NVIDIA RTX Graphics Cards Now Running on Apple MacBooks; A Sight to Behold / Omokgyo Electronics Store

Is it realistically possible to connect and utilize an RTX 4090 with an M-series chip MacBook?

Through third-party drivers approved by Apple, NVIDIA GPUs, which have been blocked for a long time, have started to function on macOS again.

This attempt using an eGPU goes beyond simple connectivity and has a clear purpose: AI computation.
Currently, it only runs in a limited capacity within a tinygrad-based environment, and structural limitations such as the lack of memory sharing and compilation delays still exist.

However, in high-computation tasks like image generation, it shows a performance advantage above a certain level, revealing new possibilities for utilization.
In particular, the approach of dividing roles between the Mac's unified memory and the external GPU suggests a workflow different from the existing one.

Although it is still incomplete, could this change be a signal that will alter the direction of the Mac ecosystem?

(Planning: Ha Hyun-jong / Directed by: Park Gyeong-heum / Assistant Directors: Kim Ryeo-won, Cheon Se-yeon, Intern Yang Gi-chang, Intern Oh Tae-hyun / Technical Support: Yoo Se-hoon / Assistance: Kim Ji-won, Chae Hyun-seo / Editing: Jung Hye-soo / Brand Design: Kim Tae-hwa / Music: Kim Ji-won)

(SBS Subusu News)
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