I am playing Heroes of Newerth on MBP with 8 GB Ram 1024 mb Nvidia GT 650M. I got huge lagging issue and I wonder if my graphic cards switch from Intel Graphics to Nvidia. I also use gfx CardStatus to control the switching and did switching manually but when I use medium performance in the game I still have a huge lagging. Based on 10,409 user benchmarks for the Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT and the GeForce GT 650M, we rank them both on effective speed and value for money against the best 643 GPUs. This was in an old Mac G5 and couldn't game whatsoever. Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti. Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display MC976LL/A 15.4' Laptop Intel Core i7, 8GB DDR3, 512GB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M, Mac OS X v10.7 Lion OUT OF STOCK Resolution: 2880 x 1800. Based on 10,136 user benchmarks for the Nvidia GeForce GT 650M and the GeForce MX350, we rank them both on effective speed and value for money against the best 643 GPUs. UserBenchmark USA-User.
Graphics card requirements
Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, and Compressor 4 require a graphics card that supports Metal, an Apple technology that lets the system and apps efficiently tap into the capabilities of today’s graphics processors (GPUs). If you're editing 4K video, using 3D titles, or editing 360º video, 1GB of VRAM is recommended.
Supported aftermarket graphics cards
The following aftermarket graphics cards support Metal in macOS Mojave and later:
- AMD Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition
- NVIDIA Quadro K5000 for Mac
- AMD Radeon VII
- MSI Gaming Radeon RX 560 128-bit 4GB GDRR5
- SAPPHIRE Radeon PULSE RX 580 8GB GDDR5
- SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition
- NVIDIA Quadro K5000 for Mac
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition
- AMD Radeon RX 560
- AMD Radeon RX 570
- AMD Radeon RX 580
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 9100
- AMD Radeon Frontier Edition
Learn more
- Learn about Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, and Compressor 4
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)
- 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.
Nvidia Geforce Gt 650m 2gb
* To identify a graphics card part number, check the label on the back of the card. Lightroom 5 for mac cracked.