MacOS 10.14.5 was released today and supposedly begins initial support for AMD Radeon VII graphics cards. My setup consists of the following:
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)
Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter
Apple Thunderbolt 2 Cable
I have everything plugged in correctly - I installed purge-wrangler and have enabled all patches required for AMD GPU support. I can see the little icon in the upper right saying "Disconnect AMD Radeon VII" - so I know it's connected properly, but I don't know if my programs are actually using it. I don't see Radeon VII on my "About This Mac " window. I've tried download a GPU benchmark test to see if it would come up and nothing... It only shows my internal AMD Radeon R9 GPU. Is there something else I need to do in order for the Radeon VII to actually function?
Edit: I'm using my internal display only
2015 15" MacBook Pro Retina (R9 M370X) + Boot Camp (Windows 10 1903) + Radeon VII + Razer Core X (TB2/TB3) + HP Reverb VR Headset
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Author: kryptonite ✧ purge-wrangler ✧ tbt-flash ✧ purge-nvda ✧ set-eGPU
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2014 15-inch MacBook Pro 750M
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2019 13" MacBook Pro [8th,4C,U] + RX Vega 64 @ 32Gbps-TB3 (Mantiz Venus) + macOS 10.14.6 & Win10 [build link]
yeah only works full 100% / shows up if you use an external Display and set this external display as the main display
2018 Mac Mini Intel i7 / 32 GB Ram / Razer Core X + Radeon RX 5500 8GB ( RX 6800 16 GB) / Mac OS 11.5.2 / FCPX 10.5.4 / Capture One 21
Blender 2.8 beta doesn't see the Vega 64 or the VII in an eGPU at the moment. Even 2.7 is finicky.