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2017 BEST THUNDERBOLT HUB FOR MAC OS X SIERRA MAC OS
2017 BEST THUNDERBOLT HUB FOR MAC OS X SIERRA SERIES
2017 BEST THUNDERBOLT HUB FOR MAC OS X SIERRA MAC

The Apple Thunderbolt Display is a 27-inch flat panel computer monitor sold by. Below are the benchmarks – you can click on the scores to see the screen captures. Dell UltraSharp U3818DW is the best ultrawide monitor for MacBook Pro. The graphics card used is an EVGA GTX 980 Ti Hybrid with liquid cooling it’s a perfect pairing with the Node.

2017 BEST THUNDERBOLT HUB FOR MAC OS X SIERRA MAC

I successfully ran automate-eGPU script on these four Mac laptops to enable eGPU with the AKiTiO Node enclosure. The soon-to-be-released version 1.0.0 of this script will have better support for AMD Polaris and Fiji graphics cards.

2017 BEST THUNDERBOLT HUB FOR MAC OS X SIERRA SERIES

At the moment, Nvidia GTX 900s series and older are Mac compatible.

2017 BEST THUNDERBOLT HUB FOR MAC OS X SIERRA MAC OS

To enable the use of an eGPU in Mac OS environment, the one prerequisite is Goalque’s automate-eGPU script. Features: 10-in-one USB C Hub: Connect to your Mac Book or other USB-C devices with the multiport USB-C hub featuring an Ethernet port, a USB C charging port with power delivery, a 4K/30Hz HDMI port, a SD card reader, a TF card reader, a 3.5 mm Audio/mic 2-in-1 jack and a VGA port, 3 USB 3.0 Ports, allowing you to connect a keyboard, USB driver, external Disk or Wired headset to your USB-C. Rating: 4/5 Fast Thunderbolt 2 enclosure, though extra speed is not critical for my Time Machine backups JI purchased an open box 0TB Mercury Elite Pro Dual USB 3. The Early 2015 11″ MacBook Air is running at Thunderbolt 2 speed (20Gbps) and the Late 2011 17″ MacBook Pro is running at Thunderbolt 1 speed (10Gbps).Īn AKiTiO Node running with firmware v1.0.0.3 B1-23+3.6.1 is fully functional in macOS 10.12 Sierra. The Late 2016 Mac laptops are running at Thunderbolt 3 speed (40Gbps) through the AKiTiO Thunderbolt 3 cable while the older Mac laptops are running at slower speed via the Apple Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 adapter.

Late 2011 17″ MacBook Pro with iGPU HD 3000 and dGPU Radeon HD 6770M About this item Compatible with MacBook Pro (2016 & 2017) running macOS X Sierra 10.

Early 2015 11″ MacBook Air with iGPU Iris 6100.

Late 2016 13″ MacBook Pro with iGPU Iris 540.

Late 2016 15″ MacBook Pro with iGPU HD 530 and dGPU Radeon Pro 450.

The list of Thunderbolt equipped Mac laptops for this evaluation with the AKiTiO Node Thunderbolt 3 enclosure are: They also have older and unsupported Thunderbolt controllers. Their cases need to be modified to accommodate most graphics cards. The other two enclosures, Thunder2 and Thunder3, require a more powerful power supply than their factory 60W unit to run any AMD or NVidia card. It also has the newer USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 controller, TI83, which macOS fully supports. Its 400W power supply and generous chassis dimensions mean it can accomodate up to the most powerful AMD or NVidia cards available. The Node is the only enclosure that is a ready-to-go eGPU solution from the factory.

My conclusion came after I ran all four Mac laptops through all three Thunderbolt enclosures. At the moment, my pick would go to the AKiTiO Node. I happen to be in possession of three Thunderbolt expansion enclosures and four Apple Mac laptops which span three generations of Thunderbolt connectivity. What’s the best Thunderbolt eGPU for Mac in 2017? Depends on whom you ask, the answers vary.