What is the minimum version of OS X for use with AVX/AVX2?

Question

I have an image drawing routine which is compiled multiple times for SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX and AVX2. My program dynamically dispatches one of these binary var

Answer 1

For AVX the answer is quite straightforward:

You need at least OS X 10.6.7

Please note that only build 10J3250 and 10J4138 would support it.

For AVX2 that would be 10.8.4 build 12E3067 or 12E4022