macworld.co.uk - macOS 13 guide: 2022 version of macOS could be a Mammoth update
The more clickbait Apple sites are already speculating about what June will reveal and my 30 seconds of searching didn't see any discussion on MacRumors yet. Obviously MacOS/iOS/iPadOS will all become more unified and indistinguishable on newer hardware. My biggest concern is what (if any) systems will drop from support. It doesn't seem likely that MacOS 13 will exclusively require T2 ... yet.
AMD GCN 1/2/3 graphics are the lowest hanging fruit including the 2013 Mac Pro, 2015 Macbook Pro 15 "and 2014/2015 iMac 27". The Kepler delete was staggered over Big Sur and Monterey but Apple used Kepler for '12/'/13/'14 Macbook Pros and '11/'12/'13 iMacs. Part of me hates to think MacOS 13 will only allow Polaris and newer graphics. Fingers crossed that GCN sticks around.
I'm only nervous because I'm shopping for a new MXM GPU for my 2011 iMac 27" to use as a semi-daily driver web browser, occasional video editor, Time Machine server and Plex Server. GCN cards are much cheaper and more available than Polaris. I'll likely go GCN but hopefully by this time next year, the crypto glut will have run its course, fabs will start to catch up with demand and 3+ year old NOS/used graphics cards won't be so overpriced. Opening up an iMac is a pain but I'll gladly swap GPU's as long as they're cheap and supported. Open Core Legacy Patcher still supports Core 2 Duo so Sandy Bridge should have a few more years of patched support. Apple announced the PPC to Intel switch in 2005 and dropped support in 2009 with Snow Leopard. I highly doubt 2024 will be the end of Intel support in MacOS and even if it is, some of the wizards here will find a way to keep Intel going with patches.
I'm typing this on my officially unsupported 2013 iMac (Kepler) on Monterey. While it is completely stable, the borders on Control Center and the dock are blocky with poor subpixel rendering due to patched graphics. Hopefully I'll be done looking at it soon enough on a machine that's 2 year older with 1 year newer graphics. TLDR: long live GCN!
What models does everyone else think Apple will drop in MacOS 13?
The more clickbait Apple sites are already speculating about what June will reveal and my 30 seconds of searching didn't see any discussion on MacRumors yet. Obviously MacOS/iOS/iPadOS will all become more unified and indistinguishable on newer hardware. My biggest concern is what (if any) systems will drop from support. It doesn't seem likely that MacOS 13 will exclusively require T2 ... yet.
AMD GCN 1/2/3 graphics are the lowest hanging fruit including the 2013 Mac Pro, 2015 Macbook Pro 15 "and 2014/2015 iMac 27". The Kepler delete was staggered over Big Sur and Monterey but Apple used Kepler for '12/'/13/'14 Macbook Pros and '11/'12/'13 iMacs. Part of me hates to think MacOS 13 will only allow Polaris and newer graphics. Fingers crossed that GCN sticks around.
I'm only nervous because I'm shopping for a new MXM GPU for my 2011 iMac 27" to use as a semi-daily driver web browser, occasional video editor, Time Machine server and Plex Server. GCN cards are much cheaper and more available than Polaris. I'll likely go GCN but hopefully by this time next year, the crypto glut will have run its course, fabs will start to catch up with demand and 3+ year old NOS/used graphics cards won't be so overpriced. Opening up an iMac is a pain but I'll gladly swap GPU's as long as they're cheap and supported. Open Core Legacy Patcher still supports Core 2 Duo so Sandy Bridge should have a few more years of patched support. Apple announced the PPC to Intel switch in 2005 and dropped support in 2009 with Snow Leopard. I highly doubt 2024 will be the end of Intel support in MacOS and even if it is, some of the wizards here will find a way to keep Intel going with patches.
I'm typing this on my officially unsupported 2013 iMac (Kepler) on Monterey. While it is completely stable, the borders on Control Center and the dock are blocky with poor subpixel rendering due to patched graphics. Hopefully I'll be done looking at it soon enough on a machine that's 2 year older with 1 year newer graphics. TLDR: long live GCN!
What models does everyone else think Apple will drop in MacOS 13?
