Have any questions about the new Blackmagic eGPU? Comment below! 2018 13" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar: bhpho.to/2JjOKJC 2018 15" MacBook Pro: bhpho.to/2NPHDvU Blackmagic eGPU: apple.co/2LcU6ez

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2016) delivers full Thunderbolt 3 performance on all four ports. MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports) supports Thunderbolt 3 at full performance using the two left-hand ports. The two right-hand ports deliver Thunderbolt 3 functionality, but have reduced PCI Express bandwidth.

I really like it when you are talking freely rather than sticking to a script:)

Awesome video! You’re killing it lately. Definitely want to see more videos with this set up. Please test some games! Would like to see World of Warcraft among others. Would be cool to see VR as well!

Max! I love your tempo on your videos compared to a couple years ago. It's faster and with a bit of an edge. Awesome video, as always.

So in a year or two I'm gunno need a external GPU for my external GPU. 😂

You’re killing it Max! Had no idea this channel existed until today and I’ve been looking for further reviews on this eGPU. Thanks man!

That's a compelling configuration. You got me interested.

for that price I expect GTX 1070 or Vega performance at the very least

Thunderbolt cables, lengths and types matter. A lot. Passive 0.5m (ie. the one in the box) = 40GB/s Passive 1M - 2M (ie. cheap ones) = 20GB/s Active 2M (ie. expensive ones) = 40GB/s Active Optical 60M (ie. $$$$$$$) = 40GB/s Pick the wrong cable and length, and you won't be able to use everything at once without facing *big* issues; especially with that Thunderbolt display...

Very important to note that it's not an RX580, it's a Radeon Pro 580: the same GPU found in the higher end iMacs which is actually slower than an RX580.

Just the video i was waiting for. Thank you

Hi Max! Would this be a big upgrade in performance from the top tier 15" 2018 MacBook Pro?

Imagine buying a MacBook Pro for 2000$ + 600$ for the eGPU... Id rather buy a refuirbished MacBook Pro 2015 (with Ports and a nice keyboard) for 900$, a nice desktop PC for 500$ and travel to Spain with the remaining cash :) I still liked your video btw.

Was waiting for this vid since yesterday’s vid 😍

What a great channel! Very informative and to the point. Keep up the great work!

Very cool. Would be great to see some comparisons on how this constellation works in Final Cut Pro with some heavy 4K stuff. How about the old dinosaur After Effects? Will it take advantage of the egpu as well? How about some professional 3D and perhaps even VR?

Mmm just got one, it's definitely working but the system reports it's presence weirdly. For example, when plugged into a macbook 15" with a 455, the macbook display says it's using the 455 and the lg 5k display says it's using the 580. When using cinebench 4 to test it I can't get cinebench to recognise it, it's constantly defaulting to the 455 no matter what configuration I put it in. Also on the box, it clearly says that it's a 580RX but when you plug it in the system detects it as a 580 Pro. I wonder which one it actually is, because there's a slight performance variance between the 2. The pro is better for compute, the rx is better for gaming. Also when connected directly to laptop without the 5K display, the system still says that it's using the 455.

The most direct and useful video about new MacBook, thanks 👍🏻

would love to see this set up compares to the 15" performance

Nice overview of the features of the Blackmagic eGPU. I Hope that you will make a video about the gaming/VR performance.

Under heavy load...don't you think the laptop would still get really hot How would that work for long term usage ????

I’m trying to decide between the 13” w/ touchbar with upgraded RAM and CPU and the base 15” model. The 15” is $140 more expensive. Which should I get?

Try one with the macbook air 2018. Im really considering that setup.

What about those of us who have dual 4K display port monitors? I ended up skipping the eGPU for a standard dock. The lack of either a 3rd tb3 port or displayport on this stopped me from jumping in and buying one.... ended up going with a tb3 dock instead and accepting the graphics which were already much better than my previous MacBook Pro

I don’t understand what this thing is and what it does ??

I'm looking for a solution where I can have 3-4 LF ultrafine 5k displays running on my Macbook pro. I have three questions: 1. Can i connect two LG ultrafine 5k screens to Blackmagic and have them run at 60hz and no downsides? 2. Can i also have 2 LG ultrafine 5k screens while having Blackmagic 1-2 more LG ultrafine 5k displays? 3. Can i use 2 Blackmagic and have even more LG 5k screens connected?

Does the eGPU work in Bootcamp? Was thinking of buying a 15inch + a Blackmagic and this would save me buying a gaming PC. Nice video.

Lookin for new laptop is the new macbook pro worth buying for coding

Please can you do a comparison between blackmagic and other external GPU solutions in terms of performance?

Great video Max. Love your channel. With a late 2016 Macbook Pro and LG Ultrafine 5K display, I'm wondering if this BM eGPU would be a good buy. Does it take a load of the gfxcard in FinalCut? Also, does the Macbook heats up less? Mine is getting too hot when editing. Thx

Can you please try connecting two Blackmagic eGPUs with an UltraFine 5K display attached to each eGPU? And if that works, repeat with four eGPUs and four UltraFine 5K displays, please.

Doesn't look like the loss in performance is all that much, considering there can be up a 40% loss in performance if the same card is used with an external GPU enclosure. If you can do it, I'd like you to benchmark some games as well. All you'd need is a few steam games (or from any other source) that support macOS (some of them even have an inbuilt benchmark, otherwise you can just play them and check framerates) and then you can compare it to some other machine (either a windows machine or any other mac) that has the same GPU without the requirement of external enclosure. PS: I can already see three games, that are very good for benchmarking (come with an internal benchmark) and work on macOS, namely, Metro: Last Light, Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. They are pretty cheap and easy to get.

You read my mind. I think I’m going to buy the 13” and f I need it the eGPU at a later date

I don’t really like the idea that I can’t upgrade the graphics card in near future, which razer core offers more flexibility

When are you guys going to test if the new MacBook Pros thermal throttle or not? That will determine my decision whether or not to purchase one.

TB3 left vs right port on 13” 2018 MBP is have different speed as same lik 2016 13” ?

Can u plug in a usb c monitor? I know it support thunderbolt monitors but i would love to see if it supports usb c monitors as well

Test Fortnite. It’s graphically intensive, for the Mac. Edit ( 3 hours later ) Wow, that’s a lot of likes and a heart!

Did you already tested it with adobe software, does it work with premiere pro for video editing?

Please can you do a comparison on Blender Eevee realtime rendering engine and Cycles rendering (with and without eGPU)? I'm sure that every mac/blender user is super interested on that!

This is exactly what I'm planning to do, get the base 13" w. touchbar, to replace my aging 13" 2011 model and then spice it up with a egpu, however I would go for the gigabyte gaming box solution - I suspect its a bit cheaper :)

The MacBook Pros that I have had have not been quiet. I doubt people will buy the 15" MBP now that eGPUs are available.

I would be interesting to see how this setup handles the Canon C200 raw in fcpx and resolve

I want a tear down of this thing. Looks like a SGI workstation design. I wonder if it will work with the thunderbolt 2 adapter hooked up to the 2013 Mac Pro.

Will the MacBook Pro default all graphical processing via the eGPU even for thunderbolt ports on the mac?

Hey Max! Great Review. I’m using the Ultrafine 5K display with a 2016 15” and I’m not happy with the performance when running Lightroom. The fans will start spinning like crazy and performance is reduced a lot when pushing the resolution of the screen. Will using the Blackmagic solve the issue? Thank you

Great job Max! Looks really promising. What happens if you connect a second LG 5K to the Mac itself? Can you still benefit from the fast performance in for example Final Cut?

Can you test this is boot camp? There seems to be iffy compatibility. I would love to buy this for gaming both in macOS and Windows 10

In addition i have a quick question. How important is the size of the egpu RAM. Would a 8gb egpu perform better than a 4gb one. Does the egpu RAM complement the actual MacBook pro RAM. I am am split between an 13 inch with 16gb and a 15 inch with 32gb. I am normally using simultaneously Evernote, mail, Preview, MS Office mainly excel and Parallels for two apps i can not get on MacOS one of which is Excel and and a lot of safari tabs. I thought for my next upgrade to go to 32gb however, as i travel a lot i would prefer the form factor of a 13 inch MacBook Pro. Would the use of an egpu help at all and if yes one with 8gb RAM will compensate for the 16gb MacBook ?

Tb3 to mini display port didn't work for me on an iMac Pro. This was 10.13.5 about 2 weeks ago. You'll, probably, need direct tb3 to display port cable?

does the integrated camera in that monitor successfully pass through?

Does the reduced bandwidth on the 13inch Macbook pro 2018 is still the same since you have plug this laptop on the right side.

Did the Thunderbolt to Display Port cable work?

Nice test!! Macbook 2018 13inch, i5 no touch bar, 8Gb Ram and 256Gb SSD. GPU Blackmagic is a good choice to editing on Premiere cc??! Thanks!!

Is the Blackmagic eGPU only compatible with the new MacBooks and can I game on it?

Cool product but I really wish the gpu was upgradable. It’s basically the cost of a 580 and a Sonnet box. Edit: I forgot to mention that the Sonnet won’t support the 5K thunderbolt, so that’s a plus.

One misconception about the new intel 8th generation quad core cpus is that it’s the same as traditional quad core cpus like found in the older MacBook Pros 15. The old ones ran at 45 watts tdp while the new ones run on lower tdp. Which means the new quad core cpus won’t sustain higher clock speeds as long as the 45 watts tdp could.

Is this only accelerating the display connected after the Blackmagic or can it also accelerate the internal screen on the Macbook?

May be a dumb question but... would this work on a 5k iMac with a thunderbolt 3 adapter? I guess if it is possible you will lose some functionality at least?

Please disassemble it, i want see what's inside this beautiful eGPU!!

Will this work with older mac with only thunderbolt 2?

Curious, is the LG 5k actually being driven at 5k? The iMac Pro only drives it at 2560x1440.

Is macbookpro itself getting louder when testing?

Please try fcpx and davinci resolve...

Will it be useful to buy this egpu for a old MacBook Air ? For video editing purposes.

Really needed an fast sd card slot. And digital audio out. But still looks good

Awesome review...thanks Max!

Great video - I’m tempted by the new 13-inch MBP, I just wish the base model came with 16GB RAM. Also, I have a 2014 and I don’t think I could get used to the touchbar since I use the function keys constantly and am so used to not having to look down.

how does this compare to imac pro for video editing (for KZfaq publishing, not hollywood)?

Doesn't the CPU thermal throttle? Also, no CUDA is a deal breaker for scientific simulation work.

mine gets delivered tomorrow!!

the new 13 inch + eGPU will it be perfect for editing videos? please help

Hi all! I haven’t understood how you plug the 5K display? Inside the mcb or the black magic?

Gaming results please with the 5K display

13" + eGPU = SweetSpot ! You nailed it

Great videos! Would be interested in extended thermal testing

Can the macbook pro 13" with touchbar power a lg 4k display without the eGPU?

Geekbench tests aren’t really optimal because they do not run over an extended period of time, thus not giving a clear picture of how the CPU will act when it’s been running at full load for a while.

Tear it down and see if you can swap the GPU

Once again great video mate. I have a question regarding eGPU as my set is late 2013 15” MacBook Pro retina in top spec with LG 34UC97. In your opinion will I benefit while making videos in FCP X after buying this eGPU. Obviously I will have to use a connector TB2>TB3. What is your opinion on that please? Thanks mate

please check it with MacBook pro 2015 with script, PurgeWrangler to unblock TB1/2 Macs from using external GPU in 10.13.4.

Are there any Graphic Cards that have thunderbolt that are supported out there? If not, are any in the pipe line? I don't need an eGPU yet but in the next year I will.

Isn’t the Blackmagic egpu with Radeon Pro 580 (same as maxed out iMac 27” 2017). Is there a diff between RX580 (as mentioned in the video) and Pro 580(as on Apple website)?

Max...can you put up a link for the wallpaper? Great video.

I own a i5 2.0Ghz 16MB ram 2020 MacBook Pro with Lightroom and photoshop. Will this boost my performance on my ext display 5K LG ????

You can't use the eGPU with FCPX 10.4 so you'll need to use DaVinci resolve or other video editing software (or a 15" if you want to use FCPX). Apple disabled eGPU rendering support in FXPX 10.4

Can we use the eGPU with the macbook 12'' ??

How about a thunderbolt 3 to a thunderbolt 2 monitor?

Hi,Does it work with thunderbolt 2?

Can you test the gaming performance? Also I’m wondering how’s the temperature on the mbp when you run a large game with the egpu for a while? And does it support bootcamp?

Dose the 15" have a smaller top bezel than the 13??

I can almost feel the draft from my screen from all the frantic hand waving.

Good product, sad that cant change the GPU so Razer Core is still enticing.

When he lift his macbook up by the display it just gave me a heart attack lol

So its built in and can not be switched?

I would like this design for a headless mac. Apple should outsource there mac designs to Blackmagic.

I wonder if Davinci Resolve, Premiere, or FCPX can take advantage of the gual gpu's. So if you get a maxed out 15inch and this egpu will we see these programs take advantage of both gpu's.

Woah didnt even know the new ones were out

Wow that eGPU is the largest dongle I’ve ever seen