First Build - Recommended GPU for ASUS ROG STRIX H370-I

[vandr01y]

Hi everyone.

This is my first build of a Hackintosh, reading the Buyer's Guide i decided to buy an ASUS ROG STRIX H370-I Gaming with an Intel Core i5-8400 as CPU, now my question is ... i want to use the Hackintosh to develop (as main purpose) iOS apps, nothing too "visual" (maybe some simple animations, fading effects, transitions, etc.), small video editing projects like, cut/merge scenes, add some background tracks (nothing professional), and i dont have any idea of what type of graphic card use, i'm looking for a cheap one on ebay but on the buyer's guide i found cards for gaming purpose mostly and considerably expensive (because i'm not from USA and i need to search for a seller with a genuine GPU brand and low shipping cost), i'll be very grateful if someone can share some advices of cheap graphic cards compatible with my build project (Motherboard/CPU), because i don't think to use a GPU above of 2GB for my purposes, or maybe i'm wrong.

Thanks in advance for your replies and your attention. And excuse my english level, it's not my natal language

 

[Jamesbond007]

Hi everyone.

This is my first build of a Hackintosh, reading the Buyer's Guide i decided to buy an ASUS ROG STRIX H370-I Gaming with an Intel Core i5-8400 as CPU, now my question is ... i want to use the Hackintosh to develop (as main purpose) iOS apps, nothing too "visual" (maybe some simple animations, fading effects, transitions, etc.), small video editing projects like, cut/merge scenes, add some background tracks (nothing professional), and i don't have any idea of what type of graphic card use, I'm looking for a cheap one on ebay but on the buyer's guide i found cards for gaming purpose mostly and considerably expensive (because I'm not from USA and i need to search for a seller with a genuine GPU brand and low shipping cost), i'll be very grateful if someone can share some advices of cheap graphic cards compatible with my build project (Motherboard/CPU), because i don't think to use a GPU above of 2GB for my purposes, or maybe I'm wrong.

Thanks in advance for your replies and your attention. And excuse my english level, it's not my natural language.

Perhaps you can just use the CPU integrated graphics and then you don't need to get a separate graphics card.

 

[vandr01y]

Perhaps you can just use the CPU integrated graphics and then you don't need to get a separate graphics card.

Thanks for your reply.
I understand it, maybe i don't need a graphic card just for development, but in a future if i want to buy one (just in case), i search for these options, how can i know if they're compatible?

ASUS - GT1030-2G-CSM

Graphics Engine: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
Bus Standard: PCI Express 3.0
OpenGL: OpenGL®4.5
Video Memory: GDDR5 2GB

Engine Clock:
OC Mode - GPU Boost Clock : 1506 MHz , GPU Base Clock : 1266 MHz
Gaming Mode (Default) - GPU Boost Clock : 1468 MHz , GPU Base Clock : 1228 MHz

CUDA Core: 384

Memory Clock: 6008 MHz ( )
Memory Interface: 64-bit

Resolution: DVI Max Resolution : 1920x1200

Interface:
DVI Output : Yes x 1 (Native) (DVI-D)
HDMI Output : Yes x 1 (Native)
HDCP Support : Yes

ASUS - PH-GT1030-O2G (Has Pascal architecture)

Graphics Engine: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
Bus Standard: PCI Express 3.0
OpenGL: OpenGL®4.5
Video Memory: GDDR5 2GB

Engine Clock:
OC Mode - GPU Boost Clock : 1531 MHz , GPU Base Clock : 1278 MHz
Gaming Mode (Default) - GPU Boost Clock : 1506 MHz , GPU Base Clock : 1252 MHz

CUDA Core: 384
Memory Clock: 6008 MHz ( )
Memory Interface: 64-bit
Resolution: DVI Max Resolution : 1920x1200

Interface:
DVI Output : Yes x 1 (Native) (DVI-D)
HDMI Output : Yes x 1 (Native)
HDCP Support : Yes

ASUS - DUAL-GTX1050-O2G (Has Pascal architecture)

Graphics Engine: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Bus Standard: PCI Express 3.0
OpenGL: OpenGL®4.5
Video Memory: GDDR5 2GB

Engine Clock:
GPU Boost Clock : 1518 MHz
GPU Base Clock : 1404 MHz

CUDA Core: 640
Memory Clock: 7008 MHz ( DDR2 )
Memory Interface: 128-bit

Resolution: Digital Max Resolution:7680x4320

Interface:
DVI Output : Yes x 1 (Native) (DVI-D)
HDMI Output : Yes x 1 (Native) (HDMI 2.0)
Display Port : Yes x 1 (Native) (Regular DP)
HDCP Support : Yes

Thanks in advance.

 

[Jamesbond007]

Thanks for your reply.

I understand it, maybe I don't need a graphic card just for development, but in a future if i want to buy one (just in case), i search for these options, how can i know if they're compatible?

If you want native compatibility in High Sierra and future versions and do not want to spend too much, I would suggest getting a RX 560. I got a Sapphire Pulse RX 560 some time before and it is natively supported in High Sierra 10.13.4 and above. No adjustments needed, no drivers necessary.

 

[vandr01y]

Thanks for your replies.

Searching a little bit on internet i found that the RX 560 would be a good purchase even if in some point i need to use windows for playing games it's a good graphic card for this environment. I'll buy one in a couple of months. So, i have one last question, even if the Graphic Card has the name AMD RX 560, it's compatible with intel processors (excuse me if it's a dumb question, but i know more about software than hardware topics )

Again, thanks for your attention and your replies

 

[Jamesbond007]

Thanks for your replies.

Searching a little bit on internet i found that the RX 560 would be a good purchase even if in some point i need to use windows for playing games it's a good graphic card for this environment. I'll buy one in a couple of months. So, I have one last question, even if the Graphic Card has the name AMD RX 560, it's compatible with intel processors (excuse me if it's a dumb question, but i know more about software than hardware topics ) ?

Again, thanks for your attention and your replies

Yes, of course. AMD graphics cards are compatible with Intel CPUs and motherboards as they all use a common PCIe expansion slot. I am using a AMD RX 580 on my Z270 motherboard and i7 7700K, and it works fine.

 

[vandr01y]

Great !
Thank you so much for your replies and your attention, now i have more information about my hardware compatibility