Thanks so much for providing the Mac community with octane x.
I’m really excited to start using it. One thing I’m not so sure about. Can I run Octane X on a Radeon VII through an eGPU connected to a MacBook Pro?

It’s Christmas!!!
Right I’m going to buy a Razer Core X.
What GPU / GPUs should I pack in there for working with Octane / C4D / Houdini / Da Vinci Resolve, Fusion / After Effects?

Hobirchina, sounds like you need someone to say “it’s going to be ok”.
It really is. Don’t throw your toys out of the pram, octane x will be with us shortly.
You’ll then need to find something else to get anxious about.

That’s beautiful mate.

“ Apple to Reportedly Remove AMD GPU Support From macOS ARM64, Paving the Way for Custom GPUs”

https://wccftech.com/apple-to-reportedl ... stom-gpus/

This is all rather exciting!
Talking hardware. What would people recommend for a portable MacBook Pro 2017 set up for freelance use?
Obviously the dream is the Mac Pro stuffed full with graphics cards but for those who need to be portable? Which eGPU with which graphics cards?

Am I correct in thinking the Metal version has been re-written from the ground up? I would hope that this version is a lot more stable than the previous Mac releases, I eventually gave up and let my subscription expire because of the horrific instability and amount of time I spent troubleshooting ...

Maybe it’s just me thinking this but shouldn’t we be super grateful and patient with the guys at otoy?
They’re creating some brilliant software specifically written for Mac users, without them doing so Mac users would be forced to switch from Mac to PC / work with a Frankenstein setup.
Let’s just ...

Unfortunately I think it’s too late for the majority of professionals who have already set sail on the PC - Nvidia ship.
Only a handful of those guys would consider coming back to Mac after heavily investing in PC and Nvidia, I’ve talked with quite a few who are now Mac-haters as they feel the need ...

Here’s a schedule of the supporting videos Apple will release for WWDC 2020.
Scroll down to Friday “Discover ray tracing with Metal”:
https://developer.apple.com/videos/wwdc2020

I’m SUPER excited!!