3/13/2019 0 Comments Best Egpu For Mac Pro 2013May 13, 2018 - Although it is not officially supported by Apple there is a workaround published on egpu.io. Blackmagic Design eGPU Pro Externally, the Pro model uses the same aluminium design with a thermal grill for cooling and efficient heat dissipation. The back of the unit also features the same port expansion with Two Thunderbolt 3 ports, Four USB 3 ports, HDMI 2.0 port but also adds a DisplayPort 1.4 port that can support 5K monitors. The standard eGPU can only support 4K monitors via the HDMI output. It also supports 85w power delivery to charge a Macbook/Macbook Pro. Do I need the Pro? Whether you need an external GPU depends on your type of work. It also depends on what software you are using as not every application can support and harness the extra power of the external GPUs. Being a Blackmagic Design product designed in collaboration with Apple, Davinci Resolve automatically recognises the eGPU and supports it, offering increased performance. • Customers running DaVinci Resolve will get more real-time effects and color correction than ever before. That means they can spend more time exploring creative options and less time waiting. Customers running DaVinci Resolve on a 13-inch MacBook Pro will find that GPU-intensive operations, such as noise reduction, are up to 22x faster with the Blackmagic eGPU Pro. DaVinci Resolve 15 also supports multiple GPUs as well as Metal, so it’s the best way to get the full benefit of the Blackmagic eGPU Pro. • For gamers and customers using VR software and headsets, the Blackmagic eGPU Pro delivers higher resolution images, higher frame rate gameplay, better lighting and more detailed textures for truly immersive experiences, even on a laptop computer. Plus, the Blackmagic eGPU Pro features a DisplayPort connection that can drive a 5K display. Performance benchmarks using the eGPU The eGPU Pro retails for $1,199 USD, and will be available in November. Comparatively, the standard eGPU retails for $699 USD. What about FCP X? With the recent macOS Mojave update, Apple recently published a on using Final Cut Pro with external GPUs. Previously, you had to use a script to enable eGPU support. The improved performances include: • Improved playback of projects with color correction and video effects. • Improved performance when working with 3D titles. • Faster analysis for effects including stabilization and optical flow retiming. • Faster rendering of complex project timelines. • Faster export of complex project timelines. To get this improved performance, turn on for Final Cut Pro X in the Finder: • Quit Final Cut Pro X if it’s open. • In the Finder, choose Go > Applications, or press Shift-Command-A. • In the Applications folder, click Final Cut Pro to select it, then choose File > Get Info, or press Command-I. • In the General section of the Info window, select Prefer External GPU. You won’t see this option if an eGPU isn’t connected or if your Mac isn’t running macOS Mojave. • You can now use Final Cut Pro with eGPU support. Have you been using the Blackmagic Design eGPU? How have you found the increase in performance and would you have chosen the new eGPU Pro over the standard BMD eGPU? Aaaaand Premiere lags behind again?? Firstly thanks for the review guys! I’m wondering how many producer / editors are cutting with Resolve now? Is there a preferred mid to high level machine config (that’s not Linux) that works well without lag, dropped frames etc? ![]() (and cost less than $12-15K AUD) Admittedly I’m currently cutting with Premiere on the most suped up iMac you could buy just prior to the announcement / release of the iMac Pro, having upgraded from an old maxed out Mac Pro (Sliver Tower) (I couldn’t justify the trashcan Mac Pro at the time given it was something like 5 or more years old and still seemed to have issues for users). Unfortunately Premiere’s performance on the newer machine was a shadow of what I’d hoped and had been lead to believe, but AE performance increases on the other hand have been quite positive. I would definitely consider this eGPU Pro if I could see it in action / test it on some real projects over a month. Having the extra ports would also be great given this iMac I’m using is pretty limited with ports. Of course not everyone needs a glut of extra ports especially if they’re cutting of one central project raid, however I have libraries of HDs for the bigger clients spanning years where we do need to pull elements from at times quite often and the extra ports just make it all a little quicker. Then again, I could just pony-up and buy a 40TB T3 Raid but then I’d be spending coin on things that I’d prefer to put toward other more sexier things haha. I’m pretty sure the motivation behind this release was the new Mac Mini which only has CPU-integrated graphics, in spite of being configurable with up to 64GB RAM and a 3.2 GHz 6-core processor. For $3,500 USD, you can get a BMD eGPU Pro and Mac Mini with a 3GHz 6-core processor, 32GB RAM, and 1TB SSD. For the same $3,500 USD you could also buy a 27-inch iMac 5K with 3.8GHz 4-core processor, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, but only Radeon 580 graphics and 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports.
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