If was making that purchase today I might go for a 2017 iMac instead. At the time I was unimpressed that the 2015 21.5"/4K machines only had iGPUs. At worse your GPU choice might not work at all leaving wasted time and effort.įor what its worth when I've been using an eGPU with a 21.5" 2011 iMac (6770M) since late 2016. OWC SKU: APLMC743ZMAU 499.99 Only 148.75 Add to Cart PCI Express Dual 6-Pin to 8-Pin Power Adapter Cable Power a newer 8-pin PCIe graphics card via two available 6-pin PCIe power ports on the power supply in your older Mac or PC. Option C: Follow the example of the 27" 2011 owners with bad 6790Ms and physically disassemble the iMac to replace the old gpu with a metal capable MXM GPU. Since 2011 iMacs lack Apple's official eGPU blessing you will need to disable System Integrity Protection and make kext edits. The simplest, most future proof, and only option with official Apple support. Recommended graphics cards include the AMD Radeon RX 5700, AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT and AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary. So, ranked from lowest to highest risk (and highest to lowest expense) If you've installed macOS Catalina 10.15.1 or later, you can use these graphics cards, which are based on the AMD Navi RDNA architecture. That isn't to say you can't but rather a warning that you would be dabbling in hackintosh territory where every MacOS upgrade risks needing system reconfiguration or a broken setup. Apple does not support GPU upgrades on 2011 iMacs.
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