Restart the program and then check the Task Manager to confirm that the app is now using the external GPU.

Set the graphics preference to High performance and save the settings.

Browse for the program you would like to run using the eGPU and add it to the list.

Boot Camp mode to run Windows shows minor progress however. Fortunately the developers of our community, Goalque, MacEditor, and Fr34k have continuously engineered workarounds to keep many Mac users in the game.

Nvidia and Apple remain on unfriendly terms.

Right-click on your desktop and open Display settings. There’s no sign Apple will ever extend eGPU support to Thunderbolt 1 and 2 Macs.

Method 3: In the system settings under Display settings > Graphics settings, add the programs you are using to the list of apps and then set the graphics preference for these apps to 'High performance'.

That way, the eGPU can be used to help render your videos for example. DaVinci Resolve), go to the preferences of that software and add the eGPU to the list of GPUs that can be used by that software.

Method 2: If the software supports it (e.g.

Advertisement - Each dock now feature Thunderbolt 3 ports to support Apple’s Pro Display XDR, and features two USB ports, LG’s UltraFine 5K Display, and two regular USB ports. As we have already covered here in MacMagazine, Apple now supports External GPUs at the macOS High Sierra.The thing, however, was only made official now, with the launch of the macOS 10.13.4.Along with it, Apple published a support document covering all aspects of this novelty.

Method 1: Connect a second monitor to the video output on the eGPU card and then set that monitor as your main display. Sonnet’s new eGPU are the latest in their Thunderbolt 3 external graphics processing systems some of Sonnet’s products were sold at Apple’s stores.

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