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> Can't you just plug a latest nVidia card to you MacBook with Thunderbolt when you need it? No, even when they shipped that support initially it barely worked
by whywhywhywhy 3y ago
> Can't you just plug a latest nVidia card to you MacBook with Thunderbolt when you need it?
No, even when they shipped that support initially it barely worked and then support ended one OS release. Nvidia stopped shipping drivers so it hasn't been possible for around 6+ years now?
Looked into it extensively at the time and price and support wise I ended up having to build a PC to use Nvidia for 3D work (Octane Render).
> Also doesn't M2 have some sort of an accelerator built-in specifically for ML?
Yes, and it's good for a laptop but to put it in perspective M1 Max takes around 45-50 seconds to generate a Stable Diffusion image, 3090 takes around 5 seconds.
- qwerty456127 3y agoVery very sad news. I hoped to switch from a PC laptop to MacBookAir someday and use a GPU and other PCIe things over Thunderbolt whenever I would need them.