topic Re: Arnold using a eGPU in Mac in Maya Forum

Arnold using a eGPU in Mac

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 10:11:52 GMT

Hello, I am planning to use Arnold using an eGPU like for example Blackmagic to extend my iMac Pro capabilities. I wonder if Arnold works with eGPUs in Mac? will this make any difference? I am using Cinema 4D.

Re: Arnold using a eGPU in Mac

Stephen.Blair — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 10:27:38 GMT

The macOS version of Arnold doesn't include GPU rendering, so it doesn't matter if you have an eGPU

Arnold GPU will be on macOS when both NVidia drivers and Optix are shipped for macOS (so whenever NVidia and Apple sort it out between themselves)

Re: Arnold using a eGPU in Mac

bobtilton — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 22:01:26 GMT

what about with windows running on bootcamp? Any hitches with running an eGPU (sonnet?) with an Nvidia card on a MacBook pro?

Re: Arnold using a eGPU in Mac

rfstudios — Sat, 26 Jun 2021 08:56:39 GMT

Is there any other good renderer that works in Maya on MacOS with eGPU and realtime rendering you could suggest? Both my internal and external GPU are AMD on the Mac.

Re: Arnold using a eGPU in Mac

j.lepetit — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 16:14:44 GMT

Redshift renderer works very well and is very fast on Mac with egpu and AMD graphic cards