Gigabyte gtx 680 & Mac Pro

sreg · Jun 4, 2012, 05:23 PM

Hi,
I have a Mac Pro Medium 2010 version 5.1. Today I bought a Gigabyte GTX card 680 plugged into the Mac Pro, I connected the additional power - cables 2x6pin and nothing happens. Monitor does not start all the time is saving mode. I thought a defective card and plugged into my Windows PC with a 600W power supply - it works. Is my MacPro Power supply too weak? How to make the card started ?

Sebastian

ivoruest · Jun 4, 2012, 06:00 PM

It is because that card is currently not supported by Apple. There are some who have managed to install cards not supported but there is a lot of coding and hacking to make them work.

BigJohno · Jun 4, 2012, 06:00 PM

The 680 doesnt work on the mac side. Only in windows... for the time being.

dannyzx · Jun 4, 2012, 07:34 PM

Perhaps take a look at this?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nvidia-GTX-5...ht_1875wt_1398

I've been looking into it and I'll be buying one as soon as I get back from a business trip I'm currently in.

sreg · Jun 5, 2012, 04:53 AM

Thank you for your response. What can I do to make this card work with a MacPro? Will Apple be modified the software so that the MacPro support these cards?
How to run this card with MacPro? familiar ways - tricks?

sreg · Jun 5, 2012, 05:06 AM

I forgot to add that the computer with my GTX 680 does not start in windows. When I turn on my computer, nothing happens. Can I connect an additional power to the card work under Windows?

initialsBB · Jun 5, 2012, 06:13 AM

There are NO hacks to make it work under OS X, and it could take a year or more before it happens. For now this card is useless for Mac OS X.

If your card has 2x6-pin power connectors it should work fine under Windows, the Mac Pro power supply is good enough. The card will NOT show the grey boot screen on your Mac Pro. You have to first put your old card in, boot into Windows via OS X Startup Disk system preference, shutdown, put in the GTX 680 and restart. Only then will you get the Windows to show. You will NOT be able to boot back into Mac without putting your old card in.

gpzjock · 06:32 AM

The GTX680 is measured to consume 335w at peak load and 102w at idle, the current highest power consumption Nvidia card your Mac Pro can use is a GTX570 with 330w and 150w consumption respectively. I would assume the MP PSU could manage the GTX680 if the drivers existed but they don't.
A GTX580 needs an external power supply added or its voltages and power cables modded to reduce the drain.
As for Windows I suggest you try downloading and installing the latest Nvidia drivers for that card before fitting it and see if it works.

sreg · Jun 5, 2012, 08:55 AM

I did as you wrote. Under Windows, everything is Ok.
Start GTX 680 on Mac Pro will not let you run Mac OS - is it well understood? I wonder how to solve this problem in order to have access to Windows and MacOS

Asgorath · Jun 5, 2012, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by initialsBB

You have to first put your old card in, boot into Windows via OS X Startup Disk system preference, shutdown, put in the GTX 680 and restart. Only then will you get the Windows to show. You will NOT be able to boot back into Mac without putting your old card in.

Actually this is not true, you can "Reboot into Mac OS X" (or something like that) from the Boot Camp thing in the lower right corner. You can also do the same thing from the Boot Camp section in the Control Panel. I do this all the time, FWIW I'm currently running a GTX 560 Ti without an EFI and it works fine.

initialsBB · Jun 5, 2012, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sreg

I wonder how to solve this problem in order to have access to Windows and MacOS

You can use a second cheap video card like the GT 120 in another PCI slot that will let you see Mac OS X, but for the moment the GTX 680 won't work on OS X, there are no Mac drivers at all, no solution possible for now.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Asgorath

Actually this is not true, you can "Reboot into Mac OS X" (or something like that) from the Boot Camp thing in the lower right corner. You can also do the same thing from the Boot Camp section in the Control Panel. I do this all the time, FWIW I'm currently running a GTX 560 Ti without an EFI and it works fine.

Yeah, sorry, what I meant was that once you reboot into OS X you get no image from the GTX 680.

sreg · Jun 5, 2012, 10:30 AM

Do both cards in my computer may be GT 120 and GTX 680 the same time ? When I turn on my Mac OS plug monitors into the GT120, when I turn on the Windows plug monitors into the GTX 680?

Cindori · Jun 5, 2012, 10:33 AM

Yes.

Asgorath · Jun 5, 2012, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by initialsBB

Yeah, sorry, what I meant was that once you reboot into OS X you get no image from the GTX 680.

Right, that's definitely true for now (hopefully). My comment was more of a general thing about PC cards with no EFI, it's pretty easy to switch back and forth without using the boot selection screen.

derbothaus · Jun 5, 2012, 02:39 PM

I understand everything you are saying but how do I get a GTX 680 working in OS X and Windows? I really like this card and want it to work. Thanks.

Asgorath · Jun 5, 2012, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by derbothaus

how do I get a GTX 680 working in OS X

Short answer: as of right now, you can't. No Mac drivers exist for the card.

Hopefully support for this generation of GPUs will be added soon, but until that time comes, the GTX 680 will simply not work in OS X. The same can be said for the 7000-series GPUs from AMD.

derbothaus · Jun 5, 2012, 03:04 PM

Sorry should have mentioned the extreme sarcasm of request.

kdeda · Dec 13, 2012, 01:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by derbothaus

Sorry should have mentioned the extreme sarcasm of request.

http://www.hardmac.com/news/2012/06/...rks-in-mac-pro

derbothaus · Dec 13, 2012, 03:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kdeda

http://www.hardmac.com/news/2012/06/...rks-in-mac-pro

Notice the date?

Jun 4, 2012, 05:23 PM	#1
sreg macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2012	Gigabyte gtx 680 & Mac Pro Hi, I have a Mac Pro Medium 2010 version 5.1. Today I bought a Gigabyte GTX card 680 plugged into the Mac Pro, I connected the additional power - cables 2x6pin and nothing happens. Monitor does not start all the time is saving mode. I thought a defective card and plugged into my Windows PC with a 600W power supply - it works. Is my MacPro Power supply too weak? How to make the card started ? Sebastian
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Jun 5, 2012, 06:25 AM	#8
gpzjock macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2009	The GTX680 is measured to consume 335w at peak load and 102w at idle, the current highest power consumption Nvidia card your Mac Pro can use is a GTX570 with 330w and 150w consumption respectively. I would assume the MP PSU could manage the GTX680 if the drivers existed but they don't. A GTX580 needs an external power supply added or its voltages and power cables modded to reduce the drain. As for Windows I suggest you try downloading and installing the latest Nvidia drivers for that card before fitting it and see if it works. Last edited by gpzjock; Jun 5, 2012 at 06:32 AM.
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Jun 5, 2012, 04:53 AM	#5
sreg Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2012	Thank you for your response. What can I do to make this card work with a MacPro? Will Apple be modified the software so that the MacPro support these cards? How to run this card with MacPro? familiar ways - tricks?
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Jun 5, 2012, 05:06 AM	#6
sreg Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2012	I forgot to add that the computer with my GTX 680 does not start in windows. When I turn on my computer, nothing happens. Can I connect an additional power to the card work under Windows?
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Jun 5, 2012, 06:13 AM	#7
initialsBB macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2010	There are NO hacks to make it work under OS X, and it could take a year or more before it happens. For now this card is useless for Mac OS X. If your card has 2x6-pin power connectors it should work fine under Windows, the Mac Pro power supply is good enough. The card will NOT show the grey boot screen on your Mac Pro. You have to first put your old card in, boot into Windows via OS X Startup Disk system preference, shutdown, put in the GTX 680 and restart. Only then will you get the Windows to show. You will NOT be able to boot back into Mac without putting your old card in.
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Jun 5, 2012, 08:55 AM	#9
sreg Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2012	I did as you wrote. Under Windows, everything is Ok. Start GTX 680 on Mac Pro will not let you run Mac OS - is it well understood? I wonder how to solve this problem in order to have access to Windows and MacOS
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Jun 5, 2012, 10:30 AM	#12
sreg Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2012	Do both cards in my computer may be GT 120 and GTX 680 the same time ? When I turn on my Mac OS plug monitors into the GT120, when I turn on the Windows plug monitors into the GTX 680?
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Jun 5, 2012, 10:33 AM	#13
Cindori macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2008	Yes. __________________ Groths.org - new website! Mac Pro Graphics Mac hacks and news! Home of Trim Enabler, Zeus Flashing Tool and Kext Drop!
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Jun 5, 2012, 02:39 PM	#15
derbothaus macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jul 2010	I understand everything you are saying but how do I get a GTX 680 working in OS X and Windows? I really like this card and want it to work. Thanks. __________________ Mac Pro W3680, GTX 680 2GB, 12GB DDR3, SSD; MBP Mid 2012, 2.6GHz Core i7, 16GB DDR3, SSD
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derbothaus macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jul 2010	Sorry should have mentioned the extreme sarcasm of request. __________________ Mac Pro W3680, GTX 680 2GB, 12GB DDR3, SSD; MBP Mid 2012, 2.6GHz Core i7, 16GB DDR3, SSD
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