Best value for money graphics card for 2010 Mac Pro

hi, applefanAidyn, maybe i can help you? your Mac Pro can go as far as Mojave( officially, anyways*) and so a good value for money graphics card would be a Radeon HD 7950. ( as a basic starter/backup/spare card) you can use Mac native and Mac flashed cards,( cards flashed to work on Mac) both would work fine.. i got one from eBay( Mac flashed? which has about 6 GB of vram-- not too shabby ! and i paid $300 CDN including shipping.. here's a link to the official list that Apple has for graphics cards that support Mojave and Metal: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202239.. any one of those cards would be fine.. you might wanna check out xlr8yourmac.com and greg gant's guide to upgrading your mac pro ( at greggant.com) . please bear in mind that the more "high end" cards eg the Radeon VII , vega 56,64 and Frontier Edition will require the Pixlas Mod to work. do not try to install or use these cards i mentioned in your Mac Pro without the Pixlas Mod. if you do,you WILL fry your Mac Pro. Period. which is Bad. so go to houseofmoth. com for Pixlas Mod info and a few videos on Youtube ( look for "pixlas mod Mac Pro") . also be advised that prices for high end graphics cards right now are nuts. --and supply is somewhat short. in time, in the future, that may get better and prices may get a bit more sane and reasonable.. and supply may get better.. but it'll take time and patience... lots of each .

so thats what i got

good luck

john B

Aside to Johnb-one:

can you look in on this discussion and see if you might be able to add some debugging hints? or what sites to visit to find more resources? Thanks!

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Glad to assist you, Grant Bennet-Alder and be of help/assistance....glad you gave me a shout or a "pssst ? hey....over here" . I'm an old goat, and proud to be one....maybe you are, too, I don't know... anyways, Us "old goats " gotta stick together and help "the kids" out when we can.....

john b

I am using the Sapphire 8 GB. Radeon, there are a few Models. In one 2010 A1289 I have the

RX580, In another 2012 I believe it's the Pulse 580 8 GB Radeon .

They are not the best but they Plug right in no Flashing Required.

Michael