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1. External gpu for mac pro 2013 how to#
2. External gpu for mac pro 2013 full#
3. External gpu for mac pro 2013 software#
4. External gpu for mac pro 2013 Pc#
5. External gpu for mac pro 2013 license#

I’d recommend getting a 2m cable since you’ll probably want to have your GPU not directly beside your laptop.Ĥ50W power supply capable of running the video card. You can get this at any Apple Store or online. If you’re curious, BPlus used to offer a US$180 TH05 (which included the TB cable), which was a direct Thunderbolt to PCI-Express, but Intel shut it down and the entire BPlus Thunderbolt division in Jan 2013 per TH05 Recall Notice.Ī Thunderbolt cable. If wanting a neater enclosure solution then purchase a $170 BPlus PE4H V3.2 instead, noting that your chosen video card will require the pci-e power connectors on the side of the card rather than the top. You want the PE4L-EC060A package that includes the SWEX adapter to power on your power supply. $70 BPlus PE4L V2.1 ExpressCard to PCI-Express adapter.

External gpu for mac pro 2013 full#

Note that Sonnet also sells a faster 10Gbps Thunderbolt->PCIExpress box (~US$310 Sonnet Echo Express SE) which might seem like a great idea, but that’s all sorts of problems with it, including an underpowered power supply, no PCI Delay switch (making it not easily work with Windows) and dismantling it to be able to use full length and double width video cards. It’s probably one of the more expensive parts in your setup because of Intel’s arbitrage on Thunderbolt-related parts. This adapter turns 10Gbps Thunderbolt to 5Gbps ExpressCard, which is needed for the PE4L later. I purchased mine for $134 at B&H Photo Video.

External gpu for mac pro 2013 Pc#

The full PC bus speed is super rarely used anyways, so it’s not like you’ll get 1/16th the performance.Īs part of this tutorial, we’ll be using Windows 7 BIOS (installed the regular Bootcamp way). As you’ll see by the benchmarks later in the article, yes you’re only running at expresscard 5Gbps x1 2.0 PCI bus speed (as opposed to 16X 2.0 on a proper PC and only half of Thunderbolt’s 10Gbps), but its WAY WAY better than the internal integrated graphics of the laptop, plus you can still max out tons of games. This PE4L adapter also includes a Delayed PCI-Reset jumper, making Windows 7 + Internal LCD rendering possible on the Macbook. We’ll be using the Sonnet Thunderbolt to ExpressCard adapter, together with the BPlus PE4L ExpressCard to PCI-Express adapter. So with the bad news out of the way, the good news is that you can still do it yourself – just a bit less elegantly.

External gpu for mac pro 2013 license#

As you know, this Technology License is required to develop a Thunderbolt device in the market and Certification is a must have to market any Thunderbolt product. The “Not supported” means that Intel won’t neither certify your product nor deliver, at the moment, any Technology License for this kind of usage. Talking to one of their thunderbolt guys, here’s what that “Not Supported” means: Intel even openly admits its bias against GPU usage where it’s listed as unsupported in their Thunderbolt Certification Application. We’ve been promised by these companies over-and-over again, with youtube videos, hands-on reviews, press releases, etc, but nobody is releasing anything. So what are we doing? We’re going to make a Macbook Air accept an external video card via Thunderbolt! Yes, you might have read in the news that real commercial solutions are just around the corner. He’s super dedicated and eGPUs wouldn’t be anywhere near where they are today if it wasn’t for him! Thanks! He’s the mastermind behind the technicals, I just like writing articles and making stuff easier for everyone. Like usual, I really want to thank nando4 for his help in doing all this. All these parts are readily available for anyone.

External gpu for mac pro 2013 software#

All you need is a macbook air, a graphics card, a power supply, Windows 7, and ~$250 to buy some adapters and software online. No more discontinued exotic parts like the $180 BPlus TH05 are required. This is my third article here on this forum, though it’s the first that the process can be done by anyone with off-the-shelf parts.

External gpu for mac pro 2013 how to#

Step-by-step, here’s how to exactly do it. TLDR: By buying around $250 in commonly available parts, plus a video card, you can make the graphics of your 11” Macbook Air from 5X to 7X faster.

Make sure to check out that forum for more info. Methods have changed and are somewhat easier these days. Note: This is a repost of my TechInferno Forum article from July 28th, 2013.