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Can an iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012) can be connected to an external gpu?

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012) can be connected to an external gpu or not?

I want to change graphics card.



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Posted on Aug 21, 2024 6:22 AM

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Posted on Aug 21, 2024 7:01 AM

That 2012 iMac does not support external GPUs.


It has Thunderbolt 1 ports that run at a maximum speed of 10 Gbps. The 40 Gbps Thunderbolt 3 ports mentioned in the Apple Support article did not appear until many years later.

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Can an iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012) can be connected to an external gpu?

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