Hi all,
I own a 2011 15" MBP on which I do a lot of 3D rendering jobs. When it comes to GPU rendering though, the 6750M card doesn't quite cut it.
I am therefore considering upgrading to external graphics. The thing is - it has to be an AMD graphics card, since they allow a much bigger VRAM allocation in OpenCL rendering. My questions are:
*Are external AMD GPU solutions possible at all?
*Can I use any graphics card from AMD, or does it have to be one of the cards released for Mac, like the 7950 Mac Edition, 5870, 5770 etc?
*How much additional cost will I have to spend on the Thunderbolt enclosure, power supply cables and so on, and what exactly will I need?
Thanks in advance!
Oscar
I own a 2011 15" MBP on which I do a lot of 3D rendering jobs. When it comes to GPU rendering though, the 6750M card doesn't quite cut it.
I am therefore considering upgrading to external graphics. The thing is - it has to be an AMD graphics card, since they allow a much bigger VRAM allocation in OpenCL rendering. My questions are:
*Are external AMD GPU solutions possible at all?
*Can I use any graphics card from AMD, or does it have to be one of the cards released for Mac, like the 7950 Mac Edition, 5870, 5770 etc?
*How much additional cost will I have to spend on the Thunderbolt enclosure, power supply cables and so on, and what exactly will I need?
Thanks in advance!
Oscar