Good afternoon!
I'm looking to upgrade my video card. Right now i have:
Mac Pro
OSX El Capitan 10.11.5
2 x 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
32 GB 667 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 256 MB
Is getting the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT for Mac a better choice?
Mac PRO, Mac OS X (10.4.10)
Based on the below linked web page I believe the 8800gt would be a decent upgrade.
http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-HD-2600-XT-Mac-vs-GeForce-GT-8800
what would you recommend, as a better option?
Being pretty new to Mac (as in, I just got my first Mac two days ago) I am not familiar with what GPUs are compatible with the Mac Pro. I assume this is an older machine with that card in it, but still PCI-E. Just do a google search of Mac Pro compatible graphics cards.
What is "best" is subjective. What do you use your machine for?
I will do that yes! 🙂
I use it for mostly photoshop work, I have Photoshop CC 2015. 1.2
User Tip: Mac Pro silver tower (2006-2012) Replacement Graphics cards
http://www.macvidcards.com/index.html
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1440150
do not get an old card like the GT 8800. If your 2600 XT works you can just get a PC card as described in the last link above and use the 2600 XT when you need a boot screen like for Recovery mode
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT upgrade for MacPro
