{"id":46029,"date":"2018-12-06T14:52:50","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T20:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=46029"},"modified":"2018-12-10T15:47:57","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T21:47:57","slug":"make-your-mac-pro-tower-mojave-compatible-with-a-gpu-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/46029-make-your-mac-pro-tower-mojave-compatible-with-a-gpu-upgrade\/","title":{"rendered":"GPU Upgrade Makes Mac Pro Tower Mojave Compatible and a Contender with 2013 Model"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Apple’s macOS 10.14 Mojave has been available to the world since September, and the Rocket Yard has outlined all Macs that are compatible with the new operating system<\/a>. As we\u2019ve reported, the 2010 and 2012 Mac Pro models will support Mojave \u2013 as long as they have been upgraded with graphics cards that support Metal.  <\/span><\/p>\n

Apple released a support document<\/a> that provides a list of graphics cards that are Metal-capable. The document states that \u201cmacOS Mojave requires a graphics card that supports Metal, an Apple technology that lets the system and apps efficiently tap into the capabilities of today\u2019s graphics processors (GPUs).\u201d  <\/span><\/p>\n

One of the GPUs on the list is an OWC favorite \u2013 the Radeon RX 580<\/a>. The powerful card will ensure that your Mac is supported by Mojave and able to run the latest macOS smoothly.<\/p>\n

As you can see in our benchmarks below, not only does the Radeon RX 580 ensure full compatibility with macOS Mojave, but you’ll also get a performance boost that will make your silver tower Mac Pro a contender with the 2013 Mac Pro that features dual GPUs.<\/p>\n

With the Radeon RX 580, your 2010-2012 Mac Pro will take full advantage of Metal, which is Apple’s 3D graphics and compute API<\/a> released in 2014. In short, Metal allows your system and applications to efficiently tap into the capabilities of today\u2019s graphics processors such as the Radeon RX 580. You\u2019ll also get up to 12.5x better performance over the stock GPU for OpenCL, which allows you to take advantage of the parallel computing power of GPUs and multicore CPUs to accelerate compute-intensive tasks. You’ll see shorter rendering times and faster effects operations with Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Avid, Adobe, and other video suites.<\/p>\n