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Unity Editor not utilising dedicated Graphic card in Mac.

Discussion in 'Editor & General Support' started by syedzainnn, Jun 6, 2021.

  1. syedzainnn

    syedzainnn

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    I am using a MacBook Pro 2018 with dedicated graphic card, however while using the Unity editor I can see in my activity monitor that it is not using the dedicated graphic card which is annoying since the FPS in editor is dropping low and the fans are whirring loudly.
    I have even checked the option in Unity Preferences > External Tools > Device to Use > to the dedicated graphic card but it still doesn't work.



    GPU: Radeon Pro 560X 4 GB
    OS: Big Sur 11.4
    Unity : 2020.3.11f1
     
    syedzainnn, Jun 6, 2021
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  2. marco_meneghini

    marco_meneghini

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    mee too...any solution?
     
    marco_meneghini, Jul 27, 2021
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  3. hyouuu

    hyouuu

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    Same here
     
    hyouuu, Aug 15, 2021
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  4. MichaelHeiml82

    MichaelHeiml82

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    MichaelHeiml82, Oct 6, 2021
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  5. pistoleta

    pistoleta

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    Is this Unity's fault or apple? any solution yet?
     
    pistoleta, Oct 13, 2021
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  6. Tautvydas-Zilys

    Tautvydas-Zilys

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    That screenshot doesn't indicate Unity isn't using the GPU. To me it looks like the scene is fast enough on the GPU but slow on the CPU, which means your CPU is loaded and that's why the fans are spinning up.
     
    Tautvydas-Zilys, Oct 13, 2021
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  7. MichaelHeiml82

    MichaelHeiml82

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    MichaelHeiml82, Oct 21, 2021
    #7