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Jul 25, 2016 7:11 AM in response to mandarcyby kaz-k,★HelpfulIf you are hardcore gamer, I recommend Geforce GTX680, though if you're not, I recommend ATI RADEON 5770 or 5870.
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Jul 25, 2016 7:11 AM in response to mandarcyby lllaass,★HelpfulIt depends upon what you want to speed and what resolution monitor you want.
You can get cards that support 4K and even 5K resolution.
It also depends upon what apps you plan to use and if those apps use the graphics card for calculations.
Adobe works better with Nvidia cards.
User Tip: Mac Pro silver tower (2006-2012) Replacement Graphics cards
http://www.macvidcards.com/index.html
These are good:
Geforce GTX 680 2gb MAC edition
ATI RADEON 5770 1GB
ATI RADEON 5870 1GB
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Jul 25, 2016 7:17 AM in response to kaz-kby mandarcy,Hi, no I'm not a gamer but I do a lot of graphics, including video and some 3D work. I'm not heavy on the 3D yet but it is an area I've been developing in more and more.
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Jul 25, 2016 7:31 AM in response to lllaassby mandarcy,Hi, it will be used for graphics work mainly, graphic design and photography in the main but increasingly video and some 3D work too. It sounds like I would be safe with any of those three then? I don't have a 4k monitor, just an Apple display, but I will want to upgrade that at some point.
Regards
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Jul 25, 2016 7:37 AM in response to mandarcyby JimmyCMPIT,Nvidia and AMD have been releasing a generation of cards to keep up with the demands of higher-resolution monitors, advancements in gaming, video production and 2D/3D design. The current generation of cards are commonly shipping with 4,6,8,12GB dedicated DDR5 RAM (expected later this year are cards that come with 16 and 32GB RAM).
If you are looking for life expectancy from a 2GB card for professional work your return on investment may be lowered due to the design limitations of older cards and the current availability of these cards either from Apple or Apple providing aftermarket support for the previous generation of cards that currently ship with their computers.