The Macbook Pro claims to have 2 graphics cards GeForce 9400M integrated and GeForce 9600M GT dedicated. You also get some benefits from the integrated card while gaming, probably PhysX acceleration. If you are using a HDD then you may discover the Mac will run much slower than High Sierra without APFS. The OS is set up to switch between the dedicated card (for performance) and the integrated card when you are running on battery power. Upgrading to Mojave will require using APFS.
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I should first point out Tetsujin has a more extensive answer to the question How can I download an older version of OS X/macOS?Īlthough upgrading from a USB flash drive installer may be optional, I will include this Apple article on how to do so. This Apple article explains how to download older versions of OS X and macOS. The upgrade to High Sierra will also upgrade the firmware so your Mac can boot from APFS.Īccording to this Apple article, you can upgrade to El Capitan (10.11.X) from Lion (10.7.X). Chris Breen offers workarounds and a link to the Big Fix. The discrete graphics in the laptop (AMD Radeon HD 6750M) is dead. This machine as many of its generation was dumped because of a graphics fault. You will also probably need to upgrade your graphics card.Īccording to this Apple article to need to first be running at least Mountain Lion (10.8.X), before upgrading to High Sierra. The mid-2010 15-inch MacBook Pro was a lovely machine-unless you had one with a defective video card. Ladies and Gentleman, I own a MacBook Pro 2011 A1286 which I got as a freebie from a friend who saved it from the corporate dumpster. However, according to this Apple article, you need to first be running at least High Sierra (10.13.6).
According to, the latest version of macOS for your Mac is Mojave (10.14.X).