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macOS 10.13.4 Enables Support for External GPU (engadget.com)
With the latest release of macOS High Sierra, Apple has officially delivered on a couple of items in the works since WWDC 2017 last June. macOS 10.13.4 brings the external GPU (eGPU) support that lets developers, VR users gamers and anyone else in need of some extra oomph to plug in a more powerful graphics card via Thunderbolt 3. From a report: While that may not make every underpowered laptop VR ready, it certainly makes staying macOS-only more palatable for some power users. Another notable addition is Business Chat in Messages for users in the US. Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and others have tweaked their services to enable customer service linkups and now Apple has its version available on the desktop. With it, you can interact with business representatives or even make purchases. Other tweaks include waiting for the user to select login fields before autofilling password information in Safari, a smoke cloud wallpaper that had previously been restricted to the iMac Pro and a Safari shortcut for jumping to the rightmost tab by pressing Command-9. Further reading: Gizmodo.
An external GPU can certainly have the power to do things ... But what delay will it introduce?
Because the delay of many input devices, plus the horrible lag of most displays, plus the game's lag itself is already too much as it is to feel right, compared to e.g. my gold standard (cabled PS2 or 1000Hz mouse, CRT at 85Hz and Quake 3 Arena ProMode).
How much difference, in SI units, does the fact of it being external make?
Surely the protocol must differ, to compensate for a long and flexible cable with an imperfect connector.
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Here comes another shortage of GPUs.
On 3D forums I frequent sometimes, Mac users have been using external GPUs for ages. What is new here? Or is Bana... I mean Apple merely making support official?
Why did the chicken cross the road? Because Elon Musk put an AI chip in its head.
I installed the latest macOS on my MBP this morning, and since, I unable to access my Samba server.
It's still working from a Mini running 10.9.5 and a MBA under 10.11.6.
Anybody else having this problem?
Totof
All true, plus it's now innovative and new! Just like everything else Apple copies.
in those tight enclosures. Good cooling design helps, but it can only do so much. Also Mac users are going to find out that their laptops don't last for decades when they run their CPUs at full bore for 3-4 hour gaming sessions.
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In related news, Apple also announced the MacBook Ultra Pro, which features no internal GPU or graphics card. As an accessory, users may purchase the GPU dongle with an associated external graphics card for the low, low price of $1499.
Rumors are also swirling about the anticipated MacBook Mega Ultra Pro laptop, which is rumored to feature no screen or keyboard, and handles all I/O through the Touch Bar. Users can purchase optional dongles for attaching a keyboard and screen to the single USB-C port. Users can also purchase a matching keyboard and screen with a special Apple carrying case for just $999.
You left your brain on the kitchen counter this morning, and now your fingers are just twitching randomly.
You're a fucking idiot.
The Apple Tax is a fee paid to Apple, not by them...
APK quotes people (including myself) without context and should not be trusted. Just thought you should know.
From the PCWorld article:
The proprietary cable itself carries data at x4 PCIe Gen 3 data rates. Thatâ(TM)s about 4GB/s. For comparison, a standard GPU connection on a desktop is a full x16 Gen 3 connection, which carries about 16GB/s.
The Thunderbolt 3 connection is good for 40 Gbps, or 5GB/s. The iMac Pro has four USB-C ports that have two separate buses, so theoretically you could even do 10GB/s, I'm not sure how Apple's eGPU box is wired up.
That's of course just the speed from the computer to the card, if you have.a display attached to the card then that does not factor into resolution or monitors supported.
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
What is going to be the huge security hole in this release of MacOS 13?
Every previous minor release has had a huge security hole in it, so what's it going to be this time?
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled"
but Linux tech tips just benchmarked that new iMac pro and even with all it's cooling there was still some throttling. Laptops are always going to be a tradoff in that regard. Maybe if there was a special enclosure that opened the mobo to air...
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Also Mac users are going to find out that their laptops don't last for decades when they run their CPUs at full bore for 3-4 hour gaming sessions.>
A large amount of cooling for games goes into cooling the GPU. So if you are running anything graphic intensive with an eGPU, the system will have a much easier time keeping the processor cool even if you are running it really heavily.
Also more modern Macs have really good cooling design. The iMac Pro hardly ever spins up fans to where you can hear them, only during gaming - and even then not at max.
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
I mean seriously, I know it aint Apple.. They dont do shit.
So, whom the fuck brought out this crap which completely defeats the purpose of a portable machine?
I bet all them shinny bitchy apple fucks will be all OHhhhhh groovie, but never use the feature, cauz your makBooc Air looks gehy connected to a compute brick..
fuck it, just buy a desktop..
stupid dinks..
fuck apple people are so fucking dumb
kick them in the nutz
sfigures this is a msmash article..
dumb bitch
Hey I got a question.. What does a Dumb Bitch look like in the mirror? "community looks over at msmash, for a response"
Apple is not selling one themselves yet to normal consumers, but they did sell a developer unit for $599 (includes Radeon RX 580 card).
Since the kit is just a Sonnet external Thunderbolt 3 box, it seems like it would be a safe bet to get one of those to work with the new release.
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I can't imagine why anyone would still use wired headphones. The AirPods are fantastic in their ease of use and setup. And they sound great too. Not missing the jack at all, I will never go back to wires.
When Staxx starts making bluetooth headphones, I'll consider it; otherwise you'll find that in pro environments direct connections with instant on, controlled by the board, are the way to go.
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Release another full-sized tower. The prices of Mac Pro 5,1s keep going up, Apple. Get the hint already.
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When Staxx starts making bluetooth headphones, I'll consider it;
How do you plug your Stax into your phone?
I was actually going for Informative, not Troll, as the AC to whom I was replying clearly did not know what rodrigoandrade meant by "Apple Tax". Someone should not have mod points today.
APK quotes people (including myself) without context and should not be trusted. Just thought you should know.
I was actually going for Informative, not Troll, as the AC to whom I was replying clearly did not know what rodrigoandrade meant by "Apple Tax". Someone should not have mod points today.
There is no "tax" or "fee" to pay to Apple, you non-informarive Troll.
Exactly what an apple shill would say.
Exactly what an apple shill would say.
Exactly what an idiot just said. Yup, you are an idiot. No need for the confirmation.
And it was rodrigoandrade who said there was, not me; I was merely explaining what rodrigoandrade was talking about. I do see how you could be confused on that point if you have trouble following conversational flow. Do you have trouble following conversational flow?
APK quotes people (including myself) without context and should not be trusted. Just thought you should know.
Nor the bandwidth!
Are people here utterly retarded?
I said LAG!
You can have the screen show the next 1GB picture resulting from what you did 500ms ago every 0.5ms, and they will still be 500ms late!
Any audiophile knows the sound is mediocre at best and it's so easy to lose one of them that you have to be an Apple employee that adores crappy overpriced hardware to make a comment like that.
I like wireless headphones on my iPhone, but almost never used them with my Mac. Latency (lag) is a real problem for anything that requires audio to be synchronized with the screen. QuickTime solves this for video playback by slightly delaying the start of videos to sync with your headphones, but it only works for simple playback. Good luck trying to edit video when the audio never stays synced.