I just replaced the graphics card in my mid-2012 Mac Pro, but now I wonder whether I had the 5770 or 5870 in my machine? There are part numbers on the card but no model number. I'd like to sell it but need to know what it is. I'm guessing the 5770 but how do I tell?
Thanks!
Very good.
Another way to tell without opening the case - look at the output ports:
The 5770 has one mini-display output port and one DVI output port.
The 5780 has two mini-display output ports and one DVI output port.
The 5700 uses one power cable. The 5870 uses two. Look for the external power connectors on the card.
One power cable! Thanks.
The 5770 is desirable because you can run two-at-once, and it works in all Mac Pro models running 10.6.5 or later (where its Drivers first appear) up to High Sierra.
A similar AMD Radeon card with one DVI and one Mini DisplayPort may be a 4870, standard-issue in some models of Mac Pro silver tower. Its fan gets a little loud at startup.
I was wrong.
I was looking at my 4870 in my 2009 Mac Pro as Mr. Bennet-Adler figured out.
I forgot that I had not swapped it out for the 5770 I have.
Sorry about the mistake.
True, except I replaced the card before checking that and don't want to go to the trouble of reinstalling it, plus since it isn't compatible with Mojave and I upgraded to that, not sure what the machine would do.
I'm going to assume it is a 5770 since I would not likely have paid for for more graphics power since I wasn't using the machine for graphics intensive things. Thanks for your response though.
Chuck
No, the port configuration is the same for both cards.
Mac Pro (Mid 2010) - Technical Specifications
"• ATI Radeon HD 5770 with 1GB of GDDR5 memory, PCI Express 2.0, two Mini DisplayPort outputs, and one dual-link DVI port
• ATI Radeon HD 5870 with 1GB of GDDR5 memory, PCI Express 2.0, two Mini DisplayPort outputs, and one dual-link DVI port
• Option to install two ATI Radeon HD 5770 cards"
Two 5770's are allowed because each uses only one auxiliary power cable. There are only two auxiliary power connectors on the motherboard, so only one 5870 is allowed since it needs both.
If you open System Information and then goto to Graphics/Displays, it will tell you there which graphic card is installed.
Radeon 5770 or 5870?
