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[GH-ISSUE #11936] Support old mac with nvidia gpu #7923

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opened 2026-04-12 20:05:18 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 6 comments
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-12 20:05:18 -05:00
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Originally created by @hwk114 on GitHub (Aug 16, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/11936

Ollama runs well on NVIDIA GPUs, but fails to run on older Macs with NVIDIA GPUs and CUDA support—such as those running macOS 10.13. Are there any workarounds for this, like some tricks or recompilation?

Originally created by @hwk114 on GitHub (Aug 16, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/11936 Ollama runs well on NVIDIA GPUs, but fails to run on older Macs with NVIDIA GPUs and CUDA support—such as those running macOS 10.13. Are there any workarounds for this, like some tricks or recompilation?
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-12 20:05:20 -05:00
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@dan-and commented on GitHub (Aug 16, 2025):

Which CUDA version are you using?

<!-- gh-comment-id:3193677173 --> @dan-and commented on GitHub (Aug 16, 2025): Which CUDA version are you using?
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-12 20:05:20 -05:00
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@hwk114 commented on GitHub (Aug 16, 2025):

Which CUDA version are you using?

I am running cuda 10.1 on macOS 10.13 with nvidia gtx 1080 gpu，when opening Ollama.dmg on it，I got a unsupported-os error.To use the GPU acceleration, it seems necessary to resolve this issue by enabling support for older macOS versions and NVIDIA GPUs on it.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3193727314 --> @hwk114 commented on GitHub (Aug 16, 2025): > Which CUDA version are you using? I am running cuda 10.1 on macOS 10.13 with nvidia gtx 1080 gpu，when opening Ollama.dmg on it，I got a unsupported-os error.To use the GPU acceleration, it seems necessary to resolve this issue by enabling support for older macOS versions and NVIDIA GPUs on it.
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-12 20:05:21 -05:00
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@dan-and commented on GitHub (Aug 17, 2025):

So, have you tried compiling it on your own?

<!-- gh-comment-id:3194289038 --> @dan-and commented on GitHub (Aug 17, 2025): So, have you tried compiling it on your own?
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-12 20:05:23 -05:00
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@hwk114 commented on GitHub (Aug 17, 2025):

So, have you tried compiling it on your own?

Not yet. I'm still unsure whether Ollama depends on specific operating systems, drivers, CUDA versions, or other requirements. If it doesn't, I could try to compile it.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3194450007 --> @hwk114 commented on GitHub (Aug 17, 2025): > So, have you tried compiling it on your own? Not yet. I'm still unsure whether Ollama depends on specific operating systems, drivers, CUDA versions, or other requirements. If it doesn't, I could try to compile it.
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-12 20:05:24 -05:00
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@rick-github commented on GitHub (Aug 18, 2025):

Ollama requires CUDA version 531+. It looks like Nvidia stopped suppoting MacOS at CUDA version 418 so I think you are out of luck.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3197702159 --> @rick-github commented on GitHub (Aug 18, 2025): Ollama requires [CUDA version 531+](https://github.com/ollama/ollama/blob/main/docs/gpu.md#nvidia). It looks like Nvidia stopped suppoting MacOS at [CUDA version 418](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/cuda/mac-driver-archive/) so I think you are out of luck.
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-12 20:05:24 -05:00
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@pdevine commented on GitHub (Aug 19, 2025):

Sorry @hwk114 . I'm going to go ahead and close the issue.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3203024336 --> @pdevine commented on GitHub (Aug 19, 2025): Sorry @hwk114 . I'm going to go ahead and close the issue.
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