MacPro mid-2010, Mojave, Geforce GTX 680 "for Mac"

Hi,


As far as I can tell there is no way to make this combination work, but just checking. Although it's listed as an option in the official Mojave instructions, there does not seem to be a GTX 680 driver for Mojave. Logging in from another computer, I can see that the system sees the display, and the card, but alas they are not talking to each other. Has anyone found a solution? (Yes I know the real solution will probably be a different graphics card).


If not, perhaps the instructions could be updated...


Thanks,


Barbara

Mac Pro

Posted on Aug 6, 2019 9:02 AM

Reply

Similar questions

11 replies

Aug 6, 2019 9:37 AM in response to bmacgreg

If you get the genuine Mac version of the GTX 680, it works perfectly. There are lots of PC versions out there that have been flashed by the user, but don't always work as expected. Mainly, you don't get an image until your Mac gets to the desktop, and you can't do an Option key startup (because there's no image to see what you're doing).


I had one in the same model Mac. It worked as expected. You don't need to install any drivers. The OS supports the true Mac version directly. My card is actually for sale, but haven't listed it on eBay yet. I have my 2010 Mac Pro up for sale after putting the original ATI HD5770 Radeon card back in.


What you want is this specific version of the card. Don't bother looking at any other version of the GTX 680.

Aug 6, 2019 10:52 AM in response to Eau Rouge

I can see it in the system information, but so far no luck with the display. It was sold as a genuine Mac card. Hmm hmm. Probably something stupid on my part, but I don't see what.

Here are the details:

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680:


Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680

Type: GPU

Bus: PCIe

Slot: Slot-1

PCIe Lane Width: x16

VRAM (Total): 2 GB

Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)

Device ID: 0x1180

Revision ID: 0x00a2

ROM Revision: 3731

Metal: Supported, feature set macOS GPUFamily1 v4

Displays:

Display:

Resolution: 1280 x 1024 (SXGA - Super eXtended Graphics Array)

UI Looks like: 1280 x 1024 @ 60 Hz

Framebuffer Depth: 24-Bit Color (ARGB8888)

Main Display: Yes

Automatically Adjust Brightness: No


This thread has been closed by the system or the community team. You may vote for any posts you find helpful, or search the Community for additional answers.

MacPro mid-2010, Mojave, Geforce GTX 680 "for Mac"

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.