Apple systems have been defined as ideal for a wide variety of activities. But they were never proud of their gaming inclinations. Blackmagic dispels that myth with an external video card for any Mac in recent years.
If you've made a significant investment in a MacBook, MacBook Pro, or iMac with a USB C Thunderbolt 3 port, you can make it much more capable of graphics processing power with the new BlackMagic External GPU.
Announced on the same day that the Cupertino giant updated its line of MacBook Pros, the video card on Thunderbolt 3 will work wonders in a very messy set of circumstances.
It doesn't matter if you spend most of your time in Adobe Premiere, Photoshop or Tomb Raider, the Backmagic eGPU from the creators of the cameras / camcorders of the same name will be reflected in a major performance upgrade. Inside, it hides a Radeon Pro 580 with 8GB of dedicated memory. Compared to a 15-inch MacBook Pro, the GPU should be 2.8 times faster. Compared to a 13-inch system from the same manufacturer, the jump in performance will be 8 times.
The price for the Blackmagic eGPU is predictably very generous. It costs $ 700 on the Apple website. The good part is that in that money, you also benefit from the functionality of a high-performance docking station. The gadget connects via a Thunderbolt 3 to the supplied Apple computer, but hides another Thunderbolt 3, four USB 3.0 ports, and an HDMI 2 output on the back. you get home.
As a footnote, it supports 5K signal output on LG Thunderbolt 3 monitors that Apple recommends to MacBook Pro users. It's up to you whether it's more profitable to make a significant investment in an iMac Pro or opt for a MacBook Pro to which you connect the Blackmagic eGPU for similar performance.