Motion: Video Cards with Mac Pro?

I don't see the new video cards for the Mac Pro listed in the "minimum" or "recomended" system requirements.
Does anyone know how these new cards will rate?

My understanding is that the X1900 is pretty powerful, the 7300 - not so much - more like the 6600, and of course the Quadro is smokin' - but probably not good bang-for-buck when it comes to Motion. Meaning that the Quadro will give great results, but not a LOT over the X1900...
Of course, the x1900 still has the 2k texture limit. And it's too early for any aftermarket/flashing options yet.
Patrick

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Well, I think it's more for a hobbyist. Like hatter said, even with the possibility of bricking a card, there is that certain satisfaction of "learning at new art", and I guess there is always the great feeling of "beating the system", so to speak.
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We just got a Mac Pro at work with a single DVI port video card. Want to use 2 monitors, but don't want to order an incompatible card. Don't need screaming performance, just a stable setup for a sprawling desktop with some applications running low-res/low-frame-rate animation.
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Could wait for Nvidia eVGA GTX 285 Mac Edition next month.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/EGVA/01GP31080TR/
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Barefeats is a great resource of tests and benchmarks.
This gives a good idea of what cards and what to expect:
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http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=705291
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=7546575#post7546575
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=694042
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I have little experience upgrading systems hardware and I was hoping to get some input as I try to figure out a cost effective card for my 2008 mac.
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Hi there, welcome to the community.
My advice to you, to achieve cost effective performance, would be to use any vanilla NVIDIA graphics card. Newer versions of Mac OS X have drivers that should be compatible with the card out of the box. The only downside to using a non-mac specific card is that you wont see the boot up process, as the graphics card wont be initialized until the system is completely loaded. If this concerns you, leave your old card in one of the slower, unused slots if possible.
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or do you have a better suggestion for an upgrade?
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Is there any way to get the Mac Pro 2013 to run a CUDA enabled NVIDIA video card?

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Hello ,
My need is a little backwards of the regular request. We have a 2006 Mac Pro (upgraded to the dual quad-core Xeon 2.33ghz E5345) we are using for LTO data backup, not the usual graphics/editing setup.
So what we have found is the original NVidia card is PCIe 8x graphics, we also have an 8x RAID card and an 8x SAS HBA for the LTO tape drives. All this is taxing the PCIe bus on this older mac. We would like to free things up a bit by putting in a video card that does not attempt to use, or at least reserve a full 8 lanes for it's own use.
If this was a newer Mac Pro then no issue... But as it is now, I am getting lockups and freezes and other issues that I am sure are related to having 3 high-bandwidth cards in the same machine.
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Move the cards.
Some slots can't be 16x, and one can't be 8 or 16x.
Also, the PCIe is 1.1 which means half the bandwidth of current specification.
A driver or utility ought to tell you it isn't getting bandwIdth I guess.
A PC with PCIe 2.1, or wait for next generation of motherboards that could have even more bandwidth, PCIe 3.0, to support things like ThunderBolt, SSD controllers with 8 and 16Gbit/sec in bandwidth.
Or a computer with more than 4 PCIe slots or an expansion chassis.
What could be cause?
drivers
IOKit
Rule out means trial and error of trying with just one thing changed at a time and get it working, then move on.
7300GT in slot #3 for starters.
Put your most demanding in slot #1 which is double width.
More air flow, boost the darn fan rpm and keep them @ 1200 rpm
I'd pull drive bay #4 and keep it free to allow more airflow for an 8x card
High density FBDIMMs. Odd but 4GB DIMMs run cooler and better, and in 1,1 the ideal is just a set of 4 (two on each Riser) for 4 x 2GB or 4 x 4GB.
Different SAS and RAID cards. Maybe they don't get along and have bus contention or driver conflict.
Are you using ATTO? usually a good bet.
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That is incorrect.
EFI emulation is an unstable and temporary option.
Also, the bandwidth limit is theoritical as current cards cannot max out the bandwidth on 1.0 or 1.1 pci-e.
Also incorrect.
It has been proven with a 1,1 that a 5870 provides minimal increases in performance over the 5770. Compared to 2008+ Mac Pros that see a significant (FAR more than your assumed 2%) increase in the same comparison because of their PCIe 2.0 bus. As you can see here: http://barefeats.com/wst10g3.html
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I have an ATI Radeon HD 2600 and an NVIDIA 8800GT for my Mac Pro (early 2008).
Been having issues with my NVIDIA card since the 10.6.4 update as well as issues with Photoshop CS5. Im finding out that its probably better off to go the ATI for general OSX & CS5 use.
However, I want to keep my NVIDIA 8800GT for Boot Camp/Gaming--can I keep both cards plugged into the x16 slots and just move the monitor cable when I boot back and forth?

I have a question sort of relevant to this discussion. Had my 8800GT start to fail on me in my MacPro1,1 - in desperation I disassembled the card, cleaned it, applied fresh thermal compound/padding, and stuck it back in. To my amazement the card actually began working again! Before failing a few days later ; ;.
I ordered a replacement 8800GT on ebay for a considerably low cost, but before it arrived my computer began behaving normally again. From what I'm understanding from this thread, there is absolutely no benefit to installing both cards in my computer at the same time? If that's the case, I'm going to tuck the backup card away and keep riding my self-repaired card until it crashes again.

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yes-i agree with what kaz-k has written. As long as you get the correct power cables for your graphics card you should be okay. I think the Mac Pro has 2 6pin sockets. We don't flash the card ( thought I'm assuming it could be done elsewhere) , and Apple doesn't support anything other than a few graphics cards anyways, and it doesn't really read what's been posted here. here's the takeway: The card will probably work, however, due to the lack of a Mac EFI (basically a boot rom), you won't see a startup screen should you choose to install the card into your mac pro 2009. As the OS gets going you will see graphics. Should you need to do basic troubleshooting, eg choosing which drive to start up from
(command R on startup, I believe), the lack of a boot screen could be troublesome. If you don't care about that, by all means go ahead. 10.9.2 should have support for this card. If it helps, I bought a Sapphire 7950 for my Mac Pro 2008 (3,1) and although it doesn't run at quite full speed, it was a breeze to install, and it beat the 8800GT which was in that slot
good luck
John B

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Hello, I am thinking on purchasing an Universal Audio Card and using it with a mac pro and logic studio.
Does anyone know if they have used or know about using a Universal Audio card (UAD-2 Nevana 32), or any other universal audio card?
Can you use this card with a mac pro and logic studio and does it have any latency issues? And can you use the Universal's mixor and logic's mixor at the same time, Or do you just use the plug ins on the UAD when using logic. Also it looks like it comes with one input on the card, so how do you plug in multiple guitars and bass and piano, or do you just run one input in and buy a input device for it (what would I need to buy for that?), Thanks so much.
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Can you use this card with a mac pro and logic studio and does it have any latency issues?
Yes you can. And yes, all DSP cards have latency, it's how they work. The UAD2 is better than the UAD1 in this regard, but in general, DSP cards are not used for tracking, they are used for mixing.
And can you use the Universal's mixor and logic's mixor at the same time,
I don't know what a "mixor" is. If you mean mixer, then you use Logic. The UAD card has no such thing as a mixer.
Or do you just use the plug ins on the UAD when using logic.
You use whichever plugins you want - Logic's own plugins, third-party native plugins, or plugins running on the UAD card in any combination.
Also it looks like it comes with one input on the card, so how do you plug in multiple guitars and bass and piano, or do you just run one input in and buy a input device for it (what would I need to buy for that?),
Er... perhaps you need to reassess what a UAD card is. It's not a sound card. Think of it like a specialised computer that runs special programs. When you load a UAD plugin, instead of the computer's CPU processing the audio, it's the computer on the UAD card that processes the audio - in ohter words, the plugin code runs on the card, but to all other respects UAD plugins behave just like any other plugin.
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I don't think that will help but you can pick any beefier card and throw money at it.
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NVIDIA
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GeForce GTX 660M
GeForce GTX 675M
GeForce GTX 680MX
GeForce GT 750M
GeForce GT 755M
GeForce GTX 775M
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GeForce 9400M
GeForce 9600M GT
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GeForce 8600M GT 512MB
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GeForce 8800 GS
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Since the ATI 5870 takes both power connectors, is it possible to add another video card? I have three 30" Cinema Displays and a 63" plasma TV (1920x1080) which I would like to be able to run at the same time.

Not without splitter or extra cables, even extra 450W PSU.
Games love CF in Windows where dual 5770s.
And if you need more than 3, then a pair of 5770's is what Apple recommends
Maybe it is early enough that some type of advanced exchange can be worked out.
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