Hey guys.
I'm deciding on which macbook I'm about to buy keeping in mind I'll need an eGPU. I'm not sure if I'm going with the 15" mid 2015 without GPU or the 15" late 2016 with GPU. eGPUs can be Bizon, razer core or anything else, I just need it to work.
Would that choice make a difference regarding the use of eGPUs in macOS with the internal display?
Thanks!
MacOS: 15" Retina Macbook Pro 2015 Iris Pro only
Windows 10: Tornado F5 laptop with discrete GTX 1060
eGPU: GIGABYTE RX 580
EDIT 23-Jan>> @itsage has just posted the following excellent article. Thank you itsage, goalque and enjoy for piecing this puzzle together.
How to: eGPU-Accelerated Internal Display in macOS
- Download and run Spectacle
- Download and run DisableMonitor
- Go to macOS System Preferences -> Dock -> Position on screen -> Left (if you arrange your ghost display to the right of the internal display)
- Plug the ghost display adapter in and set it as the primary display
- Set the resolution to match internal screen in DisableMonitor*
- Launch an app such as Valley benchmark from the Dock (there you see its child window)
- Switch “Next Display” or “Previous Display” with a keyboard shortcut (CONTROL OPTION COMMAND LEFT or RIGHT ARROW).
* Spectacle switches apps between displays in both Windowed and Fullscreen mode. Matching the ghost display’s resolution with the internal display using DisableMonitor is therefore recommended.
eGPU Setup 1.35 • 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]
And that would work on macOS with macbooks with integrated only but also mbps with discrete graphics?
MacOS: 15" Retina Macbook Pro 2015 Iris Pro only
Windows 10: Tornado F5 laptop with discrete GTX 1060
eGPU: GIGABYTE RX 580
remember also OpenCL works with any display and as far i've read Metal too.
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]
remember also OpenCL works with ay display and as far i've read Metal too.
What does that mean?
MacOS: 15" Retina Macbook Pro 2015 Iris Pro only
Windows 10: Tornado F5 laptop with discrete GTX 1060
eGPU: GIGABYTE RX 580
Can I set the internal display as a mirror of this fake display, making eGPU do the calculations? (On macOS)
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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Who said that it is impossible to run full screen macOS apps or games on MBP's internal screen, accelerated by the eGPU? Now possible.
automate-eGPU EFI ● 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]
Late 2013 13" MBP & Late 2016 13" MBP (Apple TB3 to TB2 adapter) tested.
automate-eGPU EFI ● 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]
Thanks to everyone for putting this together. Got this working today with an HDMI plug from https://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/ADP4KHEAD/ (headlessghost.com USA distributor)
Been playing some Blizzard games on high settings. Works great!
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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