About integrated video on Intel-based Mac computers
Learn about integrated Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) in Intel-based Mac computers and the amount of system memory that they share.
Integrated GPUs in Mac computers
Mac computers use these integrated GPUs:
- Intel Iris Plus
- Intel Iris Pro Graphics
- Intel Iris Graphics
- Intel HD Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce
Intel Iris Plus
Mac computers using Intel Iris Plus Graphics as the primary GPU dynamically allocate up to 1.5GB of system memory.
Models with Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640:
- iMac (21.5-inch, 2017)
Intel Iris Pro Graphics
Mac computers using Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 as the primary GPU dynamically allocate up to 1.5GB of system memory.
Models with Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200:
- iMac (Retina, 21.5-inch, Late 2015)
Models with Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6000:
- iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015)
Models with Intel Iris Pro Graphics:
- iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013)
- iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2014)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)
Intel Iris Graphics
Mac computers using Intel Iris Graphics as the primary GPU dynamically allocate up to 1.5GB of system memory.
Models with Intel Iris Graphics 550:
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) and later
Models with Intel Iris Graphics 540:
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 Ports) and later
Models with Intel Iris Graphics 530:
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016) and later
Models with Intel Iris Graphics 6100:
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
Models with Intel Iris Graphics:
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)
- Mac mini (Late 2014) with 2.6GHz, 2.8GHz, or 3.0GHz processor
Intel HD Graphics
Mac computers using newer versions of Intel HD Graphics as the primary GPU dynamically allocate up to 1.5GB of system memory.
Models with Intel HD Graphics 615:
- MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, 2017)
Models with Intel HD Graphics 530:
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)
Models with Intel HD Graphics 515:
- MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016)
Models with Intel HD Graphics 6000:
- MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) and later
Models with Intel HD Graphics 5300:
- MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015)
Models with Intel HD Graphics 5000:
- MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2013 and later)
- iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2014)
- Mac mini (Late 2014) with 1.4GHz processor
Models with Intel HD Graphics 4000:
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early, 2013)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012)
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2012)
- MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2012)
- Mac Mini (Late 2012)
Mac computers using the Intel HD Graphics 4000 as the primary or secondary GPU reserve 384MB–1024MB of system memory.
Models with Intel HD Graphics 4000:
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early, 2013)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012)
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early, 2013)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2012)
- MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2012)
- Mac Mini (Late 2012)
Intel HD Graphics 3000 allocates a base amount of memory to the integrated GPU based on how much system memory is installed:
- 2GB of RAM: 256MB allocated
- 4GB of RAM: 384MB allocated
- 8GB of RAM: 512MB allocated.
- Exception: 384MB is allocated on 15-inch and 17-inch systems
Models with Intel HD Graphics 3000:
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011)
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011)
- MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011)
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011)
- MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011)
- MacBook Air (11-inch Mid 2011)
- MacBook Air (13-inch Mid 2011)
- Mac mini (Mid 2011)
- Mac mini Server (Mid 2011)
Intel HD Graphics allocates a base amount of 256MB for video and boot processes at startup.
Models with Intel HD Graphics include:
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)
- MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010)
NVIDIA GeForce
The NVIDIA GeForce 320M allocates a base amount of 256MB for video and boot processes at startup.
Models with NVIDIA 320M:
- MacBook Air (11-inch, Late 2010)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Late 2010)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010)
- MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010)
- Mac Mini (Mid 2010)
The NVIDIA GeForce 9400M allocates a base amount of 256MB for video and boot processes at startup.
Exception: Mac mini (Early 2009) with 1GB of memory shares 128MB instead.
Products with NVIDIA 9400M:
- MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008)
- MacBook (13-inch, Early 2009)
- MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2009)
- MacBook (13-inch Late 2009)
- MacBook Air (Late 2008)
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) when "Better battery life" is turned on
- MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009) when "Better battery life" is turned on
- Mac mini (Early 2009)
- iMac (20-inch, Early 2009)
- iMac (24-inch, Early 2009) with 2.66GHz Intel Core Duo processor
- iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009)
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2.53 GHz, Mid 2009)
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) when "Better battery life" is turned on
- MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2009) when "Better battery life" is turned on
