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  1. J

    Upgrade GPU and CPU for a late-2009 Imac

    Hi everyone ! I will have in the next few weeks the old Imac late-2009 with a core 2 duo 3.06GHz and a Geforce 9400M from my dad, and I plan to upgrade it. I already have upgraded the ram to 16Gb and I will change the HDD for a SSD. I already have an unused old Q8400 and I would like to know if...
  2. A

    MP 7,1 PCIe slot usage / options

    Hi folks, I've checked out the official literature and looked at the pictures, but im having a hard time visualising whether this PCI card setup will find in a 7.1 MP. I've seen pictures of people running dual 6900XTs with room at the bottom - but it'd be nice to get some help. I want to run...
  3. M

    Keyshot on Bootcamp NO GPU

    Hi everyone, I've just installed bootcamp on my 2019 16" mb with the 5500m 4gb GPU, unfortunately after installing keyshot, the GPU button appears for 2 seconds when I open the program, then it disappears and only the CPU processign is left. I've tried both with the official gpu drivers...
  4. F

    48 vs 64 core GPU differences?

    What applications would see a difference with 48 vs 64 core GPU in the Ultra? If I can save a grand, this seems be a good place for it. My main work needs: - 4k prores video editing - GB's-sized photoshop work as my day job - music production (some of my sessions beachball for 10 minutes+...
  5. Cham2000

    Mac Studio M1 Max: 24 or 32 GPU Cores?

    Hi all, I'm considering to get the new Mac Studio M1 Max with the new Studio Display, to replace my very old Macs (old MacBook Pro, and recently died Mac mini). Since I'm on a tight budget, I intend to get the base model with 32GB ram and 512GB SSD only (extra storage can easily be added later...
  6. m0nkeyb0y

    What chip?!

    My work setup/needs are like this. Currently a 2019MBP in clamshell, driving 2x32" 4k monitors plus a 24" 1920x1080 monitor. I don't do any video encoding/graphics, but I do regularly run some programs that draw more on the GPU and some occasional light editing. I'll be upgrading later this...
  7. M

    iMac upgrade advice mid-2011

    Hi, A familiar give me a fully functional Imac mid 2011, I think he want to call me for the apple side?, I am a pc guy, assemble from scratch all my computers since I was 16(have 42 now), so I like do some Challenger things, and now this Imac will be my toy, I read many things here, and just...
  8. daveyanthony

    MP 1,1-5,1 cMP 5,1 GPU crashing

    Out of nowhere i’ve been experiencing my GPU drivers crashing on the Mojave and Windows sides. Originally I was running an RX 580, then tried switching back to my EFI 7970, which helped a lot in terms of graphical glitches but still constantly crashes the driver. On macOS the rest of the system...
  9. Z

    gpu stress test

    Have u ever used a "gpu stress test app" to check the gpu's performance and overall life?
  10. foleyo10

    [SEND HELP!] Disable dGPU on T2 MBP?

    Hi, I’ve got a 2018 MBP 15” Radeon 555x Possible fried gpu. My question: Is it possible to boot with a completely disabled dGPU and use the intergrated only? I’ve seen a tutorial for doing this on the 2011 MBP, but can’t for the life of me find anything for any of the newer machines. Please...
  11. N

    How do I undo dosdude1 disable dedicated GPU on mid-2010 MacBook Pro 15?

    Hello, This may not be an issue with my machine but I wanted to reach out for advise anyways. I recently purchased a mid-2010 MacBook Pro 15" and was troubleshooting issues with the computer, I believed that there was a bad GPU so I was trying to follow this guide...
  12. Made In Machines

    Are All M1 Pro chips binned versions of the Pro Max?

    Are ALL M1 Pro chips binned versions of the Pro Max (including the 10 core CPU and 16 core GPU M1 Pro)? Or is the Pro Max a different processor so not all M1 Pros are binned? In that case the: 24 core GPU Pro Max is a binned 32 core GPU Pro Max 8 Core CPU 14 Core GPU is a binned version of the...
  13. C

    Imac mid 2010 (11,2) graficscard upgrade

    Hello i have an 21,5 inch imac from mid 2010. To be exact i have 2 and i wantet to upgrade the gpu in one of them. The imac i use already did get upgraded with a modded nvidia quadro k2100m so it wouldnt be hard to put the gpu in. The reason why im asking here is because i found a Nvidia Tesla...
  14. M

    MP 1,1-5,1 GPU options for Mac Pro 1,1 running Windows 10

    I have a Mac Pro 1,1 and will only be running Windows 10 Pro on it (no Mac OS). It's currently running Windows really well and I want to make it more of a gaming machine. However, there seems to be a lot of info online regarding what can/can't be used. Since GPU's are so expensive now, I'm...
  15. chucker23n1

    VMware Fusion: graphics keep crashing

    I've been using VMware Fusion to virtualize Windows 10 on a late-2013 MacBook Pro for years. Around August, I started playing around with Windows 11. This mostly worked, but I frequently ran into a bug where WPF apps would crash. Event Viewer would show something like: Application: devenv.exe...
  16. B S Magnet

    MBP 1,1-10,2 MacBookPro4,1 neofetch GPU reporting, uh, confusion?

    I’m sure there’s probably a simple technical explanation behind this which I haven’t yet found on MR or elsewhere. Maybe the resident GPU experts on here — ahem, @Amethyst1 — might have some insight. Why would neofetch report a MacBookPro4,1’s GPU not as a GeForce 8600M GT, but as… an Intel HD...
  17. moyanagy

    Performance Difference of iMac G3s GPU in OS X?

    I'm now working on iMac G3s to make a small collection of the colours I like best. I have a Blue Dalmatian 600MHz and I am looking at others. It will be slow since not so many people post them now. I only really like to run OS X on these, like I do on my other Macs, and I am interested in the...
  18. sumarlidason

    GPU Scheduling?

    After seeing the recent PyTorch article on reddit, ref I am curious if anyone has seen apple documentation or other trusted forum/news source/blog regarding GPU scheduling? What happens to the OS's GPU needs (and other windowed applications) when you fire up long running GPU based task? Is it...
  19. R

    HELP, MBP 2015 13", I might have tried every possible solution in existence

    Hey everyone, asking for help on a first post seems like a terrible way to say hello to the community but I am actually pretty desperate right now so I hope it's okay! I have been using a 2015 13" MacBook Pro (running Monterey at the moment) with 3.1 GHz i7 processor with integrated graphics...
  20. T

    16Gb vs. 32Gb M1pro/max comparison WITH EXTERNAL MONITORS?

    Anybody seen anything like this? I should order my new mbp very soon now. Delivery dates are slipping and I need to do some color grading with it in December. There are literally tons of benchmarking videos on youtube, but so far none, that I have found has compared how the gpu power is...