Verify which model of the Mac Pro you own as shown here. If you own the 1,1 or 2,1 Mac Pro your options are limited to a few GPUs: Nvidia GT 120; Nvidia 8800 GT; AMD Radeon 7950, 7970 or R9 280X if you have installed OS X Mavericks or newer via hack methods. We do not provide these methods, but information about them is readily available online.
For the Mac User who wants to or are using a Nvidia GPU, we understand that you have a lot of questions. This post is for you. We have collated as many of the most common questions we got about the Nvidia graphics cards and brought them together in a single post.
If you do have an issue that isn’t answered below, please feel free to get in touch with us. I just installed my new Nvidia XXXX graphics card, and the screen just stays black? The first thing to check is to see if you have installed the drivers for the card. Do you have them installed? No – Install the drivers Yes – Ensure you have correct drivers, full power and no hardware faults.
I went to the Nvidia Website, found my graphics cards, but there is no OSX driver? All the drivers for the Nvidia cards come under the Nvidia Quadro K5000. The drivers are not card specific but OSX version specific. Where can I find the drivers for my Nvidia Card? All the drivers for each version of OSX / MacOS can be found at the link below. How do I know what driver is the one for me?
The driver is specific to the build number of the operating system you are running. Just looking for a driver for version 10.10.5 might not get you what you need. How to reveal your OS X build number: • Click the Apple logo to the far left of the menu bar. • Click ‘About this Mac.’ • Click ‘Version XX.XX.X’ to reveal build number Once you have your build number, you can see exactly what driver you need. If you visit the link above you can see each version and build split with the driver available. I have installed my Nvidia card, connected all the cables and installed the drivers but it won’t boot? Firstly, check you have installed the correct version of the driver.
A common mistake is to install the latest driver and not the correct one for your build of OSX. If that doesn’t work check your card is supported in the version of OSX you are running, double check you are getting enough power to the card, and then last resort is check for faulty hardware. GTX 780Ti & GTX Titan Black require 10.9.2 or later GTX 750Ti, GTX 950, GTX 960, GTX 970, GTX 980, GTX 980Ti, and Titan X (Maxwell) Require 10.10 or later I’m trying to use Nvidia XXXX in my Mac Pro and only have one power cable connected. My passport for mac instructions. My machine chimes/doesn’t boot?
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You will need to fully power the graphics card for it to function. Plug both auxiliary power connections into the graphics card. I have installed the CUDA drivers without any issues, but I get an error saying that the web driver is incompatible with my operating system? The driver you have downloaded is not the correct version for your build.
Please see above guide on selecting the correct driver. I have purchased a overclocked/super clocked (or other more powerful version) of Nvidia 9XX series graphics card, and my machine crashes/no longer boots? The crashes are most likely the machine shutting itself down as the card is drawing too much power. If your system no longer boots you may have damaged something. I recommend testing the graphics card in another system to ensure that it isn’t just faulty hardware. Also, check the manufacturer specification of the card to see the TDP.
We recommend no more than a 250W TDP for Nvidia Graphics cards to be stable and fully functional. Will the Nvidia XXXX work in my Mac Pro 3,1 / 4,1 / 5,1? Most Nvidia cards will work in all three models it’s the version of OSX you are running which will make the difference. GTX 780Ti & GTX Titan Black require 10.9.2 or later GTX 750Ti, GTX 950, GTX 960, GTX 970, GTX 980, GTX 980Ti, and Titan X (Maxwell) Require 10.10 or later Will the Nvidia XXXX get enough power in my Mac Pro 3,1 / 4,1 / 5,1?