Many 15-inch MacBook Pro notebooks have two graphics processors (GPU)—a discrete GPU and an integrated GPU. The discrete GPU provides substantial graphics performance but uses more energy. The integrated GPU optimizes battery life by using less energy.
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- Radeon™ Pro Vega II GPU powering the Mac Pro delivering cutting-edge memory bandwidth & compute performance. Learn more about Radeon™ Pro SSG & Duo GPUs!
- Verify which model of the Mac Pro you own as shown here. If you own the 1,1 or 2,1 Mac Pro your options are limited to a few GPUs: Nvidia GT 120; Nvidia 8800 GT; AMD Radeon 7950, 7970 or R9 280X if you have installed OS X Mavericks or newer via hack methods. We do not provide these methods, but information about them is readily available online.
- Speculation is that at the very least, they'll work in any 2008 or later Mac Pro (since they have EFI-64), and there's a good chance they'll actually work in 2006 and later Mac Pro's (the Apple/ATI Radeon HD4870 card had both the EFI-64 and EFI-32 support).
- Custom Configuration Mac Pro Video Card Options. At the time of purchase, each Mac Pro could be configured with at least one higher performance video card as an optional upgrade. Photo Credit: ATI, Left - Radeon X1900 XT & NVIDIA, Right - GeForce 8800 GT. The video cards available via custom configuration for each Mac Pro line include.
ATI Genuine Apple Radeon HD 5770 1GB Video Card Mac Pro Desktop 1 4.7 out of 5 stars 10. 5 offers from $79.99. VisionTek Radeon 5450 2GB DDR3 (DVI-I, HDMI, VGA) Graphics Card - 900861,Black/Red 4.3 out of 5 stars 727. ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB PCIe x16 Video Card HDMI DisplayPort Dual-DVI GCJ001G.
Check if the discrete or integrated GPU is in use
To see which graphics cards are in use, choose Apple () menu > About this Mac. The graphics cards currently in use appear next to Graphics. Learn which integrated GPUs your Mac might have.
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Check if an app is using the dedicated GPU
To see if an app is using the higher-performance discrete GPU, open Activity Monitor and click the Energy tab. If you don't see the Requires High Perf GPU column, your computer only has one graphics processor.
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In this example, iMovie and Final Cut Pro are using the higher-performance discrete GPU:
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Here are a few examples of apps and accessories that use the higher-performance discrete GPU:
- iMovie
- Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign
- An external display
Learn how to use an external graphics processor (eGPU) with your Mac.
Learn how to set the graphics performance on your MacBook Pro or MacBook Pro with Retina display computer.