Apple And BlackMagic Partner For $699 External GPU with AMD Radeon Graphics For Mac
Jul. 13, 2018Apple surprisingly refreshed its MacBook Pro models with the latest Intel CPUs and what it claims to be a quieter butterfly-switch keyboard, but alongside it comes an external GPU for users who need a little more graphics processing power.
While companies such asRazer already have eGPUsfor Macs, Apple has also decided to embrace this technology andpartnered withBlackmagicto launch an external GPU. It has simply been named theBlackmagic eGPUand sports an AMD Radeon Pro 580 with 8GB of DDR5 RAM.
The Blackmagic eGPU is an all-in-one GPU that houses everything and you simply need to connect it to your macOS desktop or MacBook. It houses an HDMI port, 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports, and 4 USB 3.1 ports, which make this is a complete peripheral package.
Also, what’s impressive is thatit is the first external GPU to support Thunderbolt 3 displays like the 5K LG monitorthat you can use with the MacBook Pro to extend your workflow. You can use this rig for improved performance in video editing software, VR games, and other heavy tasks on your macOS system.
So, if you’ve been looking for a graphics performance boost for your Mac, then you canhead overto Apple’s website to get the Blackmagic eGPU.
