System specs
- MacBook Pro(Retina, 15-inch, 2018)
- CPU: 2.6 GHz Intel Core i7 (i7-8850H)
- GPUs: Intel UHD Graphics 630 + AMD Radeon Pro 560X
- Memory: 16GB
- Storage: 512GB SSD
- Operating Systems
- macOS Catalina 10.15.2
- Windows 10 version 1909 Build 18363.535
eGPU Hardware
- Mantiz Venus
- PNY GeForce GTX 1070Ti
- WD Blue 1 TB SSD
- Replaced case fan with Noctua NF-A12x25(its not low profile but the GPU still locked in)
Hardware pictures
Installation steps
- Install Windows 10 via Boot Camp (I used 100GB, Everything else is on the external SSD)
- No Freezes or BSOD's now with current Bootcamp Drivers(Specifically AMD r3 19.30)
- Restart MacBook Pro with eGPU plugged in and turned on
- Verify in Device Manager eGPU is enabled
- Install Nvidia Driver 441.41 tested
Benchmarks
MSI Afterburner eGPU runs so efficient core runs @ 2GHz
Red Dead Redemption 2 DF's XB1X equivelant 1080p settings
| Frames Per Second (Higher is better) Min, Max, Avg Pass 0, 43.484688, 65.009781, 59.562218 Pass 1, 50.886440, 73.502388, 65.835258 Pass 2, 51.902214, 67.587204, 62.398617 Pass 3, 36.136173, 73.801277, 62.817680 Pass 4, 20.705177, 88.591225, 62.383102 |
Time in millisec (Lower is better) Min, Max, Avg Test 0, 15.382300, 22.996601, 16.789167 Test 1, 13.605000, 19.651600, 15.189429 Test 2, 14.795700, 19.267000, 16.025997 Test 3, 13.549901, 27.673101, 15.919086 Test 4, 11.287800, 48.297100, 16.029982 |
Comments
Reduce Thermal Throttle and reduce stress on the battery
Install Intel XTU, Disable Turbo Boost Short Power Max Enable, Turbo Boost Power Max 39W, Turbo Boost Power Time Window 4 Sec, change Ratio Multiplier to 30x(cinebench R15 CPU 953, considering my old 6 core/12 thread Xeon x5675 scored 951 at 4.3 GHz at much higher TDP)
2018 15" MacBook Pro 8850H+RP560x,macOS 10.15.2 +bootcamp Win10(1909)
Mantiz Venus + GTX 1070 Ti
2018 15" MacBook Pro (RP560X) [8th,6C,H] + GTX 1070 Ti @ 32Gbps-TB3 (Mantiz Venus) + Win10 [build link]
How about some game benchmarks?
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Vega 56 + Mantiz Venus + macOS + W10
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