iMac cards coming !

5/17/2018

So it appears that many iMacs with MXM cards are experiencing issues with dying cards.

We are going to jump in and do something about this. To begin we will offer direct replacement AMD cards. But as soon as our nifty new (OK, old) 27" iMac with 6970 gets here we will be working on Kepler cards from Nvidia. These run cooler and offer better performance.

We will be curious what the ,market will bear. With help from our brilliant staff programmer (Netkas) we could offer Maxwell/Pascal MXM cards. Question is, will anyone pay for these? Value of a 27" iMac of this era is below what any of these cards cost as PC cards so we will have to see.

Our European distributors will be authorized to sell these cards too. (One in UK, one in Poland) Please let us know if this is a product you want.

92 Comments

Tomas

5/17/2018 01:46:17 pm

Yes, I want this :)

Anderl

4/1/2019 10:41:31 pm

Very interested. Currently running an flashed HD6990 in my iMac (12.1 mid 2011). Definitly want to upgrade to a metal GPU.

Andrew

7/9/2019 03:56:28 pm

Hello!Can you please help me with a flash file for 6990m PLEASE!!!my 6790m start to misbehave and I have an alienware 6990m that is not working with the dell flash(oem).
The card is sitting free as well as my iMac and all of my work.I have mid 2011 27" iMac
Please!
Thank you!
Kind Regards!

Michael B Marcho

6/2/2020 03:32:36 pm

If anyone was successful installing/upgraded their AMD Radeon HD 6970M let me know. I see this site has people asking the same question but I do not see replies. This site is saying new cards are here but no direction to how to get it.

MichalM.Mac

5/18/2018 06:57:03 am

Interesting.
I have iMac with 6970M.
If it would be possible to upgrade to NVIDIA which works with Metal games I would be very interested :-)

mulluk

5/19/2018 11:14:25 pm

Interested to say the least!

Hsin

5/21/2018 06:42:38 pm

I had this idea too but never thought that it could be realized. Thank you all for your time and effort. I have iMacs with dead 6970 and I am trying to find a better video card to replace it.

Jozsef Czompo

6/4/2018 07:30:25 am

I am interested too.

Jean-Paul Pinto Soares

6/6/2018 12:33:02 pm

Yes I want, nvidia GTX980M 8 Gb or better for my iMac 27" 2011... Thanks a lot

nik

6/18/2018 08:46:09 pm

I would buy one, depending on price maybe two.

Bill Johnson

7/14/2018 03:10:35 am

Yes, I want one and as soon as possible.

Floor link

7/21/2018 06:59:38 am

This would be great, and also some of our customers can't wait for this !

Hope the GPU's would give full EFI bootscreen aswell..

Richard Murray

7/21/2018 08:33:41 am

I'd be interested. Have two of the 2011 27" 3.4GHz iMacs with the 6970M. Would there be any solution for the 2010 iMacs?

Carl Harada

7/21/2018 10:35:42 am

In for one please!

Mark Moffat

7/21/2018 11:55:30 pm

yes please!, then we can hack Mojave on to 2011 iMacs!

Robert Hancock

7/22/2018 05:39:51 pm

I'd be interested in something like an MXM Nvidia GTX 680 for installing in a 27" late-2009 iMac to replace the 4850 it now has as well as for a mid-2010 21.5 iMac to replace the HD5670.
Nvidia GPUs are MUCH more interesting than AMD because they can run Mojave on older Macs using dosdude1's patcher because they do not need for SSL4.2.

Daniel

7/23/2018 04:37:12 am

Wow! Been years searching for this kind of solution!
Despite my 21.5 is running fine, I would consider a replace and (eventually) an nVidia upgrade.
At this very moment running the stock i5, 12 GB, a 240 SSD on the "third" port, and a 3GB Toshiba (with the proper "sensor cable") in the main bay.
Question is about size. Do those MXMs fit on a 21.5?

Adam Puk

1/8/2020 12:01:26 pm

The later MXM cards are slightly taller so hit the 3.5" HDD in a 21.5" iMac, but with a 2.5" SSD fitted they should squeeze in with a bit of settling.

Elon link

7/23/2018 11:34:07 pm

I would be interested to know the price of such a card. Have here two iMacs 27” 2011 en older waiting for this ...

Nick

7/24/2018 01:15:27 pm

Please, do this already! There are a lot of these imacs out there (mine is one of them) that just need a reliable video card, hopefully the same programming that works on high end Maxwell/Pascals will also work for lower end cards as well! A low end, cool running maxwell/pascal as a "forever fix" to the radeon 6x70 fiasco junk!

ROBERT HANCOCK

8/7/2018 07:18:29 pm

Any progress on making this reality? Pricing might be the downfall—why are oldish MXM PC cards so expensive in the first place?

Mattias

8/28/2018 01:14:57 pm

Very interested in a replacement for the mid 2011 iMac 27" so it can run Mojave! Nvidia or AMD whichever is cheaper and do brightness adjustment on the internal screen.

Elon link

8/28/2018 04:13:52 pm

Pls inform when the gpu boards are ready

mrmur

9/7/2018 08:23:42 am

I would like to have my GTX 780M flashed and working with a boot screen & brightness control.

Alex

9/12/2018 12:04:43 pm

I am very interested to change graphic card for my iMac 2011 27" with 6790M.

Peter

9/28/2018 05:34:48 am

I would also be interested if the price is reasonable. All the used replacement MXM cards only lasted a few months.

Jean-Paul Pinto Soares

9/28/2018 05:42:55 am

Hello, since 4 months no news yet? Thanks a lot.

Christos

9/30/2018 02:05:56 pm

Yes I want, nvidia GTX980M 8 Gb or better for my iMac 21" 2011... Thanks a lot

Fredie

10/2/2018 08:08:29 pm

I'd love a fully functional GTX(xxx)M card for my 27" 2011 i7, I've already stuffed 3 SSDs into it & would love get a few more years out it, right now the GPU is my only roadblock. GTX980M would be my dream card VRruMmmm.

Siggy Eman

10/6/2018 02:50:50 pm

Looking to upgrade my iMac 27-inch mid 2010 (iMac11,3) 2,93 i7 to be able to support Mojave. I’ve recently upgraded to 32GB and SSD. Only thing left is GPU

David

10/11/2018 03:12:57 pm

I am looking for a nvidia gtx 1050mxm or and rx 560mxm or 580mxm 4 and 8gb.
And for custom copper heat sink for these.

Cory

10/12/2018 11:16:49 am

The Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Puck RX560 has a MXM card but worried since it is $399 if it will work or not and since you break the void stickers opening it up, that's a big risk.

George

10/30/2018 06:54:48 am

I would like to have a GTX 680Μ or better flashed and working on my imac 21.5 midl 2011

Javikas

11/1/2018 03:23:34 am

Any news on this? My current 780m is not working any more and I would love to have a new (flashed) one. Please, please please!

bohos2008

11/20/2018 11:55:31 pm

my card is 6970m 2GB, I want replace to 980m 8GB card.

olivier

11/23/2018 07:09:43 am

For sure I want such a card, iMac 2010 and 2011 are very strong computer (mine is 2010, 4x i7 2.97Hz, still a beast).

I'm looking at 'Sonnet Puck' witch included AMD 560 or 570 MXM card and wonder if the card would be compatible.

Another way can be using a 'mini pcie x1 riser' plug on the airport port and a desktop gpu boardx16 and external monitor.

But for sure a MXM Mac flashed card, would be a perfect choice.

Track Q.

11/25/2018 08:43:08 am

I would appreciate to get a replacement card for my iMac Late 2011 27” !

reukiodo

11/27/2018 02:07:17 pm

I am curious, if you are able to achieve this feat, would these MXM also be applicable for the Xserve 2009? I think the cooling is substantially better in the Xserve 2009.

John D link

1/4/2019 07:42:23 am

And we have entered 2019 (Happy New Year!), when wil you finally start selling these imac cards?

Tomas B

1/5/2019 02:22:05 pm

Waiting for more info :)

Micah link

1/7/2019 07:56:17 pm

Keen for this, adding my voice to the chorus.

tom

1/9/2019 01:57:14 am

Something ushering my old iMac into the Metal era sounds very interesting (obviously depending on cost)!

Rob

1/16/2019 11:50:51 am

For the right price I am definitely interested.

Marcus

2/2/2019 11:31:17 am

I Need a flashed gpu NVidia for My 2011 iMac 27“

Are there any news?

Chris

2/15/2019 11:09:37 am

Are there any news about the Nvidia-Cards fot mid 2011 iMacs?

Naert Sun

3/24/2019 10:09:26 am

Mee to

Max

4/2/2019 07:17:06 am

Please one to italy

markmcgee

4/5/2019 09:45:34 pm

hey i really dont want to buy a new imac i am a video editor and gamer i have been playing on my imac 27 2011 i have 32gb of ram a i7 2600s and a amd 6990m a little better than the 6970m i really want to put a gtx 780m or if i can a gtx 980m 8gb so i can play games at medium setting maybe high and i want mojave a i7 2600s and 32gb of ram should be able to run mojave the only down side is my gpu
my system is really good for video editing 1080p video and 1440p but im getting pojects now that are 4k and its 7x longer than 1080p video some one plz help me

Jordan Egler link

4/7/2019 03:11:41 pm

Very interested

conney

4/11/2019 03:29:04 pm

Hi,
count me in!
Who would be your distributor in Poland?

regards
Kon

Stuart Naulty

4/12/2019 11:17:43 am

So it has been almost a year since you made this announcement. Are you working on this project? If you have decided not to, please tell us.
I don't think most of us are looking for a "hot rod" video card to play the latest games. We just want a faster card that has Metal support so we can keep up with the MacOS versions without patches. There should be a good market for a replacement card if you can make it compatible with the different versions of MXM. Price? I believe you would sell a lot under $200 and only a few at $400. I have no idea what your manufacturing cost would be. Please let us know where you are on this project.

Thomas V

4/17/2019 11:00:58 pm

I’m interested, I just bought a imac late 2009 27inch for $60 I would buy a graphics card for it if the price isn’t to far off and it works .. watching YouTube videos where the screen is black forever and it suddenly turns on doesn’t appeal to me lol

Borko

5/2/2019 03:24:55 am

I am interested very much too, but after seeing no progress over the last year, I am kind of loosing hope.

Dave G

5/3/2019 12:12:08 pm

Hi (Rominator/MVC ?) -

Definitely interested if you’re still into the project.

My 27” Late 2009 iMac i7 (i7-860) with HD4850 GPU finally died (after almost 10 years of always being on), and I’m not too interested in ditching a reasonably fast machine with nice upgrades if it can be repaired properly with your expertise (ie, with bootscreen and/or brightness adjustment!) GTX 765m/770m is more than enough replacement for me!

Christian

5/5/2019 11:20:24 am

Hi,

are there any news about GPU / Driver / Support for iMac 2011 27". My iMac is still running fast and perfect (i7 / 32GB Ram / 2x 2GB SSD). I want to keep it running - now with Mojave and Metal-Support.
Please give us a statement about the "MacVidCards-Project-MXM" ;-)

Gretes from Germany

Francois

5/5/2019 07:16:12 pm

Are there any news? Still waiting for a MXM-Updatecard with Bootscreen and Lightnesscontrol

echelon

5/19/2019 02:29:19 am

Any update on these MXM cards? Would love to purchase one.

Derek

5/27/2019 10:06:55 am

Yes I would most definitely be interested, my 27” mid 2011 iMac isn’t old and finished.

Brutus

6/4/2019 03:54:36 am

What's about this cards? Make them run, immediately

Richard

6/18/2019 11:13:09 am

I read that with Catalina on the way that MVC has decided to drop plans for the iMac cards since the market for these cards keeps shrinking and MVC is nowhere near having these cards ready for sale.

Tomas

6/25/2019 10:51:10 am

Wouldn't be nice of them to tell us something? ;)

Stephen Wilson

6/27/2019 07:48:34 pm

I would like one too for my mid 2011 imac 21.5 inch. It's been a long time. I wonder if anyone is working on this.

jackser

7/4/2019 03:01:26 am

Any news on this ?? Would love to see my iMac work for another couple of years.

Kieran link

7/18/2019 02:03:25 am

Longtime business customer here. Very interested in this.

chris

7/23/2019 09:55:07 am

Any news about iMac boot screen issues ?

TT-Chris

7/24/2019 04:36:54 am

Pls, would you give us a answer to our question(s)? There are so many people interested on this 2011 iMac cards? it is rude to let the questions unanswered

ericthetrip

8/7/2019 02:44:24 am

it would be awesome! please do it

chris

8/7/2019 05:18:07 pm

Any news about iMac boot screen issues ?

Jakob

8/8/2019 05:44:30 am

Anybody listening ??

ericthetrip

8/9/2019 10:29:14 am

Boot Screen + Brightness Control + Mojave = Take my money :)

Ryan

8/13/2019 01:15:27 am

I'm interested in this! Would love to buy a ready-built card rather than try to hack my old iMac back into shape. Been Baking my 9670 back into shape for about 5 years and it's now completely dead.

Paul (UK)

8/19/2019 06:42:47 am

Like many, I own and wish to keep/upgrade my mid 2011 iMac 27" i7 with a failed AMD 6970. I think there will also be a substantial number of users that simply require a reliable future proof replacement for the defective original card rather than performance for gaming.

Thank you so much for giving us hope that we might hang on to our trusted machines.

Needless to say, I am very interested in purchasing one of your replacements, and so is my local Apple Service Provider. Please keep me updated. With regard to cost, I expect non-gaming users would be happy to spend around £180 delivered for such a card.

Charlie Sweden

8/24/2019 09:12:07 am

iMac mid 2010 27”, I’ll by a card 4 sure!

Patrick M. Saaf

8/31/2019 05:11:56 pm

I have a mid 2011 27” 3.4 iMac with a failed 2gb 6970. Not only interested for me but would buy more for my family. It has been a great computer other than gpu.

Nick of Time

9/14/2019 02:28:19 am

Put me down for 3 of the best Catalina supported cards. One for each Early-2011 21.5" iMaci have.

nano link

9/17/2019 12:41:23 pm

iMac'27 MID 2011
Core i7 3.4GHz
32GB RAM
AMD 6976 2GB
OS macOS Catalina Beta

GTX980M is not recognized.
I tried macOS High Sierra with the following settings, but did not recognize 980M.
-------------------------------------------
To make a non-apple provided Nvidia graphics card work in macOS Sierra you need to do the following…

Start the computer in safe mode by holding shift.

Get your BoardID by running this command in terminal

echo "<result> $ (ioreg -rd1 -c IOPlatformExpertDevice | awk -F '[" | "]' '/ board-id / {print $ 4}') </ result>"

Open the AppleGraphicsControl Kext using this command

sudo nano /System/Library/Extensions/AppleGraphicsControl.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleGraphicsDevicePolicy.kext/Contents/Info.plist

Use the arrow keys to go down until you see <key> ConfigMap </ key> followed by a bunch of keys and strings.

LOOK FOR YOUR BOARD ID…

IF IT IS LISTED: Change the string to <string> none </ string>

IF IT IS NOT LISTED: Add it in the same format as the ones listed.

Save the file by pressing Ctrl + O, then enter.

Exit by pressing Ctrl + X

Rebuild the kernel cache using the following two commands:

sudo kextcache -system-prelinked-kernel

AND

sudo kextcache -system-caches
———————————————-
I want to recognize 980M somehow, is there anyone who succeeded?

jvitor

10/15/2019 08:54:30 pm

i would buy one, i want that bad to put a trusty "new" gfx, have already repaired the faulty 6970m four times now, i really like this machine (27 inch mid 2011, 3.4 ghz core i7, 16gb ram, 2x 240gb ssd raid 0)

Yan

10/31/2019 10:14:08 am

When will this be available?

Dave P link

11/4/2019 04:04:36 pm

Hey, Quick update. I never found anyone willing to help and as I made pretty clear I couldn't finish this myself. It's unfortunate as I know people wish this was done. But I don't have the time or space to do it myself.

This will require editing DCB tables and doing LOTS more testing. Right now I can provide an EFI boot screen on 780M but without Web Driver it is black screen, so only useful for 10.13.6. And the TB port doesn't work right for display, etc. This is far from finished and realistically I'm never going to finish myself.

If you have the space and machines and can talk DCB tables, get in touch.

ADAM PUK

1/8/2020 11:57:18 am

Would love to be able to replace the GPU card in my sons mid 2010 21.5" iMac which now runs an i7 680S CPU with 16Gb DDR3 and a 1TB SSD. It still runs good but is limited by the graphics card, with only 512Mb VRAM and no metal support so stuck with Mac OS High Sierra (which is soon to be unsupported). If somebody can write a video card vbios hack to allow a normal boot process for either an Nvidia or AMD MXM video card with VRAM above 1Gb it would be awesome for 21.5" and 27" iMac owners like myself.

Michael

1/23/2020 08:55:28 am

I would buy two GPU's.

I have tried an AMD RX 480M, which is a perfect fit for the heat sink, it has a very similar layout to the HD 6970M, but the system would not boot, fans kept starting and stopping. Switch back to HD 6970M and it booted straight up.

I hope you come up with a solution.

Dwayne

1/25/2020 12:01:03 pm

When is this coming. ive had to bake my current card to get it to seat again and its only a matter of time till it happens again.

Jonas (Denmark)

2/11/2020 12:12:59 am

I would buy anything that runs in an imac 27” 2010 mid, i7.

Cant even install Dosdudes Mojave or Catalina patcher..

Javi

2/21/2020 04:34:05 am

Hello,
I have a mid 2010 27" iMac with an ATI Radeon HD 5750 1024 MB.
I'd love to upgrade it with the best GPU I could get for this configuration.
Thank you

Electa

4/3/2020 08:45:19 am

I guess this is now considered vaporware because it does not seem that these will be released...ever.

Jumme

4/3/2020 09:13:24 am

Any one interested can google “imac 2011 grapichs card upgrade” and take the top link to Macrumors forum.

We have all succesfully upgraded 2009, 2010 and 2011 iMac’s to never graphics cards.

In my 2011 27”, EFI boots screen and native backlight works perfectly with Catalina. :)

Jordan Egler link

4/11/2020 04:49:56 pm

I am very interested. my 2011 iMac 27 is awesome. Then the 6970 died. I baked it in the oven and it's been run ning great for about a year and a half, but that's not a permanent fix...

Jumme

4/11/2020 06:10:35 pm

Solution will not come from this forum.

But anyone interested can google “imac 2011 grapichs card upgrade” and take the top link to Macrumors forum.

We have all succesfully upgraded 2009, 2010 and 2011 iMac’s to never graphics cards.

( In my 2011 27”, EFI boots screen and native backlight works perfectly with Catalina. :)

James Carroll

4/14/2020 08:25:16 am

I'm interested in an MXM GTX 780M for my 2011 iMac. The AMD card is a ticking bomb and I need it for the newer OS. The computer is still more than adequate for my needs and the newer Macs have way too many issues considering their costs. I'd like to get another 2 or 3 years out of this computer. Thanks!

Gediminas

4/19/2020 09:36:39 am

When to expect an NVIDIA cards ? Were is the link to WEB buy card ?

Rich W

9/8/2020 12:29:59 am

Anyway of flashing an AMD WX7100 mxm card for an iMac? I know where to get the card and the bios just don’t know how to flash the card.

Levi Dance

9/12/2020 02:08:45 pm

Can anyone help me? I have late 2009 21.5 imac 3.06ghz 16gb ram and SSD and would like to upgrade the gpu to at least 1gb card. What are my options.

iMac cards coming !

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