Mac Pro · 2013
Mac Pro 2013: the newest macOS it can run
Every Mac Pro sold in 2013, what Apple supports, what OpenCore Legacy Patcher adds, and what to expect on each macOS version. Generated from the OCLP 3.0.0 source.
On this page 6 sections
Short answer
Apple stopped at macOS Monterey. With OpenCore Legacy Patcher the Mac Pro 2013 runs macOS Big Sur through macOS Tahoe 26. Our pick for most people: macOS Sequoia. No Intel Mac can run macOS 27.
Which Mac Pro 2013 do you have?
Apple sold one model as the Mac Pro 2013. They can behave differently with OCLP, so check your model identifier: choose Apple menu > About This Mac, then More Info > System Report, and read Model Identifier. Or open Terminal and run sysctl hw.model
| Identifier | Sold as | Graphics | Apple's last macOS | OCLP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MacPro6,1 | Mac Pro (Late 2013) | AMD Radeon / FirePro (GCN 1) | Monterey | Yes |
macOS versions compared
- Apple supported by Apple, no patcher needed
- runs with OpenCore Legacy Patcher
- runs with OCLP; older “legacy Metal” GPU, more patches
- runs with OCLP; GPU without Metal, apps that need Metal fail
- No not possible
| Model | Catalina10.15 | Big Sur11 | Monterey12 | Ventura13 | Sonoma14 | Sequoia15 | Tahoe26 | Golden Gate27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacPro6,1 | Apple | Apple | Apple | No |
Model by model
Mac Pro (Late 2013)MacPro6,1
- Model identifier
MacPro6,1- Board ID
Mac-F60DEB81FF30ACF6- CPU generation
- 3rd-gen Core i (Ivy Bridge)
- Graphics
- AMD Radeon / FirePro (GCN 1)
- Wi-Fi
- Broadcom BCM4350/4360-class (AirportBrcmNIC)
- Last macOS from Apple
- macOS Monterey
- T1 / T2 chip
- None
Our pick
macOS SequoiaNewest possible: macOS Tahoe
Graphics: AMD Radeon / FirePro (GCN 1), patched as Metal (31001). Sequoia is the newest macOS the stable OCLP 2.5.1 supports. How we pick
| macOS | Status | Root patches OCLP applies |
|---|---|---|
| macOS Big Sur11.7.11 | Apple | Supported by Apple: install from Software Update. |
| macOS Monterey12.7.6 | Apple | Supported by Apple: install from Software Update. |
| macOS Ventura13.7.8 | AMD Legacy GCN | |
| macOS Sonoma14.8.9 | AMD Legacy GCN · Modern Wireless | |
| macOS Sequoia15.8.2 | AMD Legacy GCN · Modern Wireless | |
| macOS Tahoe26.7.2 | AMD Legacy GCN · Modern Wireless · Modern Audio | |
| macOS Golden Gate27 | No | No Intel Mac can run macOS 27, with or without OCLP. |
Compared with the Mac Pro (Mid 2010) MacPro5,1
| What | MacPro5,1 | MacPro6,1 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core i (Nehalem/Westmere) | 3rd-gen Core i (Ivy Bridge) |
| Graphics | AMD Radeon HD 5000–6000 (TeraScale 2) + AMD Radeon Pro 400/500 (Polaris) | AMD Radeon / FirePro (GCN 1) |
| Wi-Fi | Broadcom BCM4331 (legacy) | Broadcom BCM4350/4360-class (AirportBrcmNIC) |
| Bluetooth | BRCM2046 | BRCM20702 v2 |
| Storage | SATA 3.5 | NVMe |
| Ethernet | Intel 82574L | Broadcom |
| Last macOS from Apple | macOS Mojave | macOS Monterey |
- Root patches on Tahoe. New compared with the Mac Pro (Mid 2010): AMD Legacy GCN and Modern Wireless. No longer needed: AMD TeraScale 2, Legacy Wireless, Legacy USB 1.1 and AMD Polaris.
- Kexts OpenCore loads. Added:
AirportBrcmFixup.kext,IOSkywalkFamily.kext,IO80211FamilyLegacy.kext,AirPortBrcmNIC-Tahoe.kextandIOS3XeFamily.kext. Dropped:NoAVXFSCompressionTypeZlib.kext,NoAVXFSCompressionTypeZlib-AVXpel.kext,NoAVXFSCompressionTypeZlib-AVXpel-Tahoe.kext,ASPP-Override.kext,AppleMCEReporterDisabler.kext,Intel82574L.kext,corecaptureElCap.kext,IO80211ElCap.kext,WhateverGreen.kext,AppleALC.kext,KDKlessWorkaround.kext,BlueToolFixup.kext,Bluetooth-Spoof.kext,SMC-Spoof.kextandCPUFriend.kext. (24 kexts on the Mac Pro (Mid 2010), 14 here, from our builds.)
How much patching MacPro6,1 needs on each macOS
| macOS | Patch sets | Files installed | Files removed | KDK | MetallibSupportPkg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventura | AMD Legacy GCN | 14 | 2 | Yes | No |
| Sonoma | AMD Legacy GCN · Modern Wireless | 16 | 2 | Yes | No |
| Sequoia | AMD Legacy GCN · Modern Wireless | 15 | 2 | Yes | No |
| Tahoe | AMD Legacy GCN · Modern Wireless · Modern Audio | 17 | 2 | Yes | No |
OCLP installs 14 files for this Mac on Ventura and 17 on Tahoe. A Kernel Debug Kit is needed from Ventura.
From OCLP's own documentation
Universal Control. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth hardware: Wi-Fi 5 + BT 4.0. Not out of the box. Hardware supports UC. Spoofing required. Dortania, Universal Control guide
OCLP changelog entries that name this Mac, newest release first, word for word:
2.0.0Increase model range for S1X/S3X patching to include Haswell Macs and `MacPro6,1`2.0.0Increase model range for S1X/S3X patching to include Haswell Macs and `MacPro6,1` → Helps avoid an issue where older machines with newer, unsupported SSDs would fail to boot2.0.0Increase model range for S1X/S3X patching to include Haswell Macs and `MacPro6,1` → Only affects building EFI from another machine0.6.6Resolve low power mode on MacPro6,10.6.6Resolve low power mode on MacPro6,1 → Credit to CaseyJ's [PCI Bus Enumeration Patch](https://github.com/AMD-OSX/AMD_Vanilla/pull/196)0.6.0Note: As with Polaris, Vega GPUs cannot be mixed with AMD GCN 1-3 patches → Patcher will prioritize the AMD GCN 1-3 (assumption that GCN is primary GPU, ex. MacPro6,1)0.5.2Work-around MacPro6,1 and Lilu race condition0.5.2Work-around MacPro6,1 and Lilu race condition → Ensure Model and Board ID are set correctly before Lilu loads
6 older entries are in the full changelog.
On Tahoe this Mac needs AMD Legacy GCN, Modern Wireless and Modern Audio. What each of those restores, and what to keep ready when root patching: macOS Tahoe: what works and what does not.
Known issues
- Legacy Metal (macOS 13+) (source) Dortania, Supported Models
What OCLP puts on the EFI partition for MacPro6,1 OpenCore 1.0.6 RELEASE · 14 kexts
From our build with the OCLP 3.0.0-rc.5 app's command line (--build --model MacPro6,1) on a GitHub macOS runner, 2026-11-05. Boot arguments: keepsyms=1 debug=0x100 -lilubetaall amfi=0x80.
Kexts Reasons are shown for kexts that set this Mac apart; the rest are explained in the kext glossary.
Lilu.kext 1.7.2CryptexFixup.kext 1.0.5AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext 1.0.0AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient.kext 1.0.0ECM-Override.kext 1.0.0CatalinaIntelI210Ethernet.kext 1.0.0AirportBrcmFixup.kext 2.2.1IOSkywalkFamily.kext 1.2.0IO80211FamilyLegacy.kext 1.0.0AirPortBrcmNIC-Tahoe.kext 1.0.0IOS3XeFamily.kext 1.0.0Restores S1X/S3X NVMe support removed in macOS 14.0 beta 2 (Apple SSDs such as AP0128H and AP0256H); also covers Macs with the 12+16 pin SSD layout and newer drives.CSLVFixup.kext 2.6.1AMFIPass.kext 1.4.1RestrictEvents.kext 1.1.7
Settings specific to this Mac
- Fixing CoreGraphics support on Ivy Bridge 12 of 86 builds
- Setting RestrictEvents patch arguments: sbvmm,f16c 12 of 86 builds
9 more settings are applied to most of the 86 Macs we built; they are listed in the full build log.
Our build for MacPro6,1 loads 14 kexts in an EFI folder of 33.7 MB. Across the 86 Macs we built, the median is 18; 19% of builds load fewer.
No issue in OCLP's tracker was filed with MacPro6,1 as the machine model (searched 2026-11-05), so there is no owner feedback to summarise for this exact model.
Installing on the Mac Pro 2013
Choose MacPro6,1 as the target model when OCLP builds OpenCore (it detects it automatically when you run OCLP on this Mac). Before that, install the newest macOS Apple offers for it, macOS Monterey, so the firmware is current. The steps themselves are the same for every Mac: How to install OpenCore Legacy Patcher.
Common questions
What does OCLP patch on a Mac Pro 2013 running Tahoe?
What is the latest macOS for a Mac Pro 2013?
Other Macs from 2013
- MacBook Pro 2013 MacBookPro10,1, MacBookPro10,2, MacBookPro11,1, MacBookPro11,2, MacBookPro11,3
- MacBook Air 2013–2014 MacBookAir6,1, MacBookAir6,2
- iMac 2013 iMac13,3, iMac14,1, iMac14,2, iMac14,3
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