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I have an iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015) with two Thunderbolt 2 ports. I am wondering if this eGPU will work with my computer using a Thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt 3 adaptor?

• Asked by Jeff H from Toronto
• 19-May-2019
• Flag as inappropriate (Will the Blackmagic eGPU work with an iMac that has Thunderbolt 2 ports?)

I am a little bit put off this product as it only has 2 x Thunderbolt 3 ports on it. One is clearly needed for the mac, the other being available for a display.

I run 2 x LG 4K displays using USB-C so no adaptor is currently needed. They are both plugged into the thunderbolt 3 ports on the side of my MacBook Pro 2018.

How would this be handled when using the eGPU?

Would I lose the extra power of the eGPU for operations involving the display plugged directly into the MBP, while one was plugged directly into the eGPU?

Does the eGPU do it's processing and send it back into the mac, regardless of where the monitors are plugged in? Or do the monitors need to be plugged in to the eGPU to get any benefit?

Many thanks,

Jamie.

• Asked by James L from Clermont
• 25-Mar-2019
• Flag as inappropriate (Exact details on how to use the Blackmagic eGPU with 2 x 4K USB-C monitors. How is this configured with only 2 thunderbolt 3 ports?)

• Asked by Jon R from Crossville
• 12-Jul-2018
• Flag as inappropriate (What are the physical dimensions of the Blackmagic eGPU?)

I thought the whole concept behind an eGPU was to offload the graphics from the motherboard, thereby offering an improved graphics performance.

I fully understand that my mini mac still provides a 10Gb/s limit at the thunderbolt port connection but surely offers an option to drive newer higher resolution monitors within the confines that the eGPU can conceivably produce at that connection speed thereby offering all mac users with a backwards compatible upgrade path, even providing USB 3 if the firmware allows?

• Asked by A J M
• 07-Sep-2018
• Flag as inappropriate (Despite the older thunderbolts ports, can this be connected using appropriate adapters to a mini mac mid 2011?)

I study architecture and Design and create 3d renderings and want to improve the graphics processor that I have on my macbook pro- hoping that the Blackmagic eGPU could help to achieve this. I would be taking this Blackmagic eGPU to and from my work space to my home.

• Asked by Alexis T from Henderson
• 10-Apr-2019
• Flag as inappropriate (Is the Blackmagic eGPU work with a macbook pro? Also is it portable/ functional to take to different working locations?)

• Asked by Thésée K
• 12-Jul-2018
• Flag as inappropriate (Is an external monitor mandatory in order to use the Blackmagic eGPU (as is the case with other external GPUs)?)

Can the user open this chassis and swap out the Radeon Pro 580 for another GPU?

• Asked by Matthew S from Austin
• 13-Jul-2018
• Flag as inappropriate (Is the eGPU user upgradeable?)

• Asked by Madan P from Pleasanton
• 13-Jul-2018
• Flag as inappropriate (Is this compatible with a windows PC equipped with a thunderbolt 3 port?)

• Asked by Maximilian A
• 13-Jul-2018
• Flag as inappropriate (In which colours does the eGPU Box come?  Does the Box match the MacBook Pro colours?)

• Asked by Carey M from Savannah
• 13-Jul-2018
• Flag as inappropriate (I have a mac pro (late 2012) which I believe has Thunderbolt 2 ports (6). Does this product not work with my mac pro?)