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r9 280x

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    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 3,1 + R9 280X gpu questions

    Hello, This is for anyone who has had a or currently has a Mac Pro 3,1 with an R9 280X gpu that has been flashed with the Mac efi. When using a flashed R9 280X gpu with mac efi, are there any issues with the compatibility with the 3,1 (for any OS version) being finicky or picky and not working...
  2. Boomish69

    MP 1,1-5,1 R9 280x causes spinning wheel with plugins?

    I have an ongoing problem with my Mac Pro since upgrading to Mojave, some audio plugins cause a spinning wheel when displaying their GUI. A friend of mine has a 7950 and doesn't have this problem, so it seems to be my system. I started with a metal compatible 7850 that works in Mojave but...
  3. turluttu

    RX 580 vs R9 280X on Mac Pro 4.1/5.1

    Hi everyone! I would like to share test results from two video cards. Connected display resolution 2K. And so we look at the results: Sapphire Radeon RX 580 Pulse 8 GB Sapphire Radeon R9 280X Toxic 3 GB Geekbench v4.2.3 LuxMark v3.1 Unigine Valley Benchmark v1.0 Final Cut...
  4. glawrie

    cMP 5,1 + R9 280X 3GB - will it work with Mojave?

    Just looking before leaping... updated with 2x X5670@2.93Ghz CPUs, works flawlessly with 10.13.5, and AFAIK the R9 280X has metal support. Grateful for any observations / guidance etc.
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    Looking for a self-flash friendly "It just works" GPU for cMP 5,1

    Hi guys, I have recently joined the camp of the used cMP 5,1. It was my replacement for my beloved Mac Mini early 2009 that recently failed on me. As you can tell I can still live with a Mac Mini 2009, I am not a very demanding user. I use my computer mainly for daily web surfing, some office...
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    Uprgraded GPUs in Mac Pro 5,1 no increase in performance

    So I recently upgraded to two Flashed MSI Twin Frozr R9 280x's in my 2010 Mac Pro from a single OEM 5870. I was mainly looking to improve render and export times in FCPX, and I went with Dual R9's because the chip architecture in the R9 280x is very similar to the D700 Firepros in the nMP...