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MP All Models AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT / 6900 XT for macOS?
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Here you go, macOS:
Also, are these results good? I have a very basic understanding of benchmarks, and while I really don't care at all, it is interesting to see the 6800XT work its magic!
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Metal score for Mac Studio with M1 Ultra is 94583.
With a metal score of 131027, this ancient 12 year old Mac Pro with an AMD 6800xt just handed the ultra its a**.
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For info, we can actually push the Radeon VII to the 55000 range.
Interestingly, to get this result, we just need to push the core clock to 1950MHz (HBM2 1100MHz). No need to go to 2575MHz as the 6800XT does.
Would be curious to see some Windows gaming benchmarks, but no worries if you can't do it. I had tested two AAA game titles with my RX 5700 as you might recall. If you happen to own either of those titles and don't mind testing them at 1080/1440/4K res at max settings that would be amazing to compare! Particularly Cyberpunk 2077 with Ray Tracing at max settings would be interesting!
only thing missing is running an 8k TV from this ancient cMP... and we might be close enough to handing the 7,1 the same thing you reference above!
(just kidding of course.)Hi, I know your post of the Gigabyte 6900 XT OC has been awhile. I noticed this requires 3 x 8-pin external power to work, not 3 x 6-pin. Correct? Which internal Mac Pro power did you tap or can you use any as long as it's vacant? Thanks.
Hi guys,
here is the latest web find regarding the AMD 6950 xt refresh coming soon
wccftech.com
Question to the driver / Mac Evi rom experts:
Will this enhanced version work inside a Mac Pro 2019, (maybe with the existing Mac OS drivers) ??
here is the latest web find regarding the AMD 6950 xt refresh coming soon
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, RX 6750 XT, RX 6650 XT Final Specifications Confirmed: Flagship Navi 21 GPU Rocks 335W TDP & 2310 MHz Boost Clock
The final specifications of AMD's upcoming Radeon RX 6950 XT, RX 6750 XT, RX 6650 XT Refresh graphics cards have leaked out.
wccftech.com
Question to the driver / Mac Evi rom experts:
Will this enhanced version work inside a Mac Pro 2019, (maybe with the existing Mac OS drivers) ??
Yeah, I've just been playing Elden Ring, and with the 6800XT I can get a consistent 60FPS on Ultra settings. Of course Elden does have a bug that causes frame drops, which occur from time to time.
I will get back to you on this one, as I too have been working on getting something like this next (after running the GB and Furmark stuff).
only thing missing is running an 8k TV from this ancient cMP... and we might be close enough to handing the 7,1 the same thing you reference above!
Frankly, I don't see why it couldn't drive an 8k screen. Assuming it runs the current OS, and has the correct cabling. Mac Pro 5,1 forever! It's the new Apple ][!
If Apple comes up with an updated version of the 7,1 with a PCI-e 4.0 architecture this year, that Mac Pro will also last another 10 years, expect the 7,1 to last another 5-8 years with its current PCI-e 3.0 architecture. Shame they did not launch a dual-CPU version like the 5,1Frankly, I don't see why it couldn't drive an 8k screen. Assuming it runs the current OS, and has the correct cabling. Mac Pro 5,1 forever! It's the new Apple ][!
AMD's response is "ridiculous" at best:
If RDNA2 cards are not supported in mac OS how come Apple is selling those cards for the Mac Pro?Response and Service Request History:
Thank you for your email.
I would like to inform you that AMD Radeon RX 6000 Series Desktop GPUs does not support Mac OS. For the list of supported OS, please check the individual specifications of the Radeon RX 6000 Series GPUs at the link below.
AMD Radeon™ RX Graphics Cards
Built on the AMD RDNA™ 3 architecture, AMD Radeon RX 7000 Series graphics deliver next-generation performance and visuals for all gamers & streamers.www.amd.com
Thank you for contacting AMD.
In order to update this service request, please respond without deleting or modifying the service request reference number in the email subject or in the email correspondence below.
Please Note: This service request will automatically close if we do not receive a response within 10 days and cannot be reopened.
If it is not feasible to respond within 10 days, feel free to open a new service request and reference this ticket for continued support.
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Santosh
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My question stems from my tests with the new mac studio - it handles all those weird new formats flawlessly with its video engines- my question is, would it be possible to bring my mac pro currently equipped with two vegas up to speed with one of these new cards? Or is this then hindered somehow by software or lacking support or something like that?
I have Canon G6 footage and the mac pro ABSOLUTELY can not play it back, same with certain sony footage (In davinci Resolve), whereas the mac studio just laughs about it.
There is a separate thread to enable decoding/encoding:
Activate AMD hardware acceleration
[For existing OpenCore users, you can always download my latest OpenCore package at post #1314 for update] Full HWAccel achieved now! Everything is covered in the OpenCore thread. The step by step tutorial to enable AMD hardware acceleration is now at here, but I strongly recommend you go...
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I thought this is only for the older mac pros?There is a separate thread to enable decoding/encoding:
Activate AMD hardware acceleration
[For existing OpenCore users, you can always download my latest OpenCore package at post #1314 for update] Full HWAccel achieved now! Everything is covered in the OpenCore thread. The step by step tutorial to enable AMD hardware acceleration is now at here, but I strongly recommend you go...
i thought that is what you had. 7,1 should be natively supporting encoding/decoding
You mean if I put in a 6800 it would have better native video decoding/encoding than my current vega IIs - or even probably better to wait for the upcoming rdna3..
For me it's just interesting to understand if in general driver support and all that works properly under mac os with these 3rd party cards - just to consider if it makes sense to upgrade my 7.1 with a newer GPU and probably the 28core eventually or to just jump to a studio or a new mac pro later this year. People started to ask me if I want to sell my 7.1 eventually and I'm wondering to what extend it will be possible to extend the lifespan of this machine in a good way via new gpus.
Most 1st level tech-support representatives are not that savvy with complex tech know-how, quite a lot of them hardly have any experience. They usually read off a scripted flow-chart for known issues, and there are many known issues that are well categorized. Even in tech support they have specialists teams, who actually do the research, error simulation, and find solutions to produce the categories and solutions flow-charts with scripted instructions to the 1st level representatives. It is rare a customer gets through to those specialists (who are around managerial level, though they might not actually manage teams).
Used to work in tech-support at Dell, right after university, and saw this first-hand. I suspect it might not be that extraordinarily different at AMD either.
I suspect this is a case of AMD doesn't offer a driver for the card for macOS, therefore it's "not supported" by AMD.