Apple updates Mac Pro GPUs with new AMD Radeon choices

Apple is updating to the Mac Pro with new graphics card modules on Tuesday, that includes choices based mostly on the AMD Radeon Pro W6000 sequence. The firm claims the brand new Radeon Pro W6800X MPX Module, Radeon Pro W6800X Duo MPX Module, and Radeon Pro W6900X MPX module ought to beef up efficiency for the graphics-heavy duties Apple designed the Pro round. Continuing to help the Pro by bringing new GPU choices to Apple’s customized Mac Pro Expansion Module (MPX) system is a fairly good signal that the corporate stays dedicated to its new, modular design.

AMD first announced the new graphics cards in June this year, with the promise that the W6800 would carry “up to 79 percent faster performance than the previous generation.” Now slightly over two months later, Apple claims in some circumstances the GPUs of their MPX types can get “up to 84 percent faster performance when running Octane X” and “up to 23 percent faster performance when using DaVinci Resolve.”

The GPU modules vary in value per the listings on Apple’s retailer shared under, and every provides a further 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports and an HDMI 2.0 port, whatever the model:

• Radeon Pro W6800X MPX Module: a further $2,400 “with 32GB of GDDR6 memory delivering up to 512GB/s memory bandwidth…[and] up to 16.0 teraflops of single-precision or 32.0 teraflops of half-precision computing.”
• Radeon Pro W6800X Duo MPX Module: a further $4,600 for 2 linked GPUs, “each with 32GB of GDDR6 memory delivering up to 512GB/s memory bandwidth … [and] up to 30.2 teraflops of single-precision or 60.4 teraflops of half-precision computing” when two modules put in collectively.
• Radeon Pro W6900X MPX Module: a further $5,600 “with 32GB of GDDR6 memory delivering up to 512GB/s memory bandwidth … [and] up to 22.2 teraflops of single-precision or 44.4 teraflops of half-precision computing.”

Apple says the brand new GPU modules will exchange the earlier AMD Radeon Pro Vega II MPX Modules within the configure-to-order choices on Apple’s web site, and as standalone kits. As a part of this new module launch Apple can also be particularly phasing out the AMD Radeon Pro Vega II Duo MPX Module and AMD Radeon Pro Vega II MPX Module, however will nonetheless supply each in standalone kits for present prospects.