Egpu For Mac
Created in close collaboration with Apple, Blackmagic Design's Blackmagic eGPU and Blackmagic eGPU Pro bring accelerated pro app workflows, smoother gameplay, and true-to-life VR content creation to your Mac.
The eGPU has 8GB of HBM2 memory, two Thunderbolt 3 ports, four USB 3 ports, an HDMI 2.0 port, and a DisplayPort 1.4 port, allowing for 85W of power to charge your MacBook Pro at the same time. The new Blackmagic eGPU Pro allows accelerated graphics-intensive pro app workflows and supersmooth gaming, enables VR experiences or content creation, and supports multiple accessories for the. The RTX 2080 makes for a potent Windows Boot Camp eGPU companion for the 2018 Mac mini with 6-core Intel i7 CPU. Featured In this video. 2018 i7 Mac min. And, if you're like us, you can use the eGPU on your Mac to work during the day, and connect it to a Thunderbolt 3-equipped Windows PC for other purposes. But before we get going, be advised that.
Technical specifications
Blackmagic eGPU includes a Radeon Pro 580 graphics processor with 8GB DDR5 memory, giving your connected Mac graphics performance that's similar to a high-end 27-inch iMac.
Blackmagic eGPU Pro includes a Radeon RX Vega 56 graphics processor with 8GB HBM2 memory. This gives your connected Mac graphics performance that's similar to iMac Pro.
In addition to boosting graphics performance, both Blackmagic eGPUs provide 85 watts of charging power to MacBook Air and MacBook Pro.
Blackmagic eGPU has these ports to connect displays and VR accessories:
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- Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C)
- Four USB 3.0
- One HDMI 2.0
Blackmagic eGPU Pro has these ports:
- Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C)
- Four USB 3.0
- One HDMI 2.0
- One DisplayPort 1.4
System requirements
Blackmagic eGPU is compatible with any Thunderbolt 3-equipped Mac running macOS High Sierra 10.13.5 or later. Blackmagic eGPU Pro requires a Thunderbolt 3-equipped Mac and macOS Mojave 10.14.1 or later. Learn how to update the software on your Mac.
If you have a Mac mini (2018) with FileVault turned on, make sure to connect your primary display directly to Mac mini during startup. After you log in and see the macOS Desktop, you can unplug the display from Mac mini and connect it to Blackmagic eGPU.
Connect and use Blackmagic eGPU
When you connect Blackmagic eGPU or Blackmagic eGPU Pro to your Mac with a Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) cable, the eGPU menu bar item appears, indicating that the eGPU is ready for use.
Blackmagic eGPU automatically accelerates the graphics from Metal-based apps on external displays and devices that are connected to the eGPU. You can use Activity Monitor to confirm that your eGPU is in use:
- Open Activity Monitor, which is in the Utilities folder inside Applications.
- Choose Window > GPU History. A graph appears, charting the activity of your computer's internal GPU and Blackmagic eGPU.
To disconnect Blackmagic eGPU, use the menu bar item to safely disconnect the eGPU from your Mac before unplugging the cable.
Use the 'Prefer external GPU' option
Starting with macOS Mojave 10.14, you can turn on 'Prefer external GPU' in a specific app's Get Info panel in the Finder. This option lets Blackmagic eGPU and Blackmagic eGPU Pro accelerate apps on any display connected to the Mac — including displays built in to the Mac:
- Quit the app if it's open.
- Select the app in the Finder. Most apps are in your Applications folder. If you open the app from an alias or launcher, Control-click the app's icon and choose Show Original from the pop-up menu. Then select the original app.
- Press Command-I to show the app's info window.
- Select the checkbox next to Prefer external GPU.
- Open the app to use it with the eGPU.
Learn more about using eGPUs with your Mac.
Learn more
macOS currently doesn't support eGPUs in Windows using Boot Camp or when your Mac is in macOS Recovery, at FileVault login, or installing system updates.
Symptoms
I have an external graphics processor (eGPU) device, such as Apple External Graphics Development Kit, and I would like to use it in Parallels virtual machine (VM).
Information
First, make sure you have connected eGPU device correctly: plug eGPU device to Mac via Thunderbolt and connect your display directly to eGPU. For details, see Apple KB HT208544.
Once your eGPU device works fine in macOS, Parallels Desktop will use the available graphics resources to increase virtual machine video performance. Follow the instructions below to get it work.
NOTE: eGPU device works when Mac connected to power adapter. However if you eGPU has a built-in charging mechanism (it can also charge the computer), in this case it is not needed for the Mac to be connected to power adapter.
On macOS 10.14 Mojave and newer
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1. Open Finder > Applications > right-click on Parallels Desktop.app > Get Info.
2. Enable the option 'Prefer External GPU':
3. If your virtual machine is already running, suspend it via Actions menu > Suspend but make sure to quit applications that use graphics.
4. Restart Parallels Desktop: right-click on the Dock icon > Quit. Launch Parallels Desktop then.
4. Move the VM window to desired diplay. Resume it via Actions menu > Resume.
5. Now the virtual machine will use eGPU device.
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On macOS 10.13 High Sierra
With macOS High Sierra, Parallels Desktop uses the graphics of a primary Mac display.
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1. Make the display that is connected to eGPU device your primary display: go to macOS System Preferences > Displays > Arrangement.
2. The white bar at the top of the blue box identifies your primary display. To make a different display your primary display, drag the white bar to the box that represents that display.
3. macOS will re-arrange opened applications' windows. If your virtual machine is already running, suspend it via Actions menu > Suspend but make sure to quit applications that use graphics.
4. Move the VM window to the primary display. Resume it via Actions menu > Resume.
5. Now the virtual machine will use eGPU device.
More info
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- It is not possible to connect an eGPU device directly to VM, as they are being connected to Mac via PCIe interface which requires VT-d technology support to make virtualization of such connection possible, but VT-d on Mac can't be used for passing an external GPU to a virtual machine.
- If the primary monitor is connected to eGPU but your VM is located on another monitor, then VM performance can be degraded (comparing to situation when no eGPU is connected to Mac).