MacMini (2018) with internal Intel UHD 630 graphics, 6 i7 cores, 32 GB of RAM - about 1 min 40 sec to completion. MacPro (late 2013) with AMD Firepro D500 graphics, 6 Xeon cores, 32 GB of RAM - about 1 min 53 sec to completion. And indeed after two re-boots everything is now working and 'About this Mac' correctly shows the AMD card. MacMini (2018) with Sonnet eGPU & AMD WX 8200, 6 i7 cores, 32 GB of RAM - I will report back after the unit arrives.Īfter sitting and staring at the electrical connectors for a while, I figured out what the configuration must be.

MacMini (2018) with internal Intel UHD 630 graphics, 6 i7 cores, 32 GB of RAM - about 1 min 40 sec to completion THE WINNER! so far. MacPro (late 2013) with AMD Firepro D500 graphics, 6 Xeon cores, 32 GB of RAM - about 1 min 53 sec to completion I do need to say that you can start working in Bridge before all 72 previews are completed. I opened the folder in Adobe Bridge and recorded the time it took to generate 100% previews for all 72 files. I prepared a folder with 72 raw files of about 76 MB each.

Also Sonnet is focused on graphics users while Razer is focused on gamers. Although the Sonnet box is $100 more than the Razer Core X, the Sonnet box has an additional card slot for another PCIe expansion card. After looking over the other options, I decided to buy a Sonnet Breakaway Box 650 and an AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 graphics card. However, I did not get an eGPU yet because Apple will not let my value-added dealer sell me a Black Magic eGPU. I finally got my new MacMini (over 6 weeks to fill the order), got it loaded and returned from vacation.

Mac mini 2018 photo editing