PCIe graphics card, different for Mac vs PC?

[nintari]

Just curious if there is a diffrence between a Mac PCIe Graphics card and a PC Based one (running intel on the Mac).

know someone with a card they arent using to it's full potential so was going to swap it out (it's a 8800gt and they dont game, only video editing)

 

[AltTabbins]

I believe that they have different bios' and drivers.

 

[Arcygenical]

They should have different BIOS's, and are incompatible... Mac cards should work in a PC, but not vice versa IIRC.

 

[smileypaul]

Most cards dont work in a MAC due to the lack of drivers...

By keeping almost all aspects of the hardware controlled by them, they can achieve some great stability... unlike Windows, which has to go through almost epic efforts to be backwards compatible with all pieces of hardware..

 

[bholstege]

Can you flash a PC card with a Mac BIOS?

 

[nintari]

no I wanted to got the opposite way possibly flash the Mac cards BIOS to a PC version if needed

 

[Fiala06]

Just thought I would point this out. On nvidia's website they have the 8800 GT just for a MAC

Then another just for a pc.