Just done some more reading on this. And I'm none the wiser. Bloody minefield!
Jun 30, 2017. 580 in macOS Sierra. AMD Radeon RX 580 macOS 10.12.4 Sierra how to. Install AMD Radeon RX 480 GPU in tower Mac Pro with a 6-pin PCIe power cable. When 10.12.1. Gigabyte RX 480 G1 Gaming, $199.99 / $239.
SO many brands for the same tech! As I mainly use for Adobe CC products I'm thinking I need 4BG min.
Squuiid, the Saphire Plus card you mentioned looks really good. Dual support and 8Gb! I found a version close to here.
ASUS ROG-STRIX-RX580-8G-GAMING graphics card - Radeon RX 580 - 8 GB for €285 + VAT (€350). I was hoping to get something for about $150-200. A Nvidia Geforce GTX 680 4GB might do the trick? Or am I nuts and I should just bite the biscuit and get the RX 580?
Just done some more reading on this. And I'm none the wiser. Bloody minefield! SO many brands for the same tech!
As I mainly use for Adobe CC products I'm thinking I need 4BG min. Squuiid, the Saphire Plus card you mentioned looks really good. Dual support and 8Gb!
I found a version close to here. ASUS ROG-STRIX-RX580-8G-GAMING graphics card - Radeon RX 580 - 8 GB for €285 + VAT (€350). I was hoping to get something for about $150-200. A Nvidia Geforce GTX 680 4GB might do the trick?
Or am I nuts and I should just bite the biscuit and get the RX 580? Click to expand.I replaced the Radeon 4870 with an Gigabyte Rx 460 4G. I do not do much heavy lifting stuff with my cMP, honestly speaking, from a UI standpoint, I do not feel much improvement in speed and feed. However, the biggest improvement is the power draw and noise made by the Rx 460 is much lower now against the 4870. I got the Gigabyte for sub 100 price, a very happy camper.
The card work OOB with 10.12.5 and 10.12.6. This is a single core cMP that I acquired as a replacement of my Mac Mini 2009, I am loving this cMP for its solidness. The thing won't break sweat while I am playing with 4K Youtube. I could NOT imagine my Mac Mini would do that. I replaced the Radeon 4870 with an Gigabyte Rx 460 4G. I do not do much heavy lifting stuff with my cMP, honestly speaking, from a UI standpoint, I do not feel much improvement in speed and feed.
However, the biggest improvement is the power draw and noise made by the Rx 460 is much lower now against the 4870. I got the Gigabyte for sub 100 price, a very happy camper. The card work OOB with 10.12.5 and 10.12.6. This is a single core cMP that I acquired as a replacement of my Mac Mini 2009, I am loving this cMP for its solidness. The thing won't break sweat while I am playing with 4K Youtube. I could NOT imagine my Mac Mini would do that.