this page is illustrating the different builds of INTEL hackintosh; earlier versions of OSX require a PPC processor powered Macintosh G3/G4
Using
older audio production software with an
older version of OSX helps us to make use of
older audio hardware aswell which often support is dropped like a bad habit by software developers trying to keep their business profitable
notice how apple has released a new os every year since Steve Jobs passed away? before he died it was only every 2 years smh
10.4.x Tiger (April 2005)
10.5.x Leopard (Oct 2007)
10.6.x Snow Leopard (Aug 2009)
10.7.x Lion (July 2011)
--- Steve Jobs (RIP) Oct 2011 ---
10.8.x Mountain Lion (July 2012)
10.9.x Mavericks (Oct 2013)
10.10.x Yosemite (Oct 2014)
10.11.x El Capitan (Sept 2015)
10.12.x Sierra (Sept 2016)
10.13.x High Sierra (Sept 2017)
10.14.x Mojave (Sept 2018)
10.15.x Catalina (October 2019)
| (2005) 10.4.x Tiger
(2007) 10.5.x Leopard
(2009) 10.6.x Snow Leopard
(2011) 10.7.x Lion
--- Steve Jobs (RIP) Oct 2011 ---
(2012) 10.8.x Mountain Lion
(2013) 10.9.x Mavericks
(2014) 10.10.x Yosemite
(2015) 10.11.x El Capitan
(2016) 10.12.x Sierra
(2017) 10.13.x High Sierra
(2018) 10.14.x Mojave
(2019) 10.15.x Catalina
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from what ive read it seems the newer generation of graphic cards were added in
10.12.6 (osx update to Sierra that was released in
July 19, 2017 just prior to the release of
High Sierra)
in the mac world - its a general rule or law that you dont install an earlier version of OSX on a machine that didnt already exist when that OSX version was released/dated. for example you wouldnt try to install Tiger on a 2008 Mac that shipped with Leopard installed; because that machine might have hardware that requires driver support that couldnt be included in the earlier os release because it didnt exist yet; should that logic extend to the hackintosh world? might be best to adhere to that general rule/law for hackintosh aswell.
however; its more than ok to install a later version of osx onto an older chip and this happens quite alot.ie: a mac made in 2008 can run up to El Capitain osx which is released in September 2015!!! (7 years later) so you shouild be able to do the same with hackintosh osx versions; but i would stick to a range of about 4 years out to avoid slow performance; so whatever the current release was when your cpu was made, i would go 2-3 osx versions after that safely but no further; so if i had a conroe extreme cpu, i would be ok running up to osx lion; but after that performance might not be up to best expectations;
in Most cases i dont think it would be advisable to use a Graphics Card with an OSX Version that PRE-DATES that graphics card's own release date. so you wouldnt want to take a Radeon HD 4890 and use it with OSX Tiger; because that specific card probably did not exist initially or when tiger was still being updated
Mac OS X Intel Versions
10.4.x Tiger
Initial release :: April 29, 2005
Final Update :: November 14, 2007 (10.4.11)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Tiger
10.5.x Leopard
Initial release :: October 26, 2007
Final Update :: August 13, 2009 (10.5.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Leopard
10.6.x Snow Leopard
Initial release :: August 28, 2009
Final Update :: July 25, 2011 (10.6.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Snow_Leopard
10.7.x Lion
Initial release :: July 20, 2011
Final Update :: October 4, 2012 (10.7.5)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_Lion
10.8.x Mountain Lion
Initial release :: July 25, 2012
Final Update :: August 13, 2015 (10.8.5)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS_X_Mountain_Lion
10.9.x Mavericks
Initial release :: October 22, 2013
Final Update :: July 18, 2016 (10.9.5)[/b]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS_X_Mavericks
10.10.x Yosemite
Initial release :: October 16, 2014
Final Update :: July 19, 2017 (10.10.5)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS_X_Yosemite
10.11.x El Capitan
Initial release :: September 30, 2015
Final Update :: July 9, 2018 (10.11.6)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS_X_El_Capitan
10.12.x Sierra
Initial release :: September 20, 2016
Final Update :: September 26, 2019 (10.12.6)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS_Sierra
10.13.x High Sierra
Initial release :: September 25, 2017
Final Update :: March 24, 2020 (10.13.6)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS_High_Sierra
10.14.x Mojave
Initial release :: September 24, 2018
Final Update :: March 24, 2020 (10.14.6)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS_Mojave
10.15.x Catalina
Initial release :: October 7, 2019
Final Update :: May 7th 2020 (10.15.5)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS_Catalina
which of these options you choose depends mostly on:
your CPU;
http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/CPUs/Intel/index.htmlyour graphics card;
your software you own/have;
2004
Radeon 9800 Pro (R350) - March 2003
Geforce 6600 GT - Sep 7, 2004
Radeon X800 - Dec 2004
10.4.x Tiger (April 29, 2005)
Smithfield (Pentium D) April 16, 2005
Presler January 2006 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_D
Yonah January 2006
Conroe September 2006
Radeon X850 XT - Feb 2005
GeForce 7800 GTX - June 2005
Intel GMA 950 - June 2005
Geforce 7800 GS - Feb 2006
Radeon X1950 XT - Oct 2006
Geforce 8800 GTX - Nov 2006
Radeon HD 2600 PRO Jun 28, 2007
10.5.x Leopard (October 26, 2007)
Bloomfield November 2008 Core i7-965
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/codename/28102/bloomfield.html
Wolfdale January/August 2008
Radeon HD 3870 - Nov 2007
Geforce 9800 GTX - July 2008
GeForce GT 120 March 10, 2009
Radeon HD 4890 - Apr 2009
10.6.x Snow Leopard (August 28, 2009)
Lynnfield September 8, 2009 Core i5-750, Core i7-860, Core i7-870
Clarkdale January 2010
Westmere January 2010 Core i5-670, Core i5-660, Core i5-650
Radeon HD 5870 - Sep 2009
GeForce GT 220 October 12, 2009
Radeon HD 5770 Oct 13, 2009
Radeon HD 5450 February 2010
Radeon HD 6870 (Barts XT) October 22, 2010
10.7.x Lion (July 20, 2011)
Sandy Bridge January/October 2011 Core i7-2600K
GeForce GTX 560 Ti - Jan 2011
Geforce 590 GTX - Mar 2011
Radeon HD 6550D - Jun 2011
Radeon-HD-7950 - Jan 2012
Radeon HD 7770 - February 2012
Radeon HD 7750 (Cape Verde Pro) February 2012
Geforce 680 GTX - Mar 2012
Geforce GT 620 - Apr 2012
10.8.x Mountain Lion (July 25, 2012)
Ivy Bridge April 2012 Core i7-3770K
Geforce GTX 650 - Sep 2012
Radeon HD 7990 - Apr 2013
Geforce 780 GTX - May 2013
GTX 760 - June 2013
10.9.x Mavericks (October 22, 2013)
Haswell June 2013 Core i7 4770k June 2013
Ivy Bridge-E September 2013
Radeon HD 8770 Sep 2013
Radeon R9 270
Radeon R9 290 - Nov 2013
GeForce GTX 750 Ti February 18, 2014
10.10.x Yosemite (October 16, 2014)
Haswell Refresh May 2014 Core i7-4790
Broadwell October 2014
GeForce GTX 970 Sep 2014
Geforce 980 GTX - Sep 2014
Radeon R7 370 - June 2015
***the R7 370 is a rebrand of the R9 270, so it should be fully supported from Mavericks onwards.
GeForce GTX 980 Ti - June 2015
10.11.x El Capitan (September 30, 2015)
Skylake Core i7-6700K August 2015
Radeon R9 380X - Nov 2015
Geforce 1080 GTX - May 2016
10.12.x Sierra (September 20, 2016)
Broadwell-E May 2016 Core i7-6900K
Radeon RX 470D - Oct 2016
Radeon RX 550 (Lexa) April 20, 2017
Radeon RX 580 - Apr 2017
July 19, 2017 ***AMD cards are easier to get working since Sierra 10.12.6 added native support for Radeon RX.
10.13.x High Sierra (September 25, 2017)Kaby Lake Core i7-7700K
201810.14.x Mojave (September 24, 2018)
Coffee Lake Core i5-8600 April
Coffee Lake Refresh Core i7-9700K October
201910.15.x Catalina (October 7, 2019)
Coffee Lake Refresh2? Core i7-9700 June 2019
2020no cpus released yet
http://www.cpu-world.com/Releases/Desktop_CPU_releases_(2020).htmlTiger Lake expected 2nd quarter
