Note: Quadro FX for Mac or GeForce for Mac must be installed prior to CUDA Driver 410.130 installation. Double-click on cudadriver410.130macos.dmg; Click Continue on the Installer Welcome screen; Click Continue after you read the License Agreement and then click Agree; Click Install on. The NVIDIA GTX 580 and GTX 590 are now fully supported, including setups with two graphics cards (of course, SLI still doesn't work, so double-card setups are still impractical for Mac OS X). There has yet to be confirmation for any other GTX 500 cards. Check the manufacturer specification of the card to see the TDP. We recommend no more than a 250W TDP for Nvidia Graphics cards. Can I install a Nvidia graphics card in my Mac Pro 1,1 / 2,1? Any of the newer cards will not work as they require 10.9.2 or newer. The older systems are also 32bit not 64bit so require a GPU with a 32bit BIOS.

Graphics card requirements

Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, and Compressor 4 require a graphics card that supports Metal, an Apple technology that lets the system and apps efficiently tap into the capabilities of today’s graphics processors (GPUs). If you're editing 4K video, using 3D titles, or editing 360º video, 1GB of VRAM is recommended.

Supported aftermarket graphics cards

The following aftermarket graphics cards support Metal in macOS Mojave and later:

AMD Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition
NVIDIA Quadro K5000 for Mac
AMD Radeon VII
MSI Gaming Radeon RX 560 128-bit 4GB GDRR5
SAPPHIRE Radeon PULSE RX 580 8GB GDDR5
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition
NVIDIA Quadro K5000 for Mac
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition
AMD Radeon RX 560
AMD Radeon RX 570
AMD Radeon RX 580
AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
AMD Radeon Pro WX 9100
AMD Radeon Frontier Edition

Learn more

Learn about Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, and Compressor 4

This article applies only to video cards that originally shipped with a specified Mac Pro or were offered as an upgrade kit by Apple. Similar cards that were not provided by Apple may have compatibility issues and you should work with the vendor of that card to confirm compatibility.

Mac Pro (2019)

Learn more about cards you can install in Mac Pro (2019) and how to install PCIe cards in your Mac Pro (2019).

Nvidia Drivers For Mac Os

Mac Pro (Late 2013)

Dual AMD FirePro D300
Dual AMD FirePro D500
Dual AMD FirePro D700

Mac Pro (Mid 2010) and Mac Pro (Mid 2012)

ATI Radeon HD 5770
ATI Radeon HD 5870
Learn about graphics cards supported in macOS 10.14 Mojave on Mac Pro (2010) and Mac Pro (Mid 2012).

Mac Pro (Early 2009)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 120
ATI Radeon HD 4870
ATI Radeon HD 5870, offered as an upgrade kit
The Radeon HD 5870 card requires Mac OS X 10.6.4 or later and the use of both auxiliary power connections.

Mac Pro (Early 2008)

ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT (part number 630-9191 or 630-9897)*
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
ATI Radeon HD 4870, offered as an upgrade kit
The Radeon HD 4870 card requires Mac OS X 10.5.7 or later.

Mac Pro (Original)

Nvidia Mac Os

NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
ATI Radeon X1900 XT
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 (part number 630-7532 or 630-7895)*
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT (part number 630-9492), offered as an upgrade kit.*
The NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT card requires Mac OS X 10.5.2 or later with the Leopard Graphics Update 1.0 or the computer may not start up properly.

* To identify a graphics card part number, check the label on the back of the card.

Nvidia Graphics Card For Mac Os X