MacOS High Sierra 10.13.4 met ondersteuning voor externe videokaarten eGPU’s.
Informatie over externe videokaarten die ondersteund worden.
Het is belangrijk welke videokaart je gebruikt in combinatie met welke externe behuizing.
Supported eGPU configurations
It’s important to use an eGPU with a recommended graphics card and Thunderbolt 3 chassis. And if you’re using a MacBook Pro, the eGPU’s Thunderbolt 3 chassis needs to provide sufficient power to run the graphics card while charging the computer. Check with the maker of the chassis to find out how much power it provides, and make sure that it’s enough to charge your connected Mac notebook.
Recommended graphics cards, along with chassis that can power them sufficiently, are listed below.
AMD Radeon RX 570, RX 580, and Radeon Pro WX 7100 graphics cards
These graphics cards are based on the AMD Polaris architecture. Recommended graphics cards include the Sapphire Pulse series and the AMD WX series.
Recommended Thunderbolt 3 chassis for these graphics cards:
- OWC Mercury Helios FX3
- PowerColor Devil Box
- Sapphire Gear Box
- Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Box 350W
- Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Box 550W3
- Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Box 650W3
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
These graphics cards are based on the AMD Vega 56 architecture. Recommended graphics cards include the Sapphire Vega 56 and XFX Vega 56.
Recommended Thunderbolt 3 chassis for these graphics cards:
- OWC Mercury Helios FX3
- PowerColor Devil Box
- Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Box 550W3
- Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Box 650W3
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64, Vega Frontier Edition Air, Radeon Pro WX 9100
These graphics cards are based on the AMD Vega 64 architecture. Recommended graphics cards include the Sapphire Vega 64, XFX Vega 64, AMD Frontier Edition air-cooled, and AMD Radeon Pro WX 9100.
Recommended Thunderbolt 3 chassis for these graphics cards:
- Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Box 650W3
Thunderbolt 3 all-in-one eGPU products
These products contain a powerful built-in GPU and supply sufficient power to charge your MacBook Pro.
Recommended Thunderbolt 3 all-in-one eGPU:
- Sonnet Radeon RX 570 eGFX Breakaway Puck
Het is niet alleen belangrijk welke videokaart je in combinatie met welke externe behuizing kiest, het zal ook alleen werken als je een programma gebruikt dat ondersteuning biedt voor zo’n externe videokaart.
eGPU support in applications
eGPU support in macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 is designed to accelerate Metal, OpenGL, and OpenCL applications that benefit from a powerful eGPU. However, not all applications support eGPU acceleration. Check with the application’s developer to learn more.
Also note that macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 doesn’t support eGPUs in Windows using Boot Camp or when your Mac is in macOS Recovery or installing system updates.
In general, an eGPU can accelerate performance in these types of applications:
- Pro applications designed to utilize multiple GPUs
- 3D games, when an external monitor is attached directly to the eGPU
- VR applications, when the VR headset is attached directly to the eGPU
- Pro applications and 3D games that accelerate the built-in display of an iMac or MacBook Pro. (This capability must be enabled by the application’s developer.)
For best results with applications like 3D games, set a display that’s attached to the eGPU as the primary system display:
- Go to System Preferences > Displays, and select the Arrangement tab.
- Drag the white menu bar to the box that represents the display that’s attached to the eGPU.
