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Post by pepedsapiens on Jan 21, 2020 0:05:26 GMT
Hey all, weird issue. I DDU’d (3x) and installed the blue Jan drivers on my MBP 16”, everything seemed to be working normally until I restarted into macOS and back to Bootcamp. Now, the trade on gaming software has appeared and the dGPU is giving me error 43. I am using a 5700 XT card with a Razer Core X. Thinking I might nuke the boot amp partition and reinstall Windows but wanted to see if you had any recommendations for me before I do this. Cheers! You need windows version 1903 for egpu use. Sorry, must’ve worded this wrong. The eGPU works just fine, the Pro 5500M is the one that’s stopped working. In addition, the Adrenaline 2020 gaming software, typically found in the red drivers has somehow shown up. I would chalk it up to Windows trying to update the drivers automatically but I’ve disabled that via DDU... As far as Windows goes, I’m running the latest version of 10 with the pci.sys swappped as per this thread: egpu.io/forums/pc-setup/egpu-fail-after-update-to-windows-19-03/Edit: Was previously using the December 2020 blue drivers without any weirdness.
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Post by Mat HD on Jan 21, 2020 1:08:02 GMT
your probably better off sticking with the previous version for now by the sounds of it. Thanks for letting me know about the issue.
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Post by gamerpro on Jan 21, 2020 3:39:06 GMT
your probably better off sticking with the previous version for now by the sounds of it. Thanks for letting me know about the issue. mat hd games are very stable on jan 2020 blue edition best drivers yet!
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Post by n9yty on Jan 21, 2020 5:43:38 GMT
January Adrenalin 2020 edition is now available (based on 20.1.2) for all users. Blue enterprise edition Best performance with MacBook Pro 16 inch. Also fixes resolution issues for Radeon Pro 500 series above 4K resolutions (mainly affecting iMacs and users with 5K monitors). Designed for scientific computing. Does not include the new 2020 software, nor gaming features such as ReLive, gaming profiles etc. :
First, thank you very much for making this available! It is greatly appreciated, all the hard work you put into it.
EDIT: While I will leave this in here in case anyone else read the above and had the same thoughts, but after wiping out everyting and reinstalling the 2020 January Blue Edition drivers, ReLive was alive and well, and performed extremely well for me via Steam VR on the Oculus Quest. So YAY! Performance in general is fabulous, playing Rocket League I was seeing 190fps into the 200's. Playing the Mac version gets me around 100fps. Wow, who to blame... LoL
Previous post:
I know that on the AMD website they do have ReLive listed as a feature on the Blue Enterprise edition, so this must be either a limitation in how these are packaged? I apologize for my ignorance, I don't know much about these drivers.
Then again, that page is still referencing Adrenaline 2019, but you mention your blue drivers do not have 2020 either. I guess the bottom line is that while the interface and some options may not be there, the core drivers are still updated and better performant on the MacBook Pro 16".
Anyway, I tried ReLive with the Red V2 drivers on the Oculus Quest headset using ReLive and overall I don't think the performance was all taht much better than using other WiFi solutions like ALVR or the Virtual Desktop software. Actually, a few games would crash when using it but were fine otherwise.
I suppose going to the Blue drivers for teh better performance at this point is the better option, although I was salivating for that ReLive feature because I was hoping it would be high performance, since I mainly am doing this for the Quest using Oculus Link. Oh well. THere is always the future.
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Post by guesswho on Jan 21, 2020 12:15:36 GMT
Been doing some tests on my 16” MBP with the 5500M 4GB. At least as far as 3DMark goes, the performance difference between the blue and red (v2) drivers is practically identical, so if you want RIS or other gaming features I think you should be fine to go with red.
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Post by henni on Jan 21, 2020 13:15:20 GMT
Tried the January 2020 Red Edition today on my iMac Pro with Vega 56. As always did a full DDU and then running the setup. Unfortunately, while installation is running i got a distorted screen and then a reboot. Drivers not working. Reverted back to 2020 drivers from December and they work fine. So, there seems to be some kind of new problem with the Vega 56/64 drivers in the January 2020 package. :-(
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Post by hightower on Jan 21, 2020 16:39:00 GMT
Tried the blue drivers a second time (after it crashing into a boot loop yesterday) having done 5x DDU uninstalls and they installed correctly.
I would say the performance with the blue is actually worse, at the very best it’s the same as red. It’s definitely not 10FPS better! I’d agree with the above, if you’re gaming go with Red.
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Post by gamerpro on Jan 21, 2020 16:48:52 GMT
Tried the blue drivers a second time (after it crashing into a boot loop yesterday) having done 5x DDU uninstalls and they installed correctly. I would say the performance with the blue is actually worse, at the very best it’s the same as red. It’s definitely not 10FPS better! I’d agree with the above, if you’re gaming go with Red. i think it depends on your mac model and the game you play. hey mat hd can you conform if RIS works on my radeon pro 570 on red drivers?
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Post by hightower on Jan 21, 2020 19:06:19 GMT
Maybe.
I think the unfortunate truth is that Macs of any sort are simply crap for gaming with. I’ve been Apple through and through for a long time but great as MacOS is, I really regret buying mine. They’re terrible value for money - the highest spec 2017 iMac (which I have) has a budget, entry level GPU and a middle of the range processor. These are hampered by the aesthetics over practicality design which means the machine can’t keep its components cool. It makes me very sad to think of the PC I could have bought for the same money.
What makes it worse is that the screen is so good that it means playing anything in 1080p just looks blurry and awful. Unfortunately 1080p is all that the hardware can reasonably cope with.
These drivers are great, but it’s putting a plaster on a gunshot wound.
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Post by Valkyrionetz on Jan 22, 2020 8:53:47 GMT
Hey all, weird issue. I DDU’d (3x) and installed the blue Jan drivers on my MBP 16”, everything seemed to be working normally until I restarted into macOS and back to Bootcamp. Now, the trade on gaming software has appeared and the dGPU is giving me error 43. I am using a 5700 XT card with a Razer Core X. Thinking I might nuke the boot amp partition and reinstall Windows but wanted to see if you had any recommendations for me before I do this. Cheers! You need windows version 1903 for egpu use. Am I wrong or is version 1903 (May update) the first version that breaks AMD eGPU compatibility? I tried for months to get it to work on this version (because of Windows Game Pass mainly), did all the steps, tried everything, nothing would work for me. Seeing people talk on other forums confirms I'm not the only one with this 1903 issue. The latest stable version I could find is 1809. Everything works like a charm with this version. I blocked my feature updates for 365 days, so I should be safe for at least a year. Maybe Microsoft will eventually fix this? Or someone will do a really solid third party fix? I don't know, let's hope.
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Post by Mat HD on Jan 22, 2020 11:21:10 GMT
1903 V1 without any updates apparently works great with egpus. Any version after this doesn't work properly with egpus.
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Post by robeez on Jan 22, 2020 13:39:20 GMT
Hey guys, I would appreciate some help! I downloaded the blue enterprise drivers for my 16" MBP so that i can play Modern Warfare. It started off fantastically, running 4k at 75 FPS, but over the course of the day the performance has been diminishing, to running just 1080p at 30 FPS. Is there a potential of damaging my hardware by running these configurations by any chance? Does anyone know of a potential problem or a fix? Thanks so much for any help. Also, I have Mac Fans Control on full blast.
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Post by hightower on Jan 22, 2020 14:13:54 GMT
Apologies for being slightly off topic but as it’s being discussed...
Would anyone be willing to give me some advice on eGPU’s for bootcamp? I’ve tried to sign up for the eGPU.io forums but bizarrely haven’t had any luck.
I’m a bit reluctant to jump in & buy one without having a definite idea what I’m spending my money on.
For example, I’ve read that using a 1080 ti on a TB3 connection with a Razer Core X you would lose circa 30% of the cards performance on the internal display? Can that be right?!
Many thanks for any help.
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Post by Valkyrionetz on Jan 22, 2020 21:27:38 GMT
Apologies for being slightly off topic but as it’s being discussed... Would anyone be willing to give me some advice on eGPU’s for bootcamp? I’ve tried to sign up for the eGPU.io forums but bizarrely haven’t had any luck. I’m a bit reluctant to jump in & buy one without having a definite idea what I’m spending my money on. For example, I’ve read that using a 1080 ti on a TB3 connection with a Razer Core X you would lose circa 30% of the cards performance on the internal display? Can that be right?! Many thanks for any help. I'm not an expert but from experience, whatever eGPU you use in bootcamp you will lose performance. Actually, even with an external monitor, an eGPU has less performance than if it were installed in a PC. It just comes with the territory, but even 70% of a 1080 ti is a lot of performance. The best eGPU enclosure I'd say is the Razer Core X or Razer Core X Chroma, at least for people like me who don't know all the enthusiast level brands. You can't go wrong if you buy one of those in my opinion.
I would also recommend choosing AMD over NVIDIA if you plan on using this eGPU on your Mac OS X partition as well. Apple doesn't have native NVIDIA support, only AMD.
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Post by Valkyrionetz on Jan 22, 2020 21:36:08 GMT
1903 V1 without any updates apparently works great with egpus. Any version after this doesn't work properly with egpus. Forgive me, you're the expert, but it seems like a pain to me to use a Windows 10 feature release and to work on blocking and uninstalling updates while on 1809 for example I can install any update as long as it's not a feature update and I don't have to ever stress or worry over it.
You probably are more in the right in a way I don't see right now but having to curate updates all the time just seems like a painful experience, not to mention you might need some of those updates, some might ruin eGPU support, so you're always taking risks.
Again, not trying to be right here, just stating my honest impression.
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