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Snapintosh runs macOS 27 on Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme with working GPU acceleration

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Snapintosh runs macOS 27 Golden Gate on an ASUS Zenbook A16 with Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme, featuring working GPU acceleration and resolved graphical issues.

ASUS Zenbook A16 laptop running macOS 27 Golden Gate
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Snapintosh is now running macOS 27 Golden Gate on the ASUS Zenbook A16, featuring the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme processor. For developers and enthusiasts looking to run Apple's OS on non-Apple ARM systems without investing in Mac machines, this is a noteworthy development. It proves that the architecture is capable of supporting the port, though in an experimental state.

Developer Miguel C reports graphical fixes and Adreno GPU acceleration on ASUS Zenbook A16

Miguel C, a developer, has provided new updates on Snapintosh—the initiative to run Apple's macOS on Qualcomm Snapdragon chips. The current build of Snapintosh is running on an ASUS Zenbook A16 (UX3607OA) with the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) processor. With this particular laptop, they're able to explore premium ARM performance beyond Apple's ecosystem.

  • Host Device: ASUS Zenbook A16 (UX3607OA)
  • Processor: Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100)
  • Operating System: macOS 27 Golden Gate
  • GPU: Integrated Adreno GPU
  • Bootloader: q1n1
ASUS Zenbook A16 laptop running macOS 27 Golden Gate
ASUS Zenbook A16 laptop running macOS 27 Golden Gate

They are running macOS 27 Golden Gate. It seems the GPU acceleration is functional on the onboard Adreno GPU. As per the developer, most of the graphical problems have been fixed.

They're utilizing a bootloader fork of m1n1 (from Asahi ), called q1n1. It's aimed at ARM Exception Level 2, for debugging. This technical setup helps the OS to work with Qualcomm hardware.

At the moment, there's no independent testing available, so we don't know how closely they've been able to match the graphics performance to Apple Silicon. Snapintosh is still an experimental project, and there isn't a full-fledged public installer yet for normal users. They can confirm that it's possible to support the original Snapdragon X Elite.

However, the tablet version is not being worked on seriously. We've reported the previous Snapintosh update. Some of the same themes about balance and stability were touched upon.

With the Snapintosh project, they're making good progress in enabling macOS on Qualcomm chips. With this new update, we can confirm that GPU acceleration is working with the X2 Elite Extreme. For folks who want to try this port, be prepared for a wait for further work to be done before it's in a useable, stable state for everyday use.

Source: TweakTown

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