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- AMD GRAPHICS CARD FOR MACBOOK PRO MID 2010 UPGRADE
- AMD GRAPHICS CARD FOR MACBOOK PRO MID 2010 PC
- AMD GRAPHICS CARD FOR MACBOOK PRO MID 2010 MAC
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AMD GRAPHICS CARD FOR MACBOOK PRO MID 2010 PC
Game wise, the Nvidia cards generally play more games and PC gamers seem to gravitate towards them but it has been my experience that ATI cards are more reliable and with the added benefit of knowing that this is, for all intents and purposes, a 7950 and also a very popular card in both worlds, I felt that this was the right choice.ASUS Dual GeForce RTX™ 3060 Ti OC Edition 8GB GDDR6 with two powerful Axial-tech fans for AAA gaming performance and ray tracing. Thus, the effect of the lack of boot screen might be more or less significant to you than it is to others.
AMD GRAPHICS CARD FOR MACBOOK PRO MID 2010 WINDOWS
That being said, there has been some concerns expressed by others concerning the card's port configuration and the potential for flashing (gives you boot screen) and I can't say anything about that right now since I haven't even decided if I am going to flash it -I do not use windows and unless something has gone horribly wrong, I would be able to select the DVD as the startup drive before restarting generally, my machine is always on anyway. If your machine can run on Yosemite or El Capitan then this card is plug and play -it is still a PC card so no boot screen- because, even if you do not clip the resistor, it is fast enough. However, that is a reference card and this has a mild overclock so it is faster to boot!
AMD GRAPHICS CARD FOR MACBOOK PRO MID 2010 MAC
For $200, I got a card that does everything but the boot screen for $300 less than the same card that Sapphire sells specifically for the Mac Pro and my machine identifies it as, 7950. This card (Sapphire Dual X) has a mild overclock and so far, the power demand is well within the parameters of the board's energy budget -something that had me greatly concerned at one time. The cables, once one knows which are the cables that work and which have labels that suggest they would but the seller has no idea one way or the other, are easy to find.
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It takes two 6pin cables but as I have posted elsewhere, so far so good.
AMD GRAPHICS CARD FOR MACBOOK PRO MID 2010 UPGRADE
I am 24hrs into the upgrade and the R9 280 (not yet flashed or resistor post op) and the system (El Capitan GM) sees it as a 7950. The card I got was cheaper brand new than a 5870 used! If you could get one for less than $180, maybe but not for 230 and up when the card I got was 219 with a 20$ mail in rebate on top. One thing I WOULD NOT do is spend good money for old tech like the 5870 etc.
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There also seem to be more than a few owners of 7950's and R9 280s here at MacRumors but for all I know, there are just as many Nvidia owners. For me, the problem is different since what I need is more video memory than I have now and lots more rendering elements but stability and reliability are the top concerns so given that the 7950 is the reference upgrade, a card that is exactly the same except for a PC seemed like the wiser choice the high marks for reliability and value for the money given by reviewers clinched it for me. I have a preference for ATI since I've had nothing but bad experience (GT120 mild exception) with Nvidia cards however, I know a number of gamers and they do love their Nvidia cards. If you are willing to wait, I will be doing an R9 280 Dual X and I will be posting my results. Having found a card with the requisite power draw interface, I will be doing the resistor and the flashing within the next week.