This article applies only to video cards that originally shipped with a specified Mac Pro or were offered as an upgrade kit by Apple. Similar cards that were not provided by Apple may have compatibility issues and you should work with the vendor of that card to confirm compatibility.
Mac Pro (2019)
Learn more about cards you can install in Mac Pro (2019) and how to install PCIe cards in your Mac Pro (2019).
Best Capture Cards for Mac. Elgato Video Capture to Capture Analog Video. This pocket-sized card is a great way to get those streaming sessions up and running. The only thing you need to do now is read a few of my thoughts and see if it’s the right one for you! H.264 is the universal digital format that all video should be captured in.
Mac Pro (Late 2013)
- Dual AMD FirePro D300
- Dual AMD FirePro D500
- Dual AMD FirePro D700
- 240p to 1080p HD H2.64 Capture USB-C Mac Video Capture Cards For owners of more modern Macs with Thunderbotl 3 (USB-C) ports, you mught look into driver-free USB Video Class UVC compatible USB-C HDMI video capture boxes that are just plug and play and can be directly connected to a Type-C port.
- Elgato Game Capture Card HD60 S – Best Capture Card Overall. Elgato Game Capture is the best.
Mac Pro (Mid 2010) and Mac Pro (Mid 2012)
- ATI Radeon HD 5770
- ATI Radeon HD 5870
Learn about graphics cards supported in macOS 10.14 Mojave on Mac Pro (2010) and Mac Pro (Mid 2012).
Mac Pro (Early 2009)
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 120
- ATI Radeon HD 4870
- ATI Radeon HD 5870, offered as an upgrade kit
The Radeon HD 5870 card requires Mac OS X 10.6.4 or later and the use of both auxiliary power connections.
Mac Pro (Early 2008)
Video Capture Card For Macbook Pro
- ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
- NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT (part number 630-9191 or 630-9897)*
- NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600
- ATI Radeon HD 4870, offered as an upgrade kit
The Radeon HD 4870 card requires Mac OS X 10.5.7 or later.
Mac Pro (Original)
- NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
- ATI Radeon X1900 XT
- NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 (part number 630-7532 or 630-7895)*
- NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT (part number 630-9492), offered as an upgrade kit.*
The NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT card requires Mac OS X 10.5.2 or later with the Leopard Graphics Update 1.0 or the computer may not start up properly.
* To identify a graphics card part number, check the label on the back of the card.
Video Capture Cards For Macbook Air
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Watch free over-the-air digital TV on your Xbox One
For Xbox One owners in the US and Canada, you can now watch free live HD TV on your Xbox One with the Hauppauge Digital TV Tuner for Xbox One.
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Hauppauge provides an easy to use PPA for Ubuntu, which supports most of our current TV tuners. Plus HD PVR 2, Colossus 2 and Raspberry Pi install instructions are available on our Linux support page.
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TV tuner install on Ubuntu with PPA
Plex and Hauppauge TV tuners
Ubuntu support for Hauppauge TV tuners
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WinTV-quadHD USB has four tuners for USB 3.0 and uses the new high performance USB Type C connector. Watch, pause or record up to four ATSC HD TV programs at the same time! Includes the new WinTV v10 application with built-in EPG.
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Watch and record analog and digital TV on your PC or laptop.
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Watch and record basic and premium cable TV programs on your Windows Media Center PC. WinTV-DCR-2650 is a CableCARD receiver which has two tuners, so you can watch one program while recording another or record two programs at once!
*Windows 10 support is with the WinTV v10 application. WinTV v10 does not support premium cable TV channels.
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