![]() ![]() MacOS High Sierra's first release to the general public is expected in the fall of 2017. To go along with Apple's VR and eGPU initiative, Valve launched its own first beta of SteamVR for the Mac on Monday, giving early testers the ability to sample virtual reality experiences on compatible Macs.ĪppleInsider will be examining the Apple eGPU developer's kit and will further examine support in the coming days. Macs with Thunderbolt 2 ports are compatible with third-party eGPU enclosures, but Apple lists it as an "unsupported configuration." No sleep support for attached mac - but display sleep is fineĪpple's developer kit for external Thunderbolt 3 GPU testing costs $599 and includes a Sonnet external GPU chassis with Thunderbolt 3 and 350-watt power supply, an AMD Radeon RX 580 8-gigabyte graphics cards, a Belkin USB-C to 4-port USB-A hub, and a promo code for $100 towards the purchase of an HTC Vive VR headset.No acceleration of internal display on iMac, MacBook Pro.Benchmarks (Include a CUDA-Z or AIDA64 bandwidth pic. Connected the VR headset DP to the GPU and USB to the laptop. AutoLogin failure when EGPU is attached In Device Manager disabled the iGPU (re-enabled before shutting down to use again my laptop alone).There are notable pre-release testing issues according to Apple's developer notes, including: AppleInsider has briefly examined eGPU support in macOS High Sierra, and has discovered that third-party hardware and video cards work the same as the developer's kit should.
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