This article applies only to video cards that originally shipped with a specified Mac Pro or were offered as an upgrade kit by Apple. Similar cards that were not provided by Apple may have compatibility issues and you should work with the vendor of that card to confirm compatibility.
- 2009 Mac Pro Graphics Card
- Graphics Cards For Mac Egpu
- Graphic Card For Macbook Pro
- Graphics Cards For Macbook Pro 2011
Mac Pro (2019)
The #1 place for Mac Pro graphics cards. GPU upgrades from AMD and Nvidia. If you own the 3,1, 4,1, or 5,1 Mac Pro you can utilize any of GPUs we sell except for the GT 120 and 8800 GT mentioned above. Please be aware that while the 3,1 Mac Pro has the same GPU compatibility as the 4,1 or 5,1 that the older hardware of the 3,1 will result in some comparative bottlenecking.
Learn more about cards you can install in Mac Pro (2019) and how to install PCIe cards in your Mac Pro (2019).
Mac Pro (Late 2013)
- Dual AMD FirePro D300
- Dual AMD FirePro D500
- Dual AMD FirePro D700
Mac Pro (Mid 2010) and Mac Pro (Mid 2012)
- ATI Radeon HD 5770
- ATI Radeon HD 5870
Learn about graphics cards supported in macOS 10.14 Mojave on Mac Pro (2010) and Mac Pro (Mid 2012).
Mac Pro (Early 2009)
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 120
- ATI Radeon HD 4870
- ATI Radeon HD 5870, offered as an upgrade kit
The Radeon HD 5870 card requires Mac OS X 10.6.4 or later and the use of both auxiliary power connections.
Mac Pro (Early 2008)
- ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
- NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT (part number 630-9191 or 630-9897)*
- NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
- ATI Radeon HD 4870, offered as an upgrade kit
The Radeon HD 4870 card requires Mac OS X 10.5.7 or later.
Mac Pro (Original)
- NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
- ATI Radeon X1900 XT
- NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 (part number 630-7532 or 630-7895)*
- NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT (part number 630-9492), offered as an upgrade kit.*
The NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT card requires Mac OS X 10.5.2 or later with the Leopard Graphics Update 1.0 or the computer may not start up properly.
* To identify a graphics card part number, check the label on the back of the card.
What macOS version are you running?
2009 Mac Pro Graphics Card
Do you want to upgrade to Mojave? If so you need a Metal-compatible card.
Do you want a boot screen? Only cards with an Apple EFI will get you a boot screen. A boot screen is used for selection different boot devices during startup and for booting to Recovery for resolving problems.
Here is a list of cards that support fcpx
Graphics Cards For Mac Egpu
Free mac icons for computer. Here is Apple article that support Mojave
The cards you want depends upon the macOS you want to use and how much you want to spend. fcpx likes ATi.AMD cards since they support Open CL which fcpc uses.
Graphic Card For Macbook Pro
Graphics Cards For Macbook Pro 2011
I have a 2009/4/1 MP flashed to a 5.1 and am running Mojave with a PC (no boot screen) with a AMD Radeon RX 580.