I'm looking for a card just to use in case I need a boot screen, so it needs to have an Apple ROM on it, but both of my PCIe power ports are being used for my RX 580, so is there a small graphics card that can just use the PCIe slot for power that will show a boot screen for me?
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Smallest GPU possible compatible with High Sierra?
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I had no trouble using the Apple version of the GT120. It works fine even as the primary card, just not much for performance.
Even cheaper than a get 120 is a Radeon 2600xt from the 2008 Mac Pro, make sure you’re getting flashed cards
I'm not worried about performance as I won't be using it really. It's just for a boot screen.
The GT 120 is single-height, powered off the PCIe slot, and works well if you just need a boot screen (or older MacOS compatibility). I bought one for my Mac Pro for the same reason.
I'df stay away from that card. They were failure prone. There were many problems in the field and Apple extended the warranty:
https://www.itproportal.com/2011/02/21/apple-extends-warranty-mac-pro-video-cards/
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The 2GB NVS-510 with 4 mdp ports is probably the smallest. Drivers are built into High Sierra and it should be Mojave friendly.
Just for info. The GT 630 with two DisplayPorts and GK107 chip (Kepler) is the HP model B4J92AA GT 630.
Here are some available: https://www.ebay.com/itm/NVIDIA-GeF...826607?hash=item4656bb4e6f:g:sUIAAOSw4shX--F6
For EFI flashing send it to MacVidCards.
And be aware that not all GT 630 are Kepler (GK107, GK208), some are Fermi (GF108): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_600_series
The GT 630 from HP with two DisplayPorts from MacVidCards has GK107.
Here are some available: https://www.ebay.com/itm/NVIDIA-GeF...826607?hash=item4656bb4e6f:g:sUIAAOSw4shX--F6
For EFI flashing send it to MacVidCards.
And be aware that not all GT 630 are Kepler (GK107, GK208), some are Fermi (GF108): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_600_series
The GT 630 from HP with two DisplayPorts from MacVidCards has GK107.
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Just looking for a Metal supporting card for my 5,1 Does this 510 support that? Also, you mentioned Drivers built in, thought this needed flashing to get away from web drivers?The 2GB NVS-510 with 4 mdp ports is probably the smallest. Drivers are built into High Sierra and it should be Mojave friendly.