In addition to products like the new iPad Pro and MacBook Air, Apple today began selling the Mac Pro Afterburner Card as a separate device. Previously, it was only available as an option when ordering the Pro workstation Mac Pro, which could be added for $2000.
Now the device can be purchased separately for the same price, allowing any Mac Pro owner who bought their computer without the accelerator to extend the functionality of their workstation at any time. The Afterburner Card significantly boosts the performance of the Mac Pro in scenarios such as working with high-resolution video files, as confirmed by professionals in the field. It allows playback of up to 6 streams of 8K ProRes RAW or up to 23 streams of 4K ProRes RAW. Its functionality lies in accelerating ProRes and ProRes RAW codecs in Final Cut Pro X, QuickTime Player X, and supported third-party applications.
The Afterburner Card can be installed in any of the full-sized PCIe slots of the Mac Pro. The Hackintosh community has also shown considerable interest in the release of the Mac Pro Afterburner Card for public sale.
Source: 3dnews.ru
