Epson print drivers - should there be difference results with OSX and XP

Since switching to a Mac a couple of years ago, the photo print output from my venerable Epson Stylus Photo RX700 seems to have become poor, with a slight greenish hue to the photos and a lack of colour crispness. I swapped the printer back to my even more venerable Dell XP laptop and the photo print quality is definitely better than with the Mac. I have installed all the printer updates as they occur in the App Store after selecting "Software Update". Even though the printer driver is obtained via "Software Update", I understand that it originates from Epson, or does it? BTW, for my model of Epson, the only way to install the print driver is via this route. Should the two drivers (OSX and Windows) result in a different quality of output? The rather large number of posts in this forum regarding Epson drivers does suggest an inherent issue but I am reluctant to buy a new printer as I have a stock of cartridges for my Epson model and they cost a small fortune.

I haven't observed the large number of posts?
I have three Epsons of that era, and the drivers seem to work OK for me.
I suggest, for troubleshooting, you install the alternate drivers "Gutenprint" and re-add the printer. You might find you like it, too, because of all the color control it gives you.
http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/MacOSX.php

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