Mar, 2020 we tested just how flexible the mac mini 2018 is with a black magic egpu plugged in. So here are some links discussing the possibilities. Mac mini models from 2012 and newer can run the latest version of macos. My experience using a mac mini 2012 with a 750ti apple egpu.
External graphics card over thunderbolt suggestions. Macbook pro 15 late20, mid2014 with nvidia geforce gt 750m graphics. It suggests you may still have trouble with certain madeformac applications even though apple appears to have designed egpu support in such a way that. Although the 24 dell ultrasharp up2414q isnt bad either. Hi, some people have reported success in attaching an external gpu to macbook pro and air, via expresscard. However, the highspeed thunderbolt 3 interface that is now used in the latest macs and macbooks does allow you to boost your macs graphics performance by connecting it to an egpu or. We tested just how flexible the mac mini 2018 is with a black magic egpu plugged in. Officially you need a thunderbolt 3equipped mac, running macos high sierra 10. I own a late 2012 mac mini quad core i7 with 16gb ram, 256gb ssd1tb 7200rpm which still runs mojave perfectly. Jun 18, 2019 mac mini models are organized by the year they were introduced, starting with the most recent. To me, upgrading to this years mac mini is well worth it. Critical item you missed, although the mac mini does have 6 processors as apposed to 4, the mac mini still uses the much slower intel graphics chipset. I think id rather buy a quad core macbook pro than go through all this.
Anyway you can still use an external display with imac and use 100% egpu power. An easy way to boost your graphics performance, on a mac, is with an external graphics card or egpu. I will upgrade my ram but i would like to purchase an external gpu for my graphic issues. Jan 03, 2020 mac mini connected to three monitors through egpu. I now read somewhere that its possible to use a external gpu over thunderbold with around 65. This is a highend powerful desktop cpu that blows away the performance of the previous laptop class chips.
Because of its size, performance, and wide array of ports, mac mini goes where no mac has gone before. Apr 10, 2020 the mac mini can, however, be used with egpu setups when additional graphics power is required. Since i only want to use it for gaming on windows, i do not plan on using the gpu on the os x side at all. The integrated graphics in our mac mini could only manage 5. Hello, im thinking about getting a egpu with my mac mini 2012. Use your egpu under bootcamp with macbook pro and mojave. For models from before 2010, the latest compatible operating system is noted. The mac mini out of the box without an egpu can handle 2 4k displays via thunderbolt 3 and an extra display on the hdmi port. My late 2012 mini is still my fcpx machine because of the very poor. Also, i plan on buying a sonnet egfx breakaway puck as an egpu and an elgato hd60s to capture gaming on my xbox one for fun from time to time. I am working as video editor and i want to upgrade my computer for 3d editing. The mini is now becoming a machine people want instead of settle for. The mac mini stylized with a lowercase mini is a desktop computer made by apple inc.
It is one of four desktop computers in the current macintosh lineup, serving as an alternative to the allinone imac, and sits below the performance range imac pro and mac pro the mac mini is apples only consumer desktop computer since 1998 to ship without a display, keyboard, or mouse. But, having seen the teaser videos on the update to flight simulator coming out in 2020, i am almost foaming at the. If you have a mac mini 2018 with filevault turned on, make sure to connect your primary display directly to mac mini during startup. However, the highspeed thunderbolt 3 interface that is now used in the latest macs and macbooks does allow you to boost your macs graphics performance by connecting it to an egpu. Mac pro late20 trashcan imac 5k 27 late2014, mid2015, imac 5k late2015.
I thought the integrated intel hd 530 graphics in the 2018 mac mini would be fine, it supports 4k and 5k displays so it should be great. Egpu external graphics mac mini with windows 10 more less apple footer this site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. Or pair mac mini with an egpu for desktopclass graphics performance. And since microsoft has released an egpu friendlier update to windows 10 update 1803, you can now take some easier steps to get your egpu to function on your mac whilst running bootcamp. Hi lucas, your mac mini is the same one i have and i also had the 750 ti in mind for an egpu setup. Because im used to the retina display at home is hard to look. As for the external egpu device, should i decide to return to dabbling in graphic design and illustration, ill keep you informed with my process in setting up egpu for mac mini late 2012, for those interested as the owners of the otherwise semiobsolete mac mini late 2012 edition, with the photographs and my commentary in this thread. Your thunderbolt 3equipped mac running macos high sierra 10. November 30th, 2018 do pro apps run faster on the 2018 mac mini with an egpu. After you log in and see the macos desktop, you can unplug the display from mac mini and connect it to your egpu. If you need more usbb type connections than the 2 the come with the mac mini, you can add a belkin 4 port usb 3.
Sep 01, 2014 hopefully apple will release a new mac mini and a 4k thunderbolt display. Apple shares recommended graphics cards and chassis in new. Real world speed tests for performance minded apple mac users. The evga geforce rtx 2080 inside the razer core x windows should detect the egpu, and. Nov 12, 2018 adding hardware peripherals to a mac running windows is another matter. I have a late 2014 mac mini and am pretty satisfied with it except for the graphics card but that i wont get an gaming machine was known before, so no hard feelings. Now that egpus have been available for quite some time on macos, things have improved. Hi there, thank you for the insightful sharing and i am terribly tempted to build an egpu for my mac mini 2012 i7 2. Mac mini 2012, egpu, cinema display setup macrumors forums.
There are three things that make the sonnet egfx breakaway puck radeon the best egpu for mac currently available. While we do have an old wii console, i am absolutely not a gamer. If anyone is interested, im selling a 2012 mac mini, 2. The data on this chart is calculated from geekbench 5 results users have uploaded to the geekbench browser. To make sure the results accurately reflect the average performance of each mac, the chart only includes macs with at least five unique results in the geekbench browser. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. Mac mini tb egpu dp display, best performance, but maybe problems if filevault enabled, or some other user interaction at boot time required, or. I have been realising for quite a while that the limitation in my video editing working flow is the very limited gpu intel hd graphics 4000 1. Adding hardware peripherals to a mac running windows is another matter. How to use an egpu with a mac including older models. Got a late 2012 macmini, quadcore i7 intel hd graphics 2000.
Apples mac mini now inexcusably getting trounced by cheap intel hardware. Differences between late 2012 and late 2014 mac mini. Macbook or ultrabook equipped with intel 4000 graphics. Mar 17, 2020 an egpu is primarily designed to allow smaller notebook computers to benefit from the power of a fullsized graphics card via a high speed bandwidth connection. Drag the white menu bar to the box that represents the display thats attached to the egpu. Connect the thunderbolt 3 cable from the egpu to your mac minis thunderbolt 3 port, and turn on the egpu.
Click the model name for detailed technical specifications. Apr 22, 2016 hi lucas, your mac mini is the same one i have and i also had the 750 ti in mind for an egpu setup. Egpu external graphics mac mini with wind apple community. Use an external graphics processor with your mac apple support. Editing raw 4k video files and adding effects on the fly in final cut is impressively smooth for such a. The intel integrated graphics are up to 60 percent faster than the previousgeneration mac mini. I would prefer the accessibility and upgradability of the mac mini, the more powerfull graphics of an egpu and a 4k thunderbolt display above an imac. How to use external gpu with older mac mini youtube. In fact, this is approaching the power of the new imac pro and blows away some of the older mac pro desktops.
The thing is, i have 0 experience in egpu or any computer building to be honest. Differences between late 2012 and late 2014 mac mini models. I want to build an egpu for it in order to enhance its graphics. Ive been told its also possible to attach an external gpu to a 2012 mac mini, although not as easy as with a macbook because the mini doesnt have expresscard, and theres no osx driver for thunderbolt external gpus.
The new 2018 mac mini can now be configured with a 6 core 3. The late 2012 mac mini models have a spin off black plastic base that makes it quick and easy to upgrade the ram whereas the late 2014 models have a sealed design with a black plastic cap that conceals a metal panel held in place with tamper proof screws to discourage access altogether. An egpu is primarily designed to allow smaller notebook computers to benefit from the power of a fullsized graphics card via a high speed bandwidth connection. Mac mini features the apple t2 security chip secondgeneration custom mac silicon designed by apple to make mac mini even more secure. Mac mini might be the mac for filmmakers no film school. Mac mini models are organized by the year they were introduced, starting with the most recent. External graphics card over thunderbolt suggestions ifixit. If you have a mac mini 2018 with filevault turned on, make sure you. An egpu can give your mac additional graphics performance for. My setup is akitio thunder 2, gtx 770 4gb classified, asus gaming monitor, thunderbolt display and psu. I build an egpu with a akitio thunder2 and a gtx970 which is the. Use your egpu under bootcamp with macbook pro and mojave imore. In this case, the mac mini is essentially no different from any other. Since apple officially updated highsierra to the latest version, 10.
If youre using a inch macbook pro from 2016 or 2017, always plug egpus and other high. A 1015% performance hit the with tb bus pumping data back and forth, but no problem seeing stuff at boot time as the display is connected to the mini directly. This video will show you how to use an external gpu with an older mac mini, macbook, imac or. About to buy a new mac mini from a 2012 mbp, is this good for me. Dec 31, 2018 connect the thunderbolt 3 cable from the egpu to your mac minis thunderbolt 3 port, and turn on the egpu. However, this all changed when apple introduced a way to use external graphics processor units, or egpus, in macos high sierra. Sounds like a headache to get my 12 mac mini a viable egpu. I have a cinema display attached to the thunderbolt slot. Use an external graphics processor with your mac apple. The mac mini can, however, be used with egpu setups when additional graphics power is required.
Mac mini hdmi display with nothing connected to the egpus dphdmi outputs. Best external graphics cards egpus for mac macworld uk. The mac mini has long been popular with production companies as a little. Im considering a brand new mac mini for my needs and wasnt sure if a i7 would drive a 4k hdr tv as a monitor on its own till i can invest in a radeon vii egpu. You can connect up to 2 two bizonboxes, each to a dedicated port. The t2 security chip consolidates several controllers into one, and includes a secure enclave coprocessor that provides the foundation for encrypted storage and secure boot capabilities. Hopefully apple will release a new mac mini and a 4k thunderbolt display. Its an egpu unit with a radeon rx 570 graphics card builtin theres no need to buy and fit a separate graphics card to go in it. November 26th, 2018 why the 2018 mac mini really needs an egpu. Jun 22, 2019 the mac mini out of the box without an egpu can handle 2 4k displays via thunderbolt 3 and an extra display on the hdmi port. If you install mavericks on this mac mini and have at least 4 gb of ram installed, you will get 1024 of video ram. I am using a 2012 mac mini running yosemite, 4gb ram, 1tb hd.
Mac mini 2012 with 4gb gpu using akitio thundebolt2 on vimeo. Apples mac mini now inexcusably getting trounced by cheap. Choosing the mac mini over the imac the mac observer. Mac mini 2012 vs mac mini 2014 apple egpu discussion tech. November 16th, 2018 2018 mac mini versus other macs. I am looking for a confirmation whether mac mini late 2012 could be power boosted by hacking besides 4k display trick with thunderbolt.
1306 839 1466 1298 1411 371 738 755 940 1123 1127 1609 1542 844 650 1347 1277 1513 62 1371 138 789 1224 1591 170 852 1186 953 208 398 558 560 875 87 1089 992