Unfortunately, the ability to render apps via an eGPU while being displayed on your Mac’s built-in screen, possible via developer app updates, is quite rare.Ī recently released script called set-eGPU, from eGPU.io alumnus gives users more control over GPU rendering. With macOS 10.13.4’s support for external graphics, Apple is officially allowing users to supplement their Macs with an eGPU like the Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Box. ExpandĪpple worked with Blackmagic Design on new Radeon Pro 580-powered eGPU Is this the eGPU that you should consider for your Mac? Watch our hands-on video for the details. With a launch alongside highly anticipated new MacBook Pro hardware, the Blackmagic eGPU is now available exclusively at Apple Stores. Blackmagic advertises its ultra quiet status right on the product packaging, and it’s not joking, this enclosure is extremely low noise. This makes sense, considering that macOS was recently upgraded with official eGPU support in version 10.13.4 back in the spring.Īnother reason to take note is that the Blackmagic eGPU is the first external graphics chassis to include official support for the LG UltraFine 5K display ( hands-on), a monitor that Apple recommends as a replacement for its now discontinued Thunderbolt Display.īut perhaps the most appealing feature of the Blackmagic eGPU is its silence. It’s a notable product for several of reasons. First and foremost, it’s the first time that Apple has sold an external graphics enclosure in its store. The Blackmagic eGPU is an external graphics enclosure sold exclusively (for the time being) at the Apple Store. Expandīlackmagic Design launches new eGPU Pro with Radeon RX Vega 56 alongside new Macs Watch our hands-on video walkthrough as I explain why the Mac mini 2018 is the most versatile and adaptable Mac ever. This opens up Apple’s smallest Mac to an ever-growing world of expandability, making it seem as if anything’s possible for what was once Apple’s forgotten Mac. That award goes to the four Thunderbolt 3 ports on the machine’s rear. While the CPU upgrades were much needed, the chip enhancements are arguably not even the most exciting thing about the new Mac mini. The mid-tier CPU option is a 3.0GHz 6-core Core i5 with 4.1GHz turbo boost, while the highest configuration adds a 3.2GHz 6-core Core i7 that turbos up to 4.6GHz. The CPU lineup starts with a rather anemic, but still way faster than the last Mac mini, quad-core 3.6GHz Core i3. The long-rumored update, which was announced during the midway portion of last week’s iPad Pro event, is exciting for a number of reasons.įor starters, the Mac mini 2018 gets brand-new, highly-capable 8th-generation Intel CPUs. The Mac mini is back for 2018, regaining its rightful place as the most versatile Mac in Apple’s entire computer lineup.

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