What graphics cards will the New Mac Pro have?

[MacVidCards]

Most AMD drivers for Windows see the D700 as a 7970 or R9 xxxx.

You have to use the "special" wink & nod drivers for it to be called a "Fire-Pro".

 

[ActionableMango]

We've had people come on the board saying how AMD's are hotter than Nvidia. But its been pointed out many more Nvidia chips overheat or have problems than AMD chips in the past in Mac computers.

Every generation is different. There was a time when Nvidias ran relatively hot. Currently AMDs run relatively hot.

In the past, Apple has done recall campaigns and warranty extensions due to failing GPUs from both companies at one time or another.

So unless you are buying something really old, it's the current generation you need to think about, not old history.

 

[Larry-K]

If Apple is feeling generous it might support one of Thunderbolt 3's main selling points (official support for eGPU) and you can use an Nvidia card.

Yes, their generosity is legendary.

 

[MacVidCards]

Yes, their generosity is legendary.

A Double Dollop of Sarcasm

 

[Demigod Mac]

Best we can hope for is it's some undocumented thing they just allow to exist.

Doubt they'd feel the need to proudly advertise such a feature, considering their "state-of-the-art AMD FirePro workstation class" GPUs and all.

 

[Hooked On House]

If Apple is feeling generous it might support one of Thunderbolt 3's main selling points (official support for eGPU) and you can use an Nvidia card.

Why bother with an eGPU and a mac pro? that would be a complete waste of money. you'd be dumping more than $1,000 into the two GPU's in the mac pro. eGPU's are really only a reasonable option to hook up to a macbook pro in my opinion.. and with cases running at $1,000, what's the point? they've been really finicky with what i've read so far

 

[MacVidCards]

There is a $200 TB enclosure from Akitio that works reasonably well.

eGPU news is slow but coming

 

[Larry-K]

A Double Dollop of Sarcasm

A triple dollop is probably warranted, based on their charging current day prices for old, over-hyped GPUs.

Of course, you know this better than anyone.

 

[wheelhot]

Just wanted know see if anybody knew or had heard rumours about the graphics cards that will go into the new Mac Pro's?

I'm hoping for NVIDIA as there are a lot of Cinema 4D plugins and extensions that require an NVIDIA graphics card.

Unlikely as Apple is pushing for OpenCL support and Nvidia cards is abysmal at that.

 

[Hooked On House]

i don't think anyone has gotten an AMD card to work as an eGPU on a mac have they? i used to have a 2014 rMBP with the 750m, and i read that an Nvidia card would work in a eGPU setting, but seems like people have been having bad luck using AMD cards for them so far
[doublepost=1454031580][/doublepost]AMD needs Apple. I'm sure they pretty much agreed to Apple's terms for being their GPU provider. Something i don't see nvidia doing.

 

[MacVidCards]

i don't think anyone has gotten an AMD card to work as an eGPU on a mac have they? i used to have a 2014 rMBP with the 750m, and i read that an Nvidia card would work in a eGPU setting, but seems like people have been having bad luck using AMD cards for them so far
[doublepost=1454031580][/doublepost]AMD needs Apple. I'm sure they pretty much agreed to Apple's terms for being their GPU provider. Something i don't see nvidia doing.

The AMD cards seem to need the more expensive enclosures, sadly.

 

[AidenShaw]

Unlikely as Apple is pushing for OpenCL support and Nvidia cards is abysmal at that.

Oh really.

Perhaps you should actually look at current OpenCL benchmarks. Nvidia's Maxwell cards are pretty competitive at OpenCL - win some, lose some vs ATI cards. AMD's latest (some not released) go above, but we're weeks away from Pascal. ("4 April 2016 - Save the date" ...)

If you say "abysmal" - you're not aware of the performance of current shipping cards from both vendors. Don't be ignorant - check the numbers before you make outlandish claims based on probably distorted historical anecdotes.