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5870 (pc)

  1. TechInit

    El Capitan/Yosemite on 256MB of VRAM

    Hey, So, I'm thinking of investing in a 3, 1 Mac Pro, with a Radeon 2600 XT. It has 256MB of GDDR4 VRAM, and I was wondering if it would run on Yosemite or El Capitan. I'll definitely upgrade the Graphics Card to something better down the line, like a Quadro 4000, as I'm into video/ graphical...
  2. C

    Running PC Version of Radeon 5870 HD Eyefinity 6 on MAC PRO 1.1?

    Powering PC version of GPU Ati Radeon 5870 HD Eyefinity 6 edition 2GB on MAC pro 1.1? As per https://www.anandtech.com/show/3621/amds-radeon-hd-5870-eyefinity-6-edition-reviewed/9 Power consumption 5870 should use 180 W idle and 296 W load My mac Pro 1.1 mid 2006 (El Capitan) has only 2 x...