You can now add the Radeon Pro W5500X GPU to your Mac Pro
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What you need to know Apple is now offering the Radeon Pro W5500X GPU as an upgrade for Mac Pro owners. It`s available as an aftermarket MPX module as well as a build-to-order option. It`ll cost $600, or $200 as an upgrade when ordering a Mac Pro. At $600 it`s still cheaper than the most costly option. Apple has started offering another option to Mac Pro owners who want to customize the GPU that lives inside their Mac Pro. The Radeon Pro W5500X MPX Module is now available for order direct from Apple for $600. It can also be added to a new Mac Pro order for a $200 premium, too. Apple`s description of the new GPU suggests it is around half the performance of the $1000 Radeon Pro W5700MPX Modile at around half the price. The AMD Radeon Pro W5500X with 8GB of GDDR6 memory is based on AMD`s RDNA architecture, featuring up to 5.6 teraflops of single-precision performance or 11.2 teraflops of half-precision computing. It supports up to four 4K displays, one 5K display, or one Pro ...