Which graphics card is best for my Mac Pro model/macOS version?
If you have trouble deciding which graphics card model is for you just follow this guide.
1. Check which Mac Pro model do you have: How to identify my Mac Pro model?
2. Check which macOS version is installed: How to check macOS version and build?
| Mac Pro model | Available models |
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1,1/2,1 |
AMD Radeon HD series (only if patched OS X 10.9 or later is installed) AMD Radeon R9 series (only if patched OS X 10.9 or later is installed) |
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3,1 |
AMD Radeon HD series AMD Radeon R9 series NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600 series NVIDIA GeForce GTX 700 series NVIDIA GeForce GTX 900 series NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1000 series (only if patched macOS 10.12.4 or later installed) NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan/GTX Titan Black NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X NVIDIA Titan X Pascal/Titan Xp (only if patched macOS 10.12.4 or later installed) NVIDIA Quadro K series NVIDIA Quadro M series NVIDIA Quadro P series (only if patched macOS 10.12.4 or later installed) |
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4,1 |
AMD Radeon HD series AMD Radeon R9 series AMD Radeon RX 400 series (only if Mac Pro firmware is upgraded to Mac Pro 5,1) AMD Radeon RX 500 series (only if Mac Pro firmware is upgraded to Mac Pro 5,1) AMD Radeon RX Vega series (only if Mac Pro firmware is upgraded to Mac Pro 5,1) AMD Radeon Frontier Edition (only if Mac Pro firmware is upgraded to Mac Pro 5,1) AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100/WX 4100/WX 5100/WX 8200/WX 9100 (only if Mac Pro firmware is upgraded to Mac Pro 5,1) AMD Radeon RX 5000 series (only if Mac Pro firmware is upgraded to Mac Pro 5,1 and if patched macOS 10.15.1 or later is installed) AMD Radeon RX 6600 series (only if Mac Pro firmware is upgraded to Mac Pro 5,1 and if patched macOS 12.1 or later is installed) AMD Radeon RX 6800/6900 series (only if Mac Pro firmware is upgraded to Mac Pro 5,1 and if patched macOS 11.4 or later is installed) AMD Radeon Pro W5000 series (only if Mac Pro firmware is upgraded to Mac Pro 5,1 and if patched macOS 10.15.1 or later is installed) AMD Radeon Pro W6600 (only if Mac Pro firmware is upgraded to Mac Pro 5,1 and if patched macOS 12.1 or later is installed) AMD Radeon Pro W6800 (only if Mac Pro firmware is upgraded to Mac Pro 5,1 and if patched macOS 11.4 or later is installed) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600 series NVIDIA GeForce GTX 700 series NVIDIA GeForce GTX 900 series NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1000 series (only if Mac Pro firmware is upgraded to Mac Pro 5,1) NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan/GTX Titan Black NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X NVIDIA Titan X Pascal/Titan Xp (only if Mac Pro firmware is upgraded to Mac Pro 5,1) NVIDIA Quadro K series NVIDIA Quadro M series NVIDIA Quadro P series (only if Mac Pro firmware is upgraded to Mac Pro 5,1) |
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5,1 |
AMD Radeon HD series AMD Radeon R9 series AMD Radeon RX 400 series AMD Radeon RX 500 series AMD Radeon RX Vega series AMD Radeon Frontier Edition AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100/WX 4100/WX 5100/WX 8200/WX 9100 AMD Radeon RX 5000 series (only if patched macOS 10.15.1 or later is installed) AMD Radeon RX 6600 series (only if patched macOS 12.1 or later is installed) AMD Radeon RX 6800/6900 series (only if patched macOS 11.4 or later is installed) AMD Radeon Pro W5000 series (only if patched macOS 10.15.1 or later is installed) AMD Radeon Pro W6600 (only if patched macOS 12.1 or later is installed) AMD Radeon Pro W6800 (only if patched macOS 11.4 or later is installed) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600 series NVIDIA GeForce GTX 700 series NVIDIA GeForce GTX 900 series NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1000 series NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan/GTX Titan Black NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X NVIDIA Titan X Pascal/Titan Xp NVIDIA Quadro K series NVIDIA Quadro M series NVIDIA Quadro P series |
|
6,1 |
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (as eGPU) |
| macOS version |
Available models |
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10.7.x or later (Lion) |
AMD Radeon HD7950, HD7970, R9 280, R9 280X (with additional driver under OS X 10.7.5 or later) |
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10.8.x or later (Mountain Lion) |
AMD HD series (support from OS X 10.8.3 or later) AMD Radeon R9 series (support from OS X 10.8.3 or later) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600 series (support from OS X 10.8.3 or later) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 700 series (support from OS X 10.8.3 or later, excluding GTX 750 Ti and GTX 780 Ti) NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan NVIDIA Quadro K series |
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10.9.x or later (Mavericks) |
AMD HD series AMD Radeon R9 series NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600 series NVIDIA GeForce GTX 700 series (GTX 780 Ti support from OS X 10.9.2 or later, excluding GTX 750 Ti) NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan/GTX Titan Black NVIDIA Quadro K series |
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10.10.x or later (Yosemite) |
AMD HD series AMD Radeon R9 series NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600 series NVIDIA GeForce GTX 700 series (NVIDIA web driver required only for GTX 750 Ti) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 900 series (NVIDIA web driver required) NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan/GTX Titan Black NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X (NVIDIA web driver required) NVIDIA Quadro K series NVIDIA Quadro M series (NVIDIA web driver required) |
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10.11.x or later (El Capitan) |
AMD HD series AMD Radeon R9 series NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600 series NVIDIA GeForce GTX 700 series (NVIDIA web driver required only for GTX 750 Ti) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 900 series (NVIDIA web driver required) NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan/GTX Titan Black NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X (NVIDIA web driver required) NVIDIA Quadro K series NVIDIA Quadro M series (NVIDIA web driver required) |
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10.12.x or later (Sierra) |
AMD HD series AMD Radeon R9 series NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600 series NVIDIA GeForce GTX 700 series (NVIDIA web driver required only for GTX 750 Ti) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 900 series (NVIDIA web driver required) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1000 series (support from mac OS 10.12.4 with NVIDIA web driver required) NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan/GTX Titan Black NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X (NVIDIA web driver required) NVIDIA Titan X Pascal/Titan Xp (support from mac OS 10.12.4 with NVIDIA web driver required) NVIDIA Quadro K series NVIDIA Quadro M series (NVIDIA web driver required) NVIDIA Quadro P series (support from mac OS 10.12.4 with NVIDIA web driver required) |
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10.13.x or later (High Sierra) |
AMD HD series AMD Radeon R9 series AMD Radeon RX 400 series (support from macOS 10.13.4 or later) AMD Radeon RX 500 series (support from macOS 10.13.4 or later, excluding RX 590 which works with low performance) AMD Radeon Pro WX4100/WX5100/WX7100/WX8200/WX9100 (support from macOS 10.13.4 or later, WX8200/WX9100 or later with a bit noisy fans) AMD Radeon RX Vega series (support from macOS 10.13.4 or later with a bit noisy fans) AMD Radeon Frontier Edition (support from macOS 10.13.4 or later with a bit noisy fans) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600 series NVIDIA GeForce GTX 700 series (NVIDIA web driver required only for GTX 750Ti) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 900 series (NVIDIA web driver required) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1000 series (NVIDIA web driver required) NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan/GTX Titan Black NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X (NVIDIA web driver required) NVIDIA Titan X Pascal/Titan Xp (NVIDIA web driver required) NVIDIA Quadro K series NVIDIA Quadro M series (NVIDIA web driver required) NVIDIA Quadro P series (NVIDIA web driver required) |
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10.14.x or later (Mojave) |
AMD HD series AMD Radeon R9 series AMD Radeon RX 400 series AMD Radeon RX 500 series (RX 590 support from mac OS 10.14.4 or later) AMD Radeon Pro WX4100/WX5100/WX7100/WX8200/WX9100 AMD Radeon RX Vega series AMD Radeon Frontier Edition NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600 series NVIDIA GeForce GTX 700 series (excluding GTX 750 Ti) NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan/GTX Titan Black NVIDIA Quadro K series |
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10.15.x or later (Catalina) |
AMD HD series AMD Radeon R9 series AMD Radeon RX 400 series AMD Radeon RX 500 series AMD Radeon Pro WX4100/WX5100/WX7100/WX8200/WX9100 AMD Radeon RX Vega series AMD Radeon Frontier Edition AMD Radeon RX 5000 series (support from macOS 10.15.1 or later, 10.15.4 or later needs MacVidCards driver patch) AMD Radeon Pro W5000 series (support from macOS 10.15.1 or later, 10.15.4 or later needs MacVidCards driver patch) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600 series NVIDIA GeForce GTX 700 series (excluding GTX 750 Ti) NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan/GTX Titan Black NVIDIA Quadro K series |
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11.0.1 or later (Big Sur) |
AMD HD series AMD Radeon R9 series AMD Radeon RX 400 series AMD Radeon RX 500 series AMD Radeon Pro WX4100/WX5100/WX7100/WX8200/WX9100 AMD Radeon RX Vega series AMD Radeon Frontier Edition AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT/RX 5700/RX 5700 XT AMD Radeon Pro W5700 AMD Radeon RX 6800 series (support from macOS 11.4 or later) AMD Radeon RX 6900 series (support from macOS 11.4 or later) AMD Radeon Pro W6800 (support from macOS 11.4 or later) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600 series (support from macOS 11.1 or later) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 700 series (excluding GTX 750 Ti) (support from macOS 11.1 or later) NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan/GTX Titan Black (support from macOS 11.1 or later) NVIDIA Quadro K series (support from macOS 11.1 or later) |
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12.1 or later (Monterey) |
AMD HD series AMD Radeon R9 series AMD Radeon RX 400 series AMD Radeon RX 500 series AMD Radeon Pro WX4100/WX5100/WX7100/WX8200/WX9100 AMD Radeon RX Vega series AMD Radeon Frontier Edition AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT/RX 5700/RX 5700 XT AMD Radeon Pro W5700 AMD Radeon RX 6600 series (support from macOS 12.1 or later) AMD Radeon RX 6800 series AMD Radeon RX 6900 series AMD Radeon Pro W6600 (support from macOS 12.1 or later) AMD Radeon Pro W6800 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600 series (requires GeForce Kepler patcher) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 700 series (excluding GTX 750 Ti) (requires GeForce Kepler patcher) NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan/GTX Titan Black (requires GeForce Kepler patcher) NVIDIA Quadro K series (requires GeForce Kepler patcher) |