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MP 1,1-5,1 GPU Compatibility List for cMP
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Ok, thanks tsialex. ☺
It should be written in this list.
The Nvidia GTX Pascal are the last ones, that we can install in legacy mode.
Has anyone tried a Sapphire Nitro RX480 8GB in their Mac Pros?
Today I was trying fitting one but I noticed that the back panel has some protruding screws with springs in them which prevent me from properly fitting it. I can put them straight but I’d be putting quite some pressure on the PCI-E slot and it’s something I really don’t want to do.
Today I was trying fitting one but I noticed that the back panel has some protruding screws with springs in them which prevent me from properly fitting it. I can put them straight but I’d be putting quite some pressure on the PCI-E slot and it’s something I really don’t want to do.
On most AMD GPUs you can remove the two screws nearest the PCIe connection for a better fit in MP5,1. This 100% works with Sapphire Pulse RX 580 8GB's and has been installed this way in my personal machine since I moved to Mojave so I can still use all PCIe slots.
Gigabyte AORUS Radeon RX 580 8GB came in today - Works fine in Mojave.
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I've never noticed problems with mine. The card does sort of point up at a very slight angle, but it wasn't big enough for me to be concerned. I'll have to take another look now and see about those screws though, that sounds like an easy fix.
@donluca
on my RX 580 pulse the teeth on the io cover plate bit where bent inwards slightly and that had trouble slotting in to the slots so i bent them on a table to be straight
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idk what there called but the bit i circled i bent straight, worked for me but there is some danger of doing it wrong.
it did fit in before but the teeth bits where not slotted in to there bits they just hung lose i think (relay hard to see)
on my RX 580 pulse the teeth on the io cover plate bit where bent inwards slightly and that had trouble slotting in to the slots so i bent them on a table to be straight
idk what there called but the bit i circled i bent straight, worked for me but there is some danger of doing it wrong.
it did fit in before but the teeth bits where not slotted in to there bits they just hung lose i think (relay hard to see)
MSI Armor RX 580 OC works (using dual 6-pin to 8 pin cable) with HS and Mojave.
XFX RX 560 4GB single fan does NOT work. Crashes at boot on Mojave and even El Capitan.
XFX RX 560 4GB single fan does NOT work. Crashes at boot on Mojave and even El Capitan.
Looks like Apple posted some more info on supported GPU's on July 3rd, 2019
AMD Radeon RX 470, RX 480, RX 570, RX 580, and Radeon Pro WX 7100
These graphics cards are based on the AMD Polaris architecture. Recommended graphics cards include the Sapphire Pulse series and the AMD WX series.
https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT208544
AMD Radeon RX 470, RX 480, RX 570, RX 580, and Radeon Pro WX 7100
These graphics cards are based on the AMD Polaris architecture. Recommended graphics cards include the Sapphire Pulse series and the AMD WX series.
https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT208544
Thanks to everyone on this forum for all the information that's been compiled on GPU compatibility. I just wanted to share something I found (probably here) that's pertinent to the question in the first post about official PCIe power specs.
Apple did publish official PCIe power specifications for the Mac Pro up through 2008, which were saved on the Internet Archive. (If you have an Apple Developer account, you can still find the document in Apple's archive here.) The article doesn't seem to have been updated after 2008, so the information refers to the Mac Pro 3,1 2008.
Apple Developer Connection > PCI Developer Note > PCI Product-Specific Details
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That’s… interesting, to say the least. I mean, it’s been quite a while since we were already using those cards. Does anyone know if the drivers have been updated recently?
Best response to your post was written up already. May be the bests writeup on the power issues
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/mac-pro-4-1-and-5-1-pcie-aux-power.2035519/#post-24366927
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/mac-pro-4-1-and-5-1-pcie-aux-power.2035519/#post-24366927
No, just the list is updated. In the latest Mojave beta, the kext for these Polaris card still dated 13/11/2018.
Looks like the Saphire 570 RX works great with Mojave on my 2009 Mac Pro 4,1-5,1. Lost my bluetooth but the bluetooth USB adapter on the front face works better since it is outside of the faraday cage and has better range. Mojave is much faster also for me. Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop CS6 64bit version has no problems and loads in 6 seconds using my new Crucial P1 1TB NVME m.2 in slot 4. Also my VMware Fusion 8 with Windows 10 works great as well. Happy all around.
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Hi guys,
I'm looking to buy the Sapphire rx580. I'm currently running the 23", 30", 20" Cinema Displays with a R9 280 card. Can I run the 30" with the RX580's Displayport? Is the DP dual-link? Thank you in advance.
I'm looking to buy the Sapphire rx580. I'm currently running the 23", 30", 20" Cinema Displays with a R9 280 card. Can I run the 30" with the RX580's Displayport? Is the DP dual-link? Thank you in advance.