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Name: OWC Radeon RX 580 8GB GPU Graphics Upgrade Solution for Mac Pro (2010 - 2012)
Brand: OWC
SKU: OWCMP1012R580V
Price: 659.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 4.65 (23 reviews)

Radeon RX 580 8GB Graphics Upgrade Solution
for Mac Pro (2010-2012)

Mac

Add Metal support to your Mac Pro and upgrade to macOS 10.14.x Mojave

Run macOS 10.14.x Mojave

By adding the Radeon RX 580 to your Mac Pro, you'll be adding Metal support and gain the ability to install the latest macOS 10.14.x Mojave operating system. unlocking advanced display features in Mojave that are unavailable with the original 5770 or 5870 video cards. Even if you previously upgraded and have Metal support with a card like the Radeon HD 7950, you'll see a 1.5x improvement with this Radeon RX 580 upgrade.

Maximize pro app performance

With 8GB GDDR5 memory, 36 compute units, and a whopping 6.2 TFLOPs of performance, your Mac Pro will experience a graphics processing renaissance. See shorter rendering times and faster effects operations with Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Avid, Adobe, and other video suites.

See your OpenCL capabilities soar!

1.5x better than Radeon HD 7950
8.0x better than Radeon HD 5870
12.5x better than Radeon HD 5770

Highlights

Metal capable, unlocking support for macOS 10.14.x Mojave
12.5x better OpenCL performance over stock
Accelerate Metal and OpenGL performance to new heights
1386MHz with OC up to 1405MHz
8GB GDDR5
Includes special power cable for Mac Pro (2010-2012)
2 Year OWC Limited Warranty

Note: With this Metal-compatible graphics card installed, you will not be able to see the Apple logo at boot, nor can you access boot options. Once your system has fully booted, the graphics card will function normally. For more details (including workarounds), see the Rocket Yard article on How to Get Ready for macOS Mojave. There are no driver(s) or Catalyst/Adrenalin support on macOS.

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Radeon RX 580 Specifications:

Sapphire Part Number

11265-05-20G

Mac OS Compatibility

macOS 10.12.6 Sierra
macOS 10.13.x High Sierra
macOS 10.14.x Mojave

PC OS Compatibility

Windows 10 64-bit Edition
Windows 7 64-bit Edition

Video Memory

Other Requirements

500 Watt or greater power supply (Recommended)
1 x 8-pin Power Connector
PCI Express® compliant motherboard with one x16 graphics slot

Chipset

AMD RX 580, 14 nm FinFET 4th Graphics Core Next (GCN)

External Connectivity

(1) DVI-D
(2) HDMI
(2) DisplayPort 1.4

Card Type

PCI Express 3.0 X16 Full Height Full Length

Resolutions Supported

DisplayPort: 5120×2880, 60Hz
HDMI: 4096×2160, 60Hz
DVI:2560x1600, 60Hz

Dimensions

Height: 12.5 cm (4.9 in)
Width: 4.0 cm (1.6 in)
Length: 23.0 cm (9.1 in)

Weight

907.0 g (2.00 lbs)

Notes

Audio output through HDMI or DisplayPort will not work in a Mac. For PC, use HDMI 2.0 or DisplayPort for best audio quality.

Manufacturer provided specifications for Other World Computing p/n MP1012R580V UPC#: 810586032490

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Mac Pro 12-Core (Mid 2012)

(June, 2012)

Model ID: MacPro5,1

2.4GHz, 2.66GHz, 3.06GHz

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Mac Pro 6-Core (Mid 2012)

(June, 2012)

Model ID: MacPro5,1

3.33GHz

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Mac Pro 4-Core (Mid 2012)

(June, 2012)

Model ID: MacPro5,1

3.2GHz

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Mac Pro 12-Core (Mid 2010)

(July, 2010)

Model ID: MacPro5,1

2.66GHz, 2.93GHz

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Mac Pro 8-Core (Mid 2010)

(July, 2010)

Model ID: MacPro5,1

2.4GHz

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Mac Pro 6-Core (Mid 2010)

(July, 2010)

Model ID: MacPro5,1

3.33GHz

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Mac Pro 4-Core (Mid 2010)

(July, 2010)

Model ID: MacPro5,1

2.8GHz, 3.2GHz

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Includes

Radeon RX 580 8GB Graphics Card
Power Cable for installation in Mac Pro (2010-2012)
Installation Guide

Warranty

The best warranty is one you never have to use - but should the need occur - we're proud to provide a superior level of support and service coverage to our customers.

2 Year OWC Solution Limited Warranty

OWC is proud to provide a superior level of support and warranty coverage to our customers. Even when not used, we understand the peace of mind afforded by a longer warranty period. OWC's industry leading coverage is a testament to our confidence in the reliability of the solutions that we offer. OWC solutions are engineered to demanding quality standards in order to deliver the most reliable, highest performance available on the market in each storage category.

Customer Ratings

Write a Review 4.6 / 5 22 out of 23 (96%) reviewers would recommend this product

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Reviewer: TXTH

Rating: 4/5 Can your OS be upgraded to Catalina with this card? November 16, 2021 I've been running this card with Mojave for several years and it works perfectly. I'd like to upgrade my OS to Catalina, since some new software won't run on Mojave. Is there a way to get this card to work on Catalina and still have metal support?

I would recommend this item to a friend!

Response from OWC, Support November 18, 2021 Thank you for providing us with your feedback. The Radeon RX 580 Graphics Upgrade is only compatible up to MacOS Mojave. If further assistance is needed, please feel free to reach out to our support team.

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Reviewer: kingwe

Rating: 5/5 Easy upgrade May 12, 2021 Product as described; installs easily; works flawlessly, although I wish I could access the boot options.

I would recommend this item to a friend!

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Reviewer: FamousManatee-10366

Rating: 5/5 Excellent May 4, 2021 This video card is really hard to obtain. I was able to bid and win. Hooray. Card works flawlessly.

I would recommend this item to a friend!

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Reviewer: DonR Location: Oklahoma City Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 Easiest upgrade ever November 16, 2020 I'm a photographer, and until recently haven't needed to upgrade my 2010 Mac Pro to Mojave. However, things change, and now I must. But to do so, I needed a metal-capable video card.

Fortunately, this one appeared, and after reading several reviews, I bought it.

It was made for this computer. Slid right in, plugged right up, booted right up.

Fabulous. You can't go wrong with this card. I'm very happy with it.

I would recommend this item to a friend!

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Reviewer: TWDGroup Location: Sacramento, CA Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 My "Hackintosh" lives on October 13, 2020 I've been eyeing a way to stave off obsolescence of my mid-2010 Mac pro, since it’s a workhorse choked with RAM, multiple hard drives, and an OWC PCI card and SSD.

Hit the wall when OSX 10.14 was released, not to mention no more application updates. 10.14 and up requires the “metal” video card, and my stock system was no longer compatible. Gotta say I was skeptical of plugging a non-supported PC card into the Mac and expect it to flame on with no problems.

It flamed back on with no problems.

I think the key is the custom power cable that OWC bundles with this card. On its own, this beast simply draws way too much power through the PCI slot, so this is a clever solution. My one regret is that the mother board only has two power plugs for the cable — I had hoped to keep using the original 1GB Radeon card to drive the 2nd monitor. That card also needs a motherboard plug. So, the new card drives both with zero fan noise.

The install could not have been simpler. Just make sure to plug the dual power cables into their plugs first — then seat the new video card, otherwise you won’t have enough space to maneuver.

The lack of a glowing Apple at boot up was a little disconcerting, but within 15 seconds, the familiar login screen appeared.

Apple needs to sell new hardware, so it gradually orphans older, functional workstations like the 2010/2012 Pros. Thanks to this solution, my decade-old Mac will not go quietly into the night just yet. . .

I would recommend this item to a friend!

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Reviewer: wbg10 Location: Denton, TX Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Works Perfectly July 31, 2020 This card works perfectly and made it possible for me to upgrade my MacPro5,1 to Mojave. No complaints. Thanks.

I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from (*) OWC Radeon RX 580 8GB Graphics Upgrade Solution for Mac Pro (2010 - 2012).

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Reviewer: edmlover Location: Chicago, IL Age: 25-34 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Great upgrade July 23, 2020 I wanted a little more muscle upgrading from a 2gb RX560 to this and didn’t disappoint. Upgrade worth the money, making the MacPro feel like the latest gadget out there. Thanks OWC for I clouding all the required power cables to get you going right away!

I would recommend this item to a friend!

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Reviewer: Curt Location: Gig Harbor, WA Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Outstanding Video Card July 23, 2020 Mac Pro, 2010, Mojave. This card is running a 5120x1440 LG display at 60hz. As of this writing, Catalina does not support the LG 5120x1440 displays (on any machine, hacked or not). I dropped back to Mojave and it's breathtaking.

I would recommend this item to a friend!

Reviewer: TomFoolery Location: Southern California Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 Worked right out of the box w/30" Cinema Display May 20, 2020 Just purchased this card to give my old Mac Pro a new lease on life (4,1 flashed to 5,1). I was a concerned from earlier reviews that my trusty 30" Cinema Display might not work without having to use a DisplayPort adapter, but it booted up and ran perfectly the first time through the DVI port (although without the Apple startup screen as expected). Looking forward to faster rendering and performance in Adobe Premiere.

I would recommend this item to a friend!

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Reviewer: TomsMacPro Experience Level: Home User

Rating: 5/5 Works for 2012 Mac Pro May 16, 2020 Needed to be able to install Mojave 10.14.6 so that I could install latest update to Logic Pro X (10.5). Went off without a hitch. Running dual monitors. ROM updated requirement was recognized, updated successfully, then Mojave update. Perfect!! All latest updates to Logic Pro, Compressor, Motion and Final Cut Pro we successful. Keepin my Mac Pro alive!! Check and make sure you have the right video cables for your setup.

I would recommend this item to a friend!

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Reviewer: Vrutcher Location: Temecula, CA Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 All bu the flash. May 4, 2020 Love it. It's a great card. Wish Apple would write some software for it.

I would recommend this item to a friend!

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Reviewer: artsvdo Location: Visalia, Ca Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 This makes a 2010 Mac Pro fell new again! May 1, 2020 Wow! I have to say with just about everything maxed out on this 2009 4,1 upgraded to 5,1 with two 3.46 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon and 128GB RAM plus an OWC Mercury Accelsior S + OWC Mercury 6G 512GB SSD as the boot drive, adding this card has given this Mac Pro new (more) life! The installations issues. The Mac Pro booted up great. Ran some benchmarks like Cinebench, Geekbench 5 and Unreal Heaven. Next, I will be installing a OWC Accelsior 4M2 with 1TB M.2 NVMe SSDs as the new boot drive! Keeping fingers crossed!

I would recommend this item to a friend!

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Reviewer: MotorMac Location: Nor Cal Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: 3-4 months

Rating: 4/5 RX 580 installed to 2009 Mac Pro 4,1 March 8, 2020 Installed 10.14.6 Mojave to a new HDD, replaced OEM GPU with this RX-580, and it's working as it should - with an exception or two (which is probably why the MP 4,1 is not on OWC's compatible list). Boot screen and optionKey drive select are unavailable, but HDMI display lights up at login screen and RX-580 performs well.

After firmware hack to 5,1, startup progress bar appears briefly (about half full ) prior to login, drive select boot screen still missing.

MP 4,1/5,1 may have other issues with some versions of Mojave - unrelated to GPU - which include stuttering audio and occasional sleep/wake kernel panics that clear on restart. Working on solutions to these, but this card saved my 4,1 from oblivion.

I would recommend this item to a friend!

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Reviewer: soundguy Location: Chicago,IL Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 3/5 Tech support incomplete February 11, 2020 This product works fine and is a great upgrade to the old original GPU in my 2010 Mac Pro. As I'm using the second PCIe slot in my Mac for an Avid HDX card (which also requires power from motherboard), I'm using an external Corsair PSU I had to power the graphics card.

This is a three star review because tech support from both OWC and Radeon completely missed diagnosing an issue I had when using the DVI port. When using a DVI to HDMI adaptor I kept getting a pink overlay on all monitors. I tried 3 monitors and several DVI adapters of different types. Nothing worked - although any and all combination of the same monitors and adapters worked with my old GPU.

We concluded that that DVI port was bad and I got a return auth. I wound up digging out an old monitor that had a DVI input and ran a straight DVI to DVI connection. The image was great. Digging further I found that there was an option I could choose in my newer monitors that would correct the issue.

https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=1374

Now DVI to HDMI works and there is no need to spend my time and money returning a product that was functioning properly.

That three calls to tech support at OWC and one to Radeon didn't catch this is amazing to me. All the techs were very nice and spent a good amount of time with me but good grief! I would think this would be common knowledge for a product that's currently being promoted heavily.

I would recommend this item to a friend!

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Reviewer: Novelliphoto Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 3/5 Works for almost everything February 10, 2020 I currently was refurbishing a 2010 Mac Pro and this seemed like the answer. At this point it will not run at all an Apple 30in Cinema display. All my other monitors with same or different connections works fine, no issues, blank screen on the 30" - plugged into my other tower with 5870 and fires right up... cannot figure it out. So I guess I have to purchase a new display.

I would recommend this item to a friend!

Reviewer: jsegel Location: Stockholm, SE Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 outstanding improvement October 10, 2019 immediately worked after installing this old mac pro, so much better graphic performance, and it's quieter than the old 5770. Glad to still be able to upgrade this machine.

I would recommend this item to a friend!

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Reviewer: Profartiste Location: Montreal Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 Great replacement ! August 6, 2019 When I downloaded and installed the latest version of High Sierra ( Version 10.13.6 ), my 5770 died on me and my screen went grey with black vertical lines. I didn't know at the time, but I was pretty sure that this was the problem. I made some phone calls to OWC and talked to some technicians who told me that my problem was surely my 5770... 95% sure. So, I decided to order the Radeon. Well, now my Mac Pro 2012 is working just fine and everything reappeared on the screen just like before my crash ! Like always, I received , in 6 days, a great product that was very well-packed and delivered by professionals !

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Reviewer: Boochie Location: California Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 4/5 Appears to work July 22, 2019 I also purchased this card and power cable bundle to work with a mid 2010 PowerMac 5,1. It appears to work, however as other reviewers have noted, I am concerned about the power needed and the cable supplied. The card is listed as requiring 500 W of power. However, the PCIe slot can only supply 75 watts (75 W to each slot, for a total of 300W, but since it only uses 1 slot, I think that means 75 W) and the two plugs on the motherboard appear to have 125 watts each. The cable supplied by OWC has one 6 pin connector on the motherboard end and an 8 pin connector on the video card end. The image on macsales.com appears to use both of the 6 pin connectors on the motherboard side. Did I get the wrong cable (package was labeled PCI Express 6 pin to 8 pin Power Adapter, OWC S/N: 25077671?

I would recommend this item to a friend!

Reviewer: Mustafa Location: NJ Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Radeon RX 580 Bundle for Mac Pro April 18, 2019 i love this card and owc thank you very much for you patience and help with purchasing this card it came very fast the technicians were very helpful and patient with me used it in a 2010 Mac Pro that is specked out from OWC thank you guys

I would recommend this item to a friend!

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Reviewer: MacPro49 Location: Los Angeles, CA Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 4/5 Excellent upgrade for the Mac Pro February 22, 2019 I bought the Radeon RX 580 Bundle for Mac Pro (2010-2012) about three months ago. I already had Metal support for my Mac Pro (Radeon 7950), but needed a little more oomph in GPU performance. Many apps are now using the GPU as much or more than the CPU for computational intensive apps. The RX 580 has performed admirably. In many cases it is 1.5X faster than the 7950. It also has the side benefit of being essentially silent. It only turns on its fans if it is really being pushed. So my Mac is very, very quiet most of the time.

I downgraded the card to 4 stars for two reasons. For most users these may not be an issue, but I feel it is important to be aware of them.

1.This card is not fully supported on the Mac Pro using High Sierra (10.13) or Mojave (10.14). Holding down keystrokes upon rebooting doesn’t work. E.g. holding down Command + s (single user mode), Shift key (safe mode), or option key (showing boot disk choices) upon reboot will end up with a blank screen that needs a hard shut down to be resolved. At least that is how it ends up on my 2012 Mac Pro.

2. If the bundle is still shipping with a single power cable, it may not be adequate in certain high intensity GPU usage. For me, when I used my favorite photo enlarging app (100% GPU usage), my Mac Pro would immediately completely shut down. I.e. the single cable tried to draw too much power. This was solved by my purchasing a dual 6 pin to single 8 pin power cable. After that upgrade the app worked perfectly.

So to conclude: The RX 580 is a great card with some very minor or major caveats depending on how you use your computer.

I would recommend this item to a friend!

Response from OWC, Call Center March 5, 2019 Hello! We are currently looking into any issues we can find with the single power cable and will definitely be updating the bundle as necessary. Thank you for the excellent review!

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Reviewer: beatntrack Location: Fallbrook, CA Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 No fuss upgrade for my 2010 Mac Pro January 15, 2019 This GPU replacement for my 2010 Mac Pro arrived today. Although expensive it allows me to move up to Mojave and have an HDMI port so I can connect a 40" 4K TV as my monitor.

It installed easily and the Mac booted up correctly with no issues. I was immediately able to install Mojave.

I would recommend this item to a friend!

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Reviewer: GregS Location: Vero Beach Florida Age: Over 65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months

Rating: 5/5 Runs cooler and MUCH faster than the original card January 15, 2019 I upgraded my 2012 5.1 Mac Pro to give it Mojave capability. Thanks to the help from Tech Support, I got Mojave installed and running on a two monitor system. Had some problems but they were not the card, I was using a defective video cable and when I purchased a new cable display was perfect. It keeps my mac cooler thand the 5770 card that came with the mac. Quikcer rendiring in Final Cut. Completely satisfied and highly recomend this upgrade. Keep in mind there is no progress screen duirng boot. Goes directly to log in screen.

I would recommend this item to a friend!

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Reviewer: Madgreek Location: Texas Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 Great graphics card! January 1, 2019 This graphic card works as advertised and it's so quiet that you never hear any fan noise even under extreme loads.

I would recommend this item to a friend!

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Reviewer: ContentCreator Location: Palm Beach Florida Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month

Rating: 5/5 This is certianly a good option for a 5,1 MacPro December 8, 2018 I have a 2011 5,1 MacPro with a single 3.46 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon W3690 Processor along with 48GB (3 x 16GB) 1333 MHz DDR3 ECC memory modules and OWC Mercury Electra 3G 240GB SSD for the System Disk Boot Drive. The last OS X upgrade was El Capitan 10.11.6. Since most of what I do involves a heavy amount of Adobe CC Photoshop and InDesign usage along with a increasing amount of time being spent on both DaVinci Resolve Finial Cut Pro X for video editing, I was in need of graphics card with more GPU.

As such I wanted (pretty much needed) to up grade graphics card with at least double the amount of VRAM as my current 4GB graphics card as well as handle a OS upgrade from El Capitan to Mojave. Searching the forums like Mac Rumors how to do it along with what I will need to accomplish it was to say the least was daunting as the main issue was which graphics cards were actually compatible, one requiring Metal (required for Mojave) and the proper drivers, should you be attempting to use NVIDIA cards.

Looking through OWC’s website I found a very likely candidate in their selection of video cards with this one openly advertised as having Metal supporting Mac Pro for upgrade to macOS 10.14.x Mojave, not to mention providing 8 GB of VRAM through the card itself.

To make this story short, I got the card, swapped it out and upgraded the OS to Mojave all in one stroke. So far, everything from the OS to all the apps, including Microsoft Office 2011 are running beautifully!

I would recommend this item to a friend!

OWC Radeon RX 580 8GB Graphics Upgrade Solution for Mac Pro (2010-2012) Mfr P/N: MP1012R580V OWC SKU: OWCMP1012R580V Add Metal support to your Mac Pro and upgrade to macOS 10.14.x Mojave. Ships: Out of Stock