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the card makes strange noise (the power elements on PCB are 'whistling').ģ.2.the cMP shuts down during high load on GPU.the card doesn't start at all (but the decorative LEDs may flash).The GPU must be properly powered to work correctly. It also affected the RPI measurement accuracy. Example: one has 4 Clowertown cores at 2 GHz and runs 10.4.x, the other - 12 Westmere cores at 3,46 GHz and runs 10.14.x. OLD apps can’t use all newer card benefits.Ģ.NEW apps can’t work on the older card at all (different API, memory amount and so on).If the RPI is 4+ times different, it doesn't mean that an app works 4x faster on the newer card. It’s a very hard and funny challenge to compare cards from different worlds: Nvidia GeForce 7300 GT 256 Mb and AMD Radeon VEGA 64 8 Gb. If the card is much stronger / weaker in special app - it is worth to note.ġ. The measures are based on average performance in mix typical apps in macOS and Windows: use information of, and the author own experience. For example, 50% means that the card is two times slower than ATI Radeon HD 7970 (100%/2=50%). The Relative Performance Index/Info - RPI - shows the difference between an average card performance and the performance of ATI Radeon HD 7970 = 100%.

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Nvidia cards that need web drivers don't have any pre-boot configuration support, Recovery support or createinstallmedia USB installer support.ĪMD cards that have native macOS drivers don't have pre-boot configuration support but have Recovery and createinstallmedia USB installer support and work after the drivers are loaded by Recovery or USB installer.

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GPU OK backplane diagnostic with Apple OEM GPUs,Īny card that has native macOS drivers has Recovery support, no one has Internet Recovery - only Mac Pro late-2013 has Internet Recovery (MP6,1 has GOP pre-boot configuration support).

FileVault support (for macOS versions before Mojave),.

Startup Manager, the new name for the BootPicker/BootSelector,.

Mac Pro 1,1 to 5,1 supports UGA and a GPU that has UGA pre-boot configuration support has: No GPU besides original Apple Mac Pro GPUs from 2008 to 2012 (HD 2600XT, 8800GT, Quadro FX 5600, GT120, HD 4870/5770/5870) or 3rd party Mac EFI cards like Sapphire HD 7950 Mac Edition, eVGA GTX 680 Mac Edition, NVIDIA Quadro 4000/K5000 or self-flashed/MVC flashed cards have what are usually called boot screens - this is not the correct term and the correct denomination is pre-boot configuration support.

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And in many cases the only difference is special firmware, which can be easily flashed to the PC version. original 'mac edition' cards are much expensive than PC version.as usual GPU performance in macOS is lower than in Windows.there are difficulties with powering GPUs (special cables, cable adapters, PSU mods).several GPUs are compatible not with all cMP (for example - only with 1.1/2.1).AMD/ATI GPUs are better supported by modern macOS versions.most modern GPU are compatible with cMP, some of them - with nuances (for example - without Boot Screen).What you may know to choose the right GPU: GPUs which are not compatible with cMP at all.ġ.3.GPUs which can be flashed by special hardware to be compatible with cMP.GPUs which can be easily flashed to be compatible with cMP with some nuances.GPUs which can be easily flashed to be fully compatible with cMP.GPUs which are compatible with cMP out of the box with some nuances.

'mac edition' GPUs (were officially made to work in cMP) which are fully compatible with cMP out of the box.

They are very different in performance, power consumption, features.

There are 50+ GPU types that are compatible with cMP (classic MacPro = Mac Pro 1.1-5.1/ 2006-2012).

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These older machines will not have access to the macOS Mojave features, and will continue to run macOS High Sierra.ĭevelopers can download macOS Mojave starting today, and the update should be available for public beta testers later this summer.1.

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Mac Pro (Late 2013, plus mid 2010 and mid 2012 models with recommended Metal-capable GPU)Īs you can see, compared to High Sierra, the update drops support for the older plastic MacBooks, and MacBook Pro, Air, mini, and iMac models from 2009, 2010, and 2011.While macOS High Sierra was available for some machines manufactured as early as 2009, macOS Mojave is largely limited to 2012 or newer machines, with the exception of some Mac Pro models. MacOS Mojave is a major update that introduces a range of new features like a Dark Mode, Desktop and Finder improvements, new apps, and a revamped Mac App Store, but unfortunately, the update drops support for a number of machines. Apple this morning introduced macOS 10.14 Mojave, the newest version of the operating system designed to run on the Mac.

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