Apple releases macOS 10.13 High Sierra with APFS, Metal 2, new Safari, Photos improvements High Sierra has arrived for all users, and brings the Apple File System to the Mac for the first time, while introducing support for a variety of other standards such as HEVC video, HEIF image encoding, and Apple's Metal 2 graphics platform supporting technology like external GPUs. Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 97
Apple's eGPU work in High Sierra is impressive, but six more months will make it better Looking at late betas of Apple's eGPU support in High Sierra, Apple has come a long way, and has made some of the technology changes and fixes that it needs for widest possible adoption — but it's not quite there yet for the entirety of the Mac user base. Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 12
Video: Apple eGPU developer kit tested with a 15-inch Thunderbolt 3 MacBook Pro AppleInsider takes a look at Apple's eGPU developer kit, including the Radeon RX 580 video card, and the Sonnet eGFX enclosure. Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 18
Review: Mantiz MZ-02 enclosure is a stylish Thunderbolt 3 dock and eGPU enclosure in one A few of the external GPU solutions are aimed at the gamer crowd — and look like it too. The Mantiz MZ-02 is one of a new generation of enclosures, aimed at boosting graphics performance with the addition of a PCI-E GPU to a Thunderbolt 3-equipped machine and eschewing any stereotypical gamer branding. Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 18
PSA: There are not (yet) any Retina-caliber external displays compatible with Apple's eGPU support in macOS High Sierra In yet another likely reason that external graphics card support for Mac will not exit beta until 2018, there are not any external monitors currently on the market, compatible with macOS High Sierra's eGPU feature, that match the pixel density of Apple's own Retina displays. Neil Hughes 8 years ago 24
Apple's eGPU developer's kit is promising, but what gets delivered in the future is anybody's guess After hammering on Apple's external GPU developer's kit for a week, AppleInsider discusses the hardware, the technology, and what needs to happen in the future for adoption of the concept by Mac users. Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 32
Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Box Thunderbolt 3 graphics card enclosures shipping in late June for $299 Sonnet, the supplier of Thunderbolt 3 GPU enclosures Apple is providing to developers as part of an External Graphics Development Kit, is preparing to ship the eGFX Breakaway Box used in the kit to consumers from next month, giving end users a way to increase the graphical power of their iMac and MacBooks. Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 2
Official Apple user support for external Thunderbolt 3 GPUs not coming until Spring 2018 While Apple did announce official support for Thunderbolt 3 eGPU implementations, a footnote nestled deep in the High Sierra preview page declares that user support in a non-beta fashion won't be available to users until Spring 2018. Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 5
Apple eGPU dev kit requires external monitor, nothing unique about graphics card or enclosure Apple has started taking orders for its external GPU developer's kit for examination with macOS High Sierra, but the Apple software available to the wider user base until spring 2018, as released still has major caveats, and mandates an external monitor or VR kit for use. Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 8
With eGPU and virtual reality support in High Sierra, Valve launches SteamVR for macOS Alongside the debut of the first macOS High Sierra beta on Monday, Valve launched its own first beta of SteamVR for the Mac, giving early testers the ability to sample virtual reality experiences on compatible Macs. Neil Hughes 9 years ago 11
