EGPU without thunderbolt 3

[JOOT49]

So I have an old potato iMac, it doesnt have thunderbolt 3, or even usb 3. The CPU is actually is kinda competent, but the graphics card is an absolute potato. Is there any way I can use an E-gpu on it?  I'd prefer a new ish graphics card but its really what would work. Thanks for any help!

[WhitetailAni]

Which exact iMac?
Some of them had removable GPUs, so you could open it up and replace it.

[JOOT49]

Just now, ragnarok0273 said:

Which exact iMac?
Some of them had removable GPUs, so you could open it up and replace it.

its a 2013 iMac

[WhitetailAni]

Just now, JOOT49 said:

its a 2013 iMac

Can you get the exact model?
It should be on the bottom of the stand - it will be an A followed by 4 numbers (like A1314, A1346, etc.)

[JOOT49]

its A1419

[JOOT49]

Model A1419

[WhitetailAni]

2 minutes ago, JOOT49 said:

Model A1419

Can you see which EMC?
Apparently there were a bunch of A1419s.

[JOOT49]

1 minute ago, ragnarok0273 said:

Can you see which EMC?
Apparently there were a bunch of A1419s.

EMC: 2639

[WhitetailAni]

Just now, JOOT49 said:

EMC: 2639

Alright.

The GPU isn't replaceable, but it does have 2 Thunderbolt ports.

I don't know much about Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt 2, but one of our Mac experts might know if it's possible to connect an eGPU to a Thunderbolt port.

@ProjectBox153, do you know about or know anyone who can help with this? Here's the page on everymac:

https://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac-core-i5-3.2-27-inch-aluminum-late-2013-specs.html#macspecs2

[SupaKomputa]

Sell it and build yourself a nice windoz pc.

[ProjectBox153]

Personally I wouldn't bother with it. I don't know a lot about eGPUs, but that machine only has TB1, so you'd likely lose a lot of performance from your GPU right there. 

[jaslion]

1 hour ago, JOOT49 said:

EMC: 2639

It has thunderbolt one which is the only pcie interface it has. So basically sell it and get a different pc as that thing will never be useable for games.