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  1. rockinaut59

    eGPU on Thunderbolt 1

    Hi all, recently I bought a mid-2012 MacBook Pro 13". The laptop runs great! its very fast for basic and some intensive tasks, but as we all know, these laptops are not great at gaming. I didn't buy the laptop to game, but I do like doing it a bit on the side. Anyway, to get to the point, can...
    • rockinaut59
    • Thread
    • egpu egpu; macbook pro graphics acceleration graphics card macbook pro macbook pro "13 mid 2012
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  2. F

    Better performance with LG 5K and Blackmagic egpu?

    Hey guys, I’m using the Ultrafine 5K display with a maxed out 15" MacBook Pro 2016 and I have never been happy with the performance in clamshell mode. Once connected, the fans start spinning like crazy and performance is reduced a lot especially when running Lightroom. It is impossible to edit...
  3. R

    2018 MBP + Black magic eGPU vs 2013 Mac Pro

    How does this set up compare to the 2013 Mac Pro's (ie 13" or 15" base models w/ the blackmagic eGPU vs the D300, 500, 700) I have a 2013 nMP and 2012 rMBP, looking into getting a base model 13" 2018 MBP for more portability.
    • rjbenson83
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    • 2013 mp 2018 mbp touch bar blackmagic egpu nmp
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  4. G

    Please help me take a final decision

    I'm really looking forward to replace my 2011 15" MBP with a broken dGPU. The main reason is for screen real estate because without dGPU I can't output to an external monitor. I mainly do software development, some photo editing, I might start doing some video too inthe future. I haven't bought...
  5. T

    Which eGPU: Sonnet550W, HP Omen or RazerCoreX?

    Bulk of the latter doesn't matter to me. Sonnet's led letter s looks nice, but the box will be out of sight. How does these PSU's compare to each other? CoreX has Lite-on PS-86512. What kind of fan it has? And what kind of PSU Sonnet550W has? Any other factors between these?
  6. aywa.co

    EGPU for Final Cut X AMD vs Nvidia ?

    I use Final Cut X on my 2017 MacBook Pro 13 in, its my workhorse and use if for everything. I want to get into EGPU and understand that an AMD card will increase render time and performance of my Mac because of Open GL. with apple phasing open gl out in 10.14 is it worth getting an AMD card...
    • aywa.co
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    • amd 480 egpu final cut pro final cut pro 10.4.2
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  7. P

    Anything about eGPU in Mojave?

    Hi, I watched the WWDC event and there was a mention of eGPU in one sentence only. I was wondering if Mojave will support more eGPUs? Perhaps support for eGPU on internal display? Has anyone with Mojave beta installed seen anything regarding this? Thanks
    • Precursor
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    • egpu imac mojave
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: iMac
  8. C

    2012 MBP - external GPU enclosure

    Hi all - I've had a look around the web but I am a little confused that what eGPU enclosures I can use with my mid 2012 MBP - I know Apple recommend the Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Box but this is listed as TB3. I think my MBP is TB1 compliant and can't make out if it will work with this external eGUP...
    • Craigy
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    • egpu external gpu external graphic card thunderbolt 1
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  9. L

    What's Faster for FCPx? Top End iMac 5K + eGPU or iMac Pro

    Thinking about my next iMac purchase, and wondering if anyone has any input on this. I was pretty sold on the top end iMac Pro when I heard the specs, but based on the benchmarks so far, it seems the Pro models don't scale well according to the cores and price. Since the top end i7 does a good...
  10. J

    What eGPU to get for my 2016 MBPtb and three 4k monitors?

    Thinking about getting an eGPU to help power my dual LG 27UD68 4k monitors. Have a top of the line 2016 15" MBPtb. Also want to get third 4k monitor, maybe a 42" because it will be further away. Here's what I'm leaning towards: RX 580 - Only $322 at the moment Mantiz Venus enclosure - saves me...
  11. M

    i need a eGPU, can i buy it ?

    Hi! I have got a 2017 5k 27- inch iMac with mned2 configuration system and also its graphics card is Radeon Pro 580 with 8GB video memory. Since I use Cinema4D and AfterEffect alot and unfortunately AMD graphics card doesn't support CUDA compute capability so I can't get a good rendering at high...
    • meygraph
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    • aftereffect cinema4d cuda egpu imac
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: iMac
  12. iGobbleoff

    Would this work?

    So I've been tinkering with the idea of getting an eGPU for my 2014 Mini, as I'm doing more and more FCP work on it for work. It does the job now, the time to render/export isn't too bad but making this quicker would be better, right? Also, I can salary sacrifice a laptop every year so I'm just...
  13. L

    Connecting eGPU disables wireless

    Hi, Apologies if this is the wrong forum for this but I'm at a loss of how to fix my network adapter when using my eGPU at the moment! I've been merrily using my eGPU setup on my Macbook through bootcamp for the last couple of years, but in the last few weeks, its stopped all network...
  14. T

    EGPU iMac 5K

    I'm new to the egpu thing, so I apologize if these questions have already been answered a billion times. I have a 2017 5K iMac. If I connect a compatible AMD gpu via an Akito Node, does it to have a second monitor. And if it does require the 2nd monitor and I ran premiere on my iMac with my...
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    eGPU/Hackintosh for Final Cut Pro

    Sorry if this is in the wrong location - this is my first post. Final Cut Pro on my Late 2012 Retina MacBook pro is extremely laggy, and its almost impossible to do anything. I think this is because of the lack of a dGPU, and maybe a lack of RAM. So, would getting an eGPU to use with my MacBook...
  16. J

    Aorus Gamebox 1080 w/ Bootcamp issue

    Hello! I have a 2017 MBP 13" TB. I am not looking to game on the mac side of things, but rather on the Boot camp partition end. Having said that, I am running into an odd problem,. Well, hopefully a simple fix, but I can't seem to figure this out. I want to add that I only want to use this...
  17. ThatSandWyrm

    iMac Pro iMac Pro - March 6th Update To Vega Drivers

    Looks like there was an update the iMac Pro's Vega drivers in this last system update. Pleasingly, I can now use my Vega 64 for all of the operations in Photoscan without crashing, and I haven't yet run into the disappearing menu bars bug. However, in looking at my processing times, the Vega...
    • ThatSandWyrm
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    • egpu imac pro update vega
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iMac
  18. CregoryNootinger

    eGPU for 2011 13" MacBook Pro 8,1 with Thunderbolt 1st gen?

    Hello everyone! I have a 2011 13 inch MacBook Pro with original Thunderbolt. I was curious as to if Thunderbolt 2 enclosures would work, and if they do, could I use these parts? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071DZBDGN/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A1OB26G8TSLEZQ&psc=1...
  19. L

    iMac 2017 5k or Mac Pro 2012?

    Hi guys, Especially for this 'problem', I have created an account with MacRumors. Hopefully, you can give me advice on this, because I have been in doubt for months and now want to finally make a decision! I'm a graphic designer who works mainly with Adobe Photoshop / InDesign / Illustrator...
    • LeRoi3
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    • 1080 ti 12 core egpu imac 2017 mac pro
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  20. dariusz M

    egpu on High Sierra and Retina 2015

    Hi, Writing to confirm a working setup: – MacBook Pro Retina Mid 2015, 15″, 2.5Ghz Intel Core i7, M370X – macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 – Sonnet Breakaway Box 550 – Sapphire Nitro+ RX580 – Apple Thunderbolt TB3 -> TB2 adapter – Apple Thunderbolt 2 cable (0.5m) – External monitor connected...
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