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New Nvidia GTX 970 and 980 - cMP?
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All you need in Yosemite final and Nvidia Web driver.
Make sure it is all up and running, see that Web Driver has the Checkmark by it, THEN install the 970.
Some people have trouble with HDMI so if your display allows it use DVI or DP.
As a video editor (Premiere CC) who's upgraded his 2010 MP with the Sapphire 7950, will this NVIDIA web driver + the 980 provide a CUDA boost? I read early on that while the cards were working, they weren't providing any OpenCL or CUDA. I don't know if this was just the driver and developer preview of Yosemite not playing nice or if it was a larger issue.
I'd love to pop in a 980 and get a boost in After Effects/Premiere.
Also is the PCIe 2.0 thing fixed? It seems only MacVidCards and Netkas (? Maybe?) only have the magic to get them running on PCIe 2.0...
Thanks!
[2010 MacPro with 32GB ECC Ram, upgraded to 2 x 12 core 3.46 ghz processors, PCIe SSD boot, Sapphire 7950 Mac Edition]
I'd love to pop in a 980 and get a boost in After Effects/Premiere.
Also is the PCIe 2.0 thing fixed? It seems only MacVidCards and Netkas (? Maybe?) only have the magic to get them running on PCIe 2.0...
Thanks!
[2010 MacPro with 32GB ECC Ram, upgraded to 2 x 12 core 3.46 ghz processors, PCIe SSD boot, Sapphire 7950 Mac Edition]
This is my question too.
I have a similar system and use AE/PP for video editing. Right now I have a EFI-flashed 280X 3GB that is too slow for playback/rendering of UHD video clips with more than one filter applied to them. I'm hoping that the 980 would be a step up in performance.
Any news on the OpenCL and PCIe 2.0 fronts?
I have a GTX 980 with the second revision of the web driver for Yosemite. I can't seem to get CUDA to work at the moment. Any attempts to use the card with CUDA throw the following error:
Despite this, the system can properly read all the CUDA properties of the card:
Code:
all CUDA-capable devices are busy or unavailableDespite this, the system can properly read all the CUDA properties of the card:
Code:
Name: 'GeForce GTX 980'
Index: 1
ComputeCapability: '5.2'
SupportsDouble: 1
DriverVersion: 6.5000
ToolkitVersion: 6
MaxThreadsPerBlock: 1024
MaxShmemPerBlock: 49152
MaxThreadBlockSize: [1024 1024 64]
MaxGridSize: [2.1475e+09 65535 65535]
SIMDWidth: 32
TotalMemory: 4.2948e+09
AvailableMemory: NaN
MultiprocessorCount: 16
ClockRateKHz: 1215500
ComputeMode: 'Default'
GPUOverlapsTransfers: 1
KernelExecutionTimeout: 1
CanMapHostMemory: 1
DeviceSupported: 1
DeviceSelected: 0Well after updating to the latest revision of the driver "343.01.01f02" the CUDA pane is showing the "Update Required" red text but no update is available. So that is probably the problem with CUDA not working.
You're probably right. Actually, as far as I know the only change in the new update was supposed to fix that update required message...
Guess we'll have to wait for another update before we can do CUDA on the 980.
6.5.18
I should also mention that the HDMI port is not working for me either, but a DP->HDMI adapter works.
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I have the same exact version, just mine has red text and an exclamation mark next to it.
I'm running a GTX680 4GB
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Can someone post a link to the current webdrivers? Can't seem to find them and the ones I can find wont show me a download link.. 
I believe this may be what you're looking for. I've downloaded this driver and ordered a 970 from Newegg. I'll report back in a few days how it works out.Can someone post a link to the current webdrivers? Can't seem to find them and the ones I can find wont show me a download link..
Can someone post a link to the current webdrivers? Can't seem to find them and the ones I can find wont show me a download link..
The Web Driver is now on Nvidia's Web site (bout time
) Here:http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/79058/en-us
Lou
Hi All,
I've been searching for days now as to what GPU would be best for my needs. I now have Yosemite installed on my Mac Pro 1,1 and am looking to take advantage of the fact I can install an Nvidia GPU. But i'm getting more and more confused as to what's best for my needs, I was wondering if someone here could help give me a clear answer.
My system:
Mac Pro 1,1
3GHz Dual Intel
Yosemite
I'm looking to do After Effects work, and Video Editing with Premiere Pro with this old beast. Would love to know straight up from those that know best what GPU would be ideal. My budget is around $300 (happy buying used card). And I don't mind not having the boot screen.
Any help is much appreciated.
Cheers,
Tom
I've been searching for days now as to what GPU would be best for my needs. I now have Yosemite installed on my Mac Pro 1,1 and am looking to take advantage of the fact I can install an Nvidia GPU. But i'm getting more and more confused as to what's best for my needs, I was wondering if someone here could help give me a clear answer.
My system:
Mac Pro 1,1
3GHz Dual Intel
Yosemite
I'm looking to do After Effects work, and Video Editing with Premiere Pro with this old beast. Would love to know straight up from those that know best what GPU would be ideal. My budget is around $300 (happy buying used card). And I don't mind not having the boot screen.
Any help is much appreciated.
Cheers,
Tom
which one did you order? Mine is a MSI one. I am going to update tomorrow and see if the new drivers work!
I ordered the EVGA 04G-2974-KR Superclocked ACX 2.0 model. It has a core clock of 1165 MHz and a boost clock of 1317 MHz. The ACX 2.0 is an improved cooling system that will run the fans at nearly zero speed at idle. It should arrive tomorrow. Newell has them in stock for $349.99.
And........
Now we have another driver update >_<
New version is 343.01.01f03 which can be downloaded from prefpane or here: http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/79077/en-us
Now we have another driver update >_<
New version is 343.01.01f03 which can be downloaded from prefpane or here: http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/79077/en-us
any idea what it changed? I'm still getting terrible screen flickering with 970 on hackintosh
^^^^Finally the removal of the Cuda Message "Cuda Update Required."
And from the Nvidia Web site:
Graphics driver updated for Mac OS X Yosemite 10.10 (14A389)
Contains performance improvements and bug fixes for a wide range of applications.
Includes NVIDIA Driver Manager preference pane.
The last one is not really new, it's been there all along.
Lou
And from the Nvidia Web site:
Graphics driver updated for Mac OS X Yosemite 10.10 (14A389)
Contains performance improvements and bug fixes for a wide range of applications.
Includes NVIDIA Driver Manager preference pane.
The last one is not really new, it's been there all along.
Lou
^^^^You need the cuda driver 6.5.18:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/macosx-cuda-6.5.18-driver.html
This driver is 64 bit.
Open CL works for me.
Lou
http://www.nvidia.com/object/macosx-cuda-6.5.18-driver.html
This driver is 64 bit.
Open CL works for me.
Lou
Open CL works for me as well, but not CUDA.
I just installed a EVGA superclocked ACX 2.0 GTX970 card and put it through its paces. OpenCL works wonderfully - on the Sala benchmark, I now have a score of 2207. OpenGL works fine as well - Furmark, running at 1600x900 full screen with aa off gets a score of 4714 at 78 FPS. However, AfterEffects CC 2014 shows no CUDA hardware installed.
On the bright side, the card is nearly silent. I removed a GTX 570, GTX 570, and an internal power supply. The ambient sound level in my office decreased by about 10dB, going from about 50dB to a pleasing 40dB. Aaaah!