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M1 MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac Mini Not Compatible With eGPUs
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I mean, we should def be forgiving about that...except, for a first go around, Apple's implementing it in three different product lines and called it the bestest of everything. I hope Apple will forgive everyone who wants to return them too
Well, yeah. There aren't any ARM drivers for external GPUs. And there very well may never be.
What about the entry-level Mac Mini 2018, which supports eGPU?
I mainly use the eGPU (Gigabyte R580 box) to drive my LG 49" display from my 13" MacBook Pro, because the MPB cannot drive it at native resolution. If the M1 MBP can drive the display with no issues, then I don't need the eGPU. Not a gamer, but do lots of video conferencing and productivity apps.
This feels like Beta release....
- No Windows Bootcamp support
- No egpu support
- Same form factor
- 720p webcam
Bit surprised they didn't do a new design for these??? maybe next year then.
- No Windows Bootcamp support
- No egpu support
- Same form factor
- 720p webcam
Bit surprised they didn't do a new design for these??? maybe next year then.
Any gamer who is using an eGPU isn't using an Air or Mini to begin with.
That would be a mixed message marketing wise when they're acting like the new chip would make eGPU's obsolete.
It's weird they included Blackmagic's video editing platform in their presentation today considering. Puts into question what they're doing with FCPX which seems more geared for Vloggers and online short content creators and less pro.
It's weird they included Blackmagic's video editing platform in their presentation today considering. Puts into question what they're doing with FCPX which seems more geared for Vloggers and online short content creators and less pro.
Well, given that the M1 macs can run iOS apps (and games) out of the box, that's certainly a huge plus. Lots of great games on iOS, even for the non-casual gamer.
If only Apple had access to the kind of software engineers that could write the drivers. It wouldn't be hard for them. The M1 supports PCI Express 4.0, Thunderbolt connects directly to PCI Express. Most of the work is done already.
Probably no Radeon drivers yet. The ASi GPU seems to be the future for right now.
The 720p webcam was really disappointing. I know it is the same form factor, but come on.This feels like Beta release....
- No Windows Bootcamp support
- No egpu support
- Same form factor
- 720p webcam
Bit surprised they didn't do a new design for these??? maybe next year then.
Mini is completely capable tho, eGPU io forums had a lot post of it. Air is off course less recommended.
Depending on the profession. I do a lot of graphic design and frankly as long as I've got a decent amount of RAM, and SSD and a modern Mac, the stuff I use all runs great. Obviously hard-core video editors and such will need more, but even modest computers are pretty damn fast these days.
Wasn't the Mac already infinitely unappealing to gamers?
Also, I always viewed eGPUs as a trap. Apple was getting everyone excited about them, but there are too many gotchas for me to bother with them.
So what about software like Adobe, cinema4d, Maya? Will they have to rewrite it or does it just work? in emulator mode? Guess apple is just killing all nvidia support
I’m both a professional developer and a casual gamer as well as a Mac lover, but it feels like I cannot use a single machine for everything, which is... bummers.
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So now we lost the modular Mac, AGAIN.
Still, for the price of those Black Magic EGPUs I can build a decent gaming PC, if I was so inclined.
I wonder if the Intel Macs will go up in value, as they are the last of the 'flexible' Macs. We're entering the era of Mac vs PC again, for better or worse.
No wonder they brought back 'PC Dude'.
So now we lost the modular Mac, AGAIN.
Still, for the price of those Black Magic EGPUs I can build a decent gaming PC, if I was so inclined.
I wonder if the Intel Macs will go up in value, as they are the last of the 'flexible' Macs. We're entering the era of Mac vs PC again, for better or worse.
No wonder they brought back 'PC Dude'.
Apple does now, or at least they release them. Nvidia also provides third-party drivers for niche use cases like my Mac Pro, which used to have a GTX 650ti until I realized the drivers were too trash for it to be worth.
They weren't very flexible anyway. You could basically only use an AMD RX 5xx GPU if you wanted full macOS support. So, good enough but nowhere near cutting edge. That's what my Mac has internally.
Yes, thanks I didn't consider that as an option. But you certainly don't need eGPU for playing those as the included GPU is extremely powerful for games built on Metal.