It was only a few days ago that we broke the news about Valve making available a new Steam Client Beta with native Apple Silicon support for testing, a move that breaks the multi-year streak of using a clunky web UI for its macOS app, and today, we’re excited to share that a very popular benchmark tool available from Steam is now compatible with macOS.
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macOS Big Sur 11.4 adds support for AMD Navi 6800, 6800XT and 6900XT to Intel-based Macs
The first developer beta of macOS Big Sur 11.4 includes new graphics drivers that permit Intel-based Macs to connect to some GPUs from AMD based on the Navi RDNA2 architecture.
The best free logo makers for Mac
Whether you own a blog, are introducing a service, or building a product, you’ll need a logo. This visual representation of your brand is key to recognition. And if you’re just starting out, you may not have the budget for a professional designer.
You can use simple and free apps on your computer for creating logos. This gives you a great start to a visual you can build on and evolve over time. Check out this list of free logo makers for Mac and see which one has the features you want to create an outstanding logo.
How to insert, format, and edit charts & graphs in the Numbers app on Mac, iPad, and iPhone
Learn how to use graphs and charts in the Apple Numbers app on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac to present your information clearly and make your spreadsheets stand out.
Lack of eGPU support in M1 Macs may only be temporary
As iDownloadBlog reported a few days ago, the new Apple Silicon-powered M1 Macs do not support external GPUs (eGPU), but that could be a temporary hiccup. That's because macOS Big Sur has bee discovered to detect a connected eGPU over Thunderbolt 3, although it's not exposed to the user or actually accessible for compute and graphics tasks.
How to create and use Interactive Charts in the Numbers app
Learn how to create and work with Interactive Charts in the Numbers app on Mac, iPad, and iPhone to display your data in a chart that you can control.
How to add graphs and charts in your Keynote slides on Mac, iPad, and iPhone
If you’re new to Keynote or simply the chart options, here’s how to create a basic chart or graph in the Keynote app on your Mac, iPad, and iPhone.
How to use an external graphics processor (eGPU) on your Mac
Macs equipped with Thunderbolt 3 can boost graphics performance using an external graphics processor (eGPU). Here's a rundown of how this technology works, what it's good for, and how to get a Mac eGPU.
Ahead of a modular Mac Pro, Apple said to ready a dedicated API for writing device drivers
Apple is readying a new developer API for writing macOS device drivers, but what does it have to do with a rumored modular Mac Pro that could be previewed at WWDC 2019 on June 3?
Speed up games on lower-end Macs with a new affordable eGPU option from Sonnet
External GPU (eGPU) support for your Mac became a reality thanks to macOS Mojave. In fact, Apple Stores have been offering BlackMagic's $699 Radeon Pro 580 and $1,199 Vega 56 eGPUs for months now. But if you're looking for a cheaper eGPU option, the iPhone maker is now selling Sonnet's affordable $400 Breakaway Puck featuring Radeon RX 560 graphics.
Apple adds 256GB RAM and Radeon Pro Vega 64X graphics options to iMac Pro
In addition to refreshing the consumer iMac line this morning with a 2x faster performance via up to six-core Intel Core i9 CPU options and new GPU upgrades (Vega 20 for 21.5-inch models and Vega 48 for 27-inch models), Apple just added some fresh new RAM and GPU options to its iMac Pro all-in-one, which launched in December 2017.
Apple updates iMac with 2x faster CPUs and new Radeon Pro Vega graphics options
Apple this morning announced an iMac refresh with a 2x performance boost in the CPU department for a wide range of computing tasks, as well as new AMD Vega graphics options.