The other video cards above are compatible with the 'Early 2008' and 'Early 2009' as well as the 'Mid-2010' and 'Mid-2012' Mac Pro models. The excellent BareFeats has various ' shootouts ' that compares several of the above video cards with one another as well as stock Mac Pro video cards. 661-4911 Mac pro NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT 512MB Video card( 4 core) 661-4911 $119.00: 661-5008 Mac Pro 2009 NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 512MB Video Card 661-5008 $99.00 $65.00: 922-7128 Video Card Power Booster 6pin PCI-E Cable for ATI, nVid 922-7128 $18.00: 922-8446 Mac Pro (Early 2008) Graphics Card Cable 922-8446 $22.00 $9.00.
- 661-5718 Mac Pro Video Card ATI Radeon HD 5770, 1GB 639-0675A1289 MC742ZM/A 2008 2009 2010 2012 graphic card NB-2157W Special Price $152.49 Regular Price $299.00 Add to Cart.
- Installing A Graphics Card In Your Mac Pro 4,1 or 5,1 (2009 or Newer) If you are installing a new Nvidia GPU please install the appropriate drivers before installation. If you are installing a new AMD GPU you will not need additional drivers.
- The graphics card or GPU provided by each recent - G3 and later - desktop Mac are listed below. For complete specs on a particular system, click on the name of the Mac (left column). For all Macs that match a specific graphics card or GPU - courtesy of EveryMac.com's Ultimate Mac Sort - click the graphics of interest (right column).
Hello,
I'd like to use a 4K display with a 2009 mac pro (4,1) so I'll need a new videocard.
I'm normally not really into fiddling with hardware but this seems easy enough.
Performance doesn't need to be state of the art, I just want to run a 4K display in some kind of retina mode for development work.
So far I have found this: http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Sapphire/100352MAC/ but it's sold out or discontinued.
Then I found this page with some recommendations: http://alikgriffin.com/may/22/how-upgrade-your-old-mac-pro-graphics-card
I'm just not sure how up-to-date these cards are and if they support a 4K resolution.
Can I just use any modern video card with a DisplayPort connector?
Any suggestions or information would be greatly appreciated!
I'd like to use a 4K display with a 2009 mac pro (4,1) so I'll need a new videocard.
I'm normally not really into fiddling with hardware but this seems easy enough.
Performance doesn't need to be state of the art, I just want to run a 4K display in some kind of retina mode for development work.
So far I have found this: http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Sapphire/100352MAC/ but it's sold out or discontinued.
Then I found this page with some recommendations: http://alikgriffin.com/may/22/how-upgrade-your-old-mac-pro-graphics-card
I'm just not sure how up-to-date these cards are and if they support a 4K resolution.
Can I just use any modern video card with a DisplayPort connector?
Any suggestions or information would be greatly appreciated!
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.
Mac Pro (2019)
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)
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Mac Pro Video Card Compatibility
- 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.
Video Card For 2009 Mac Pro 10.5
* To identify a graphics card part number, check the label on the back of the card.