MacOS – GPU Panic: OS X 10.11, El Capitan stability issues and spontaneous restarts

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I am facing severe stability issues after doing a clean install of OS X 10.11, El Capitan, on my MacBook Pro (Mid 2010).

It restarts spontaneously for no apparent reason. Sometimes it subsequently reports a kernel panic, while other times not. Also it seems to affect the battery, such that the maximum charge varies before and after a crash, e.g. just now it was 105% before and 63% after.

Before the clean install a brand new original battery and a new SSD (Crucial CT250MX200SSD1) was installed.

I did try an SMC reset, but with no effect.

I have no idea what is going on. Any similar experiences or ideas?

Hardware

  • MacBookPro6,2, 15-inch, Mid 2010
  • 2,66 GHz Intel Core i7
  • 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3

Kernel Panic

Anonymous UUID:       C5463F05-8C33-1513-0EE0-791D992DAC46

Wed Oct 21 08:01:33 2015

*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f9d212bad): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 3 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff     0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff9136332000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4\n"@/Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.11.31.1/src/AppleMuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff9125363440 : 0xffffff801a0e5357 
0xffffff91253634c0 : 0xffffff7f9d212bad 
0xffffff91253635a0 : 0xffffff7f9ad81fa4 
0xffffff9125363660 : 0xffffff7f9ae4eadd 
0xffffff91253636a0 : 0xffffff7f9ae4eb48 
0xffffff9125363720 : 0xffffff7f9b0d3a23 
0xffffff9125363890 : 0xffffff7f9ae72b79 
0xffffff91253638b0 : 0xffffff7f9ad88cfd 
0xffffff9125363960 : 0xffffff7f9ad86690 
0xffffff9125363b60 : 0xffffff7f9ad8891f 
0xffffff9125363c50 : 0xffffff7f9c6b53da 
0xffffff9125363cb0 : 0xffffff7f9c6b206b 
0xffffff9125363d30 : 0xffffff7f9c69c649 
0xffffff9125363d60 : 0xffffff7f9c65986a 
0xffffff9125363d80 : 0xffffff7f9c66a033 
0xffffff9125363db0 : 0xffffff7f9c669ed0 
0xffffff9125363e00 : 0xffffff7f9c669d7d 
0xffffff9125363e50 : 0xffffff7f9c66a01d 
0xffffff9125363e80 : 0xffffff7f9c659eee 
0xffffff9125363ed0 : 0xffffff7f9c65771b 
0xffffff9125363ef0 : 0xffffff801a6b7226 
0xffffff9125363f40 : 0xffffff801a6b5091 
0xffffff9125363f80 : 0xffffff801a6b5186 
0xffffff9125363fb0 : 0xffffff801a1d14b7 
  Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
     com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.11.31)[181BAD29-8BC7-398F-B079-2544FF3B0E04]@0xffffff7f9d204000->0xffffff7f9d217fff
        dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.11.31)[1302F5C4-F57D-3810-9205-9803402BB462]@0xffffff7f9d1fc000
        dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[CBAE26D8-0ACB-3C1F-8347-FDCA67EC40B3]@0xffffff7f9abb4000
        dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[668E3DEE-F98E-3456-92D6-F4FEEA355A72]@0xffffff7f9a92d000
        dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[48AC8EA9-BD3C-3FDC-908D-09850215AA32]@0xffffff7f9acd4000
        dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.1.0)[5CB7D4B7-B100-34EE-BD40-1EC07E865C67]@0xffffff7f9d1ff000
     com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0)[05FC5D7E-BB0B-3232-BBBD-8A49B6870D8B]@0xffffff7f9ad2b000->0xffffff7f9afa0fff
        dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[668E3DEE-F98E-3456-92D6-F4FEEA355A72]@0xffffff7f9a92d000
        dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[814A7F4B-03EF-384A-B205-9840F0594421]@0xffffff7f9ad1b000
        dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[48AC8EA9-BD3C-3FDC-908D-09850215AA32]@0xffffff7f9acd4000
     com.apple.GeForceTesla(10.0)[1F75910B-9AD6-3258-BAFD-1C7998CB38F7]@0xffffff7f9c651000->0xffffff7f9c71cfff
        dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[668E3DEE-F98E-3456-92D6-F4FEEA355A72]@0xffffff7f9a92d000
        dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[814A7F4B-03EF-384A-B205-9840F0594421]@0xffffff7f9ad1b000
        dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[48AC8EA9-BD3C-3FDC-908D-09850215AA32]@0xffffff7f9acd4000
        dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0.0)[05FC5D7E-BB0B-3232-BBBD-8A49B6870D8B]@0xffffff7f9ad2b000
     com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla(10.0)[56199CA6-3C8D-3EBB-B5EF-7B1B4678ACF9]@0xffffff7f9afab000->0xffffff7f9b258fff
        dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0.0)[05FC5D7E-BB0B-3232-BBBD-8A49B6870D8B]@0xffffff7f9ad2b000
        dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[668E3DEE-F98E-3456-92D6-F4FEEA355A72]@0xffffff7f9a92d000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

Mac OS version:
15A284

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 15.0.0: Wed Aug 26 16:57:32 PDT 2015; root:xnu-3247.1.106~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 37BC582F-8BF4-3F65-AFBB-ECF792060C68
Kernel slide:     0x0000000019e00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff801a000000
__HIB  text base: 0xffffff8019f00000
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 3595765670560
last loaded kext at 9188353999: com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC  1.70 (addr 0xffffff7f9c94e000, size 32768)
last unloaded kext at 124186672648: com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBUHCI   1.0.1 (addr 0xffffff7f9b640000, size 126976)
loaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC  1.70
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor  1.9.5d0
com.apple.driver.AGPM   110.20.19
com.apple.filesystems.autofs    3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog   1
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver    124
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver   272.50
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA   272.50
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient    3.6.1
com.apple.driver.pmtelemetry    1
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet  1.0.1
com.apple.GeForceTesla  10.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager    4.4.0f4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics   10.0.0
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X   7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHV    1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC   1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl   1.2.13
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB 10.0.0
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.4.0f4
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU    208
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC   3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl    3.11.31
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin    1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking 4.0.0
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor    3.0.4d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons  245.4
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0
com.apple.BootCache 37
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 245.4
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController  327.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 3.7.1
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient  3.7.7
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage  2.8.0
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331   800.20.24
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI    5.5.2
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort  3.1.5
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet    10.1.11
com.apple.driver.usb.AppleUSBEHCIPCI    1.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager   161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC   2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons   4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET  1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS    2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC    4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC  1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 218.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall   163
com.apple.security.quarantine   3
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet  8
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement   218.0.0
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl    3.11.31
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 272.50
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib    525
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface   108.0.1
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla   10.0.0
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla    10.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily  11
com.apple.driver.CoreCaptureResponder   1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport   4.4.0f4
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily   4.4.0f4
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController   1.0.14d1
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert   1.1.0
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport   2.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl   3.11.31
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 6.0.0d7
com.apple.iokit.IOSlowAdaptiveClockingFamily    1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 272.50
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily    2.4.1
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 272.50
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily   203.8
com.apple.vecLib.kext   1.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP    2.2.6
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com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice   3.7.7
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com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice  3.7.7
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily   1.8
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily  1.8
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com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily   3.7.7
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family   1100.23
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com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily  3.2
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Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B10, 2 processors, Intel Core i7, 2,66 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.58f17
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 512 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333531533641465238432D47372020
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333531533641465238432D47372020
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.24)
Bluetooth: Version 4.4.0f4 16320, 3 services, 27 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: Crucial_CT250MX200SSD1, 250,06 GB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: Card Reader
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
USB Device: USB 2.0 Bus
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: IR Receiver
USB Device: Built-in iSight
Thunderbolt Bus: 

Best Answer

There was a quality program for 2010 15" MacBook pros where the graphics card would fail in a mode very similar to what you are seeing. If you go to an Apple Store, if your model is one of the affected ones, they have a special diagnostic to test specifically for the issue.

That being said, since it's about 5 years old now, it might be vintage and no longer qualify for a quality program or any repair for that matter. But at least you'll know if your problem is hardware or software. (Apple doesn't charge for the appointment or running a diagnostic)