Over the past few days we’ve been looking into why the GPU performance was lower on an AMD hackintosh and narrowed it down to one patch. After many tests and reboots we can now say the issue has been solved. Patches have been updated on the AMD OS X GitHub.
https://github.com/AMD-OSX/AMD_Vanilla
Enjoy
~Shaneee
B550 Boards now work on macOS
Thanks to XLNC B550 boards now work on macOS. For more info click the link below.
https://forum.amd-osx.com/index.php?threads/b550-boards-now-work-on-macos.713/
The New AMD OS X
I’ve taken the decision to start the forum a fresh at the current subdomain ( https://forum.amd-osx.com ). The main reason for this is to clean it up. There are alot of dead topics and outdated information on the old forum. With this fresh start I hope to keep this version tidier and better moderated. The old version will still be accessible here, https://amd-osx.com/forum/
Unfortunately I don’t have a clean way to import the existing user database without it creating a mess so you will need to re-register. Once you’ve done so please feel free to re-create any topics here like your Success Story for example or a recent support topic.
Anyone who had donated on the previous forum please send me a private message with your forum username and email for the old version and I’ll correct your rank here.
If there are any queries feel free to send me a private message.
Thanks and Welcome to AMD OS X V2
-Shaneee
AMD OS X Merch
An update on supported hardware
There seems to be a lot of confusion on what hardware is supported and what isn’t over here at AMD OS X. In this post I will specifically be addressing CPUs, however if you are looking for information about GPUs or wireless cards, you can find that at the following addresses:
- GPU: https://khronokernel-3.gitbook.io/catalina-gpu-buyers-guide/
- WiFi: https://khronokernel-7.gitbook.io/wireless-buyers-guide/
A general list of unsupported hardware can be found on the URL linked below, but the CPU section of it may not always be fully up to date. This article will always have the latest information in it.
Supported CPU list
Fully supported:
Zen:
Ryzen 3 1200 up to Ryzen 7 1800X, including all X series chips in that lineup.
Threadripper 1900X, 1920X, 1950X
Zen+:
Ryzen 3 2300X up to Ryzen 7 2700X including all X and MAX series chips, excluding all G series chips in that lineup.
Threadripper 2920X, 2950x, 2970WX, 2990WX
Zen2:
Ryzen 5 3500 up to Ryzen 9 3950X, including all X and MAX series chips, excluding all G series chips in that lineup.
Zen3:
Ryzen 5 5600X upto the Ryzen 9 5950X
TX40 3000-series Threadripper CPUs:
Threadripper 3960X
Threadripper 3970X
Threadripper 3990X
- 15/16h:
All of the APUs belonging to the following families do not have a supported iGPU, but are otherwise fully supported.- Bulldozer
- Piledriver
- Steamroller
- Excavator
- Trinity
- Richland
- Kaveri
- Carrizo
- Bristol Ridge
The following chips, largely APUs, are supported, but not recommended due to the audio issues in macOS. The iGPU is also not supported.
- Ryzen:
- Zen (Raven Ridge):
- Athlon 200 GE up to Athlon 240 GE
- Athlon 3000G
- Ryzen 3 2200GE up to Ryzen 5 Pro 2400G, including all Pro series chips in that lineup.
- Zen+ (Picasso):
- Athlon Pro 300GE
- Ryzen 3 3200G up to Ryzen 5 Pro 3400G, including all Pro series chips in that lineup.
- Zen (Raven Ridge):
Laptop CPUs/APUs belonging to any of these families will boot, however are not supported by us due to the lack of iGPU support and power management and due to chipset issues.
Opteron and EPYC CPUs belonging to any of these families are largely untested, however should boot, and we’d love to hear from you if you do manage to test them.
Any CPU (family) not on this list can be can be presumed unsupported. This is especially true for the Ryzen families, 15/16h might have some odd-ones out. If you find any inconsistencies, you can contact the creator of this post on the AMD OS X Discord server, with the tag is NoOne#8086
macOS Catalina is on AMD

For the first time in AMD hackintosh history, AMD patches for macOS were released the same day as the OS. This is purely down to Algrey utilizing the Mask kernel patching feature offered by OpenCore.
Below you’ll find the updated patches which allow a smooth upgrade to macOS Catalina.
Depending on the SMBios you choose the system may panic on AppleMCEReporter. To fix this simply inject this kext, https://files.amd-osx.com/AppleMCEReporterDisabler.kext.zip
Again if the system fails to boot your system may be reporting an EC device. Simply load this SSDT to fix that, https://files.amd-osx.com/SSDT-EC0.aml
Vanilla Patches Updated for 10.14.6 (18G84)
The AMD Vanilla Kernel Patches have been updated for 10.14.6 (18G84) for 15h_16h and Zen (17h).
Shaneee’s AMD Build

- AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @ 3.6GHz
- Gigabyte AB350-Gaming 3
- 16GB Corsair Venegance LED @ 3200MHz
- ASUS Strix ROG RX 560 OC
- Samsung 960 EVO
- Carbide 100R
- CoolerMaster ML120
- Corsair RM750x
- Vanilla install with Mojave 10.15 using OpenCore and AMD Vanilla Kernel Patches.
- FakeSMC with relevant plugins for temperature monitoring.
- Latest AppleALC source compiled for native audio.
- Native USB with no fixes required.
Geekbench result:- https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/13933013
AMD Vanilla Kernel Patches
Kernel binary patches to enable native AMD CPU support on macOS.
Features
- Enables macOS to run on AMD CPUs on the fly.
- Enables iMessage, Siri, Facetime, etc.
- Enables HandOff, Continuity etc.
- Faster releases compared to open source kernel
Disadvantages
- No 32-bit app support (i.e No OPEMU)
Supported AMD CPU’s
Family | Codename | Example |
---|---|---|
15h | Bulldozer | FX Series |
16h | Jaguar | A Series |
17h | Zen | Ryzen, Threadripper, Athlon 2xxGE |
Supported macOS versions
For 15h_16h CPU's :
- High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G65, 17G66, 17G6029, 17G6030, 17G7024)
- Mojave 10.14.4 (18E226,18E227), 10.14.5 (18F132)
For 17h CPU's :
- High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G65, 17G66, 17G5019, 17G6029, 17G6030, 17G7024)
- Mojave 10.14.1, 10.14.3, 10.14.4 (18E226,18E227), 10.14.5 (18F132)
Instructions
Method I
NOTE : Includes only patches.
- Grab the
patches.plist
file according to your CPU family model , provided in respective15h_16h
or17h
CPU family folders. - Open the
patches.plist
file with a text editor and copy the patches manually to your existing cloverconfig.plist
which is located inEFI/EFI/CLOVER/
- Save and Done.
Method II
- Grab the generic
config.plist
file according to your CPU family model , provided in respective15h_16h
or17h
CPU family folders. - Open it with Text Editor and edit it according to your macOS system needs.
- Save it in
EFI/EFI/CLOVER/
and Done.
Credits
Welcome to AMD OS X
Welcome to the new AMD OS X Homepage.
Keep up to date on current findings and find useful tutorials and information shared here.
Don’t Switch, Modify
-AMD OS X