GfxCardStatus

gfxCardStatus is an open source menu bar app for macOS that was developed by Cody Krieger to monitor graphics activity in MacBook Pro models with multiple GPUs. It can also allow users to manually switch graphics output to their built-in Intel Core GPU or discrete GPU (such as AMD or Nvidia).
==History==
gfxCardStatus 1.0 was announced on the MacRumors forums as a "public beta" in Spring 2010.Commit History - gfxCardStatus by Cody Krieger, GitHub. Archived 2010-05-21.gfxCardstatus actually working for everyone? by ozreth, MacRumors Forums. 2010-05-17. Users found that manually switching from a power-hungry discrete GPU to the more efficient built-in Intel Core GPU could significantly improve battery life.gfxCardStatus Allows Easy Control of MacBook Pro Graphics Cards by Jordan Golson, MacRumors. 2012-07-10.
gfxCardStatus 2.0.1, which added support for 2011 MacBook Pro models with AMD GPUs, was released in March 2011. This version was quickly downloaded over 140,000 times.gfxCardStatus, v2.0.1 by Cody Krieger. Accessed 2022-05-15.gfxCardStatus, v2.1 by Cody Krieger. Accessed 2022-05-15. It was identified as a viable workaround to extend the life of MacBook Pro models with failure-prone Radeon HD 6000M series GPUs from AMD by minimizing their use.2011 • 15 & 17-inch MBP Gfx Work-A-Round by mightymacman, MacRumors Forums. 2018-07-26.
A fork of gfxCardStatus was created to address similar, though less common, issues in MacBook Pros with Nvidia GPUs.gfxCardStatus.i by Macusercom, ByteMeta. 2021. Accessed 2022-05-15.
===Release history===
*Version 1.0gfxCardStatus, v1.0 by Cody Krieger. Accessed 2022-05-15. — April 22, 2010
*Version 1.1gfxCardStatus, v1.1 by Cody Krieger. Accessed 2022-05-15.
*Version 1.2gfxCardStatus, v1.2 by Cody Krieger. Accessed 2022-05-15.
*Version 1.3gfxCardStatus, v1.3 by Cody Krieger. Accessed 2022-05-15.
*Version 1.3.1 — April 26, 2010
*Version 1.4gfxCardStatus, v1.4 by Cody Krieger. Accessed 2022-05-15.
*Version 1.5gfxCardStatus, v1.5 by Cody Krieger. Accessed 2022-05-15.
*Version 1.6gfxCardStatus, v1.6 by Cody Krieger. Accessed 2022-05-15.
*Version 1.6.1gfxCardStatus, v1.6.1 by Cody Krieger. Accessed 2022-05-15. — May 8, 2010
*Version 1.7gfxCardStatus, v1.7 by Cody Krieger. Accessed 2022-05-15. — May 12, 2010
*Version 1.7.5gfxCardStatus, v1.7.5 by Cody Krieger. Accessed 2022-05-15. — May 23, 2010
*Version 1.8gfxCardStatus, v1.8 by Cody Krieger. Accessed 2022-05-15. — August 1, 2010
*Version 1.8.1gfxCardStatus, v1.8.1 by Cody Krieger. Accessed 2022-05-15. — August 2, 2010
*Version 2.0gfxCardStatus, v2.0 by Cody Krieger. Accessed 2022-05-15. — December 17, 2010
*Version 2.0.1gfxCardStatus, v2.0.1 by Cody Krieger. Accessed 2022-05-15. — March 1, 2011
*Version 2.1gfxCardStatus, v2.1 by Cody Krieger. Accessed 2022-05-15. — July 20, 2011
*Version 2.2.1gfxCardStatus, v2.2.1 by Cody Krieger. Accessed 2022-05-15. — June 25, 2012
*Version 2.3gfxCardStatus v2.3 by Cody Krieger. Accessed 2022-05-15. — September 23, 2012
*Version 2.5gfxCardStatus v2.5 by Cody Krieger. Accessed 2022-05-15. — December 16, 2020Releases - gfxCardStatus by Cody Krieger, GitHub. 2020-12-16.
==System requirements==
===Version 2.0.1===
*Mac OS X 10.5 to 10.5.8 (Leopard)
*2008 or newer MacBook Pro with at least two GPUs.
===Version 2.2.1===
*Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) to 10.7.5 (Lion)gfxCardStatus / Deployment target -> 10.6 by Cody Krieger, GitHub. 2011-06-20.
*2008 or newer MacBook Pro with at least two GPUs.gfxCardStatus (v2.2.1) by Cody Krieger. Archived 2012-08-15.
===Version 2.3===
*Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) to 10.8.5 (Mountain Lion)gfxCardStatus / Deployment target: 10.7. It's time for Snow Leopard users to upgrade to a modern version of OS X. by Cody Krieger, GitHub. 2012-09-03.gfxCardStatus / Minimum system version for update = 10.7. by Cody Krieger, GitHub. 2012-09-24.
*2008 or newer MacBook Pro with at least two GPUs.gfxCardStatus (v2.3) by Cody Krieger. Archived 2012-09-26.
===Version 2.5===
*OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) or latergfxCardStatus / bump macos deployment target to 10.9 by Cody Krieger, GitHub. 2020-11-17.
*2010 or newer MacBook Pro with at least two GPUs.
==References==
==See also==
*Activity Monitor, a more general utility provided by Apple.
==External links==
*gfxCardStatus official website
*gfxCardStatus by Cody Krieger at GitHub
Category:macOS utilities
Category:2010 introductions