Place yourself in the center of the action and experience true directx 10 gaming cinema in extreme hd 2560x1600 resolutionsall enabled by geforce 200. The company does say that, unlike some cards converted for the mac, the gtx 285 will have the same performance as its windows counterpart. Its a beast requiring two power feeds just like the radeon hd 4870 and quadro fx 5600. Scottieb, i noticed an odd issue with the latest drivers from nvidia in windows 7 as well. I dont know what it is exactly but it is some incompatibility with that particular evga gtx 285 for mac card. Upgrade your mac pro system with the nvidia gtx 285 mac edition today for extreme performance. Evga geforce gtx 285 now available for compatible mac pros. Nvidia has recommended that users of the evga geforce gtx 285 and geforce fx 4800 graphics cards for mac pro update to the latest. But in mac applications, the cinebench r10 32bit, for cinema 4d users and mudbox 2009. Built on the 55 nm process, and based on the gt200b graphics. Geforce gtx 285 mac edition unboxing and installation. Geforce gtx 285 mac edition unboxing and installation youtube. Take full advantage of the performance using nvidia cuda and opengl applications.
Nvidia prepping geforce gtx 285 for mac pro appleinsider. Evga gtx 285 mac edition evga is proud to announce the highest performing graphics card for the mac today. Nvidia has recommended that users of the evga geforce gtx 285 and geforce fx 4800 graphics cards for mac pro update to the latest version of graphics drivers for the cards before trying to install. To apples credit, the radeon hd 4870 is a respectable gpu option on the mac pro.
Mac rom for gtx285 will not fit on any standard pc gtx285. The gpu maker told appleinsider on wednesday that the new card, simply labeled the geforce gtx 285 mac edition, would ship in june. Nvidia geforce gtx 285 nvidia computer graphics cards for. Upgrade your mac pro system with the evga gtx 285 mac edition. Buy evga geforce gtx 285 for mac directx 10 01gp31080tr 1gb 512bit gddr3 pci express 2.
Improved opengl performance for geforce gtx 285 under certain conditions. The clocks are the standard not ocd reference gtx 285 speeds although windows users can tweak those using evgas precision utility. The card is designed to work with 2008 and 2009era mac pro systems. The only difference in the bios that would be meaningful is the monitor definitions. Nvidia recommends updating geforce fx 4800, gtx 285 mac drivers. Nvidia geforce gtx 285 for apple mac pro 2008 2012.
Evga geforce gtx 285 for mac directx 10 01gp31080tr 1gb 512bit gddr3 pci express 2. Make offer evga nvidia geforce gtx 285 1gb graphic video card apple mac ed. With 1gb of ddr3 memory and 240 processing cores, your performance is maximized with graphicsintensive applications like 3d gaming, motion graphics, 3d modeling, rendering and animation. Nvidia gtx 285 1gb pcie video card for mac pro ebay. The geforce gtx 285 is designed to work in 2008 and 2009era mac pro systems, both of which are equipped with pci express 2. A graphics card based on nvidias geforce gtx 285 chip is headed to the mac pro, according to tech blog engadget. Rather than regurgitate every feature some not supported in os x currently nvidia lists on their geforce gtx 285 product pages heres a short summary of the cards specs. Evga 01gp31080tr geforce gtx285 for mac 1024 mb ddr3. Why do you even need a geforce gtx 285 mac edition. The geforce gtx 285 mac edition was a graphics card by nvidia, launched in january 2009. Take your directx 10 gaming beyond hd, with the power of geforce gtx 285 gpus. Buy the evga nvidia geforce gtx 285 for mac video card at a super low price. My only complaints there are with regards to price and memory size.
Mac pro early 2009 or mac pro early 2008 with 800mhz ddr2 fbdimm memory. Evga has developed the evga geforce gtx 285 mac edition graphics card. Ill probably get a mac pro next year with a 30 display so evga gtx 285 is a yes for me, or an nvidia gtx 2xx or 3xx if the 20112010 mp supports it. It sports 1gb of ddr3 graphics memory on board, and. Gtx 285 in mac running windows 7 gtx nvidia geforce forums. The rest of the gpus tested, including the quadro fx 4800, require either one feed or no power feed. Evga geforce gtx 285 for mac directx 10 01gp31080tr. Ive been wanting a bit more gpu horsepower from my 2008 mac pro, so today were gonna upgrade it to a gtx 285. Nvidia geforce gtx 285 mac edition specs techpowerup gpu. The geforce gtx 285 is the new gozer the gozerian for 3d acceleration on the mac pro 20082009. The report indicates that the card is coming this june. Gaming under windows evgas geforce gtx 285 mac edition. The chip has to be 256k, they all have either 64k or 128k chips. Improved compatibility with recent mac os x software updates.
Frankentosh upgrade old mac pro with nvidia geforce gtx. Evga nvidia geforce gtx 285 for mac video card 1gb gddr3. Is nvidias gtx 285 a capable highend gpu for professional 3d rendering on. Nvidia to ship geforce gtx 285 mac edition in june mac pro users will have as many as three highend cards to choose from this summer apr 30, 2009 10. In terms of windows gaming performance on the mac pro, the nvidia gtx 285 outshines the mac radeon 4870. Evga brings nvidia geforce gtx 285 graphics to mac pro. Nvidia recommends updating geforce fx 4800, gtx 285 mac. Built on the 55 nm process, and based on the gt200b graphics processor, in its g200350b3 variant, the card supports directx 11.
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