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GTX960 coming for Mac Pro

10/8/2015

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MacVidCards will begin offering EFI flashed GTX960 cards for Mac Pro 3,1/4,1/5,1.

These cards use less power then other cards, but OpenGl scores are lower then GTX680.

A primary advantage is that many have 3 @ DP ports, allowing use of a 5K display. They will also allow an EFI boot screen on 4K SST displays, something no "official" card has ever done.

More details coming.
58 Comments
Witold Suryn
10/16/2015 12:47:04 pm

will the new GTX960 work when installed in Mac Pro 3,1 AND El Capitan?
Witold

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MVC
10/22/2015 03:24:45 pm

yep, as long as you install the Web Drivers from Nvidia

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B. Song
2/7/2016 06:29:23 am

No web driver for El capitan is supported yet. Thus I failed to install GTX960.

Derek Williams link
5/21/2016 02:48:33 am

This card works well for me (the Gigabyte manufactured version) but without the EFI, there is no boot screen preceding the Logon screen which is the first thing I see. I am running two Philips 40" monitors at 4K resolution 60Hz using the DisplayPort 1.2 option. The card runs quiet and cool. Negative side is that when i updated from El Capitan 10.11.4 to 10.11.5 the card stopped working until I reinserted the old card, installed the NVIDIA WebDriver-346.03.10b01.pkg and then replaced the GTX960 and rebooted the machine. i have contacted NVIDIA about this, suggesting that they should allow the installation of drivers for future OS updates and just have those drivers lie dormant until the newer OS kicks in.

The other sad fact is that manufacturers of the cards support only Windows OS and aren't interested in providing tech support for Mac users.

MVC
5/22/2016 03:21:39 pm

That is precisely why we do what we do. When upgrading to a new OS the GPU acceleration will be disabled, but you will be able to install a driver update without swapping to another card.

There's virtually no chance of Nvidia meeting your request.

Yes, we can flash the Gigabyte version.

Derek Williams link
8/1/2016 12:41:29 pm

For some reason, there is no Reply button immediately below your last reply, so I had to click one higher up the thread.

Just to be clear, I don't have to swap out the card to install the webdriver update, it is only when the Mac OS is updated that this disables the webdriver and I have to put in the DVI card to switch the NVIDIA driver back on. It seems the Mac OS update does a PRAM reset on boot.

MVC
8/1/2016 03:17:00 pm

If you're using an HDMI monitor/TV that may be the problem. Even if for some reason the card won't boot off the EFI drivers after an OS update you can force it to using this method and avoid switching cards:

http://www.macvidcards.com/how-do-i-install-new-drivers-if-i-cant-boot-without-drivers.html

Derek Williams link
8/1/2016 03:22:59 pm

Ah, ok that looks a lot better workaround than the other nonsense I had to do! Thanks.

I'll sending my card to you soon.

Derek Williams link
8/17/2016 12:54:23 am

Sent you my card a couple of weeks ago. How's it coming?

Thanks

MVC
8/17/2016 06:27:38 pm

Completed today, going out tomorrow.

Derek Williams link
8/18/2016 01:27:13 pm

Got the emails - thanks!

Derek Williams link
8/25/2016 07:56:19 am

Got the card today, thanks! Working well, and to spec. One hiccup you should be aware of when returning an item to its country of origin is Customs Duty. I was charged £40 to reimport the product I already purchased in this country, and now have to apply to Customs to have it refunded.

Information for UK is available here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/notice-236-returned-goods-relief

Thanks again for a great service!

Derek Williams link
9/1/2016 01:40:56 pm

One other question - if I upgrade from 2008 3,1 to 2012 5,1 Mac, will this card still work?

MVC
9/1/2016 03:29:06 pm

Yes, it will work in a 5,1 as well.

J
11/3/2015 12:31:15 pm

Do you have an ETA for doing the flash service on the 960?

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MVC
11/3/2015 03:03:22 pm

We're trying to get ahead on our current orders, it could be another week or so.

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Shawn Strong
12/10/2015 04:27:30 pm

Would the GTX960 be better than the Nvidia GTX 980 Ti 6 GB for a 2010 MacPro, to upgrade?

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MVC
12/10/2015 05:01:17 pm

No, the 980 Ti is superior.

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Reader
12/31/2015 10:27:48 am

I am also interested. Got a 4,1 in need of more juice.

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B. Song
2/7/2016 10:01:21 pm

Oh, Fortunately, today I got to Web driver for GTX960 for El Capitan 10.11.3 at the 'DRIVERS' section of this website. It works great. I can enjoy 4K at my new 43 inch monitor. Thanks.

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Scare
2/19/2016 05:37:30 pm

I checked on a french website.. so many models... how do i know wich one can work???
http://www.rue-montgallet.com/prix/rechercher,gtx+960,109

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MVC
2/19/2016 07:00:27 pm

Any 2 GB model with 1 DVI, 1 HDMI, and 3 DP should be fine. I recommend standard versions rather than overclocked or gaming editions.

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Scare
2/20/2016 05:30:33 am

Thanks

C
2/24/2016 01:51:05 am

Hi, I've bought an ASUS GTX 960 and installed the latest Web Drivers for OSX 10.11.3 for my Mac, but when I insert the card and switch the Mac on, nothing shows up, my monitor doesn't pick up anything, it's a black (I don't even think the Mac loads up because when I touch the power button again, without holding down the power button, the Mac just switchs off). I put my old AMD 5770 in and it works as normal.
I've installed CUDA and I've selected NVIDIA Web Driver from the Menubar, but when the ASUS GTX960 is in, the Mac won't load up.
Could you help me on this?
Thanks.

Witold Suryn
2/25/2016 12:15:36 pm

On the similar note. I am days from buying either Nvidia GTX 770 4GB or Nvidia GTX 680 4GB for my Mac Pro 3.1 (early 2008) in order to be able to finally install and use El Capitan. As $400 is not the sum I want to risk if these cards do not work could anyone confirm that these cards actually work on (jut summarizing) Mac Pro 3.1, early 2008, El Capitan 10.11.3
I will very much appreciate an experienced feedback.
Witold

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MVC
2/25/2016 02:40:07 pm

Yes, they work. We have sold hundreds of either model. El Capitan has not introduced any new issues.

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Witold Suryn
3/31/2016 12:40:39 am

Neither Nvidia GTX 770 nor Nvidia GTX 680 are available in 4GB configuration at the moment. When will they be as I need to buy at least one of then quickly?
Witold

Witold Suryn
4/26/2016 03:51:55 pm

Just bought Nvidia GTX 770. Do I need both CUDA and Quadro drivers installed, if yes, why?
Witold

MVC
4/26/2016 04:32:37 pm

As stated on the product page:

System Requirements:
Mac Pro Model 3,1, 4,1, or 5,1
Mac OS X 10.8.3 or later
Most current CUDA driver
OPTIONAL: Quadro & Geforce Mac OS X Driver

Gloria Messeer
7/16/2017 09:42:10 am

I have an early 2008 Mac Pro 3.1, CPU-3.2,18g ram

Model Name: Mac Pro
Model Identifier: MacPro3,1
Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 3.2 GHz
Number of Processors: 2
Total Number of Cores: 8
L2 Cache (per Processor): 12 MB
Memory: 18 GB
Bus Speed: 1.6 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MP31.006C.B05
SMC Version (system): 1.25f4
Nivida GEForce 8800 GT
Woulld like to upgrade for speed. Please let me know which Graphics card you decide on and any other upgrades I can make to this computer. I was thinking of 32G of Ram. What should the ram speed be? And adding an SSD boot drive?
I would very much appreciate if you could advise me if this is worth doing, or should I wait for a new MAC PRO. I edit video
Thank you so much
Gloria Messer
212.355.0815
glovideonyc@gmail.com



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Boris link
3/3/2016 07:12:43 am

Dear I have a problem MacPro 3.1 and GTX 960 have to do to start the osx ______koje drivers __ ????

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MVC
3/3/2016 02:17:33 pm

I cannot understand your question. Please feel free to send us an email.

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Boris link
3/3/2016 02:48:32 pm

Dear I have a mac pro 3.1 and I bought a gtx 960 and will not love me I can not run, what to do I installed the drivers but does not work, os x 11/10/03

MVC
3/3/2016 03:11:56 pm

Did you purchase the card from us? Please continue this conversation via EMAIL.

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Boris
3/3/2016 03:30:29 pm

Mail?????

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MVC
3/3/2016 04:09:44 pm

http://www.macvidcards.com/contact.html

Larry
4/4/2016 07:32:38 pm

Would your GTX 960 possibly work in a Mac Pro 2,1 with a modified version of Yosemite 10.10.5 ? That OS allows everything else to work in the 2007 Mac Pro albeit PCI 1.0 Am currently using a FX-5600 and son does not like the FPS in Minecraft.
Great Kudos for developing or modifying ROM for a GTX 960.

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MVC
4/4/2016 08:07:08 pm

It would most likely run, but the biggest benefits of flashing (boot screen, PCIe 2.0 speeds) would be lost. No real point in using one of ours over an unflashed stock PC card in your case.

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Derek Williams link
5/21/2016 06:16:32 am

I already bought the Gigabyte mode of this car before I saw you handle these, so can I get this flashed by MacVidCards to load the EFI?

I have MacPro Early 2008 3,1 with El Capitan 10.11.5 and the latest NVIDIA webdriver and CUDA installed.

witold suryn
4/26/2016 04:50:21 pm

You did not answer my question. I read the product page and that is exactly why I asked my question. Page states:
Most current CUDA driver
OPTIONAL: Quadro & Geforce Mac OS X Driver.
If the Quadro is "optional", under what conditions is it needed? I want to know these conditions and I want to know what may cause the need for this driver.

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MVC
4/26/2016 06:05:41 pm

It provides minor performance and bug tweaks that will primarily go unnoticed. There isn't really a need for it unless the card doesn't seem to be working as it should with a given application.

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Witold Suryn
4/26/2016 06:33:30 pm

Thank you. That is exactly what I wanted to know.

Giovanni M Costa link
4/27/2016 11:16:20 pm

I recently got GTX 960 and installed it on my Mac 2,1. It turns on fine and everything but the only issue is that the fan doesn't spin. It spins in the beginning when I turn on my Mac but then it stops by the time I login. Would flashing help with this? Is there specific driver that could help?

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MVC
4/28/2016 03:12:28 pm

That is normal fan behavior for that card when it isn't under load.

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Derek Williams link
5/5/2016 10:54:05 am

I have the GTX960 and it works fine at 4k 60Hz driving two Philips 40" 4k displays. However as expected no EFI64 boot screen. It goes straight to login. Can this be flashed?

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Witold Suryn
5/5/2016 02:37:35 pm

I just got GTX 770, put it into the computer, launched El Capitan 10.11.4, installed proper driver, rebooted and, the card is not working. The system shows the card but indicates the driver is not there. I installed then the driver directly from Nvidia. The same. So next I went through the single user and all "sudo nvram.." operation, got the card working, reinstalled the driver, went to Terminal to put next "sudo" command, rebooted, and back to square one, card not working. My Mac is 3.1. So what do I do now?

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Witold Suryn
5/5/2016 03:19:31 pm

I have repeated the same exercise with Mavericks 10.9.5. The result is the same. System report on both Mavericks and El Capitan say the same:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770:

Name: pci10de,e0a
Type: NVDA,Parent
Driver Installed: No
MSI: No
Bus: PCI
Slot: Slot-1
Vendor ID: 0x10de
Device ID: 0x0e0a
Subsystem Vendor ID: 0x1458
Subsystem ID: 0x3606
ROM Revision: MacVidCards
Revision ID: 0x00a1
Link Width: x16
Link Speed: 2.5 GT/s

The driver simply is not installed, no matter how I try to do it.

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MVC
5/5/2016 10:26:19 pm

But the card is booting (I assume that's how you're reading the system report)? As I said before the driver is optional so if you're having trouble installing it just use the default OS X driver.

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Witold Suryn
5/6/2016 07:35:46 am

No, it's not booting. I have a second, simple card and the computer freezes your card by the end of the boot and switches to the other one. Your card shows boot screen frozen and that is it. The card boots only after going through a single user mode after terminal "sudo..." command.

Witold Suryn
5/6/2016 08:15:39 am

As I said in previous reply, the card is not booting. To keep control over the installation process I put the original Mac Pro 3.1 card back together with GTX 770 and of course connected monitors to both of them. Boot starts with GTX, than probably when OS X loads drivers, GTX freezes with boot screen on and stays frozen, while the the other card comes to life showing the normal content. GTX stays frozen all the time, no matter what I do on the computer. If you go to Settings/Monitors, the one connected to GTX is not seen, even after "Detect Monitors" activation. I repeated the same without the extra card (to check if there is no blocking interaction between the two) and got the same result, a frozen boot screen and no access to the computer. To make it clear, I had the same on both Mavericks and El Capitan and before and after installing recommended drivers.
I also talked to Nvidia who told me that GTX 770 is not supported by their drivers that you recommend on your Web site. I hope there is a solution, because I need that card working and I need it quickly.

Witold Suryn
5/6/2016 02:50:47 pm

I have identified the source problem. It is a misleading information on the product page that says: "Does NOT require an additional power supply". In fact, this card requires additional power supply from Mac's motherboard. Once the cables are connected, the card works OK. To spare the customers wasted hours Macvidcards should correct this information.

MVC
5/9/2016 03:05:46 pm

The card does not require an additional/external power supply, but yes, it does need to be connected to the logic board. This is why we include power cables.

This is also clearly stated on the installation page and the power supply FAQ page:
http://www.macvidcards.com/installation-in-a-mac-pro-11-21-or-31.html
http://www.macvidcards.com/do-i-need-an-additional-power-supply.html

Witold Suryn
5/9/2016 03:31:34 pm

I understand, however usually "no additional power supply" means the equipment is powered from the connector (like most of the simpler cards being powered directly from PCi). Such a clarification directly on the product page instead of sending us somewhere else would not harm, I believe. If it is not too much to ask for, of course.

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William link
7/21/2016 01:33:54 pm

I dear Mac lover I would love you know what driver for amd Nvida dead simple to find for Mac amd are pain to find

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MVC
7/21/2016 02:36:15 pm

AMD drivers are built into OS X, they do not release downloadable drivers. If driver support for an AMD card is not already built into OS X then that card will not work.

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Sherman
10/31/2016 04:06:51 am

Hi, not answered via mail. So I'm trying this way.
I have a 2.1 from the end of 2007 running mavericks and performing well in HD and 2k.
I need to move forward because of my camera equipment. Thinking about to upgrade to El Capitan or even Yosemite. Las versions of Da Vinci Resolve are working well with both.
Are there any options to upgrade the gpu? Of course a new one wich can perform 4K footage for editing and color correction.
Thanks

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Gregg
12/4/2016 01:53:23 pm

What would be the cost to flash my GeForce GTX960 FTW?
Would go into my Mac Pro 5,1 (4,1 upgraded)
Thanks

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Lewis
2/18/2017 07:18:14 am

Hi,

I have a GeForce GTX 960 4GB unflashed.

If I sent it in to be flashed, other than the boot screen what sort of performance gains can I expect?

Thanks in advance,
Lewis

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