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MacBooks use iGPU.

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Ok can i put a 560 ti into a 2012 mac pro?

no.

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Ok can i put a 560 ti into a 2012 mac pro?

 

Nope, macbooks use proprietary motherboards that do not have removable graphics cards

 

here is a laptop GPU it is a removable card

 laptop-graphics-card.jpg

 

Here is a macbook pro board, the chip is soldered to the board directly

mid_2012_non_retina_macbook_pro_logic_bo

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Nope, macbooks use proprietary motherboards that do not have removable graphics cards

 

here is a laptop GPU it is a removable card

 laptop-graphics-card.jpg

 

Here is a macbook pro board, the chip is soldered to the board directly

mid_2012_non_retina_macbook_pro_logic_bo

560ti is a desktop gpu, and mac pro is a desktop

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560ti is a desktop gpu, and mac pro is a desktop

Macbook pro is a laptop.

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you'll notice i didnt say macbook pro

I am confused. Your orginial post regards a desktop GPU in a laptop, the pictures you commented on regard a desktop GPU and a Laptop GPU.

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