ATI Radeon 5770 in Mac Pro

I have a Mac Pro 3,1 (the 2008 model), which works with the ATI Radeon 5770 GPU. I want to upgrade from my 2600 because it's noisy and not as fast as I want it to be. It seems like there are two versions of the 5770: Mac and non-Mac. What's the difference? Can I put a regular 5770 in my Mac or only the "Mac version"?

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  • ATI RADEON 5770 on Mac Pro 2006

    Hello,
    I am using a MacPro 1.1 (from 2006) and out of the blue my video card which was Geforce 7300GT burned out. I can't find a replacement card which is the same and only combatible one I found is Ati Radeon 5770. Before I move on buying this card I am wondering whether it will work first of all on my mac pro, and if so which exact model should I purchase since I see some differences in each one as far as the memory bus (4800Mhz, 5200 Mhz and 1200 Mhz) and the processor clock speed ( 850 Mhz and 875 Mhz) I would really appreciate some help on this matter since it's already 2 weeks I am trying to solve it.
    Thanks!

    Well, thank you for that.
    If you are lucky or willing, the link I have for 1st gen 8800GT model on ebay. Pricey as can be though.
    Also:
    http://myworld.ebay.com/macvidcards/
    Hopefully 5770s are waiting for drivers or to be replaced with Radeon 6xxx series (but which would then require more retooling of drivers you can be sure).
    Last year this time, the 5000's were just coming out. Nvidia was also inbetween the FERMI (GeForce 400s) and older GTX 200 series which caused shortages and when you could find anything, inflated pricing.
    When I bought the 8800GT I also picked up ($129) OS X DVD 10.5.6 (had I guessed, I would have waited for Snow Leopard @ $29 maybe). And, you have to call but 10.5.x DVDs can be ordered by phone Apple Store but not online (another peeve, it is almost impossible to buy Leopard now, the last that supports PowerMacs too).
    At least the Apple variety of ATI Radeon work in any and all Mac Pro models.
    If there is a way to flash or work with PC cards, that would come from MacRumors Mac Pro.
    http://forum.netkas.org/
    http://forums.macrumors.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1

  • ATI Radeon 5770 on Mac Pro 3.1

    Hi All,
    I got a question I want to buy the new 27 inch cinema display but this new display got the apple mini displayport which my mac pro don't have.
    Specs Computer:
    MacPro3,1 Quad-Core Intel Xeon 2,8 GHz with videocard: ATI Radeon HD 2600
    So what to do now?
    First option:
    Do I need to buy the ATI Radeon HD 5770 because this got all the correct ports to connect to the 27 inch display? And will this display be able to connect to my mac pro? And how many monitors can be connected to one ATI Radeon HD 5770 video card? Because I have also my old display 20 inch and I want to use that if it is possible as a second screen.
    Second option:
    I read on the internet that It is possible to buy an dual DVI to apple mini displayport converter but I don't read on apple site if this will work correct? But with this solution if it is possible then I can not work with 2 screens not a big problem but is this cable good to buy for my mac to connect to the display?
    I hope i'm clear and understandable and I hop you can help me with this "problem".
    Thnx,
    Nick

    There are 10s of comments on the product page, here, and on various sites.
    Ony requires 10.6.5 or later. Works in ALL Mac Pro models, as we never of course tire of saying.
    Radeon HD 5870 versus 5770
    ATI Radeon HD 5770 MC742ZM A

  • ATI Radeon HD 5870 + Mac Pro 2,1 (2007).

    Hello All!
    Is any one known or tried to use HD 5870 in Mac Pro 2,1 which is Octocore ?? Is it works?? If it work, what boot rom version in this mac pro?

    Radeon HD 5870 versus 5770
    Radeon 5870 5770 2006 Mac Pro
    The 5870 works, but not that much better to justify the extra $200 which could be spent on something to boost overall system like an SSD.
    I think everyone pretty much knows 2008 intro'd both EFI64 and PCIe 2.0 and of course better for graphics choices.

  • Switch Radeon 5770 in Mac pro 5,1 to PC GTX 680

    I have heard that a Evga GTX 680 PC graphics card could be used in a Mac 5,1 mid 2010 without flashing it ?
    What else would I need, don't want to shell out $$ for a Mac card if I don't have to.
    Maybe have to sell the GTX 680  if incompatible ?
    Thankz in advance

    http://www.barefeats.com/gpuss.html
    Quoting article:
    "The GTX 780 with 6GB GDDR5 video memory is only slightly slower than the GTX 780 Ti and TITAN Black but costs much less.
    The other factor in naming it the 'sweet spot' has to do with power. The GTX 780 6GB runs fine on the dual PCIe internal power cables -- as does the GTX 680 and Radeon HD 7950."
    "Though most of the attention is on the new 2013 Mac Pro. we continue to explore ways to 'pump up' the legacy Mac Pro towers. One of our favorite upgrade paths is the graphics processing unit aka GPU. We recently tested the GeForce GTX 780 with 6G of GDDR5 video memory (courtesy of MacVidCards). It just may be the 'sweet spot.' We'll explain after you peruse the graphs."

  • ATI Radeon 5770 in 2006 Mac Pro with Lion

    Hit an issue with my 2006 Mac Pro when the video card died in late October. At that point I was running Lion and had kept on top of software updates. Being on a restricted budget, I have purchased and installed an ATI Radeon 5770 card from the Apple store as I cannot afford a new Mac Pro. I knew that before I did this there may be incompatability problems with this card and Lion on the older Mac Pros, and this seems to be the case.
    However, having trawled through the forums it seems some users are able to run this card on 1.1 machines with Lion. So I am now wondering if I have another issue - I'd much rather stick with Lion if I can rather than revert to Snow Leopard. Now I have installed the card things seem fine with the display - the 30" cinema display no longer has blocks of pixels all over it. On boot up the screen is a pale grey, the Apple logo appears in the centre with the busy timer underneath. I also get a loading bar for about 20 seconds. This gets to about 20% then disappears. Everything sounds like the machine is booting normally but it just won't progress beyond this point. I have tried holding shift to boot it in safe mode but the same things happens.
    If anyone can help point me in the right direction of what I should try next I'd be profoundly grateful!
    Vinny

    I knew that before I did this there may be incompatibility problems with this card and Lion on the older Mac Pros,
    Although some users have complained of problems, their wounds may be self-inflicted. Use of a non-Apple ATI 5770 or failure to upgrade to at least 10.6.5 are high on the list. The main "issue", if you can even call it that, is the card runs more slowly than its published benchmarks due to PCIe 1 slots in the Mac Pro 1,2 and 2,1.
    I also get a loading bar for about 20 seconds. This gets to about 20% then disappears.
    That progress bar is indicative of unresolved Hard Drive problems. You need to boot to an alternate source of software (Hold Command-R at startup for Recovery_HD if you are running later than 10.6.8) and check the SMART Status and then select Macintosh_HD or whatever you renamed it and ( Repair Disk ). Repeat until all problems are resolved or it gets stuck. If you need help, copy the EXACT error message back here.

  • Problems after upgrading to ATI radeon 5770 in my mac pro 2008

    Hi
    Day one
    I have upgraded my graphic card to ATI radeon 5770 in my MacPro 2008.
    4 hours of installing the screen went blank with noice and line, like it happens in telivison when there is no signal.
    Day two
    Same thing happened when I started my computer.
    does anybody know a soluton to this problem?
    please help.
    nsnaveen

    Mac Pro community is here.
    Did you try Apple Hardware Test by extended testing?
    I suppose graphic card is something wrong.

  • ATI 5770 and Mac Pro 3,1 question

    I've seen this topic discussed in various ways here. Still don't get it (and I'm not usually this dense). Trying to install 5770 in Mac Pro, 2008. Several posters say they are doing well with that configuration. I'm running 10.6.8. Mac does not recognize the card, and the fan on the card does not spin. Are there drivers I need, a Pref Pane I need (there's one in my System Prefs now, but apparently it is very old and for non-Intel Macs...where it came from, I don't know). Step by step, what do I have to do to get this card to work in my Mac? Tried to piece the info together from various other threads, but it it inconsistent and incomplete (for my purposes). Thanks!

    Trying to install 5770 in Mac Pro, 2008.
    Is that a apple version of the 5770?
    Several posters say they are doing well with that configuration. I'm running 10.6.8. Mac does not recognize the card, and the fan on the card does not spin.
    That's an electrical/mechanical problem.  Nothing to do with drivers.  Fan should spin.  I'm currently on my 3rd 5870 card because the fan would not always start up.  Bad baring?  Bad lubrication?  Weak motor?  Fan hitting it's container?  Who knows?
    Are there drivers I need, a Pref Pane I need (there's one in my System Prefs now, but apparently it is very old and for non-Intel Macs...where it came from, I don't know).
    Drivers should be included with 10.6.8.  No prefpanes.

  • Question about Parallels and ATI Radeon 5770

    Ok, so I have a Mac Pro 3,1 here. I'm upgrading it to 16GB and two 7200 RPM 3TB drives which I'll run in Raid 0.
    It has an ATI 2600HD with 256MB VRAM.  This card has two DVI ports.
    I just purchased an ATI Radeon 5770.  I will use it with two Cinema Displays (DVI connections).
    To connect the second display, I have the Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter at Firmware 1.03.
    My question concerns Parallels 8.
    My Windows 7 VM will be a heavy-use VM so I want snappy performance.  I was planning to dedicate 8GB RAM, half my CPU cores to it, and 512MB VRAM on the 5770.
    What I was wondering about was the possibility of leaving in the 2600 HD and using its GPU to support my Parallels VM.  Is that feasible?  Practical?
    Thanks

    Dump the 2600XT (put it on the shelf, don't use it)
    Install Windows natively first, then you can use it both ways, natively and dual boot, plus in a VM when that works.
    Another option is 10.8.2 supports more Nvidia cards and more then the 1GB.
    Don't use green 3TB in an array.

  • TA48312 ati radeon 5770 drivers

    ati radeon 5770 drivers i need the drivers for this not working in my mac 3,1 mac pro
    microcenter said it would work

    This discussion is very helpful to me, but I still have questions. I have a similar configuration:
    Model Identifier: MacPro1,1
    Processor Name: Dual-Core Intel Xeon
    Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
    Number Of Processors: 2
    Total Number Of Cores: 4
    L2 Cache (per processor): 4 MB
    Memory: 3 GB
    Bus Speed: 1.33 GHz
    I want to upgrade my graphics card so my kids can play a game I bought them via Steam. Their website tells me I need "NVIDIA GeForce 8 or higher, or ATI X1600 or higher." Does the ATI Radeon 5770 fit in that range? If not, is there another card compatible with my MacPro that does? Thanks...

  • Replacement power cable for ATI Radeon 5770?

    I'm shopping around for a replacement graphics card for my Mac Pro and I've found several Radeon 5770s that don't have the PCIe power cable included.
    Does anyone know what sort of cable they use and if replacements can be purchased?

    yes it can be purchased but first, you are shopping for an Apple version, right?
    http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC742ZM/A
    http://www.amazon.com/Apple-ATI-Radeon-5770-MC742ZM/dp/B003Z6QH6M/
    http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Apple/6615718/
    OWC shows the cable, they also sell separately (maybe why they charge more?)
    Amazon had customer photos but not showing one.
    I was under the impression that Apple would/was including the cable.

  • ATI Radeon 5770 Apple Upgrade Kit temperature

    Hi dear friends!
    I wonder if anyone can tell me what are the "normal" temperature ranges for an ATI Radeon 5770 Mac Graphic Card running on a Mac Pro 1,1 with one monitor only doing the day-to-day basic operations! Mine gets aroung 45-49 Celsius (113-120 Farenheit) degrees. Im pretty concern about this issue because I cannot find anyone with a normal chart of temperature ranges over internet.
    Best Regards to all, @JRGN.

    JR.GN wrote:
    ... its the internal temperature of the Mac Pro. But do you think its normal?...
    Which internal temperature? For example, Temperature Gauge (App Store) is listing 24 different temperature measurement points ranging from 81ºF to 157ºF in a 2010 Mac Pro right now and none of them is the video card.
    The graphics card has a series of heat sink tubes running from the card's fan to the back plane of the card; the fan blows air through the tubes to remove the heat generated by the card and vents it out the back. Those tubes tend to collect a lot of dust, blocking the tubes and messing up the card's cooling system. One solution is to carefully route the tube of a compressed air can between the card's fan blades and aim it toward the rear of the card. You may be surprised at the cloud of dust blown out the back. Since the tubes are arranged like organ pipes, if you move the tube's nozzle to face different tubes, you can clean out most of the tubes in the heat sink.

  • ATI Radeon 5770 w 2008 MacPro 3,1

    I recently had my GeForce 8800 go bad on me. And after some research I plunked for the ATI Radeon 5770 (bought from here on the Apple Store).
    I have a Dell 24" 2804WP LCD monitor, and am using the DVI port.
    Before my 8800 went belly-up, I had ZERO problems with my monitor.
    But now, since I've installed the ATI 5770, the monitor often "blacks out", and gives me this error message:
    When I log-in via ScreenSharing (from my MacBook) and I see that there are not displays detected:
    In fact, I get this same "non-display" configuration even when the monitor is "working."
    Is this a driver thing? How do I go about troubleshooting this?
    Any ideas?

    The message you are seeing on screen is generated by the display, not by the Mac.
    The Mac does not use custom Drivers for any display. Instead, it uses a highly-parameterized Driver that is customized by the reported capabilities of the Display.
    The display must report both its NAME and its Capabilities when the Mac asks for them, usually at power-on.
    A common problem with displays that have multiple inputs, is that at the moment the Mac asks for this information, the display is not paying attention to the correct port, and misses the query. The Mac does not get a response, so the display stays blank. You can use the (Detect Displays) button to get the Mac to ask again, but this may require an additional display.
    I do not believe converting from Mini DisplayPort will improve anything. Direct DVI should be superior. Since your display is only 1920 wide, Dual-Link is not needed.

  • ATI Radeon HD 3870 Mac&Pc edition  and Accelero S1

    I just installed the ATI Radeon HD 3870 Mac & Pc edition on my Mac Pro (first edition).
    While the fan on the card is not very loud and acceptable I would like to take the fan out and install the Accelero S1 cooler instead ( http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=138&data=7&disc= ).
    Has anyone installed one (accelero s1) lately?
    Any objections?
    Thank you for your input.
    Eugene

    Just installed this. It's great, quiet. Took about 20 minutes. Take your time and the install is easy. I didn't use the spacer clips as they're not necessary, and a bit hard to install. I ordered the Artic cleaning and prep solutions and I'm glad I did. Good luck.

  • Should I purchase ATI Radeon 5770 vs. ATI Radeon 5870?

    I'm using CS5 to do focus stacking (2-3GB files) doing a lot of free transform/opacity changing to match layers underneath and also moderate video editing in Final Cut.
    I want to upgrade my graphics card (currently have the NVIDIA GeForce GT 120) and was wanting some input as to the ATI Radeon 5770 or the ATI Radeon 5870? Is the 5870 overkill for these applications? Will I see much improvement in smooth anchor point movement? Running dual monitors out of the DVI and mini display port (s).
    Thanks

    Outside your budget? Quadro 4000 could potentially do more if CS5 Mercury Engine plug-in is being used or off load and use CUDA.
    Trouble is you can't (easily) have 5870 and Quadro 4000.
    $449 seems an awful lot for 5870 today, (PC 5870s are now less than Apple 5770). PC Quadro 4000 go for $750 instead of $1195.
    One reason why - (there are threads here, too)
    http://terrywhite.com/techblog/archives/6795
    http://forensicphotoshop.blogspot.com/2011/01/which-graphics-card-to-use-for-pre miere.html
    http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/11/nvidia-brings-fermi-quadro-4000-kickin g-mostly-screaming-to-mac.ars
    The chart here gives some good test numbers on 5770 vs 5870 vs 4000
    http://www.barefeats.com/wst10g9.html
    Barefeats: GT120 vs others -
    http://discussions.apple.com/messageview.jspa?messageID=12370032&stqc=true
    http://www.bing.com/search?q=CS5ATI+5870+MacPro
    http://www.bing.com/search?q=CS5Quadro+4000+MacPro
    bottom line: yes, the 5870 from purely performance level.

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