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MP All Models AMD Polaris, Vega, & Navi GPU macOS Support
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If you guys want to tweak your Navi10 cards on macOS check this: https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/340909-tool-amd-radeon-rx-5700-xt-powerplay-table-generator/
Works the same as the one I made for Radeon VII. Everything works except overclocking the GPU. Currently working on getting this sorted out. Undervolting significantly reduces power consumption, heat and fan noise. Also gives a performance boost since it eliminates thermal throttling.
Works the same as the one I made for Radeon VII. Everything works except overclocking the GPU. Currently working on getting this sorted out. Undervolting significantly reduces power consumption, heat and fan noise. Also gives a performance boost since it eliminates thermal throttling.
I don't understand the argument here.
The RX 5700 XT kills the Vega 56 and 64 by a leap according to this GPU Benchmark test. It is considerably cheaper than Radeon VII and Vega 64LC but slightly more expensive than the blower version of Vega 64, saying that, it is 23% faster than the Vega 64 which justifies the extra £90.
Now that apple are supporting this card on Catalina, I am leaning towards the 5700 XT and will hold fire until after January by which time I'm hoping there's going to be a lot more development and progress with Catalina and the RDNA's by the adventurous amongst us as well as Apple.
The RX 5700 XT kills the Vega 56 and 64 by a leap according to this GPU Benchmark test. It is considerably cheaper than Radeon VII and Vega 64LC but slightly more expensive than the blower version of Vega 64, saying that, it is 23% faster than the Vega 64 which justifies the extra £90.
Now that apple are supporting this card on Catalina, I am leaning towards the 5700 XT and will hold fire until after January by which time I'm hoping there's going to be a lot more development and progress with Catalina and the RDNA's by the adventurous amongst us as well as Apple.
In gaming the 5700 XT is very good but most of us use it for compute tasks - video editing and rendering - in which case performance is not much better. In fact for compute the Radeon VII is considered the best performing card.
This is a Windows focused benchmark. In a Mac Pro, as a compute/rendering card, even Vega 64 has better performance than a 5700XT.
Navi 10 architecture halved the thread execution wide count from 64 to 32, maybe future iterations of RDNA will be better for compute too, but for now, Vega 64 and VII are better compute cards.
It's actually 40 compute units for 5700XT. Navi 23 based on RDNA 2 will run circles around the VII as it is rumored to have 102 CUs, Ray tracing backed by HBM memory.
It’s not CUs, but the instruction thread wide count, VEGA can bundle 64 instructions together while Navi halved it for 32.
Ahhh. I thought you were referring to CUs. Yeah, they did halve the wavefront width from 64 to 32 but they also increased the SIMD from 16 to 32 which basically means better single threaded performance as each wavefront thread has a dedicated SIMD unit.
I will check this out when I have an available afternoon. sounds promising to get the same performance I have in Windows on macOS. thanks for posting this link
I cannot imagine anyone wanting to overclock the RX 5700 XT in a cMP. It's hot enough at stock clocks and voltages. overclocking is going to need a water cooled loop I think, or at least, an aggressive fan curve. Like you discovered, undervolting alone or pairing with underclocking makes a significant difference in thermals. I settled at 1875mHz at 990mV and actually overclocked vram to 1820mHz (910 on the Wattman scale).....but that is on Windows 10. I haven't made a real transition to Catalina due to my main app I use, Pro Tools, doesn't work yet still being part 32bit. So I haven't been testing the RX 5700 XT much other than to see it works, but at least now knowing it will run how I want it to in macOS (cool and quiet) this gives me a nudge. I game in Windows only so when on macOS I don't need all the performance, under clocking and under volting to the rescue!
Clearly you should stop using these trash sites for comparing GPUs and listen (or conduct) some proper testing, in macOS, with real benchmark tools.
Sorry gents, I didn’t mean to cause offence, just sharing my findings.
Some of you, clearly have a better understanding of how Mac and GPU’s operate. There’s a wealth of information that a lot of you have gained and appreciate you sharing with the larger community.
Some of you, clearly have a better understanding of how Mac and GPU’s operate. There’s a wealth of information that a lot of you have gained and appreciate you sharing with the larger community.
Apple updated the eGPU support page to include the Radeon RX 5700, 5700 XT, and 5700 XT 50th Anniversary.
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Use an external graphics processor with your Mac - Apple Support
Learn how to access additional graphics performance by connecting to an external graphics processor.
Hi!
What type of cable do you use to power your card? Have you tried connecting an adapter from, for example, HDMI or Displayport to a DVI and got a picture? I ask because I have an Apple Cinema screen that I want to use. Would be grateful for answers.
Best regards
MacRoy
I’ve been running two Apple Cinema Displays off a VEGA FE with two DP-to-DVI adapters.
Thanks a lot fore you're answer. But how about the video Card Power Cable you use ? Do you have a link for that?
Best regards
MacRoy
Has anyone tried the Mac Videocards Vega 56 with bootscreen yet ? Its on his website as out of stock so i guess he must have sold a couple of them ??
Radeon Pro W5700 should be available soon and would assume almost immediate compatibility with macOS Catalina 10.15.1+. Retail for $799 at launch.
Worth noting this GPU includes a USB-C port, which has been a gripe for some on this forum recently. This MIGHT be one of the first standard GPUs to offer this natively.
www.pcmag.com
Worth noting this GPU includes a USB-C port, which has been a gripe for some on this forum recently. This MIGHT be one of the first standard GPUs to offer this natively.
AMD's Radeon Pro W5700 Lands for $799, Targets 3D Designers
The Radeon Pro W5700 is designed for PC workstations that need to run CAD drawings and 3D modeling programs. It's been designed to guzzle less power and process workloads even when multiple high-intensive programs are running.
USB-C but NOT Thunderbolt 3 right? Means no Apple 6K support or am I wrong?
Tuned for gaming Windows drivers versus macOS drivers ( not tweaked primarily for gaming. ) may not necessarily lead to those numbers.
If you're JUST talking about the Pro Display XDR, my understanding is the Pro Display XDR supports TB3 as "video" input only. All USB-C are for hub-style functionality.
There is discussion about a TB3 video adapter box (from AJA or Blackmagic) to make this work with other machines. The GPU would still need to drive the 6K signal and the box would just convert. Unsure how this would work with reference modes, etc. Until the monitor and converters/boxes are available, it's a guessing game.