MP 1,1-5,1 GPU Compatibility List for cMP

[TheKING2185]

Own: Mac Pro mid 2010 (5,1) Single 2.8GHZ Intel Xeon Quad Core, 7GB RAM, AMD Radeon 5700XT On High Sierra

Thinking of getting an AMD 6700XT to upgrade to Mojave until I can find an AMD Radeon VII. Any thoughts on Power and compatibilty?

 

[MisterAndrew]

The RX 6700 XT is not yet compatible with any version of macOS that I know of. You need Polaris or Vega for Mojave.

 

[flowrider]

^^^^Probably never will be.

Lou

 

[KeesMacPro]

7GB RAM, AMD Radeon 5700XT On High Sierra

7GB RAM are you sure?
5700XT running High Sierra ... IINM this GPU is supported running Catalina and up , how did you manage that?

 

[MarkC426]

I think it should be 5770.

 

[joevt]

Adding some GPU testing notes here. Let me know if you experience different behavior with the same GPU.

MacPro3,1 with EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition:

• Boot screen can be seen with any of the ports (DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI, VGA from DVI-I analog part) except DisplayPort.
• If only DisplayPort is connected, then boot does not happen (gray screen does not appear, keyboard caps-lock key does nothing, EFI boot loader is not loaded).
• DisplayPort works with the following macOS versions:
  10.9.5 Mavericks
  10.10.5 Yosemite
  10.11.5 El Capitan
  10.12.6 Sierra
  10.13.6 High Sierra
  10.14.6 Mojave
• DisplayPort doesn't work with the following macOS versions:
  10.5.8 Leopard
  10.6.8 Snow Leopard
  10.7.5 Lion
  10.8.5 Mountain Lion
  10.15.7 Catalina
• All the ports can do 4K 30Hz (tested with Gefen Dual Link DVI to DisplayPort adapter which is similar to the Atlona AT-DP400).
• DisplayPort can do 4K 60Hz
• EFI driver (which means only a single resolution is usable and there's no graphics acceleration) is used in the following macOS versions:
  10.5.8 Leopard
  10.6.8 Snow Leopard
• Multiple resolutions (including scaled and HiDPI resolutions) are supported in the following macOS versions:
  10.7.5 Lion
  10.8.5 Mountain Lion
  10.9.5 Mavericks
  10.10.5 Yosemite
  10.11.5 El Capitan
  10.12.6 Sierra
  10.13.6 High Sierra
  10.14.6 Mojave
  10.15.7 Catalina

I didn't test VGA for all the macOS versions - I think it was removed from macOS in one of the later versions.

I got DisplayPort working on my EVGA Nvidia GTX 680 Mac Edition in Catalina by modifying /System/Library/Extensions/AppleGraphicsControl.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy.kext/Contents/Info.plist
according to https://github.com/mayankk2308/purge-wrangler/issues/48

 

[macguru9999]

I got DisplayPort working on my EVGA Nvidia GTX 680 Mac Edition in Catalina by modifying /System/Library/Extensions/AppleGraphicsControl.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy.kext/Contents/Info.plist
according to https://github.com/mayankk2308/purge-wrangler/issues/48

Thats not true, I have lots of 680gtx cards here flashed with the Mac edition rom. I tested mine with catalina (dosdude) from the display port and it works fine, although I did have to reboot, it did not switch from hdmi 'on the fly' . My cards are reference 2gb models flashed with the mac edition rom.

 

[joevt]

Thats not true, I have lots of 680gtx cards here flashed with the Mac edition rom. I tested mine with catalina (dosdude) from the display port and it works fine, although I did have to reboot, it did not switch from hdmi 'on the fly' . My cards are reference 2gb models flashed with the mac edition rom.

All I know is, if I remove the lines from the Info.plist and reboot then I can't use the DisplayPort port until I re-add the lines again and reboot.
I don't know what the difference is between my real EVGA Mac Edition card and your cards.
I am also using Catalina dosdude1 patched (currently at 10.15.7 19H114).
I'm not using OpenCore or Lilu or WhateverGreen.
I don't have anything too weird in my boot-args:
-v debug=0x144 -no_compat_check maxmem=63488 nv_spanmodepolicy=1 nvda_drv=1

 

[Macschrauber]

I noticed a 2nd "native" DisplayPort Display did not run since Catalina. As a 1st Display it worked for me.

I often use Kepler Cards in my builts.

Also you have to differ between active/native DisplayPort with its own clocking and "just" Display Port to DVI / HDMI converters.

 

[joevt]

I noticed a 2nd "native" DisplayPort Display did not run since Catalina. As a 1st Display it worked for me.

I often use Kepler Cards in my builts.

Also you have to differ between active/native DisplayPort with its own clocking and "just" Display Port to DVI / HDMI converters.

You have a Kepler card with more than one DisplayPort port? Did you try the fix?

Here are some commands to apply the fix. It adds board-ids for MacPro4,1/MacPro5,1, iMac10,1, MacPro3,1

mkdir -p ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy
cp /System/Library/Extensions/AppleGraphicsControl.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy.kext/Contents/Info.plist ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy/Info.plist
# bbedit ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy/Info.plist
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy \
    -c "Add :IOKitPersonalities:AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy:ConfigMap:Mac-F221BEC8 string none" \
    -c "Add :IOKitPersonalities:AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy:ConfigMap:Mac-F221DCC8 string none" \
    -c "Add :IOKitPersonalities:AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy:ConfigMap:Mac-F42C88C8 string none" \
    ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy/Info.plist > /dev/null
#bbdiff /System/Library/Extensions/AppleGraphicsControl.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy.kext/Contents/Info.plist ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy/Info.plist
sudo chmod 755 ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy/Info.plist
sudo chown root:wheel ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy/Info.plist
mount | grep ' on / ' | grep -q 'read-only' && sudo mount -uw /
sudo mv -f ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy/Info.plist /System/Library/Extensions/AppleGraphicsControl.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy.kext/Contents/Info.plist
sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions

 

[Macschrauber]

You have a Kepler card with more than one DisplayPort port? Did you try the fix?

yes and no, K2000 has two display ports.

the -displayPort-not-working- appeared to me when one DVI and one DisplayPort was connected.

If the DisplayPort was the only display it worked.

Will try the fix soon and report back. Thanks for that

Here are some commands to apply the fix. It adds board-ids for MacPro4,1/MacPro5,1, iMac10,1, MacPro3,1

mkdir -p ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy
cp /System/Library/Extensions/AppleGraphicsControl.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy.kext/Contents/Info.plist ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy/Info.plist
# bbedit ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy/Info.plist
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy \
    -c "Add :IOKitPersonalities:AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy:ConfigMap:Mac-F221BEC8 string none" \
    -c "Add :IOKitPersonalities:AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy:ConfigMap:Mac-F221DCC8 string none" \
    -c "Add :IOKitPersonalities:AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy:ConfigMap:Mac-F42C88C8 string none" \
    ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy/Info.plist > /dev/null
#bbdiff /System/Library/Extensions/AppleGraphicsControl.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy.kext/Contents/Info.plist ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy/Info.plist
sudo chmod 755 ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy/Info.plist
sudo chown root:wheel ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy/Info.plist
mount | grep ' on / ' | grep -q 'read-only' && sudo mount -uw /
sudo mv -f ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy/Info.plist /System/Library/Extensions/AppleGraphicsControl.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy.kext/Contents/Info.plist
sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions

 

[Macschrauber]

Maybe I can shed a little light into it:

tried my Uga flashed k2000 with Catalina and Big Sur, had 2 DisplayPort outputs working, one active, one passive adapter. Both displays were working in every combination, with 2 Display Ports or 1 DVI and 1 DisplayPort active and passive.

dropped a k600 in (with no Uga bootscreen) and DisplayPort went dark after the driver kicked in.

If I check "about this mac" remotely it appears like no GPU is connected, no display nor GPU reported, shows "internal graphics"

Will try the patches later and report.

 

[mr__explorer]

You have a Kepler card with more than one DisplayPort port? Did you try the fix?

Here are some commands to apply the fix. It adds board-ids for MacPro4,1/MacPro5,1, iMac10,1, MacPro3,1

mkdir -p ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy
cp /System/Library/Extensions/AppleGraphicsControl.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy.kext/Contents/Info.plist ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy/Info.plist
# bbedit ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy/Info.plist
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy \
    -c "Add :IOKitPersonalities:AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy:ConfigMap:Mac-F221BEC8 string none" \
    -c "Add :IOKitPersonalities:AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy:ConfigMap:Mac-F221DCC8 string none" \
    -c "Add :IOKitPersonalities:AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy:ConfigMap:Mac-F42C88C8 string none" \
    ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy/Info.plist > /dev/null
#bbdiff /System/Library/Extensions/AppleGraphicsControl.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy.kext/Contents/Info.plist ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy/Info.plist
sudo chmod 755 ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy/Info.plist
sudo chown root:wheel ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy/Info.plist
mount | grep ' on / ' | grep -q 'read-only' && sudo mount -uw /
sudo mv -f ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy/Info.plist /System/Library/Extensions/AppleGraphicsControl.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy.kext/Contents/Info.plist
sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions

Hi! I've just bought a 5'1 with a flashed GTX 680, installed Big Sur via OpenCore and the DisplayPort does not work. Also HDMI only outputs 30Hz (at all resolutions) to my 4K60 display.

So far I have tried using the weg agdp boot-args and those didn't solve either issue.

So I'm trying these commands, but I can't get them working. I installed bbedit, plus the command line tools, and gave it permission in terminal (I think), but run into immediate problems with the third line (the one that starts with # bbedit). Terminal tells me: "zsh: command not found: #"

I believe I have a good enough grasp on what these commands are doing, but I don't know command line enough to troubleshoot the errors I'm getting. Thanks!

 

[joevt]

# is for comments. skip those lines. Also, these commands are for Catalina. Big Sur requires more work.

 

[mr__explorer]

Ohh I see. Would it be a ton more work? Is there any GUI way to do it?

I added my board-id to (a copy of) the plist file using propertree, but I’m not sure how to actually get the edited plist into the right place. I’m guessing Big Sur breaks something in your command line solution above?

 

[MarkC426]

You may have purchased a Mac with a duff gpu.
Have you looked inside the mac, is the gpu actually a gtx680?

 

[joevt]

Ohh I see. Would it be a ton more work? Is there any GUI way to do it?

I added my board-id to (a copy of) the plist file using propertree, but I’m not sure how to actually get the edited plist into the right place. I’m guessing Big Sur breaks something in your command line solution above?

Maybe ask your question in the Big Sur on unsupported Macs thread.

 

[mr__explorer]

You may have purchased a Mac with a duff gpu.
Have you looked inside the mac, is the gpu actually a gtx680?

Yes it’s definitely a real 680

Maybe ask your question in the Big Sur on unsupported Macs thread.

I shall, I just figured I’d start here since it was the only place I’d seen this same problem addressed (and I also didn’t know the solution would be different enough between Catalina and BS). Thanks!

 

[TitaniumFrog]

You have a Kepler card with more than one DisplayPort port? Did you try the fix?

Here are some commands to apply the fix. It adds board-ids for MacPro4,1/MacPro5,1, iMac10,1, MacPro3,1

mkdir -p ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy
cp /System/Library/Extensions/AppleGraphicsControl.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy.kext/Contents/Info.plist ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy/Info.plist
# bbedit ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy/Info.plist
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy \
    -c "Add :IOKitPersonalities:AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy:ConfigMap:Mac-F221BEC8 string none" \
    -c "Add :IOKitPersonalities:AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy:ConfigMap:Mac-F221DCC8 string none" \
    -c "Add :IOKitPersonalities:AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy:ConfigMap:Mac-F42C88C8 string none" \
    ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy/Info.plist > /dev/null
#bbdiff /System/Library/Extensions/AppleGraphicsControl.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy.kext/Contents/Info.plist ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy/Info.plist
sudo chmod 755 ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy/Info.plist
sudo chown root:wheel ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy/Info.plist
mount | grep ' on / ' | grep -q 'read-only' && sudo mount -uw /
sudo mv -f ~/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy/Info.plist /System/Library/Extensions/AppleGraphicsControl.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy.kext/Contents/Info.plist
sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions

Thank you! That is what I needed with my flashed reference GTX680 with DVI and DP active. I now have dual displays working without an issue. I removed the strings I didn't need though, just kept it at the 3,1. Saves some clutter ;-)

 

[avro707]

Any thoughts on these 6900XT GPUs on a Mac Pro 5,1?

https://www.pccasegear.com/products/52853/powercolor-radeon-rx-6900-xt-red-devil-oc-16gb-rdna-2

I already have RX580 8GB, but just curious if something like the above would work. The prices of new-old graphics cards and particularly desirable ones like Radeon VII 16GB are so costly that a brand new, newer generation graphics card is cheaper!

I'm guessing the 6900XT above would be very close to the power limits of the classic Mac Pro (980w PSU)?

 

[Macschrauber]

With 3x 8 pin it needs a Pixlas Mod.

The last one I tested a reference 6900 the machine wont even chime. If you order such a card do it from a dealer with good return policy.

 

[flowrider]

Any thoughts on these 6900XT GPUs on a Mac Pro 5,1?

https://www.pccasegear.com/products/52853/powercolor-radeon-rx-6900-xt-red-devil-oc-16gb-rdna-2

I already have RX580 8GB, but just curious if something like the above would work.

See this post in this thread:

AMD Polaris, Vega, & Navi GPU macOS Support

MacPro5,1 don't even complete POST with a NAVI2x GPU installed. We still don't know if it's a PCIe, chipset, CPU or Mac Pro firmware issue at this point. I have a hunch from what I've read with hackintoshes that is more than the MacPro firmware, but also CPU requirements and a NAVI2x GPU could...

forums.macrumors.com

Lou

 

[leandroguerreiro.pt]

Is anyone here using a Quadro K5200 or K5000? What's the GPU fan behaviour under regular use?
Thanks.
L

 

[MarkC426]

A K5000 is a mac efi card, so should be fine.

18. Nvidia Quadro K5000 4 GB
Performance: 75% RPI. Has PRO positioning. Supports Metal 2 (Mojave).
Power consumption: 6 pins.
Outs: two DL-DVI + two DP.
Other: occupies 2 slots. There is "mac edition" of cards.
Unflashed (PC version): additional information is needed.

 

[leandroguerreiro.pt]

A K5000 is a mac efi card, so should be fine.

18. Nvidia Quadro K5000 4 GB
Performance: 75% RPI. Has PRO positioning. Supports Metal 2 (Mojave).
Power consumption: 6 pins.
Outs: two DL-DVI + two DP.
Other: occupies 2 slots. There is "mac edition" of cards.
Unflashed (PC version): additional information is needed.

I'm asking because I noticed the fan is not spinning right. It moves, but it does not spin completely. I thought maybe the temp did not reach the right temp... I don't know.
Should it sing all the time?