Radeon

Apple's Mac Pro gains new Radeon Pro MPX graphics card options

Customers can add new Radeon Pro W6800X and Radeon Pro W6900X modules to the Mac Pro, adding up to $11,600 to the base price.

Wesley Hilliard | 3 years ago

AMD announces W6600, W6800 PCI-E GPU compatible with Mac Pro, eGPU

The new Radeon Pro W6800 graphics card is designed to be used in high-powered workstations such as the Intel-based Mac Pro.

Amber Neely | 3 years ago

macOS 11.4 adds support for AMD 'Big Navi' 6800, 6800XT, 6900XT

Apple released the first developer beta of macOS 11.4 with the ability for Intel-based Macs to connect to GPUs that use AMD Navi RDNA2 architecture.

Wesley Hilliard | 3 years ago

AMD debuts $479 Radeon RX 6700 XT aimed at 1440p workflows

As expected, AMD has announced the Radeon RX 6700 XT, a more affordable $479 GPU that could eventually be used in the Mac Pro or Thunderbolt eGPU solutions.

Mike Peterson | 3 years ago

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT GPU may launch at March 3 event

AMD will be expanding its Radeon RX 6000 graphics card line on March 3, with the launch thought to introduce lower-priced options that could eventually be used with the Mac Pro or eGPU solutions.

Malcolm Owen | 3 years ago

AMD to unveil Radeon RX 6000 GPU family on Oct. 28

AMD is set to announce its new line of Radeon RX 6000 graphics chips at an event on Oct. 28, the chipmaker said Thursday.

Mike Peterson | 4 years ago

Display lines on 27-inch iMac may be Radeon Pro 5700XT GPU issue

A very small number of 27-inch iMac users are reporting issues with their Mac's graphics, with some encountering random screen glitches in the form of lines appearing on the display.

Malcolm Owen | 4 years ago

The Mac Pro can now be configured with a Radeon Pro W5500X

Apple Mac Pro buyers now have the option to equip their workstations with an AMD Radeon Pro W5500X with 8GB of GDDR6 memory.

Mike Peterson | 4 years ago

AMD unveils 7nm Radeon Pro VII graphics card for workstations

AMD on Wednesday unveiled the Radeon Pro VII, a high-end graphics card similar to past Mac Pro offerings but aimed at the broader professional workstation market.

Mike Peterson | 4 years ago

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AMD Radeon 'Navi 2X' cards will offer ray tracing to future Macs

AMD has detailed the next generation of Radeon graphics processing units codenamed "Navi 2X," with the RDNA 2 family anticipated to include hardware ray tracing among other new capabilities in cards that should be compatible with macOS.

Malcolm Owen | 4 years ago

AMD Radeon Pro W5500 offered as price-conscious alternative Mac Pro GPU

AMD has launched another professional graphics card which could be used in the Mac Pro, with the Radeon Pro W5500 offered as an alternative to the high-powered W5700 with restrained performance, at half the price of its stablemate.

Malcolm Owen | 4 years ago

AMD's $799 Radeon Pro W5700 offers a potential GPU alternative for the Mac Pro

AMD has updated its workstation graphics card lineup ahead of the launch of the new Mac Pro, with the Radeon Pro W5700 line using AMD's high-performance RDNA graphics architecture and offering up to six display outputs, including one over USB-C.

Malcolm Owen | 5 years ago

AMD details the 16-inch MacBook Pro's Radeon Pro 5000M-series GPUs

AMD has revealed the specifications of the new Radeon Pro 5000M-series GPU options available in the just-launched 16-inch MacBook Pro, with the Radeon Pro 5300M and 5500M offering better graphics performance and an option for up to 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM.

Malcolm Owen | 5 years ago

AMD Radeon RX 5700 works in macOS Catalina 10.15.1 beta 2

Apple is extending its support of AMD GPUs to macOS Catalina, with the second developer beta for macOS 10.15.1 enabling Radeon RX5700 compatibility with the operating system, possibly as a first step ahead of support for the Mac Pro's Radeon Pro Vega II and Duo cards.

Malcolm Owen | 5 years ago

Apple's macOS Catalina causing problems with select eGPU setups

Despite overall feature and performance improvements for external GPUs, the new macOS Catalina is now failing to work correctly with certain combinations of Mac and GPU card.

William Gallagher | 5 years ago

Jony Ive leaves, future GPUs, & Apple's new ARM CPU architect on the AppleInsider Podcast

This week on the AppleInsider Podcast, William and Victor talk about Jony Ive leaving Apple, the possible removal of the Lightning port from iPhone, and Apple taking on a new hire to work on ARM processors... maybe for Macs?

Victor Marks | 5 years ago

Eight unreleased AMD Radeon GPUs found in second macOS Catalina beta

The second developer beta of macOS Catalina 10.15 has seemingly revealed a list of unannounced AMD Radeon graphics cards, with eight references to GPUs bearing the "RX" and "Pro" prefixes, including seven under "Vega 20."

Malcolm Owen | 5 years ago

AMD Radeon RX 5700 series launches with 7nm GPUs, up to 10.14 teraflops of performance

AMD has launched three new cards in its Radeon RX 5000 range that all use 7-nanometer processes for the GPU, with the Radeon RX5700, XT, and 50th Anniversary Edition providing over 10 teraflops of performance as a more value-oriented alternative to the Vega cards.

Malcolm Owen | 5 years ago

AMD's Radeon Pro Vega II and Duo offer Mac Pro up to 28Tflops of GPU performance

AMD has detailed the Radeon Pro Vega II, the graphics processing unit included in the new Mac Pro in standard single and "Duo" configurations, with the 14.2-teraflop 7-nanometer chip providing considerable performance for the creative workhorse.

Malcolm Owen | 5 years ago

Benchmarking the eight-core 2019 MacBook Pro with Vega 20 graphics

Apple latest and greatest 2019 MacBook Pro with 8-core i9 processor and Radeon Pro Vega 20 graphics is on our test bench, so let's see how fast it really is.