Graphics card requirements
Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, and Compressor 4 require an OpenCL-capable graphics card or Intel HD Graphics 3000 or later and 256MB of VRAM. If you're making 4K and 3D titles, 1GB of VRAM is recommended.
For more information, read the complete system requirements for Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, and Compressor 4.
Supported built-in graphics cards
The following graphics cards come with Mac computers and support OpenCL in OS X Yosemite and OS X El Capitan.
| ATI | AMD | Intel | Nvidia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radeon HD 4670 | FirePro D300 |
Intel Iris Pro | GeForce 320M |
| Radeon HD 4850 | FirePro D500 |
Intel Iris | GeForce GT 330M |
| Radeon HD 4870 | FirePro D700 | Intel HD Graphics 6100 | GeForce GT 640M |
| Radeon HD 5670 | Radeon HD 6750M | Intel HD Graphics 6000 | GeForce GT 650M |
| Radeon HD 5750 | Radeon HD 6630M | Intel HD Graphics 5300 | GeForce GTX 660M |
| Radeon HD 5770 | Radeon HD 6490M | Intel HD Graphics 5000 | GeForce GTX 675M |
| Radeon HD 5870 | Radeon HD 6750M | Intel HD Graphics 4000 | GeForce GTX 680MX |
| Radeon HD 6770M | Intel HD Graphics 3000 | GeForce GT 750M | |
| Radeon HD 6970M | Iris Pro Graphics 6200 | GeForce GT 755M | |
| Radeon R9 M290 | Intel HD Graphics 515 | GeForce GTX 775M | |
| Radeon R9 M370X | GeForce GTX 780M | ||
| Radeon R9 M380 | GeForce 9400M | ||
| Radeon R9 M390 | GeForce 9600M GT | ||
| Radeon R9 M395 | GeForce 8600M GT 128MB* | ||
| Radeon R9 M395X | GeForce 8600M GT 256MB | ||
| GeForce 8600M GT 512MB | |||
| GeForce GT 120 | |||
| GeForce GT 130 | |||
| GeForce 8800 GT | |||
| GeForce 8800 GS | |||
| Quadro FX 5600 |
*See "About the GeForce 8600M" section below for additional information.
Supported aftermarket graphics cards
The following aftermarket graphics cards support OpenCL in OS X Yosemite:
- AMD Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition
- NVIDIA Quadro 4000 for Mac
- NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 for Mac
- NVIDIA Quadro K5000 for Mac
About the GeForce 8600M
Only the 256MB and 512MB versions of the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT meet the system requirements for Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5 and Compressor 4. The following Mac computers include an NVIDIA GeForce 8600M (128MB) graphics card:

Graphics cards that don't work with Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, and Compressor 4
The following Mac computers contain graphics cards that aren't compatible with OpenCL and don't meet OpenCL compatible graphics card system requirements for Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, and Compressor 4.
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600
ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT
ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
ATI Radeon X1600
ATI Radeon X1900 XT
ATI Radeon X1300
ATI Radeon HD 3870
- (Only available from third-party resellers)
Intel GMA 950
- Mac mini (Mid 2007)
- MacBook
- Mac mini (Early 2006)
- Mac mini (Late 2006)
- MacBook (Mid 2007)
- MacBook (Late 2006)
- iMac (Late 2006)
Intel GMA X3100
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500
- Mac Pro (Build-to-Order Option)

Learn more
- Learn about OpenCL.
- Learn about Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, and Compressor 4