Upgrading graphic card on Mac Pro 5.1
What graphics card is best to upgrade Mac Pro 5.1 2012 for mohave
Mac Pro, macOS 10.12
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What graphics card is best to upgrade Mac Pro 5.1 2012 for mohave
Mac Pro, macOS 10.12
Depends. How much power?
Fastest slot-powered:
Without bootscreen: RX 560 (A 75W 14CU variant without a 6-pin connector by not-XFX)
Fastest single 6-pin:
With bootscreen: Quadro K5000 Mac Edition
Without bootscreen: Sapphire Pulse ITX single fan RX 570
Fastest 2x6-pin (or 1x8-pin)
With bootscreen: GTX 680 Mac Edition (or flashed) [Edit: The 7950 Mac Edition might be even faster]
Without bootscreen: RX 580 (excluding some 8+6 pin super clocked variants)
For reference: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208898
Depends. How much power?
Fastest slot-powered:
Without bootscreen: RX 560 (A 75W 14CU variant without a 6-pin connector by not-XFX)
Fastest single 6-pin:
With bootscreen: Quadro K5000 Mac Edition
Without bootscreen: Sapphire Pulse ITX single fan RX 570
Fastest 2x6-pin (or 1x8-pin)
With bootscreen: GTX 680 Mac Edition (or flashed) [Edit: The 7950 Mac Edition might be even faster]
Without bootscreen: RX 580 (excluding some 8+6 pin super clocked variants)
For reference: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208898
If you could find it a Mac Radeon HD 7950...
Though many opt for the Radeon RX 580...
Pther cards...
http://www.macvidcards.com/store/c16/MacOS_10.14_Mojave_Compatible.html
Great info, thanks! :)
Upgrading graphic card on Mac Pro 5.1