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Ā My configuration:
MacBook Pro 13" touchbar, i5 2,9Ghz, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Iris 550
Thunder3 modded + bequiet! 750W ATX modular PSU + NvidiaĀ GTX 780 TiĀ 3GB connected to LG Ultrawide 4K display
Hardware Installation
1. Opened Thunder3 classic (i will need some time to build an enclosure)
2. Put GTX 780 TiĀ 3GB
3. Connected Thunder3 to bequiet! 750W Powezone ATX PSU which power both GTX 780 TiĀ (6+8-pin PCie) and Akitio Thunder3 (barrel plug mod from molex)
Ā 4. Connect to Mac
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macOS configuration
1. Disabled SIP with csrutil from Recovery terminal
2. DownloadedĀ TB3 enablerĀ to let MacBook Pro use Thunder3 (sadly if you don't want to edit kext there is no way yet since Apple software blocked older Thunderbolt 3 devices)
3. Run new automate-GPU scriptĀ
Benchmarks:
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Ā Valley BenchmarkĀ HD 1920x1080 wide extreme preset:
Iris 550 6,1 fps - 256 score
Thunder3+GTXĀ 780 TiĀ 57,3Ā fps - 2398Ā score
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Valley Benchmark 4K 3440x1440 ultrawide 2x ultra:
Iris 550Ā 5fps - 207 score
Thunder3+GTXĀ 780 TiĀ 42,7fps -Ā 1788Ā score
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Ā Geekbench 4 GPU:
Iris 550Ā 30584Ā OpenCL score
Thunder3+GTXĀ 780 TiĀ failĀ OpenCL score
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Luxmark luxball:
Thunder3+GTXĀ 780 Ti 11189
Thunder3+GTXĀ 780 TiĀ + Iris 550 13696
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Cinebench R15 OpenGL:
Thunder3+GTXĀ 780 TiĀ 72,39 fps
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MacBook Pro 2018 Touch Bar i7 quad-core 2.7Ghz - 16GB RAM - 512GB PCIe SSD
my awesome Radeon VII eGPU
my Mantiz Venus extreme mod with Sapphire Nitro+ RX Vega 64
2018 13" MacBook Pro [8th,4C,U] + Radeon VII @ 32Gbps-TB3 (Mantiz Venus) + macOS 10.15 [build link]
We demand pictures! 
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Give your Node Pro a second Thunderbolt3 controller for reliable peripherals by re-using a TB3 dock (~50$).
"Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it."- Robert A. Heinlein, "Time Enough for Love."
2012 14" Lenovo Thinkpad T430s [3rd,2C,M] + RX 550 @ 10Gbps-TB1 (Atto Thunderlink) + Win10 [build link]
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We demand pictures!
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.. and bootcamped Windows.Ā Otherwise it's only a half Macbook eGPU implementation
eGPU Setup 1.35 ā¢ eGPU Port Bandwidth Reference Table
2015 15" Dell Precision 7510 (Q M1000M) [6th,4C,H] + GTX 1080 Ti @32Gbps-M2 (ADT-Link R43SG) + Win10 1803 [build link]
Does it work with Appleās built-in Nvidia drivers?
1) sudo ./automate-eGPU.sh -uninstall
2) Restart
3) sudo ./automate-eGPU.sh -skip-web-driver
4) Restart
Just in caseā¦ what happens if you uninstall the TB3 enabler, and reboot into macOS by holding the Option key down? My Devil Box has the same TPS65982 chip and it reports āUnsupportedā under the Thunderbolt bus. However, the TB3 enabler/binary hack is not necessary.
automate-eGPU EFI ā apple_set_os.efi
Mid 2015 15-inch MacBook Pro eGPU Master Thread
2018 13" MacBook Pro [8th,4C,U] + Radeon VII @ 32Gbps-TB3 (ASUS XG Station Pro) + Win10 1809 [build link]
ah ah ah guys i will update thread tomorrow. Pictures when i find a way to organize this mess š
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My first try wasĀ with Apple build-in driversĀ but i got no luck, in profiles it was detect as generic Nvidia card.
Do you mean i can remove TB3-enabler after first installation? Why holding Option?
MacBook Pro 2018 Touch Bar i7 quad-core 2.7Ghz - 16GB RAM - 512GB PCIe SSD
my awesome Radeon VII eGPU
my Mantiz Venus extreme mod with Sapphire Nitro+ RX Vega 64
2018 13" MacBook Pro [8th,4C,U] + Radeon VII @ 32Gbps-TB3 (Mantiz Venus) + macOS 10.15 [build link]
Okay, so the latest natively supported Kepler card is GTX 780 SC 6 GB (GK110B chip).
Because of the older TI82 PD controller - it does not support hot-plugging on macOS so booting from the cold power state, and holding down the Option key may initialize TB3 handshakingĀ without the binary hack, as with the TI82 equipped Devil Box (DSL 6540). Whatās your Thunder3 firmware version? Even though we have the same PD and TB3 controller, the older firmware (17.17) possibly explains why the Devil Box doesnāt need the hack.
Another approach is to skip DetectGPU function:
automate-eGPU EFI ā apple_set_os.efi
Mid 2015 15-inch MacBook Pro eGPU Master Thread
2018 13" MacBook Pro [8th,4C,U] + Radeon VII @ 32Gbps-TB3 (ASUS XG Station Pro) + Win10 1809 [build link]
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Ā @Nando Bootcamp refuses to install on my mac! I will try again.
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PS: you can add this to implementation page
MacBook Pro 2018 Touch Bar i7 quad-core 2.7Ghz - 16GB RAM - 512GB PCIe SSD
my awesome Radeon VII eGPU
my Mantiz Venus extreme mod with Sapphire Nitro+ RX Vega 64
2018 13" MacBook Pro [8th,4C,U] + Radeon VII @ 32Gbps-TB3 (Mantiz Venus) + macOS 10.15 [build link]
Final Cut Pro X is working!
MacBook Pro 2018 Touch Bar i7 quad-core 2.7Ghz - 16GB RAM - 512GB PCIe SSD
my awesome Radeon VII eGPU
my Mantiz Venus extreme mod with Sapphire Nitro+ RX Vega 64
2018 13" MacBook Pro [8th,4C,U] + Radeon VII @ 32Gbps-TB3 (Mantiz Venus) + macOS 10.15 [build link]
Hello, still reading up on eGPU's and have been noticing some require odd steps to boot. Have you found this the case with your 13inch MBP?
2017 13" MacBook Pro Touch Bar
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2017 13" MacBook Pro [7th,2C,U] + RX 5700 XT @ 32Gbps-TB3 (Mantiz Venus) + macOS 10.15.4 & Win10 2004 [build link]
Need a hub or USB-C peripheral connected to another port. I have a power delivery hub, so when i'm at home i plug eGPU and this device.
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@all
GTX 780 Ti consume a lot of power, i'm trying the same setup with GTX 980, because i had some kernel panics under heavy load with my PSU stopping and i think 780 Ti drains too much power.
MacBook Pro 2018 Touch Bar i7 quad-core 2.7Ghz - 16GB RAM - 512GB PCIe SSD
my awesome Radeon VII eGPU
my Mantiz Venus extreme mod with Sapphire Nitro+ RX Vega 64
2018 13" MacBook Pro [8th,4C,U] + Radeon VII @ 32Gbps-TB3 (Mantiz Venus) + macOS 10.15 [build link]