After logging out, external graphics support should kick in. Once you connect a Thunderbolt 3 cable from the Mantiz Venus to the MacBook Pro, macOS High Sierra will ask you to log out to enable the external GPU. There are no hacks or workarounds that you’ll need to employ, as it’s just plug and play. Getting an eGPU setup to work with the latest macOS High Sierra 10.3.2 beta version is super simple. I’ve found that the Venus isn’t long enough for some of the larger cards, like the ASUS ROG Strix RX 580, but it accommodates the Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 64 with room to spare. The RX Vega 64 is a blower-style card that fits nicely inside of the Mantiz Venus. Subscribe to 9to5Mac on YouTube for more videos This is especially useful for my 13-inch entry-level MacBook Pro, since it only comes with a paltry 128GB of storage space. On the inside of the box, you’ll find a SATA 3 connector and 2.5-inch drive mount, which can be used to save large files, such as game installs on an external SSD. It features several USB 3.0 ports, including a couple on front, and even a Gigabit Ethernet port for network connectivity. One of the great things about the Mantiz Venus is that it also works as a dock.
We first covered the silver version of the Mantiz Venus back in the summer, but the Space Gray version looks particularly good next to my Space Gray 13-inch MacBook Pro. Here’s a hands-on video look at what I found.įirst of all, let me introduce you to the Space Gray version of the Mantiz Venus eGPU. Although official driver support isn’t yet there, I can report that when running the latest macOS High Sierra 10.13.2, the RX Vega 64 does work to some degree.
Just for the fun of it I decided to test the Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 64 inside of a Mantiz Venus external graphics box connected to a 2017 13-inch MacBook Pro. In the meantime, progress has been made on the eGPU front, albeit slowly. That said, eGPU support is still being fleshed out in macOS High Sierra, and Apple has stated that the situation will be further addressed in the spring of 2018. It means adding more graphical power on demand to Thunderbolt 3-enabled Macs like the MacBook Pro. When Apple announced that it would lend official support to eGPU setups via Thunderbolt 3, I was extremely happy with the news.
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