tested them after restart, and voila; The GTX 660 runs well in OS X, and is even recognized as such in the System Profiler! I tested this card with Batman Arkham Asylum on maximum settings, as well as X11, and they run very well.

DVD player works, too. There are two known major drawbacks, though:. The Mac Pro doesn't wake up from Sleep. The Mac Pro may not shut down or restart properly Perhaps someone needs to write an efi.rom? If you don't want to wait for the (more than likely) 10.8.3 update, which should include the drivers, I am currently creating an installation package, and I will post it very soon. Also, I may post more updates before releasing the installation package.

Even with the probable 10.8.3 update, it may give the same results unless Apple actually updates those drivers. Click to expand.Actually, I tried the Quadro & GeForce 304.00.05 drivers because it was under, and I figured it would've been for the entire GeForce GTX series-well, at least the GTX 600 series, seeing that the 660 Ti is pretty much a faster, more power-consuming 660 with larger memory options, if I'm not mistaken. However, they didn't work, of course, and the drivers in the sticky told me I have supported drivers already, and it didn't continue. I will get rid of the.kexts I'm using, and reinstall them from the Nvidia package. Nvidia 64-bit EFI will work in 2008 Mac Pro. Given the 2008 Mac Pro is an EFI64 based machine, any EFI64 based video card will work.

Its the 2006-2007 that are EFI32 and nvidia's cards have a history of not working at all in those Mac Pros as the firmware is locked at 64-bit EFI, which is not present on those Mac Pros. So, to make a long story short, if the EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 is locked at 64-BIT EFI, it will work on the 2008 Mac Pro.

Unless, EVGA has a firmware restriction on earlier model Mac Pros starting with the 2008 model, but this is highly unlikely. ATI or AMD's cards use a special firmware which allow compatibility of their hardware with older Mac Pros going all the way down the line to the 2006 Mac Pro. This is NOT the case with Nvidia.

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Just want to inform the MacRumors community that I have an EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB (non-Ti model) running well in Mac OS X 10.8.2 Mountain Lion on a Mac Pro (my model is a 4,1 as the signature indicates), and I'm more than certain it'll work in any Mac Pro 3,1 and newer; However, this didn't happen without pulling teeth. I've searched all over Google, as well as Mac & Hackintosh forums to see if anyone got this working in the Mac Pro 3,1 and higher, but to no avail. I only ran into one article about the 660 Ti working, but that didn't help at all.

Later, I accidentally found out that Apple recently released an exclusive 10.8.2 update for the new 2012 MacBook Pros and iMacs with GeForce GT/GTX 600 series GPU chipsets (Perhaps Apple will include such.kext files in the 10.8.3 update?) So I figured out how to extract the.kext files written for those chipsets, tested them after restart, and voila; The GTX 660 runs well in OS X, and is even recognized as such in the System Profiler! I tested this card with Batman Arkham Asylum on maximum settings, as well as X11, and they run very well. DVD player works, too.

There are two known major drawbacks, though:. The Mac Pro doesn't wake up from Sleep. The Mac Pro may not shut down or restart properly Perhaps someone needs to write an efi.rom? If you don't want to wait for the (more than likely) 10.8.3 update, which should include the drivers, I am currently creating an installation package, and I will post it very soon. Also, I may post more updates before releasing the installation package.

Even with the probable 10.8.3 update, it may give the same results unless Apple actually updates those drivers. Given the 2008 Mac Pro is an EFI64 based machine, any EFI64 based video card will work. Its the 2006-2007 that are EFI32 and nvidia's cards have a history of not working at all in those Mac Pros as the firmware is locked at 64-bit EFI, which is not present on those Mac Pros. So, to make a long story short, if the EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 is locked at 64-BIT EFI, it will work on the 2008 Mac Pro. Unless, EVGA has a firmware restriction on earlier model Mac Pros starting with the 2008 model, but this is highly unlikely. ATI or AMD's cards use a special firmware which allow compatibility of their hardware with older Mac Pros going all the way down the line to the 2006 Mac Pro. This is NOT the case with Nvidia.

Click to expand.Well, I'd like to hear what happens once the OP correctly installs the latest NVIDIA driver before jumping to conclusions like this. I'm running an EVGA GTX 680 with the latest NVIDIA driver on 10.8.2 and have had zero problems with sleep/wake. To force the driver to be installed (and note that this works on non-Mac Pro systems as well): 1) Right click, show package contents.

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2) Click on 'Contents' then 'Packages'. 3) Double click the.pkg file in that folder to install the driver. Obviously you need to make sure that you have the correct installer for your OS version, since this will bypass all the usual safety checks. Click to expand.I know, and that's exactly what I did, afterwards; I was already two steps ahead. I tried extracting the kext files, and it gives me a warning saying 'System Extensions cannot be used.' Tried repairing permissions before and after modifications and such, still no luck.

And what I meant in the last post was it refuses to install, but either way, it didn't even matter what I said, or how I said it because it does not work or install. I'll try working with it a little more. Click to expand. I've been through two 6870s, and they were just overall subpar cards from my experience (no, they weren't bricked or broken, but they consumed too much power for the performance, were unable to increase voltage, and are hardly overclockable while keeping stability, unlike the 660), and even with the issues I'm currently having with the GTX 660, I find it a much better, faster, and less power-consuming card. And seeing that Nvidia actually cares a little and creates official drivers for these particular cards, this was the better investment. Originally, waiting for a 7xxx was the plan, but I grew so tired of the 6870s too soon.

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Plus, keeping the official GT120 or purchasing a 5770/5870 was out of the question. Update: Gave it another round after deleting all the new.kexts and repairing permissions. It finally decided to install properly, but I didn't test it just yet; I had to leave, but I'll be back home later in the evening to post another update. Hopefully, it solves the sleep issue because it was performing very well and 100% stable outside of the issues. Update 2: Now the card isn't working at all. Nothing is showing up on the screen, and it is not available for networking/screen sharing unless I unplug the monitor. Click to expand.Forgot to mention earlier that those were the EXACT drivers I tried before anything else.

The first time I tried those drivers, everything seemed unaltered, but I just tried those same drivers again, and it's doing the same thing as it did earlier: No screen, and no network/screen sharing visibility. What would I do if I did not have a MacBook Pro in a situation like this?!? I wouldn't even have a working 6870, either! I'll just keep working on this, and keep you posted. Thanks a whole lot for everything. Update: Got it working again, and now, it will shut down/restart properly, but sleep is still not working right. That's the only problem left.

Click to expand.I might have an extra.kext causing the sleep issues, or something. I should probably reinstall Mountain Lion and reinstall the drivers after updating to 10.8.2, but I'll still work in the sleep issue before jumping to any conclusions (and jumping to conclusions is something I don't do). UPDATE: I restored all original system extensions, and then retried the original Nvidia drivers provided in the sticky, and it works perfectly! It sleeps and wakes up, which was the last feature I was trying to get working. Perhaps there was a third-party extension/driver preventing this from operating properly, but problem solved. Just want to inform the MacRumors community that I have an EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB (non-Ti model) running well in Mac OS X 10.8.2 Mountain Lion on a Mac Pro (my model is a 4,1 as the signature indicates), and I'm more than certain it'll work in any Mac Pro 3,1 and newer; However, this didn't happen without pulling teeth.

I've searched all over Google, as well as Mac & Hackintosh forums to see if anyone got this working in the Mac Pro 3,1 and higher, but to no avail. I only ran into one article about the 660 Ti working, but that didn't help at all. Later, I accidentally found out that Apple recently released an exclusive 10.8.2 update for the new 2012 MacBook Pros and iMacs with GeForce GT/GTX 600 series GPU chipsets (Perhaps Apple will include such.kext files in the 10.8.3 update?) So I figured out how to extract the.kext files written for those chipsets, tested them after restart, and voila; The GTX 660 runs well in OS X, and is even recognized as such in the System Profiler! I tested this card with Batman Arkham Asylum on maximum settings, as well as X11, and they run very well. DVD player works, too. There are two known major drawbacks, though:. The Mac Pro doesn't wake up from Sleep.

The Mac Pro may not shut down or restart properly Perhaps someone needs to write an efi.rom? If you don't want to wait for the (more than likely) 10.8.3 update, which should include the drivers, I am currently creating an installation package, and I will post it very soon. Also, I may post more updates before releasing the installation package. Even with the probable 10.8.3 update, it may give the same results unless Apple actually updates those drivers. Click to expand.Agreed!

You would expect at least unofficial UEFI support with this card by now. I sold the previous Mac Pro mentioned in this thread two months after I got the GTX 660 to work right, which was almost a year ago. Wow, this thread started over a year ago. I just acquired my fourth Mac Pro with the standard GT 120 a few days ago.

After my experiences with building two hackintoshes a few months back with a 7770, and a 7850, respectively, I plan to purchase another 7770, if not another NVIDIA, or different ATi (AMD) card. Even though a GTX 660 would probably destroy a 77XX, I found the 7770 to be of better value despite, and it was so much easier to get it working in Mountain Lion. It performed Arkham City just as well as the GTX 660, and it was less than half the price; However, that was my only comparison, and this was several older CUDA updates ago, so I can't really say much.

CUDA Application Support: In order to run macOS Applications that leverage the CUDA architecture of certain NVIDIA graphics cards, users will need to download and install the driver for Mac located New in Release 378.05.05.25f01:. Graphics driver updated for macOS Sierra 10.12.6 (16G29).

Contains performance improvements and bug fixes for a wide range of applications. Includes NVIDIA Driver Manager preference pane. Includes BETA support for iMac and MacBook Pro systems with NVIDIA graphics Release Notes Archive: This driver update is for Mac Pro 5,1 (2010), Mac Pro 4,1 (2009) and Mac Pro 3,1 (2008) users. BETA support is for iMac 14,2 / 14,3 (2013), iMac 13,1 / 13,2 (2012) and MacBook Pro 11,3 (2013), MacBook Pro 10,1 (2012), and MacBook Pro 9,1 (2012) users. MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS for Driver Release 378.05.05.25f01. Model identifier should be Mac Pro 5,1 (2010), Mac Pro 4,1 (2009) or Mac Pro 3,1 (2008). macOS v10.12.6 (16G29) To download and install the drivers, follow the steps below: STEP 1: Make sure your macOS software version is v10.12.6 (16G29).

It is important that you check this first before you install the 378.05.05.25f01 Driver. Click on the Apple icon (upper left corner of the screen) and select About This Mac. Click the More Info button to see the exact build version number (16G29) in the Software field. STEP 2: If your macOS software version has not been updated, in the About This Mac window, click on the Software Update button STEP 3: Continue to install software updates until your system OS is reported to be v10.12.6 (16G29) STEP 4: Review the. Check terms and conditions checkbox to allow driver download.

You will need to accept this license prior to downloading any files. STEP 5: Download the Driver File Download - STEP 6: Install After downloading the driver package, it should automatically launch the installer.

If it does not, double-click on the driver package from your download target location. It will guide you through the installation process. Click Continue after you read the License Agreement and then click Agree STEP 7: Click Install on the Standard Installer screen. You will be required to enter an Administrator password to continue STEP 8: Click Continue Installation on the Warning screen: The Warning screen lets you know that you will need to restart your system once the installation process is complete. STEP 9: Click Restart on the Installation Completed Successfully screen. This driver includes the new NVIDIA Driver Manager preference pane, as well as an optional menu bar item for quick access to the preference pane and basic functions.

The preference pane can be accessed normally through the System Preferences. It requires the user to click on the padlock icon and enter an Administrator password to make changes, and contains the following functionality: GRAPHICS DRIVER TAB: Within this tab, the user can switch between the NVIDIA Web Driver and the default NVIDIA graphics driver that is included with macOS v10.12.6 (16G29). If the user switches between drivers, they must click the Restart button for changes to take effect. ECC TAB: Within this tab, the user can enable or disable ECC functionality on supported graphics cards. The user will see a list of their system’s PCI-E slots and any devices installed in them. If a device supports ECC, the user will be able to check the Enable Error Correcting Codes box next to the list.

If the device does not support ECC then the box will be grayed out. Once the user makes changes to ECC, they will be required to restart the system. NOTE: Currently, the only NVIDIA graphics card that supports ECC functionality is the NVIDIA Quadro K5000 for Mac. Enabling ECC requires a portion of the graphics card’s usable memory size and bandwidth. In the Graphics/Displays section of your System Information, you may notice the “VRAM (Total)” amount of your NVIDIA Quadro K5000 drops from 4096 MB to 3584 MB when ECC is enabled.

This is normal. UPDATES TAB: This tab shows the version number of the NVIDIA Web Driver that is currently installed on the system and also allows the user to check for updates online. By clicking the Check Now button, the NVIDIA Driver Manager will ping NVIDIA’s master server to see if there is a newer version of the NVIDIA Web Driver available. There are also checkboxes for the user to allow the NVIDIA Driver Manager to check automatically for updates and to download them when available. If a new NVIDIA Web Driver is downloaded automatically, the user will be notified when it’s ready to be installed. Automatic checking is on by default. MENU BAR ITEM AND UNINSTALLER: The NVIDIA Driver Manager also includes a checkbox to toggle a menu bar item on and off, and a button to open an Uninstaller app.

The menu bar item includes the functionality of the Graphics Driver tab and a shortcut to launch the NVIDIA Driver Manager. To uninstall the NVIDIA Web Driver and the NVIDIA Driver Manager, follow the steps below: STEP 1: Open the NVIDIA Driver Manager from the System Preferences or through the menu bar item. STEP 2: Click on the padlock icon and enter an Administrator password. STEP 3: Click the Open Uninstaller button.

STEP 4: Click Uninstall and then Continue Uninstallation on the Warning screen: The Warning screen lets you know that you will need to restart your system once the installation process is complete. STEP 5: Re-enter an Administrator password and click OK. Once the NVIDIA Web Driver and NVIDIA Driver Manager have been removed from the system, click Restart. NOTE: If for any reason you are unable to boot your system to the Desktop and wish to restore your original macOS v10.12.6 (16G29) driver, you can do so by clearing your Mac’s NVRAM: STEP 1: Restart your Macintosh computer and simultaneously hold down the “Command” (apple) key, the “Option” key, the “P” key and the “R” key before the gray screen appears. STEP 2: Keep the keys held down until you hear the startup chime for the second time.

Release the keys and allow the system to boot to the desktop. STEP 3: The original macOS v10.12.6 (16G29) driver will be restored upon booting, although the NVIDIA Web Driver and NVIDIA Driver Manager will not be uninstalled from the system.