Sun Feb 16, 2020 4:37 pm
My company just purchased the eGPU Pro to give my MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2018 2.9GHz i9, 32GB RAM with built in Radeon Pro Vega 16 4GB) some extra power when on the road. It connects correctly, is identified by the system, and I can tell MacOS that I want After Effects, Encoder, and Premiere to prefer the external GPU. But in the activity monitor is sits idle while the internal Radeon does all the work - along with the cooling fans. I do have all applicable applications set to Mercury Playback Engine GPU Acceleration (Metal) - Recommended set.
Clearly I am missing something, If anyone has any thoughts, I would appreciate the assistance. I have read that reinstalling the Adobe apps may be an option...haven't had a chance to try that yet.
Roy Janke
Supervising Video Editor (2)
Bell Media Studios North
Toronto, Ontario, Canada