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MacBook Pro · 2010

MacBook Pro 2010: the newest macOS it can run

Every MacBook Pro sold in 2010, what Apple supports, what OpenCore Legacy Patcher adds, and what to expect on each macOS version. Generated from the OCLP 3.0.0 source.

Checked against OCLP 3.0.0-rc.5 sourceUpdated 12 min read
On this page 6 sections
  1. Which MacBook Pro 2010 do you have?
  2. macOS versions compared
  3. Model by model
  4. Installing on the MacBook Pro 2010
  5. Common questions
  6. Other Macs from 2010

Short answer

Apple stopped at macOS High Sierra. With OpenCore Legacy Patcher the MacBook Pro 2010 runs macOS Big Sur through macOS Tahoe 26. Our pick for most people: macOS Monterey (its GPU has no Metal support, so newer versions lose more apps). No Intel Mac can run macOS 27.

Which MacBook Pro 2010 do you have?

Apple sold 3 different models as the MacBook Pro 2010. 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

IdentifierSold asGraphicsApple's last macOSOCLP
MacBookPro6,1MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010)Intel HD Graphics (Iron Lake)
NVIDIA GeForce (Tesla)		High SierraYes
MacBookPro6,2MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)Intel HD Graphics (Iron Lake)
NVIDIA GeForce (Tesla)		High SierraYes
MacBookPro7,1MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010)NVIDIA GeForce (Tesla)High SierraYes

macOS versions compared

  • Apple supported by Apple, no patcher needed
  • OCLP runs with OpenCore Legacy Patcher
  • Legacy runs with OCLP; older “legacy Metal” GPU, more patches
  • No Metal runs with OCLP; GPU without Metal, apps that need Metal fail
  • No not possible
ModelCatalina10.15Big Sur11Monterey12Ventura13Sonoma14Sequoia15Tahoe26Golden Gate27
MacBookPro6,1NoNo MetalNo MetalNo MetalNo MetalNo MetalNo MetalNo
MacBookPro6,2NoNo MetalNo MetalNo MetalNo MetalNo MetalNo MetalNo
MacBookPro7,1NoNo MetalNo MetalNo MetalNo MetalNo MetalNo MetalNo

Model by model

MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010)MacBookPro6,1

Model identifier
MacBookPro6,1
Board ID
Mac-F22589C8
CPU generation
Core i (Nehalem/Westmere)
Graphics
Intel HD Graphics (Iron Lake)
NVIDIA GeForce (Tesla)
Wi-Fi
Broadcom BCM4360 (802.11ac)
Last macOS from Apple
macOS High Sierra
T1 / T2 chip
None
Battery rating
1,000 cycles to 80% capacity, Apple

Our pick

macOS MontereyNewest possible: macOS Sequoia

Graphics: Intel HD Graphics (Iron Lake) + NVIDIA GeForce (Tesla), without Metal. Monterey keeps the most apps working on it. How we pick

MacBookPro6,1: macOS Big Sur to Tahoe, and what OCLP patches on each
macOSStatusRoot patches OCLP applies
macOS Big Sur11.7.11No MetalIntel Iron Lake · Nvidia Tesla
macOS Monterey12.7.6No MetalIntel Iron Lake · Nvidia Tesla
macOS Ventura13.7.8No MetalIntel Iron Lake · Nvidia Tesla
macOS Sonoma14.8.9No MetalIntel Iron Lake · Nvidia Tesla · Modern Wireless
macOS Sequoia15.8.2No MetalIntel Iron Lake · Nvidia Tesla · Modern Wireless
macOS Tahoe26.7.2No MetalIntel Iron Lake · Nvidia Tesla · Modern Wireless · Modern Audio
macOS Golden Gate27NoNo Intel Mac can run macOS 27, with or without OCLP.

Compared with the MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009) MacBookPro5,2

WhatMacBookPro5,2MacBookPro6,1
CPUCore 2 Duo (Penryn)Core i (Nehalem/Westmere)
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce (Tesla)Intel HD Graphics (Iron Lake) + NVIDIA GeForce (Tesla)
Wi-FiBroadcom BCM4331 (legacy)Broadcom BCM4360 (802.11ac)
BluetoothBRCM2046BRCM2070
EthernetNvidiaBroadcom
Last macOS from AppleOS X El CapitanmacOS High Sierra
  • Root patches on Tahoe. New compared with the MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009): Intel Iron Lake and Modern Wireless. No longer needed: Legacy Wireless and Legacy USB 1.1.
  • Kexts OpenCore loads. Added: CatalinaBCM5701Ethernet.kext, AirportBrcmFixup.kext, IOSkywalkFamily.kext, IO80211FamilyLegacy.kext and AirPortBrcmNIC-Tahoe.kext. Dropped: AAAMouSSE.kext, telemetrap.kext, nForceEthernet.kext, corecaptureElCap.kext and IO80211ElCap.kext. (23 kexts on the MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009), 23 here, from our builds.)

How much patching MacBookPro6,1 needs on each macOS

macOSPatch setsFiles installedFiles removedKDKMetallibSupportPkg
Big SurIntel Iron Lake · Nvidia Tesla2150NoNo
MontereyIntel Iron Lake · Nvidia Tesla2850NoNo
VenturaIntel Iron Lake · Nvidia Tesla3050YesNo
SonomaIntel Iron Lake · Nvidia Tesla · Modern Wireless3250YesNo
SequoiaIntel Iron Lake · Nvidia Tesla · Modern Wireless3550YesNo
TahoeIntel Iron Lake · Nvidia Tesla · Modern Wireless · Modern Audio3850YesNo

OCLP installs 21 files for this Mac on Big Sur and 38 on Tahoe. A Kernel Debug Kit is needed from Ventura.

From OCLP's own documentation

Universal Control. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth hardware: Wi-Fi 4 / BT 2.1 EDR. Not out of the box. Use a Broadcom USB Bluetooth 4.0+ Dongle Dortania, Universal Control guide

OCLP changelog entries that name this Mac, newest release first, word for word:

  • 0.1.6 Fix GPU Switching on MacBookPro6,x

On Tahoe this Mac needs Intel Iron Lake, Nvidia Tesla, 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

  • non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+) (source) Dortania, Supported Models
What OCLP puts on the EFI partition for MacBookPro6,1 OpenCore 1.0.6 RELEASE · 23 kexts

From our build with the OCLP 3.0.0-rc.5 app's command line (--build --model MacBookPro6,1) on a GitHub macOS runner, 2026-11-05. Boot arguments: keepsyms=1 debug=0x100 -lilubetaall -btlfxallowanyaddr amfi=0x80.

Kexts Reasons are shown for kexts that set this Mac apart; the rest are explained in the kext glossary.

  • Lilu.kext 1.7.2
  • CryptexFixup.kext 1.0.5
  • NoAVXFSCompressionTypeZlib.kext 12.3.1 Prevents AVXFSCompressionTypeZlib crash on pre AVX1.0 systems in 12.4+
  • NoAVXFSCompressionTypeZlib-AVXpel.kext 12.6 Prevents AVXFSCompressionTypeZlib crash on pre AVX1.0 systems in 12.4+
  • NoAVXFSCompressionTypeZlib-AVXpel-Tahoe.kext 26.7 Prevents AVXFSCompressionTypeZlib crash on pre AVX1.0 systems in 12.4+
  • AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext 1.0.0
  • AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient.kext 1.0.0
  • ASPP-Override.kext 1.0.1 Forces ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin to outmatch X86PlatformPlugin and disable firmware throttling
  • CatalinaBCM5701Ethernet.kext 1.0.2 Inject old Broadcom Ethernet kext to resolve networking in Big Sur Needed on: 2011 and older Broadcom Ethernet require.
  • ECM-Override.kext 1.0.0
  • CatalinaIntelI210Ethernet.kext 1.0.0
  • AirportBrcmFixup.kext 2.2.1
  • IOSkywalkFamily.kext 1.2.0
  • IO80211FamilyLegacy.kext 1.0.0
  • AirPortBrcmNIC-Tahoe.kext 1.0.0
  • AppleALC.kext 1.6.3-Jazzzny
  • BlueToolFixup.kext 2.7.2
  • Bluetooth-Spoof.kext 1.0.0 Injects extra data into certain bluetooth chipsets for recognition by the system Needed on: Models with the BCM2070 or BCM2046 chipsets.
  • CSLVFixup.kext 2.6.1
  • AMFIPass.kext 1.4.1
  • RestrictEvents.kext 1.1.7
  • AppleUSBTopCase.kext 1.0.0 Restore USB Keyboard support on Mac OS Ventura
  • AppleUSBMultitouch.kext 1.0.0 Restore USB Trackpad support on Mac OS Ventura

Settings specific to this Mac

  • Overriding ACPI SMC matching 41 of 86 builds
  • Enabling BCM943224 and BCM94331 Networking Support 24 of 86 builds
  • Using known ARPT Path: PciRoot(0x0)/Pci(0x1C,0x1)/Pci(0x0,0x0) 19 of 86 builds
  • Fixing AVX hardcoding in JavaScriptCore 31 of 86 builds
  • Setting RestrictEvents block arguments: gmux 2 of 86 builds
  • Setting RestrictEvents patch arguments: sbvmm,jsc 28 of 86 builds

10 more settings are applied to most of the 86 Macs we built; they are listed in the full build log.

Full build log · config.plist · file list

Our build for MacBookPro6,1 loads 23 kexts in an EFI folder of 37.0 MB. Across the 86 Macs we built, the median is 18; 79% of builds load fewer.

What owners reported for MacBookPro6,1 1 report on GitHub

1 issue was filed in OCLP's tracker with MacBookPro6,1 as the machine model (1 closed, 0 open), filed 2021; the newest is from 2021-10-02. The topics that come up most, by keyword match in the title and text: graphics (1). These are owners' reports, not confirmed bugs, and all of them were filed on OCLP versions from before 2024, so many describe problems that have since been fixed.

  • #534 2021-10-02 · closed · Monterey · 2 comments The Zoom Control is not working. It's the Zoom control in "System Preferences/Accessability" NOT Zoom.us. I th

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)MacBookPro6,2

OCLP treats this model exactly like MacBookPro6,1: the same CPU, graphics, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth data, the same root patches on every macOS, and the same kexts in our build. What differs: board ID Mac-F22586C8 instead of Mac-F22589C8, a 15-inch screen instead of 17-inch and sold as MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010). The macOS table, patch timeline and build details above apply unchanged.

What owners reported for MacBookPro6,2 5 reports on GitHub

5 issues were filed in OCLP's tracker with MacBookPro6,2 as the machine model (5 closed, 0 open), filed 2021; the newest is from 2021-10-22. The topics that come up most, by keyword match in the title and text: graphics (3), audio (2) and install or update (2). These are owners' reports, not confirmed bugs, and all of them were filed on OCLP versions from before 2024, so many describe problems that have since been fixed.

  • #601 2021-10-22 · closed · Big Sur · 2 comments keyboard back light function stoped working
  • #602 2021-10-22 · closed · Big Sur · 1 comment icons in sub menus disappear (when opening system preferences, and then opening accessibility for example) And
  • #500 2021-09-22 · closed · Big Sur · 2 comments how to solve display bar and sound bar correct position?
  • #342 2021-06-25 · closed · 2 comments MacBookPro6,2

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010)MacBookPro7,1

Model identifier
MacBookPro7,1
Board ID
Mac-F222BEC8
CPU generation
Core 2 Duo (Penryn)
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce (Tesla)
Wi-Fi
Broadcom BCM4331 (legacy)
Last macOS from Apple
macOS High Sierra
T1 / T2 chip
None
Battery rating
1,000 cycles to 80% capacity, Apple

Our pick

macOS MontereyNewest possible: macOS Sequoia

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce (Tesla), without Metal. Monterey keeps the most apps working on it. How we pick

MacBookPro7,1: macOS Big Sur to Tahoe, and what OCLP patches on each
macOSStatusRoot patches OCLP applies
macOS Big Sur11.7.11No MetalNvidia Tesla
macOS Monterey12.7.6No MetalNvidia Tesla · Legacy Wireless
macOS Ventura13.7.8No MetalNvidia Tesla · Legacy Wireless · Legacy USB 1.1
macOS Sonoma14.8.9No MetalNvidia Tesla · Legacy Wireless · Legacy USB 1.1
macOS Sequoia15.8.2No MetalNvidia Tesla · Legacy Wireless · Legacy USB 1.1
macOS Tahoe26.7.2No MetalNvidia Tesla · Legacy Wireless · Modern Audio · Legacy USB 1.1
macOS Golden Gate27NoNo Intel Mac can run macOS 27, with or without OCLP.

Compared with the MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) MacBookPro5,5

WhatMacBookPro5,5MacBookPro7,1
EthernetNvidiaBroadcom
Last macOS from AppleOS X El CapitanmacOS High Sierra
  • Root patches on Tahoe. The same set as the MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009).
  • Kexts OpenCore loads. Added: CatalinaBCM5701Ethernet.kext. Dropped: nForceEthernet.kext. (23 kexts on the MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009), 23 here, from our builds.)

How much patching MacBookPro7,1 needs on each macOS

macOSPatch setsFiles installedFiles removedKDKMetallibSupportPkg
Big SurNvidia Tesla1125NoNo
MontereyNvidia Tesla · Legacy Wireless1725NoNo
VenturaNvidia Tesla · Legacy Wireless · Legacy USB 1.12125YesNo
SonomaNvidia Tesla · Legacy Wireless · Legacy USB 1.12525YesNo
SequoiaNvidia Tesla · Legacy Wireless · Legacy USB 1.12925YesNo
TahoeNvidia Tesla · Legacy Wireless · Modern Audio · Legacy USB 1.13125YesNo

OCLP installs 11 files for this Mac on Big Sur and 31 on Tahoe. A Kernel Debug Kit is needed from Ventura.

From OCLP's own documentation

Universal Control. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth hardware: Wi-Fi 4 / BT 2.1 EDR. Not out of the box. Use a Broadcom USB Bluetooth 4.0+ Dongle Dortania, Universal Control guide

On Tahoe this Mac needs Nvidia Tesla, Legacy Wireless, Modern Audio and Legacy USB 1.1. What each of those restores, and what to keep ready when root patching: macOS Tahoe: what works and what does not.

Known issues

  • non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+) (source) Dortania, Supported Models
  • USB 1.1 (macOS 13+) (source) Dortania, Supported Models
What OCLP puts on the EFI partition for MacBookPro7,1 OpenCore 1.0.6 RELEASE · 23 kexts

From our build with the OCLP 3.0.0-rc.5 app's command line (--build --model MacBookPro7,1) on a GitHub macOS runner, 2026-11-05. Boot arguments: keepsyms=1 debug=0x100 -lilubetaall -nomt_core -btlfxallowanyaddr amfi=0x80.

Kexts Reasons are shown for kexts that set this Mac apart; the rest are explained in the kext glossary.

  • Lilu.kext 1.7.2
  • AAAMouSSE.kext 0.95-Dortania Translates SSE4.2 instructions to compatible code for SSE4,1 CPUs, required for AMD Metal drives Needed on: MacPro3,1.
  • telemetrap.kext 1.0.0 Ensures telemetry.plugin doesn't run, required for SSE4,1 CPUs Needed on: Penryn CPUs.
  • CryptexFixup.kext 1.0.5
  • NoAVXFSCompressionTypeZlib.kext 12.3.1 Prevents AVXFSCompressionTypeZlib crash on pre AVX1.0 systems in 12.4+
  • NoAVXFSCompressionTypeZlib-AVXpel.kext 12.6 Prevents AVXFSCompressionTypeZlib crash on pre AVX1.0 systems in 12.4+
  • NoAVXFSCompressionTypeZlib-AVXpel-Tahoe.kext 26.7 Prevents AVXFSCompressionTypeZlib crash on pre AVX1.0 systems in 12.4+
  • AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext 1.0.0
  • AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient.kext 1.0.0
  • ASPP-Override.kext 1.0.1 Forces ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin to outmatch X86PlatformPlugin and disable firmware throttling
  • CatalinaBCM5701Ethernet.kext 1.0.2 Inject old Broadcom Ethernet kext to resolve networking in Big Sur Needed on: 2011 and older Broadcom Ethernet require.
  • ECM-Override.kext 1.0.0
  • CatalinaIntelI210Ethernet.kext 1.0.0
  • corecaptureElCap.kext 1.0.2 Re-inject WiFi drivers from El Capitan Needed on: BCM94328, BCM94322 and Atheros chipsets.
  • IO80211ElCap.kext 2.0.1 Re-inject WiFi drivers from El Capitan Needed on: BCM94328, BCM94322 and Atheros chipsets.
  • AppleALC.kext 1.6.3-Jazzzny
  • BlueToolFixup.kext 2.7.2
  • Bluetooth-Spoof.kext 1.0.0 Injects extra data into certain bluetooth chipsets for recognition by the system Needed on: Models with the BCM2070 or BCM2046 chipsets.
  • CSLVFixup.kext 2.6.1
  • AMFIPass.kext 1.4.1
  • RestrictEvents.kext 1.1.7
  • AppleUSBTopCase.kext 1.0.0 Restore USB Keyboard support on Mac OS Ventura
  • AppleUSBMultitouch.kext 1.0.0 Restore USB Trackpad support on Mac OS Ventura

Settings specific to this Mac

  • Overriding ACPI SMC matching 41 of 86 builds
  • Enabling BCM94328 Networking Support 19 of 86 builds
  • Fixing AVX hardcoding in JavaScriptCore 31 of 86 builds
  • Setting RestrictEvents patch arguments: sbvmm,jsc 28 of 86 builds

10 more settings are applied to most of the 86 Macs we built; they are listed in the full build log.

Full build log · config.plist · file list

Our build for MacBookPro7,1 loads 23 kexts in an EFI folder of 22.2 MB. Across the 86 Macs we built, the median is 18; 79% of builds load fewer.

What owners reported for MacBookPro7,1 8 reports on GitHub

8 issues were filed in OCLP's tracker with MacBookPro7,1 as the machine model (8 closed, 0 open), filed 2021 to 2022; the newest is from 2022-02-08. The topics that come up most, by keyword match in the title and text: install or update (4) and black screen or boot failure (3). These are owners' reports, not confirmed bugs, and all of them were filed on OCLP versions from before 2024, so many describe problems that have since been fixed.

  • #949 2022-02-08 · closed · Big Sur · 2 comments After i boot I can’t get into recovery,
  • #887 2022-01-16 · closed · Monterey · 1 comment MacBook not booting up to login screen with Monterey 12.2 Beta 2
  • #689 2021-11-03 · closed · Big Sur · 3 comments MacBookPro7,1 Boots to installer, installs, reboots to progress bar, then stuck for 1-2 hours. No fan spin so computer overheats and reboots
  • #557 2021-10-11 · closed · Monterey · 4 comments 13” Mid-2010 MacBook Pro Monterey above Beta 6 installation.

Installing on the MacBook Pro 2010

Choose MacBookPro6,1 or MacBookPro6,2 or MacBookPro7,1 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 High Sierra, so the firmware is current. The steps themselves are the same for every Mac: How to install OpenCore Legacy Patcher.

Memory

Macs with 2 GB of memory cannot install macOS Sonoma or newer (Dortania, Supported Models). Upgrade the memory first if your Mac allows it.

Common questions

What does OCLP patch on a MacBook Pro 2010 running Tahoe?

The root patches for its hardware: Intel Iron Lake, Nvidia Tesla, Modern Wireless, Modern Audio, Legacy Wireless and Legacy USB 1.1. Which one applies depends on the model identifier; the table above lists each. Updates to macOS remove them, and Post-Install Root Patch puts them back.

What is the latest macOS for a MacBook Pro 2010?

Officially, macOS High Sierra. With OCLP: macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. macOS 27 does not support any Intel Mac.

Why do some apps not work on a patched MacBook Pro 2010?

Its graphics processor does not support Metal, Apple's graphics API. OCLP restores OpenGL acceleration, so the system runs smoothly, but apps that require Metal cannot run. That gets worse with each macOS version, which is why we suggest Monterey for these Macs.

Other Macs from 2010

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