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How to activate gpu in desktop app

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Apple June 12, 2021, 4:38pm 2

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I have an external GPU on my MacBook. You should quit Figma, right-click on the application icon, choose “Show package contents”, then browse to Contents → Frameworks. Make sure that all the apps in there, Figma Helper, Figma Helper (GPU), Figma Helper (Plugin) & Figma Helper (Renderer) have the option “Prefer External GPU” checked in their info pane. You will need to have the eGPU plugged in if you are using macOS 10.14+ AFAIK. Re-launch Figma and perhaps take a look at the GPU history using Ac…

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