MP 7,1 Will a thunderbolt 4 pcie card work on a MP 7,1?

[twentyonekoalas]

Hi all! Hoping to add in this thunderbolt 4 add in card to attach my 3080 to my Pro Display XDR. https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards-Components/Motherboards/Accessories/ThunderboltEX-4/

Will this card be plug and play on the Mac Pro 7,1?

 

[rondocap]

Hi all! Hoping to add in this thunderbolt 4 add in card to attach my 3080 to my Pro Display XDR. https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards-Components/Motherboards/Accessories/ThunderboltEX-4/

Will this card be plug and play on the Mac Pro 7,1?

No, because that card needs a proprietary 14-1 pin Thunderbolt header cable for it to work with thunderbolt, that would only be available on certain Asus motherboards, so won't work with Mac Pro.

 

[ekwipt]

No, because that card needs a proprietary 14-1 pin Thunderbolt header cable for it to work with thunderbolt, that would only be available on certain Asus motherboards, so won't work with Mac Pro.

I’ve read of people flashing some of these cards so that you don’t need the header cable (not sure if this is possible with this card however)