Not sure if this is the right place for this topic but I recently got my mac mini 2018, i7 and also bought an eGPU (Razer Core X with a Radeon Rx 580). Very happy so far, no issues at all. Running super stable since more than 3 weeks now...so far so good. 
Now, while MacOS seems to be more responsive (resizing windows, opening pictures, etc), so far I have only found a few apps that seem to drastically improve the experience of having an eGPU: e.g. Final Cut Pro X, which is now a lot faster and far more responsive.
I also wanted to try out some games and bought „Rise of the Tomb Raider“ which is optimized for eGPUs. It‘s running very smoothly, even in high to ultra settings. There are some other games that seem to have improved framerates a bit, but as they are not fully optimized for eGPUs, the difference in performance isn‘t that huge, which is a bummer.
I know there are some other apps utilizing eGPUs, like Davinci Resolve (which I currently do not own), but there must be some more apps and games putting an eGPU to good use, no?
So, I was wondering, are there really only a handful of eGPU optimized apps and games? What kind of software did you try with your mini+eGPU that made you notice an improvement in performance compared to the internal GPU?
Or are there any situations in MacOS where you noticed that the eGPU gives your system or a specific task a boost?
Would love to hear some of your experiences and app/games recommendations, thanx so much!
Now, while MacOS seems to be more responsive (resizing windows, opening pictures, etc), so far I have only found a few apps that seem to drastically improve the experience of having an eGPU: e.g. Final Cut Pro X, which is now a lot faster and far more responsive.
I also wanted to try out some games and bought „Rise of the Tomb Raider“ which is optimized for eGPUs. It‘s running very smoothly, even in high to ultra settings. There are some other games that seem to have improved framerates a bit, but as they are not fully optimized for eGPUs, the difference in performance isn‘t that huge, which is a bummer.
I know there are some other apps utilizing eGPUs, like Davinci Resolve (which I currently do not own), but there must be some more apps and games putting an eGPU to good use, no?
So, I was wondering, are there really only a handful of eGPU optimized apps and games? What kind of software did you try with your mini+eGPU that made you notice an improvement in performance compared to the internal GPU?
Or are there any situations in MacOS where you noticed that the eGPU gives your system or a specific task a boost?
Would love to hear some of your experiences and app/games recommendations, thanx so much!
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