

So, the new graphics card is definitely "metal capable" and is on the approved list of cards that support the installation of Mojave on this machine. Resolution:đ680 x 1050 (Widescreen Super eXtended Graphics Array Plus)įramebuffer Depth:Ē4-Bit Color (ARGB8888) Metal: Supported, feature set macOS GPUFamily1 v3 Here is what About this Mac now says:Īnd, when I look at the System Report under Graphics/Displays, I get: OK, I ordered and installed the new Graphics Card. Has anyone had experience with this situation? Can you use a graphics card that is a newer edition than what is listed here to accomplish the goal? These are listed as being ‘possibly’ compatible. MSI Gaming Radeon RX 560 128-bit 4GB GDRR5 This is a list of graphic cards that are compatible with my Mac according to Apple Support. I need to buy a ‘recommended metal-capable’ graphics card that works with Mojave. From what I’m reading, I will need to upgrade to High Sierra 10.13.6 first. I’d like to upgrade to Mojave from Snow Leopard. Upgrading to Mojave I have a Mac Pro (mid 2010). The 23inch Cinema Display uses a DVI connection so look for that on the graphics card otherwise adapters My MacPro has an Nvidia GTX680 Mac Edition running a 23inch Cinema Display and a Sony 4k UHDR TV.


Keep a copy of an older OS on the mac for similar reasons. Graphics card you have even if it is not 'Metal' it is useful if you ever need to do trouble shooting and need to see If you decide to buy a PC card it will work fine but you will not get those boot screens so hold on to any mac These cards have the mac boot efi which allows you to see the start up screens and the Startup Manager. It would be recommended to get a graphics card that is a Mac edition or has been 'flashed' for Mac, MacOS Catalina does not officially support the 2012 Mac Pro. First thing is that if you buy a Metal capable graphics card you will only be able to upgrade to macOS Mojave.
