GPU driver compatibility

This page categorizes GPUs that have been successful and unsuccessful in running Pathfinder. For the unsuccessful ones, a brief explanation and possible workarounds are presented.

Working

• Windows (10), NVIDIA Maxwell (GeForce 940M), Surface Book 1
• macOS, Intel Kaby Lake, MacBook Pro
• Linux (x86), Intel Kaby Lake, Lenovo 720 15
• Linux (x86), AMD Radeon GCN 4 (Radeon RX580), Ryzen 7 2700X
• Linux (ARM), NVIDIA Jetson TX2, Magic Leap 1
• Android, Adreno 530 (Snapdragon 821), Pixel 1
• Android, Adreno 540 (Snapdragon X16 LTE), Pixel 2

Not working

• macOS, AMD Radeon GCN 4

  • Examples of affected systems:

    • Radeon Pro 560, MacBook Pro

    • Radeon R9 M390, iMac 27" Late 2015

  • Severe performance issues.

  • Potential solution: Use Metal.

• Windows (10), VMware Fusion (10.1, macOS host)

  • Crashes VMware.