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Frequently Asked Questions About NVIDIA PC (non-EFI) Graphics Cards

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Yes, it's free. But slower on my Mac 3.1, I'm afraid. I use Mac since 1994 and I know that every new Os is heavier (with features I never use...).
There is no way to get the newer driver out of Mavericks?

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Into System preferences Panel there is only Cuda, no other control for GPU?
 
antonioc said:
Yes, it's free. But slower on my Mac 3.1, I'm afraid. I use Mac since 1994 and I know that every new Os is heavier (with features I never use...).
There is no way to get the newer driver out of Mavericks?
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So you've confirmed that Mavericks performs worse on your system for the apps you use? New OSes are the only way to get newer graphics drivers, given how tightly coupled they are with the frameworks on the system. Not sure what else to tell you then, the MacPro3,1 is a very old computer at this point.
 
^^^^Thanks for the link, Just downloaded and installed PB2, and installed and works fine. I wonder if there is also a Cuda Beta Driver for Yosemite, as Cuda Driver 6.0.54 does not work in Yosemite.

Lou
 
Anyone have issues with the sound after upgrading cards? I installed a GTX760 with the web drivers, which has run fine. It probably isn't related to the card, but I thought I'd check since I starting having no sound about the same time as the card was installed.

The speakers work fine when I'm booted into windows. The built in speaker wont play either, so it isn't a speaker problem. Sometimes a restart will fix it. I'm still trying to nail down a pattern.
 
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Hello
after a format I'm installing Mavericks from the scratch on my Mac 3.1 with Gtx 650 Ti 2 Gb and Radeon HD 2600 XT, so I will check a clean work environment (no upgrade from old system). Installed latest nvidia GPU and CUDA drivers. All seems fine.

At this moment — I need to use Snow Leopard again from other partition — the Dell U2713HM display is connected to the HD 2600 XT.

My question is: to benefit of Gtx 650 Ti power (for Final Cut for example) it must be connected to the display or it anyway works?
 
nVidia web driver crash Mac Pro

Hello
sorry for another question,

into Mavericks 10.9.4 if I set nvidia driver manager to use Nvidia web driver (334.01.02f02) I get a crash. Resettng the PRAM it restart fine with Osx Default Graphics Driver.


Anonymous UUID: 5263CA24-FEDC-1C3D-AE86-2E164AA9D090

Sat Aug 9 10:06:21 2014
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f9e404cb9): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x006100c0: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0x9a000000 0xffffff81736f8000 0x0e6060a1, D0, P0/3
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff81622abbf0 : 0xffffff801da22f79
0xffffff81622abc70 : 0xffffff7f9e404cb9
0xffffff81622abd30 : 0xffffff7f9e4cef5a
0xffffff81622abd70 : 0xffffff7f9e69f330
0xffffff81622abd80 : 0xffffff7f9e4a336f
0xffffff81622abda0 : 0xffffff7f9e545ccb
0xffffff81622abe20 : 0xffffff7f9e3ed552
0xffffff81622abee0 : 0xffffff7f9e3babb5
0xffffff81622abf20 : 0xffffff801da4a20a
0xffffff81622abfb0 : 0xffffff801dad7417
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman(8.2.6)[6DAE3128-DB93-3F93-858C-F46ADE1368A2]@0xffffff7f9e3b4000->0xffffff7f9e627fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[4662B11D-2ECA-315D-875C-618C97CDAB2A]@0xffffff7f9e0be000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[D41125CE-69BD-32E7-9B1D-4E83431662DD]@0xffffff7f9e39e000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[75D81741-64C1-3941-ADFA-9D6B6C434EE4]@0xffffff7f9e35b000
dependency: com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl(3.6.22)[91D61DEC-2946-3790-8134-B808C016C4C9]@0xffffff7f9e3ae000
com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAGK100Hal(8.2.6)[EF73AF59-A574-3A5A-B410-7E4F2DA819B0]@0xffffff7f9e633000->0xffffff7f9e7dffff
dependency: com.apple.nvidia.driver.NVDAResman(8.2.6)[6DAE3128-DB93-3F93-858C-F46ADE1368A2]@0xffffff7f9e3b4000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[4662B11D-2ECA-315D-875C-618C97CDAB2A]@0xffffff7f9e0be000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

Mac OS version:
13E28

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.3.0: Tue Jun 3 21:27:35 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2422.110.17~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: BBFADD17-672B-35A2-9B7F-E4B12213E4B8
Kernel slide: 0x000000001d800000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff801da00000
System model name: MacPro3,1 (Mac-F42C88C8)

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antonioc said:
My question is: to benefit of Gtx 650 Ti power (for Final Cut for example) it must be connected to the display or it anyway works?
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You don't need a monitor hooked to the 650 Ti.
FCPX uses OpenCL to accelerate some operations. And even the built-in Mavericks Nvidia driver will enable OpenCL for your card, so you should be all set. If you want, you can verify OpenCL support by building the 'dumpcl' CLI tool mentioned in this thread (you'll need Xcode installed):
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7892955/how-can-i-test-for-opencl-compability
 
unfortunately I get Kernel Panic after uninstalling nvidia web driver too.
Can someone help me to understand if it is a hardware or software issue?
 
antonioc said:
unfortunately I get Kernel Panic after uninstalling nvidia web driver too.
Can someone help me to understand if it is a hardware or software issue?
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I recently installed a regular GTX 650 1GB card for a friend, and we had issues with the web driver too. I say stick with the 10.9.4 built-in driver for stability.
 
coredump4 said:
I recently installed a regular GTX 650 1GB card for a friend, and we had issues with the web driver too. I say stick with the 10.9.4 built-in driver for stability.
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I get Kernel Panic after uninstalled nvidia web driver too. Of course, booting from 10.6.8 drive no problems at all.
 
antonioc said:
I get Kernel Panic after uninstalled nvidia web driver too. Of course, booting from 10.6.8 drive no problems at all.
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It's really hard to know what's going wrong if you don't post the crash logs or kernel panic logs.
 
Thanks Asgorath
I will try with another similar card. Have you suggestion about brand?

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Good for Final Cut Pro X too.
 
Mac Pro GTX 760

Hello,

I decided to upgrade my graphics card in my Mac Pro 5,1 and bought the Gigabyte Geforce GTX 760.

I've downloaded the drivers for 10.9.4 from the original post as well as Cuda 6.0.54 from Post #1479 and installed them both. Afterwards, I took out my old 5870 and put in the new card, using the power cables the 5870 was previously connected to.

When I turn my Mac on again, the graphic card's fans start spinning but even after waiting a couple minutes my screen stays black. I also tried putting the plug at the back that connects the card to the screen into the other slot which also didn't help.

The answer to my problem is probably pretty simple, but I'm a rookie concerning hardware stuff. If you guys care to help me and need more information, please ask ;).

Thanks
 
GTX 760 questions

I'm tentatively planning on getting a GTX 760 card for my 4,1 Mac Pro. I've found answers to most my questions in the forum, but I'm still looking for guidance or experience with regards to:

1) I'm looking for a card that is quiet, particularly at idle. Any specific models to look for or avoid?

2) Currently I'm running two monitors at 2560 x 1440. I often work with many windows open, multiple spaces, and virtual machines running Windows and Centos. Typical apps are: Photoshop CS6, Illustrator CS6, 2D and 3D CAD, Excel, Word, Safari, and Mail. Would a card with 4G of VRAM be useful, or is 2G enough? My current card has 1G VRAM and stalls when switching windows or spaces when lots of things are open.

3) Has anyone tried the EVGA cards with Double BIOS such as: 02G-P4-3765-KR, 04G-P4-3767-KR, or 04G-P4-3768-KR?

Thanks,

-- DS
 
Yes, GM107 cards work with the Yosemite web driver. Not perfect yet, but it's a good sign that these will work with Yosemite when it is finalized.
 
EVGA 650ti SSC Works in OS X Yosemite 10.10

just took the old EVGA 650ti SSC 2GB card out of my PC after upgrading to the 750ti and decided to try the 650ti in my 2009 8core Mac Pro. Worked Perfectly. I tried the 750ti and it wouldn't boot properly, it kept chiming then rebooting and chiming again. I've only found this thread about 30 minutes ago and never thought to try a PC card in my Mac before so thank you everyone who's kept this post alive

Update Sept 4, 2014: EVGA GTX 660 SC+ 3GB Card also works
 

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I'm looking for a low end card to stick in my 5,1 Mac Pro. I'm running a Gt120 right now, and i just need a second card so i can drive a third monitor. Most intensive thing that will be running on it is a full screen quicktime video, most of the time it will just have a Webpage on.

I'm really looking for a card that won't require external power. Are their any cards that won't?

Thanks.
 
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