Ok, I hadn’t heard that before so that’s an interesting point. For sure, if egpus get decode/encode then I’d be confident the Mac Pro internal ones will too.
It would be very petty to withhold encode now that decode is there.
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Ok, I hadn’t heard that before so that’s an interesting point. For sure, if egpus get decode/encode then I’d be confident the Mac Pro internal ones will too.
It would be very petty to withhold encode now that decode is there.
Not quite sure what you mean by this. QT 7 has long been deprecated. Long live QTX.
I also believe the encoding function is also coming, because Apple sell this card as the Apple eGPU developer kit. It make more sense if they try to provide encoding ability for this card (even not for us, but for those developer). And the fact that we already has decoding ability, plus no way to export in QuickTime Player at this moment make me believe the software already programmed to utilise hardware encoding, but just the associated support is not ready yet.
Looks like Apple finally updated their page with the advent of the Mojave PB(its interesting how they say "including" I wonder if they plan to add more options? also I guess apple officially supports the use of PC cards in 5,1s now... esp as the RX 560 is not supported as an eGPU with OS X)
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Hello! I have Mac Pro Quadcore Mid 2012 with Nvidia Geforce GTX 970 4 GB. Will this equipment have a life this autumn when Mojave comes? The card supports Metal, but it’s giving the machine problems, especially when MacOS Graphic driver is used, then the computer is unusable. The card is a flashed PC-card from the beginning, but it’s flashed with bad or incomplete firmware called ’’Mac Edition’’. It gives black fields in file lists and menu bar and also fan-spinning at 2 000 RPM at start up. The card costed me 3 200 SEK, and it will not work! The sellers on eBay seem not to be serious.
That black bar is a known driver issue. Which OS build and web driver version you are using now? Try select some other colour profile in system preferences -> Displays -> Colour may help.
If you mean PCIe fan spin up to 2000 at start up, then it's also a know SMC bug. However, I rarely heard this on a genuine 5,1, but more on the 4,1 flashed to 5,1.
But in any case, buying flashed card on eBay with high price seems not a good idea at all.
Anyway, 970 should able to run Mojave when web driver available. A flashed card will make your life much much easier on the OS upgrade.
I have the original OEM HD 5870.
And because I can still use it for the rare occassions where I need a boot screen, I had decided to get the RX 580, which arrived last night. I'm curious if it would still be usable after I have upgraded to Mojave.
Question: do I need a dual 6-pin to 8-pin power cable, or can it work fine just with a single 6-pin to 8-pin adapter?
Dual 6-pins to 8-pin are hard to find with good reviews; many of the Amazon ones complain about QC (DOA, erratic functioning, longevity), and these are actually 8-pin to dual 6+2 pins. There's one available on eBay, but I don't trust its quality.
I think a single 6 to 8 would be fine; the only time the second 6 pin would be needed is if the graphics card has dual power connectors, e.g. dual 6's, dual 8's, or a 6 and 8.
Dual standard 6-pin to standard 8-pin are easy to find. It's the dual MINI 6-pin to standard 8-pin that are a bit harder to find.
Either of these dual (standard) 6-pin to (standard) 8-pin would be fine if you're continuing to use two mini 6-pin to standard 6-pin cables. Bought from same seller 6-7 months ago and the cable works fine:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/NVIDIA-TIT...RAPHIC-CARD-POWER-CABLE-ORIGINAL/292024394637
https://www.ebay.com/itm/EVGA-Dual-...ter-Dual-6-Pin-To-8-Pin-ORIGINAL/302728013501
This is the dual mini 6-pin to standard 8-pin cable I'm currently using with GTX 1080 FE:
https://www.moddiy.com/products/App...tandard-PCI%2dE-8%2dPin-Video-Card-Cable.html
Either of these dual (standard) 6-pin to (standard) 8-pin would be fine if you're continuing to use two mini 6-pin to standard 6-pin cables. Bought from same seller 6-7 months ago and the cable works fine:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/NVIDIA-TIT...RAPHIC-CARD-POWER-CABLE-ORIGINAL/292024394637
https://www.ebay.com/itm/EVGA-Dual-...ter-Dual-6-Pin-To-8-Pin-ORIGINAL/302728013501
This is the dual mini 6-pin to standard 8-pin cable I'm currently using with GTX 1080 FE:
https://www.moddiy.com/products/App...tandard-PCI%2dE-8%2dPin-Video-Card-Cable.html
Just be aware, Moddiy aren't accepting orders, and haven't been for quite a wile.
Well looky here...
My local Fry's has a dual mini 6-pin to 8-pin PCIe GPU power cable specifically for the Apple Mac Pro.
And it's only $5 USD!
I have the same card and use the dual 6 pin to 8 pin adapter. Never had a problem. Why risk getting the single 6 pin to 8 pin?
What is RX580 performance in FCPX in mojave in general? Real time timeline speed? Did you test it? Are there any improvements from High Sierra?
IMO, the whole thing still very broken at this moment. So, I didn’t spend time to test the performance yet.
I'm not sure what you mean. HEVC GPU decoding is working but encoding is not working. We will have to wait to see improvements.
HEVC GPU decoding is supported for Rec 709 profile. That's the HD color space so it's nothing special even at 4K.
For Rec 2020 HDR color space there is still not good smooth playback on GPU.
View Get Info on a media file to check the color space.
Hey, thanks for the link. I just ordered one. Let me know if you have any complaints with this one. I don’t have a 580 to connect to yet, so give me a heads up if it turns out to be a dud.
UPDATE:
Wrong cable, order cancelled immediately.
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From the photo and the description, it appears to be a single mini 6-pin to 8-pin cable.
Yeah, it is... I already cancelled the order. I should have read more carefully myself.
Even a Mac Pro 2008 runs Mojave =)
What I did:
Cloned my Mojave DP3 install onto a HFS+ SSD with CCC (haven't added APFS to the BootROM), copied /System/Library/UserEventPlugins folder from 10.13.5, copied /System/Library/CoreServices/PlatformSupport.plist from El Capitan (easier than add my board-id), added boot-args="-v -no_compat_check" to the nvram.
The first normal boot didn't work but rebooting on SafeMode works.
Rebooted again and this time worked even without SafeMode. eVGA GTX680 for Mac works with native Nvidia drivers with both my monitors (DVI-1 and HDMI). USB and Bluetooth works but no Wi-Fi [Atheros 9380 AirPort Extreme (0x168C, 0x3112)] and no audio.
What I did:
Cloned my Mojave DP3 install onto a HFS+ SSD with CCC (haven't added APFS to the BootROM), copied /System/Library/UserEventPlugins folder from 10.13.5, copied /System/Library/CoreServices/PlatformSupport.plist from El Capitan (easier than add my board-id), added boot-args="-v -no_compat_check" to the nvram.
The first normal boot didn't work but rebooting on SafeMode works.
Rebooted again and this time worked even without SafeMode. eVGA GTX680 for Mac works with native Nvidia drivers with both my monitors (DVI-1 and HDMI). USB and Bluetooth works but no Wi-Fi [Atheros 9380 AirPort Extreme (0x168C, 0x3112)] and no audio.
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