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Q: What do the eGPU port acronyms like 32Gbps-TB3 mean and what are their ranked & measured peak H2D/write bandwidths?

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Thunderbolt macOS eGPU

macOS ≥ 10.14 has no Nvidia webdrivers - use 10.13 | macOS ≥ 10.13.4 has native AMD TB3 eGPU support | See these resources before asking for help

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Definitive macOS Thunderbolt eGPU Compatibility Registry

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Is AVX2 really the limiting factor in allowing macOS newer than Monterey (i.e. Ventura, Sonoma, and Seqouia) to work with the eGPU in 2012-2015 Retina systems?

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Sonnet 550 flashed with Mantiz 87W fw - in macOS, enclosure appears but not it's installed PCIe cards

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How to Create OpenCore Disk to Internal Drive?

By Rorence Chen, Oct 14

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eGPU / Apple TV+ Can't Play Movie

By Rorence Chen, Oct 13

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Mac mini 2018 + Sonnet eGPU stuck at PCIe 3.0 x2 — how to get x4?

By Ngoc Lai Tran, Sep 05

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eGPU icon appears then disappears after 5 seconds

By Skip073, Dec 24, 23

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The Blackmagic eGPU RX580 fails to be recognized as a GPU properly; it can only be identified as a display device

By Qiang Li, Sep 07

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MacOS Sonoma Upgrade + RX 6900 XT and Razer Core X Stuttering

By Efgrp, Oct 26, 23

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Gigabyte rx 6900 on sequoia

By Iuri Tampolski, Jul 28

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Kryptonite: eGFX Support for All Thunderbolt Macs with FileVault, SIP, and ART Enabled on macOS + Windows (2 viewing)

By mac_editor, May 31, 21

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automate-eGPU EFI - eGPU boot manager for macOS and Windows (43 viewing)

By goalque, Oct 21, 18

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Calling all MacBook + TH3P4G3 owners! Anyone else have computer sleep issues in macOS?

By fishwasher, Mar 18, 25

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Fitting a radeon rx 6800 xt into a sonnet breakaway 650

By woowah, Nov 07, 21

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Issues with Mac Mini (2018) + Razer Core X after swapping a Vega64 for a 6600XT

By Florian, Mar 13, 25

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Does anyone know why my Mac won't detect Sonnet Breakaway Box 350W?

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Is macOS 14 Sonoma eGPU friendly?

By simcrat, Sep 28, 23

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[SCRIPT] automate-eGPU.sh v1.0.1 - macOS eGPU installation tool (1 viewing)

By goalque, Jan 14, 17

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Need Help on graphic card vs internal card which only recognize internal card sometimes. Macos 10.12.6 + Nvidia GTX 1060 + Razer Core X Chroma + automate-eGPU.sh

By s93ban924, Jan 01, 25

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Kryptonite Big Sur upgrade to MacOS Monterey?

By ouroboros, Dec 29, 23

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eGPU and Remote Desktop

By Excubitoro, Nov 16, 17

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Blackmagic eGPU and Bootcamp with a Mac Mini 2018

By C Films, Aug 19, 19

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eGPU blackMagic Pro with Opencore legacy patcher (1 viewing)

By Josefine, Nov 02, 24

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Best VM to host eGPU Passthrough?

By macbackpro, Jun 24, 24

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(13 in 2020 MBP 2.3 GHZ quad intel i7). with (sonnet egfx breakaway box 650) with (vega56) Not so "plug and play""non removable gpu"

By Chance DiFonzo, Sep 30, 24

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Replaced RX 580 with 6800 XT, now both my LCDs work when switch on Mac but after a couple of seconds, second one goes blank

By Eldrixo, Aug 24, 24

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Mac freezes when disconnecting after updating to macOS 14 Sonoma

By JMY1000, Feb 06, 24

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2019 iMac (RP580X) [9th,8C,HK] + RTX 3060 @ 32Gbps-TB3 (EXP GDC TH3P4G3) + Win11 // no sound from iMac

By James “RiverRat” Moore, Aug 26, 24

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Hackintosh - Intel NUC - egpu

By direktorn, Aug 06, 17

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Wake from sleep issues - Mac Pro 6,1 - Akitio Thunder2 - Radeon Pro WX4100

By Mark Benson, Aug 07, 24

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i would like developer to make a progam that work with the new Mac OS

By Trefor Parr, Aug 02, 24

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macOS 12.4 (+ 12.5 Beta 2) missing Vega 56 driver?

By Adamz-Asah, Jun 10, 22

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nVidia Titans - which will work in MacOSX

By OliverB, Jun 23, 19

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Radeon VII not in Apple's list of officially supported eGPUs?

By User Name, Feb 04, 20

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Will RX 5500 XT work on 2018 Mac Mini running macOS 13.6.7+ without needing Kryptonite?

By Dave Hauss, May 31, 24

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Upgraded Mac Mini 2018 to Sonoma 14.5 and now Razer X Chroma with AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT only works 5% of the time.

By hahaokbye, May 19, 24

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Blackmagic eGPU AMD RX580 and macOS Catalina 10.15.7 Thunderbolt 1/2 experience

By Federico, Apr 18, 24

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macOS Ventura, 13.6.6., Blackmagic RP580 eGPU not showing in "about this mac" (1 viewing)

By Ilan Onigman, Apr 07, 24

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Razer Core X + RX 6900 XT Asrock Phantom Gaming) in Mac Ventura not working?

By Images Hunter, May 24, 23

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eGPU with Opencore Sonoma

By Guy Herzog, Apr 01, 24

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MacPro 6,1 (Dual D700) - Monterey - Razer Core X eGPU enclosure - need to reinstall OCLP/ Kryptonite after every boot

By coolchilli, Feb 27, 24

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Sonnet Breakaway Puck RX5500XT/Purge Wrangler/MBP 2012/ - USB Audio Interface Issues

By Hoirkman Szesth, Mar 10, 24

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Appe M3 Silicon = 2 x TB4 external monitors-out out now (with the lid shut!) ...any prospect of this hardware giving us eGPU support back?

By D Smith, Mar 08, 24

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Mantiz Venus with RX 6800 XT shuts down under heavy load

By JMY1000, Feb 13, 24

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2018 Mac Mini + RX 580 @ 32Gbps-TB3 (Razer Core V2) -> Sapphire RX580 8GB showed up just one time

By francesco negrini, Feb 04, 24

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Trying to get Kryptonite to work with OCLP

By BlackDragun7, Mar 17, 23

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Q: 2020 27" iMac + RX 6900 XT @ 32Gbps-TB3 (Razer Core X) + macOS 14.3 0 -> how to apply SoftPowerPlay Table in macOS to increase fan speed & reduce GPU temps?

By Николай Осколков, Jan 26, 24

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[GUIDE] Troubleshooting eGPUs on macOS

By mac_editor, Jun 15, 18

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Q: How to get *both* GTX 1080 TI + Titan X TB3 eGPU working at same time under macOS 10.13.6 on 2018 MBP? For additional Cinema 4D + Octane performance

By Eric Del Greco, Dec 18, 18

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2018 15" MacBook Pro (RP560) [8th,6C,H] + RX 6800 XT @ 32Gbps-TB3 (Razer Core X) + macOS 13.5.2 -> Adobe Premier / Cinema 4D simple render crashes the system, solved by macOS 13.6.2 update

By Eugene Malishkevich, Dec 25, 23

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