The Radeon R9 280X 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 is a high-end Metal graphics card modified for all Mac Pro models 1,1 - 5,1 (2006-2012) to show -
• Apple Logo Boot Screen
• Boot Menu Selector
• Progress Bar
• Verbose Single User Mode
• Recovery Mode
• FireWire Target Mode
• Firmware Updates
• OS X Installer Setup
• OpenCore Setup
This cards power limits have been tweaked and modified within safe range for Mac Pro power limit requirements in mind to prevent crashing under full load for a smooth and crash free experience.
This video card is Plug ’n Play (gpu power cables mandatory)
Native support starts on Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 and Mountain Lion 10.8.2 with official Radeon drivers up to Monterey 12.x. OCLP provides support on Sonoma 14.x and Ventura 13.x
Tested working on Mac Pro 1,1 - 2,1 up to El Capitan 10.11.6
Tested working on Mac Pro 3,1 up to Sonoma 14.x
Tested working on Mac Pro 4,1 - 5,1 up to Sonoma 14.x
Tested working on Windows 7 - 11 Boot Camp
Cable adapters, tv's / monitors, port functionality, performance, resolutions, refresh rates, may act differently between different operating systems. Behavior in one version may be different than in another.
Card has been fully stress tested and monitored on all output ports and works perfectly in both either OS X versions or Windows Boot Camp.
Supports 2+ multiple displays. Adapters that are 'Active' or 'Passive' will yield different results.
Maximum Resolutions:
Output ports come in different variations depending on stock:
1 x Dual-link DVI, 2 x mini DisplayPort, 1 x HDMI
OR
2 x Dual-link DVI, 1 x DisplayPort, 1 x HDMI
Graphics Features
Metal Support
DirectX 12 (11.1)
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
Shader Model 5.1
Clock Speeds
Base Clock
850 MHz
Boost Clock
1000 MHz
Memory Clock
1500 MHz
6000 MHz effective
Render Config
Shading Units
2048
TMUs
128
ROPs
32
Compute Units
32
Theoretical Performance
Pixel Rate
32 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
128 GTexel/s
Bandwidth
288.0 GB/s
*Main image is only a representation in the Mac Pro and actual card will look different upon arrival.
*Cables included upon request at checkout. Strongly urged to re-use your existing 6-pin cable if applicable.
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