Apple Updates Snow Leopard Graphics Update to Address Gaming Issues

Apple released a patch for Mac OS X 10.6.4 called “Snow Leopard Graphics Update.” The update addresses an issue with two popular games, Starcraft II and Team Fortress 2, as well as an issue that can cause Aperture 3 to crash.

Products Affected:

MacBook (13-inch, Early 2009), MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010), MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010), MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010), iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009), Mac Pro (Early 2009), Mac mini (Early 2009), Mac OS X 10.6.4, Mac mini (Mid 2010), iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010), iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010), MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010), Portal, StarCraft II, Team Fortress 2

Patch notes:

• Addresses frame rate issues occurring in Portal and Team Fortress 2 by Valve, on iMac (Late 2009 and Mid 2010), Mac mini (Early 2009 and Mid 2010), Mac Pro (Early 2009), MacBook (Early 2009 and Mid 2010) and MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) or MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010) models.
• Resolves an issue that could cause Aperture 3, or StarCraft II by Blizzard, to unexpectedly quit or become unresponsive.
• Resolves an image corruption issue that may occur when disconnecting and reconnecting external displays while the system is running.

The patch is a 69.2MB download through Software Update.