How to use an external graphics processor (eGPU) on your Mac
If your Thunderbolt 3-equipped Mac’s graphics performance isn’t up to snuff, an external graphics processor (eGPU) may do the trick. Here’s how they work.
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Ahead of a modular Mac Pro, Apple said to ready a dedicated API for writing device drivers
The company appears to be on the verge of addressing the GPU situation on the Mac by permitting the likes of Nvidia to write their own GPU drivers for macOS using official APIs.
Speed up games on lower-end Macs with a new affordable eGPU option from Sonnet
This is a great option for people who own a lower-end notebook (or fans of the new Mac mini) and would like to play modern games without having to buy a whole new computer.
Apple adds 256GB RAM and Radeon Pro Vega 64X graphics options to iMac Pro
You can now configure your iMac Pro order with up to 256GB RAM, but it’ll cost you a lot. Thankfully, Radeon Pro Vega 64X graphics is a more palatable upgrade.
Apple updates iMac with 2x faster CPUs and new Radeon Pro Vega graphics options
For the first time in the iMac line, you can order your all-in-one with Intel’s latest Core i9 chip with six processing cores and Radeon Pro Vega graphics.
Canva lets you create beautiful graphics with ease on iPhone or iPad
Canva allows for the easy creation of interesting graphics using customizable stock templates mixed with your own personal images.
Apple to slash royalty payments to GPU designer Imagination by two-thirds
A year after Apple declined to acquire it, Imagination is in full panic mode with reports that Apple will cut payments for its GPU designs from 30 cents to just 10 cents per iPhone.
New iMacs could sport Xeon E3 chips, ECC RAM, Thunderbolt 3/USB-C, new keyboard & more
Following up on a comment from Apple’s Phil Schiller regarding upcoming iMacs with pro-grade features, Pike’s Universum today shared a few specifics on what said upgrades might entail. Citing a “pretty accurate” source, the blog claims next-gen iMacs will feature Intel’s more powerful Xeon E3 chips with up to sixty-four gigabytes of Error-Correcting Code (ECC) RAM, faster flash storage with capacities up to two terabytes, Thunderbolt 3, USB-C and more.
Benchmark GPU performance of your iPhone, iPad and Mac with Geekbench’s updated app
Available on App Store free of charge, Primate Labs’ refreshed Geekbench app now lets you measure the performance of mobile GPUs in iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Mac devices. Geekbench 4.1 brings a new Compute Benchmark to iOS and macOS. Written using Apple’s new graphics API, Metal, it measures the performance of the GPU at executing common compute tasks such as image processing and computational photography.
Apple is developing its own GPU chips
In a bombshell press release issued Monday, UK chip designer Imagination Technologies said Apple told it that it would end a fruitful deal to use Imagination’s blueprints for customized graphics cores in its own A-series chips powering iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch and Apple TV devices.
Apparently, the Cupertino company is now looking to create independent GPU designs that could be ready in about two year’s time. Shares of Imagination immediately plunged over 70 percent to their lowest level since the financial crisis in 2009, wiping over $625 million off the company’s market value.
What Automatic Graphics Switching is on your MacBook Pro and how to use it
Depending on the model of MacBook Pro you have, you may have an option known as Automatic Graphics Switching. Learn what it is and how it works.
Nvidia seeking software engineers to help produce “the next revolutionary Apple products”
Apple and the graphics giant Nvidia have had something of a rocky relationship, with the Cupertino company switching between Nvidia’s and AMD’s graphics chips for Mac desktops. Most of the Macs currently shipping use either integrated graphics from Intel or discreet AMD chips, but that could change in the coming years.
As first spotted by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Nvidia is seeking software engineers tasked with helping produce “the next revolutionary Apple products.” According to the job post, the role would require “working in partnership with Apple” and writing code that will “define and shape the future” of graphics-related software on Macs.
