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    MP 6,1 6,1 H264 and advise for a new system

    I have a late 2013 Mac Pro. When I bough it I thought was great for video editing and streaming but after a while I discover that H264 and hardware acceleration is not working on this machine (!). I was following the thread about OpenCore but seems for Mac 5,1 and I'm a little worried it could...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 2.1 - GPU Upgrade

    Hi Recently I bought a Mac Pro 2.1, I was thinking of upgrading my GPU to a AMD Radeon R9 280X. According to this post (Part 6.1) https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/gpu-compatibility-list-for-cmp.2174600/?fbclid=IwAR0nX-9bjZ2ydvPBVUIttmrzJ1_3d703TcAWSUycj9xdJ76tcUR0-k7B8_k My current specs...
  3. dawindmg08

    Metal/AMD updates in 10.15.4?

    Can anyone confirm if 10.15.4 updated the GPU drivers for the current AMD card lineup? Been waiting to pull the trigger on a 16" MBP but keep hearing horror stories about glitches and Metal acceleration on the new Macs, especially in Adobe Premiere Pro. Been hoping that it gets fixed before...
  4. VaZ

    VMware Fusion 11.5 Win 10 Pro HIGH GPU SPIKES !

    Mac specs are in my signature. So when trying to play an old game from 2003 on Origin in windows my osx gpu history is showing the graph as maxed out ! I don't even get near max doing daily regular things in osx. The settings for vmware are 1gb out of 3gb shared graphics memory with 3d on, 4...
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    MP 7,1 Radeon Pro Vega II - Upgrade

    Hey, so I got my system with the stock 580. wondering what real world improvements from the adobe CC market there is between the two. Also considering waiting for the Radeon Pro W5700X. Thoughts?
  6. Rob Hein

    Macbook Pro Mid 2010 Shut down randomly

    I got this old mac Macbook Pro Mid 2010 that has this problem, it will just shut down randomly, and give me a grey screen, i think it said kernel something, sorry im no expert here. Log file Kernel Screenshot I have read online, this is a common problem with this model, and i've tried...
  7. Crazycowproductions

    MP 7,1 New Mac Pro / Adobe Premiere / GPU / WTF?

    Hello. I purchased a brand new Mac Pro (Specs Below). Of course it came pre-loaded with Catalina. I’m working in Adobe Premiere 2019 (Not 2020 for obvious reasons). And noticing very poor performance issues. Timeline is choppy, slow exports, etc etc etc. I have also been monitoring the GPU usage...
  8. haralds

    MP 1,1-5,1 Catalyst HD 7970 Replacement Fan Source

    I have a flashed Gigabyte GV-R797OC-3GD that has served me well. However, I noticed a bearing noise at higher fan speeds. Given my system is normally very quiet, this is unpleasant. It could also indicate eventual failure. Can anybody point me to a reliable source for replacement? I see a lot of...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 GTX 1060 not functioning, need troubleshooting help

    Hi, first time poster and admittedly not an expert. I recently installed an "EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Gaming ACX 3.0, 6GB" into my 2010 Mac Pro 5,1. Currently it boots up and I can see an image but the functioning is totally out of whack. All finder windows and other windows lag or smear; they...
  10. rodedwards

    MP 1,1-5,1 Fastest Graphics Card for 5,1 Mojave Mac Pro?

    Hi ! :) I have a 2009 5,1 Mac Pro. It's been pimped up with faster CPU, Ram etc ... but my Sapphire Pulse 8GB Radeon RX 580 card isn't fast enough for playing 8k 3D 360 video. I've done Activity Monitor tests and the GPU is hitting the ceiling so i need faster. Any suggestions or is there not...
  11. TheCrunchyDragon

    2010 iMac Upgrades

    Hi y'all, Recently acquired a 27" mid-2010 iMac(Model A1312, EMC 2390), been planning some upgrades. So far I've got it running OSX 10.12 Sierra, but would like to push it a little bit more. I've got plans to upgrade the CPU, add an SSD, and increase the RAM. The one thing that keeps bugging me...
  12. Romanesco

    MP 7,1 Aggregate List of Mac Pro (2019) Compatible Components

    An aggregate list of compatible components for the Mac Pro (2019) to be of reference when upgrading the machine. Will update the post from your suggestions bellow. CPUs (added by mikeboss) Intel Xeon W-32223 @ 3.5 GHz (8 cores) Intel Xeon W-3235 @ 3.3 GHz (12 cores) Intel Xeon W-3245 @ 3.2 GHz...
  13. biscuit1280

    MP 1,1-5,1 MP 5,1 GPU Upgrade

    I am looking to buy a new metal 2 and Mojave supported GPU for my mac pro 5,1 but can't find the list of supported GPUs.. Does anyone have it ?
  14. upbythomas

    MP 1,1-5,1 Does the AMD RX 590 (MSI) can work in a 3,1 Mac Pro?

    Hi everyone, recently I bought a MSI RX590 Armor 8GB OC for my 3,1 Mac Pro. Obviously, I've installed macOS Catalina with dosdude's solution before connecting the new RX video card in there (and Catalina works perfectly with the original ATI card). But, after put the 590 in and connected the...
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    macOS Comparing GPU Performance using Metal Performance Shaders

    The MacBook Pro 2018 has two GPUs: AMD Radeon Pro 555X and Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630. I supposed the AMD 555X would be superior in performance compared to the Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630. However, I observed a huge performance difference for Metal Performance Shaders (MPS) between the two GPUs...
  16. amgff84

    2009 iMac Upgrade.

    Hello! A few years ago I bought an early 09 iMac with the GT130 GPU and 3.06 Penryn CPU. I gave it to my mother because she needed something to watch netflix, hulu, and youtube on. It works... Well it works... most of the time. It has symptoms of a bad GPU, where the screen distorts or just...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Radeon Pro w5700

    I wonder if this will ever be able to work in a MacPro 5.1 and what sort of benefits its may offer over a Radeon VII or Vega? https://www.amd.com/en/products/professional-graphics/radeon-pro-w5700
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 5,1 2010 - Boots up but no video output (black screen)

    Hi, true Apple Geniuses, After literally years of lurking here and finding every answer to every Mac problem I’ve had (which I greatly appreciate), I’m now officially stumped and posting for the first time. I’m really hopeful someone can put an end to my weeklong descent into madness ... I’ll...
  19. Speedstar

    MP 1,1-5,1 High Sierra Luxmark does not see OpenCL all Devices CUDA-Z do, why?

    Hallo out there anyone who knows any MacOS-Webdriver combination with I can run 2 Kepler and one Pascal card with Webdriver recognizing all OpenCL Devices? when I start 10.13.6 (17G66) with (K5000+1050ti+680MacE) WebDriver-387.10.10.15.15.108 I get CUDA-Z ALL but in Luxmark just 680 OpenCL...
  20. Zaithe

    MP 1,1-5,1 Displayports not working on 1080TI with Mac Pro 5,1

    I have a non EFI flashed 1080TI(11G-P4-6798-KR) using the SATA ports for power (2x 6in SATA Power to 1x 8 Pin PCI Express Video Card Power Cable Adapter) alongside the default gpu power cable i believe to prevent the unexpected shutdown crash (still happens on high load). I was having an issue...