Not an exactly cheap solution for a i9 MBP but, eh, you do what you have to do.ĮGPU brings its own share of problems to MacOS (like ejecting it is not a simple thing - I always have to resort to doing this manually from console) and pulling the cable will kernel panic, but the upside is that I get quite nice connector hub and photo editing software works much nicer.
MacOS feel snappier, I don’t remember last time when fans started and it’s cool to touch. I decided to opt for eGPU which solved issue immediately. This increases temperature which in turn creates environment where throttling on CPU happens so not only Macbook gets hot but also it’s much slower.Īfter research I found out that I can either work in clamshell mode (and I’d rather grew fond of having MBP + external monitor) or find a way to mitigate it. It seems that Radeon is taking a lot of power even on idle screen and with low load. Ultimately y I decided to buy eGPU which solved my problem.
I was having exact same problem and done a ton of research on the issue.
