On the other hand, this approach requires awkward converter boxes, and additional expense, to attach existing PCIe-slotted devices. On the one hand, this is a highly flexible approach that makes changing system configurations fast and simple. Here, Apple was thinking outside the box, by providing six Thunderbolt 2 ports with up to six peripherals attached to each port. There’s been a lot of talk about expansion. This is enough bandwidth to handle the fastest flash… and then some. Also, the PCIe bus uses Generation 3 PCIe, which provides twice the bandwidth of earlier versions. While it only uses 4 PCIe lanes, it is the fastest flash available today: 1.2 GB/second. The Mac Pro uses PCIe-based flash storage which is often called an SSD drive. For example, these GPUs are better at the floating point operations used in video editing. These are workstation-class GPUs with drivers are appropriate to professional software, as opposed to games. One GPU dedicated to displays, the other GPU dedicated to supporting the CPU. This allows developers to count on both GPUs being there. What is unique is that the MacPro now guarantees dual GPUs in every Mac Pro system. There’s nothing unique about dual GPUs, existing MacPros could install multiple GPUs inside the chassis. The trick is to figure out a way to get this rendering done without slowing you down either during editing or exporting. All those great effects and color grades you are creating in the timeline need, at some point, to be rendered (meaning “converted”) into video. NOTE: Rendering is still necessary at some point before output. They looked at the entire system: CPU, GPU, bandwidth, their goal was speed – real-time playback, without the need to render. To the entire hardware team at Apple that crafted this system, let me tell you that I am blown away by the sheer beauty of what you’ve created.Īpple’s vision of the pro desktop is centered on performance. All the other computer gear that surrounds it, pales by comparison. Just sitting there, unplugged, the Mac Pro is a work of art. Even the color of the circuit boards – black – reinforces the theme that every detail has been thought through. In every case, I unplug all the cables, remove the cover, and we marvel over the sheer artistry at how the circuit boards are designed. Every time someone new comes into the office, I invite them to see it. The cylinder, standing on the desk, has a luminosity, depth and color that feels like looking into limitless depths.
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