GPU in external thunderbolt chassis with MacBook Pro

[WRANGLER12]

Hi everyone,

recently i tested a new product that is able to use an external GPU card on a mac laptop. the results were pretty good and i just want to share it with fellow users here and who it might be useful to.

Product: Netstor NA211TB (now ThunderBolt 2) ThunderBolt to PCIe

Tested with a 17 inch MacBook Pro with GTX 680 4GB on Davinci Resolve (video editing), getting about 18 FPS, (previously was only 3-4.5 FPS using default MBP video card) when converting 2.5K resolution footages

For anyone that needs a boost in GPU, this is able to speed up FCPX, Adobe CUDA apps if you're using a macbook pro or iMAC with a slow video card.

For more information, please contact the following for more enquiries:

Mocha Chai Laboratories
Blk 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent #06-14
Tel No: 6773 6360
Look for Chai YeeWei.

Hope this will help others as it has helped me.

 

[incubus07]

mind sharing your personal setup? Any idea what the price range is like?

 

[WRANGLER12]

Hi guys, no, I'm not Mr Chai.

I'm using a MacBook Pro 17 inch fully spec-ed, 256 SSD with 16GB Ram. I do a lot of video work, and have had always struggled with the internal graphic card limitations on the mbp.

The enclosure is priced at sgd 1479 and I coupled it with a GTX 680 2GB. It's a definite boost for my video work on the go. The price may be abit out of the range for some, but I just want to share this news to fellow users.

 

[davidktw]

Hi guys, no, I'm not Mr Chai.

I'm using a MacBook Pro 17 inch fully spec-ed, 256 SSD with 16GB Ram. I do a lot of video work, and have had always struggled with the internal graphic card limitations on the mbp.

The enclosure is priced at sgd 1479 and I coupled it with a GTX 680 2GB. It's a definite boost for my video work on the go. The price may be abit out of the range for some, but I just want to share this news to fellow users.

Definitely interesting for those that need portability and also powerful graphical power when at home working. At least the price is not as prohibiting versus a MacPro