Apple gave the option of swapping it for the Pro Vega II, which delivers respectable performance but adds thousands of dollars to the price.
Even though it was included in a basic Mac Pro setup at no additional charge, the Radeon Pro 580X was widely criticized for being underpowered given the price and intended purpose of the overall kit. This option creates a solution with greater performance than the Radeon Pro 580X (the lowest-end card available) and a much less expensive alternative to the Radeon Pro Vega II.īefore this change, anyone doing a custom configuration for the new Mac had a choice between the 580X and the Pro Vega II, which were wildly different ends of the spectrum. For those configuring a new 2020 Apple Mac Pro, there's a new graphics card option in the form of the Radeon Pro W5700X.
