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To install or even use a GTX 980 TI inside a Mac Pro 2,1, one must have the following already done to their Mac Pro: Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite or later installed (GTX 9xx Maxwell cards will not work in an OS prior to 10.10) Be aware of and accept that there's no boot screen; Be aware that OS X system updates can and will break compatibility. STEP 1: Review the NVIDIA Software License. Check terms and conditions checkbox to allow driver download. STEP 2: Download the Driver File Download - RetailMac19.5.8f03.dmg STEP 3: Install.

• Create a backup of your boot volume. For more information, see Back up your Mac with Time Machine.
• Identify your NVIDIA GPU make and model before downloading the appropriate driver.

Close all running Adobe applications before proceeding.

You must update the NVIDIA display driver before updating CUDA. Check your macOS build number and download the corresponding driver, using the following table.

macOS build numbers	Driver versions
macOS 10.13.6 High Sierra (17G8030)	387.10.10.10.40.130
macOS 10.13.6 High Sierra (17G7024)	387.10.10.10.40.128
macOS 10.13.6 High Sierra (17G6030)	387.10.10.10.40.127
macOS 10.13.6 High Sierra (17G6029)	387.10.10.10.40.123
macOS 10.13.6 High Sierra (17G5019)	387.10.10.10.40.122
macOS 10.13.6 High Sierra (17G4015)	387.10.10.10.40.113
macOS 10.13.6 High Sierra (17G3025)	387.10.10.10.40.108
macOS 10.13.6 High Sierra (17G65)	387.10.10.10.40.105

Open the downloaded PKG file to begin installation.

Restart your machine when installation is complete, even if the setup does not prompt you to do so.

After the display driver is updated, use download the qualified CUDA installer DMG from this location.


Open the downloaded DMG and double click the CUDADriver.pkg file to begin installation.

When installation completes, restart your machine even if the setup does not prompt you to do so.

Despite the Mac Pro 1,1 and 2,1 (2006/7) models hitting past the 10-year mark, there is, surprisingly, a great amount of hardware that is still available for use. In contrast to the age of the older (first) Mac Pros, there is still some new hardware that is being released, which can be used on these Mac Pros, primarily due to the software support available.

Granted, Apple stopped supporting these Mac Pros at Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, we can still squeeze a bit more life out of them using Piker Alpha's boot.efi mod, which allows these older Mac Pros to boot Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan. This, my friends, is where the GTX 980 TI graphics card comes in.

Why Such a Modern GPU in Such an Old Machine?

In much the same way that others have squeezed life out of their older computers, I too, enjoy doing the same, but (perhaps) take a more 'enthusiast' approach. There are very few, if any, generations of technology/computers, let alone an Apple computer, that have been afforded the degree of versatility and third-party hardware/software support/functionality that the current era of tech has extended over to the first gen Mac Pros.

The idea behind this was being able to create a very powerful, no-questions-asked workhorse – and it worked out just fine.

To install or even use a GTX 980 TI inside a Mac Pro 2,1, one must have the following already done to their Mac Pro:

• Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite or later installed (GTX 9xx Maxwell cards will not work in an OS prior to 10.10)
• Be aware of and accept that there's no boot screen
• Be aware that OS X system updates can and will break compatibility

This is not a perfect solution, but it can work perfectly when setup and generally not messed around with.

The particular card I've been using is a lovely Asus Strix Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 TI 6 GB model. I picked it up off eBay for $260 back in May of 2017. I picked up 2x 6-to-8 pin PCIe adapters for the card. The card uses 225W under full load, which shouldn't be a problem for the Mac Pro's 980W power supply. 75W is being drawn from each PCIe connector, as well as 75W from the PCIe slot. Even under full load, this is still within the designed power capacity of the power rails.

Having operated this GPU inside this Mac Pro for over a year, I can safely say I've had no issues.

How about VR on this machine?

It works, but there's a catch. SteamVR doesn't pick up on the Oculus rift yet, though I'm certain that if I had the HTC Vive, it'd work just fine. For now, I dual boot Windows 10 off an SSD, play around on the Mac Pro 2,1 via the Oculus app. It took a bit of messing around with the Oculus app to get it working on my Mac Pro as it 'needed' SSE 4.2. It was easy to trick the installer/find an old version, and simply update it, and it works.

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I mostly play the game Arizona Sunshine on the full resolution, with medium textures and shadows, and always hit the 90fps mark. Realistically, we're playing a VR game on a mirrored 1200 x 1080 display. It's really not difficult for this Mac Pro to crunch out such a resolution, on medium settings. The 'wow' factor of it being in VR, however, surprised me, that it even worked.

How about Video Editing?

Final Cut Pro X does not take advantage of this card whatsoever, as it's CPU rendering being done. It's so useful, but during heavier scenes, it can drop in performance. Adobe Premiere Pro CC does take advantage of this card, but I haven't really done much in Adobe's suite, aside form Photoshop.

How about Basic Uses?

Well, let's put it this way: It's buttery smooth, no questions asked. 4K video? No problem. Smooth UI scaling and animations? Oh yeah. Mac OS X games? On 1080p, maxed out settings – go for it. It's all playable. The dual x5365 CPUs don't hold the card back as much as you'd think, even as it sits on a PCIe v1.1 bus. It benches out at 93-95% of it's full capable speed.

Would I Recommend It?

If your idea of a fast machine is to just jam a brand new GPU into a Mac Pro of this age, the answer is no. There are a few other factors in this machine's speed, such as having completely matched RAM, a 960 GB SSD RAID array comprised of four 240 GB SSD', and simply keeping the insides clean. While the market value of 1,1 and 2,1 Mac Pros are plummeting (and quite frankly, nonexistent, if at all), the components that are available to this thing are quite generous.

If your idea of a fast machine is understanding the limitations/benefits of a machine of this age, and you are willing to invest in this thing, the answer is yes. As old as the Mac Pro 1,1 and /2,1 towers are, they're very much worth investing in. As of the time of this article, cryptocurrency mining has sharply driven up the prices of the GPU, so chances are, for the price point, I'd suggest a 970/980.

How to Accomplish This?

• Acquire GTX 980 TI (I advise people do their own research on this, I am not responsible for any bad purchases or bad recommendations! As long as it's a proper GTX 980 TI, this guide works.)
• Install Build-Correct Nvidia Web drivers
• Restart, and set your Nvidia GPU as the primary GPU!

Installing the Asus Strix GTX 980 TI

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• The card fits in about the same as the stock ATI Radeon X1900XT 512 MB card that came with this computer. It needs to be installed at an angle, but it fits.
• Needs 2x 6-to-8-pin PCIe adapters to work. The Asus Strix 980 TI uses 2x 8-pin Power connectors.

Asus Strix GTX 980 TI 6 GB in Mac Pro

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How to Install the Nvidia Web Driver Software?

In much the same way that others have squeezed life out of their older computers, I too, enjoy doing the same, but (perhaps) take a more 'enthusiast' approach. There are very few, if any, generations of technology/computers, let alone an Apple computer, that have been afforded the degree of versatility and third-party hardware/software support/functionality that the current era of tech has extended over to the first gen Mac Pros.

The idea behind this was being able to create a very powerful, no-questions-asked workhorse – and it worked out just fine.

To install or even use a GTX 980 TI inside a Mac Pro 2,1, one must have the following already done to their Mac Pro:

• Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite or later installed (GTX 9xx Maxwell cards will not work in an OS prior to 10.10)
• Be aware of and accept that there's no boot screen
• Be aware that OS X system updates can and will break compatibility

This is not a perfect solution, but it can work perfectly when setup and generally not messed around with.

The particular card I've been using is a lovely Asus Strix Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 TI 6 GB model. I picked it up off eBay for $260 back in May of 2017. I picked up 2x 6-to-8 pin PCIe adapters for the card. The card uses 225W under full load, which shouldn't be a problem for the Mac Pro's 980W power supply. 75W is being drawn from each PCIe connector, as well as 75W from the PCIe slot. Even under full load, this is still within the designed power capacity of the power rails.

Having operated this GPU inside this Mac Pro for over a year, I can safely say I've had no issues.

How about VR on this machine?

It works, but there's a catch. SteamVR doesn't pick up on the Oculus rift yet, though I'm certain that if I had the HTC Vive, it'd work just fine. For now, I dual boot Windows 10 off an SSD, play around on the Mac Pro 2,1 via the Oculus app. It took a bit of messing around with the Oculus app to get it working on my Mac Pro as it 'needed' SSE 4.2. It was easy to trick the installer/find an old version, and simply update it, and it works.

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I mostly play the game Arizona Sunshine on the full resolution, with medium textures and shadows, and always hit the 90fps mark. Realistically, we're playing a VR game on a mirrored 1200 x 1080 display. It's really not difficult for this Mac Pro to crunch out such a resolution, on medium settings. The 'wow' factor of it being in VR, however, surprised me, that it even worked.

How about Video Editing?

Final Cut Pro X does not take advantage of this card whatsoever, as it's CPU rendering being done. It's so useful, but during heavier scenes, it can drop in performance. Adobe Premiere Pro CC does take advantage of this card, but I haven't really done much in Adobe's suite, aside form Photoshop.

How about Basic Uses?

Well, let's put it this way: It's buttery smooth, no questions asked. 4K video? No problem. Smooth UI scaling and animations? Oh yeah. Mac OS X games? On 1080p, maxed out settings – go for it. It's all playable. The dual x5365 CPUs don't hold the card back as much as you'd think, even as it sits on a PCIe v1.1 bus. It benches out at 93-95% of it's full capable speed.

Would I Recommend It?

If your idea of a fast machine is to just jam a brand new GPU into a Mac Pro of this age, the answer is no. There are a few other factors in this machine's speed, such as having completely matched RAM, a 960 GB SSD RAID array comprised of four 240 GB SSD', and simply keeping the insides clean. While the market value of 1,1 and 2,1 Mac Pros are plummeting (and quite frankly, nonexistent, if at all), the components that are available to this thing are quite generous.

If your idea of a fast machine is understanding the limitations/benefits of a machine of this age, and you are willing to invest in this thing, the answer is yes. As old as the Mac Pro 1,1 and /2,1 towers are, they're very much worth investing in. As of the time of this article, cryptocurrency mining has sharply driven up the prices of the GPU, so chances are, for the price point, I'd suggest a 970/980.

How to Accomplish This?

• Acquire GTX 980 TI (I advise people do their own research on this, I am not responsible for any bad purchases or bad recommendations! As long as it's a proper GTX 980 TI, this guide works.)
• Install Build-Correct Nvidia Web drivers
• Restart, and set your Nvidia GPU as the primary GPU!

Installing the Asus Strix GTX 980 TI

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• The card fits in about the same as the stock ATI Radeon X1900XT 512 MB card that came with this computer. It needs to be installed at an angle, but it fits.
• Needs 2x 6-to-8-pin PCIe adapters to work. The Asus Strix 980 TI uses 2x 8-pin Power connectors.

Asus Strix GTX 980 TI 6 GB in Mac Pro

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How to Install the Nvidia Web Driver Software?

• Make sure the driver software you install is correct to your build model. Linked here, for example, is for El Capitan build 15G1108. https://images.nvidia.com/mac/pkg/346/WebDriver-346.03.15f04.pkg
• MacVidCards has a good list of the different Nvidia web drivers that were released in the past. If this link goes down or if links are broken, I might have to host my own files, to make this article more accessible. http://www.macvidcards.com/drivers.html
• Be careful: Do not update Mac OS X immediately after updates come out, as this can and usually will break compatibility with your GPU drivers and cause your card to be unusable until you revert the Mac OS build (Time Machine or Carbon Copy cloner can fix this), or Nvidia happens to push out an update to the newer OS X build from Apple.
• There will be no boot screen; you will be greeted by your login screen.
• Resetting SMC or PRAM will reset the GPU driver from being selected upon startup. The only way to fix this is by switching it back on in System Preferences. This can either be done via VNC if you have another Mac, or if you have the original GPU, can be plugged in, booted up with the original GPU, the driver being selected, then the machine being shut down, and the new GPU being plugged in.

If all is well, this is how the card should register in the system, via the various apps which display the card.

The End Result

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• Very stable GPU to use once configured
• No graphical glitches or artifacts
• Performs well enough in VR to use on a daily basis
• Drives games in OS X very well, on high settings
• Hardware accelerated animations/scaling are buttery smooth
• Sleek, good-looking GPU inside Mac Pro
• Extend the life of your Mac Pro 1,1/2,1 by another few years
• Instead of spending an absurd amount of money on a gaming/VR gaming machine, do this instead!

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