MP 1,1-5,1 Mac pro 3.1 gpu situation

[Stepan123]

Hello there, i have 2 mac pros but only 1 gpu and i need another one. If i buy ati radeon hd2600 but some random one (that one on picture) on internet will it work?

 

[Bigwaff]

You need to read GPU section (maybe whole guide)

The Definitive Classic Mac Pro (2006-2012) Upgrade Guide

The largest/most-complete guide to all possible classic Mac Pro upgrades covering OS, Firmware, GPU, CPU, Storage, USB, THunderbolt and Network upgrades.

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[Stepan123]

You need to read GPU section (maybe whole guide)

The Definitive Classic Mac Pro (2006-2012) Upgrade Guide

The largest/most-complete guide to all possible classic Mac Pro upgrades covering OS, Firmware, GPU, CPU, Storage, USB, THunderbolt and Network upgrades.

blog.greggant.com

Thanks for help but again, would that hd 2600 from ati work without any drastical mods/flash?

 

[Borowski]

Yes, but without bootscreen and framebuffer-personality injection.

 

[AlexMaximus]

View attachment 2452024Hello there, i have 2 mac pros but only 1 gpu and i need another one. If i buy ati radeon hd2600 but some random one (that one on picture) on internet will it work?

The picture you have posted stems from the ATI 3870 card. Sapphire did issue a Mac Edition card at that time. If you are able to chase one down in the Mac Edition version, you would have a flawless Mac card without the need of any modifications. The ATI 2600 card you mentioned was the stock card and even slower than the one in the above picture. What's neat about this card, - two cards of this type were able to use an early version of a crossfire adapter to allow higher speeds in windows and multi monitor support. For what application do you need this setup? If you elaborate a bit, we might be able to give better alternative options when it comes to your GPU choices on you Mac Pro.

Specs:

ATI Radeon HD 3870 Mac Edition Specs

ATI RV670, 777 MHz, 320 Cores, 16 TMUs, 16 ROPs, 512 MB GDDR4, 1126 MHz, 256 bit

www.techpowerup.com

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