I’ll be filling this in more as I go along—the build is working out of the box so far, albeit a bit inconsistently
System specs
2011 15" MacBook Pro
macOS 10.13.6 (High Sierra)
CPU: 2.5 GHz Intel Core i7
iGPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000
dGPU: AMD Radeon HD 6770M
16GB RAM, Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB, Seagate 1TB Hybrid SSHD
eGPU hardware
+ Mantiz Venus
+ Sapphire Pulse RX580 8GB
+ Apple TB3 to TB2/1 adapter
+ Apple TB2 cable
Hardware pictures
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Installation steps
+ I used an Apple ThunderBolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2/1 adapter, and an Apple Thunderbolt 2 cable to connect the Mantiz Venus to the TB1 MacBook Pro
+ I ran Mac_editor’s PurgeWrangler script, which worked beautifully the first time
+ Reboot, hot plug, log-out, log-in… and the eGPU was operational in macOS
Benchmarks
GeekBench 4 Compute with dGPU: OpenCL Score 5206 https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/compute/3301677
GeekBench 4 Compute with eGPU: OpenCL Score 102630 https://browser.geekbench.com/v4/compute/3301692
Comments
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MacBook Air (2018, 8GB) + Mantiz Venus + Radeon RX 580
macOS Catalina 10.15.4, Windows 10 Bootcamp
2011 15" MacBook Pro (HD6770M) [2nd,4C,Q] + RX 580 @ 10Gbps-TB1>TB3 (Mantiz Venus) + macOS 10.13.6 // Benchmarks [build link]
How many displays do you have hooked up to the RX580? What resolutions are they running at? What refresh rates?
I've got an old Macbook Air mid-2013 with thunderbolt 1. Was curious to see if I could breath new life into it with an RX580 I've got. I'll already be setting up an eGPU for my work laptop, which is a Macbook Pro 2018 with thunderbolt 3, but was curious if I could reuse the eGPU with the Macbook air to drive two or three displays, depending on possible resolution/refresh rate.
2017 15" MacBook Pro + Caldigit TS3 Plus + PowerColor Gaming Station + XFX AMD Radeon RX 580
I'm looking at putting together a similar setup, and wondering how this is working for you.
I think the only difference is that my dGPU went out and has since been disabled. Any insight into whether or not that will affect a set up like yours?
To do: Create my signature with system and expected eGPU configuration information to give context to my posts. I have no builds.
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Hi there,
I have a very similar setup except for a Macbook Pro 13" mid-2012.
Everything's working well most of the time BUT :
- I noticed that when on battery, if the MBP put itself in sleep mode, I cannot wake it up. I have to hard reboot.
- Using a TB3 adapter, the Mantiz Venus power supply is always on. Meaning that you'll heard the power supply fan.
I don't know if anybody else noticed those behavior with a similar setup?
CheerS
To do: Create my signature with system and expected eGPU configuration information to give context to my posts. I have no builds.
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