Legendary hacker brings eGPU compatibility to M-Series Macs
Apple has officially approved a driver extension from George Hotz's company Tiny Corp, enabling external GPU support for M-Series Macs via Thunderbolt/USB4 without jailbreaking. The functionality is primarily aimed at boosting AI and data processing workloads rather than gaming, as current drivers do not support direct video output acceleration. This marks a shift in Apple's tightly controlled ecosystem, likely driven by increasing demand for local AI computing power.
- ▪Apple approved Tiny Corp's TinyGPU driver extension on March 31, 2026, allowing eGPU use on Apple Silicon Macs through the DriverKit framework.
- ▪The driver supports external Nvidia and AMD GPUs over Thunderbolt/USB4 and requires no jailbreaking or security compromises.
- ▪The primary focus of the driver is enhancing AI compute performance, such as running local Large Language Models, rather than gaming.
- ▪Current versions of the driver do not support eGPU acceleration for direct video output, limiting gaming applications.
- ▪This move represents a policy shift for Apple, which has historically maintained strict control over its hardware ecosystem.
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Legendary hacker brings eGPU compatibility to M-Series Macs Séamus Bellamy 11:36 am Fri May 1, 2026 Finally, a green mac! Mac users have long been able to attach external storage to their computers, but it's been a hot minute since anyone with a piece of Apple gear had been able to upgrade their own hardware with additional RAM, internal storage or, gods forbid, a new graphics card. While it's not the Framework-laptop-avec-Apple-Silicon beast that I have fever dreams about, the news that Apple is allowing folks to use external GPUs with their more recent computers and desktops is heartening.
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