Apple Begins Exclusively Selling 'Blackmagic eGPU' for $699, Aimed at New MacBook Pros

I wonder if it works under bootcamp for gaming

Not according to Blackmagics website. Look there first, it answers all of the 19830 billion questions you had in this thread

I'm positive I don't need this to surf the net on my mac but I want one.

Ok, now make one with nVidia so I can use cuda like a normal modern person uses.

I wonder how this will work with new mac mini?
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85w power delivery, is this a joke? That’s not anywhere NEAR enough. Even midrange GPUs require 110-120w, let alone the real high end. Why would you spend so much money on this, only to stick low power ATI crap in there?

I think this refers to USB power...

$699.00 for an AMD 580? Ouch. Hard to justify over an iMac, unless you absolutely need a mobile workstation that’s dockable. Fewer dongles with an iMac as well...

Either way, still sitting here impatiently waiting for this new Mac Pro.

This enclosure is actually pretty incredible because it looks like they've routed some DisplayPort lines to the Thunderbolt 3 ports on the hub, meaning that, for the first time, users can easily accelerate 5k USB-C displays like the LG Ultrafine via eGPU. This is huge.

85w power delivery, is this a joke? That’s not anywhere NEAR enough. Even midrange GPUs require 110-120w, let alone the real high end. Why would you spend so much money on this, only to stick low power ATI crap in there?

I wonder how this will work with new mac mini?
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I think this refers to USB power...

Power delivery is how much power the eGPU provides to your connected device over TB3. In this case, it is able to power and charge a MBP, which requires 85W to charge, while it is plugged into the eGPU.

one thing that always bugged me... can these egpu use the macbook display, or they require an external monitor? if the latter... meh.

You can plug it right into your MBP without the use of an external monitor.

I think this refers to USB power...

Yes it does. The maximum wattage for the enclosure is 315W which is enough for a 580

Ok, now make one with nVidia so I can use cuda like a normal modern person uses.

Nope, Nvidia is terrible at Mac drivers. AMD shines. Cuda is still widely popular but only works with Nvidia. Radeon is retaking the market, strategically has better mid and mid-high range, better eGPU support, better Linux and macOS support. in Mac land, Metal will become more important every year, Cuda will become less important. Blame Nvidia for terrible metal and macOS drivers. eGPU are Radeon based, also on Windows thanks to XConnect.
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Dumb. And useless. :D

You are just trolling. eGPU is an incredible handy tech for PROs, high end users and gamers too. Power, dedicated GPU, connectivity with one cable. I get 6x performance thanks to eGPU.
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God, Apple hardware is pitiful. $700 for a GPU that costs under $300... so $400 for a case? The thing is garbage too, makes more sense to get a Nvidia 1070 which consumes less power and runs faster.

It runs quite similar ut has better performance in Metal and OpenCL. Also macOS drivers are very good, compared to Nvidia. Yes eGPU box cost quite a lot, but it is like having PCI express eternal, you need ventilation, power delivery and also gives you many port and connectivity. It is not for everyone, but calling trash a really great solution is ap roof you don't understand its use our you are close minded "Nvidia only" which is not true since more than a year. And even if you are blind Nvidia fan, sadly you should blame them.
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They all can, apparently, but you need to hack some .plists and it’s finicky.

You mean OpenGL or forcing everything. Metal and OpenCl accelerate any display by default.