Sure, an Apple/Mac is not an ideal machine for gaming, but then that's not why people buy them.Īnd it seems a bit short-sighted to try to ignore a group of computer owners that's as big as Apple has now. There seems to be bit of a vacuum wrt Apple OSx/hardware on the TPU Forum, at least in some aspects. Or about the pro's and con's of an Apple machine.īut I think there needs to be better information so people can understand the issues. I'm not trying to say anything here about the relative merits of Metal, CUDA, OpenCL/GL, Vulkan etc. (4) Cannot upgrade their GPU (as for most/all of the newer MacBooks)Īnd with the continuing developments in Metal, it seems to me that a site like TPU that aims to keep people informed, should perhaps do more to.inform them.:-}Īs in, why isn't there a note in the TPU GPU archive about a GPU being Metal capable or not?Īnd what about more Reviews about gaming on Apples? (I know of at least one case where that happened, and am sure there are more) (3) Can already run > High Siera (due to using a GPU that is Metal Capable) but if they change GPU's to a non-Metal capable one (for whatever reason) lose that capability

(2) Can upgrade by selecting a suitable GPU (and following instructions.:0} (1) Cannot upgrade past High Sierra for various reasons (perhaps cannot change existing GPU etc etc) So I think Mac owners fall into four categories: I'm not sure if this applies to all Macs after 2012, but I'd suspect so. Install macOS 10.14 Mojave on Mac Pro (Mid 2010) and Mac Pro (Mid 2012) There are two issues here, the first is for Mac owners, the second is about what one of the biggest companies in the world (Apple) is aiming to do about graphics technology, and how it affects end users.īottom Line for Mac Owners: if you have a Mac (Mac Pro, Mac Book etc etc) and want to upgrade it, then you will lkely be loking at updating the OSx as well as some components.Īs the following link explains, if you want to update anything newer than a Mac Pro 2010 and upwards past High Sierra, you need a GPU that is Metal capable.

Forgive me if I have missed a discussion on this, but when I search for Metal or related on the Forum, I don't find much.

Metal supported gpus