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ErichBoehm
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Indigo's GPU rendering not working on Macbook Air mid 2015

Post by ErichBoehm » Sat Aug 10, 2019 6:21 am

Hello,

I am trying to render a hefty scene on my Macbook. I figured GPU rendering would speed things along, but when I turn it on, Indigo gets stuck on the "building" part and goes nowhere. Any ideas would be much appreciated.

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Erich Boehm
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Re: Indigo's GPU rendering not working on Macbook Air mid 2015

Post by fused » Sat Aug 10, 2019 8:46 am

Hi Erich,

Intel HD Graphics really do not work well with Indigo. It would probably be slower than the CPU.

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Re: Indigo's GPU rendering not working on Macbook Air mid 2015

Post by schwungsau » Sat Aug 10, 2019 11:26 am

even macbookpro GPU are slower then the CPU. you wanna have GPU speedup you need get a soild graphicscar
as eGPUd.macbook GPU+CPU does gain much more speed either.

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Re: Indigo's GPU rendering not working on Macbook Air mid 2015

Post by ErichBoehm » Thu Aug 22, 2019 2:15 pm

Does Indigo support eGPUs? Here is the product I am considering purchasing
https://www.powercolor.com/product?id=1545120465

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Re: Indigo's GPU rendering not working on Macbook Air mid 2015

Post by contegufo » Thu Aug 22, 2019 4:58 pm

Hi

Gigabyte Gaming box RX 580 8 g scheda grafica Egpu (gv-rx580ixeb-8gd)
474,11 € https://www.amazon.it/Gigabyte-Gaming-s ... B07CCK527Y

PowerColor Mini Pro RX570 8GB eGPU Thunderbolt3
$479.99 > €432,577 https://www.amazon.com/PowerColor-Mini- ... B07Q4R7GZR

I think the first solution is more convenient because in addition to greater computing power, the power supply is internal.

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Re: Indigo's GPU rendering not working on Macbook Air mid 2015

Post by ErichBoehm » Wed Sep 04, 2019 5:42 am

My Macbook has Thunderbolt 2. Would this work if the solution is Thunderbolt 3? Would the two be backwards compatible?

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Re: Indigo's GPU rendering not working on Macbook Air mid 2015

Post by Originalplan® » Wed Sep 04, 2019 12:44 pm

ErichBoehm wrote:
Wed Sep 04, 2019 5:42 am
My Macbook has Thunderbolt 2. Would this work if the solution is Thunderbolt 3? Would the two be backwards compatible?
Hey Erich, short awnser ≠ YES!
( if you plan only on rendering it will work fine, for gaming it wont bcs of lag, you need TB3 for that )
All you need to do is get an Apple adapter TB2 to TB3 and off you go.

https://www.apple.com/mx/shop/product/M ... nderbolt-2

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