Mac – Does Mac Pro 5,1 support USB 3

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I have a Mac Pro 5,1 running 10.7.5.

Do any of the USB ports support USB 3? Or do I need to buy a card?

Best Answer

No the first Mac Pro with a USB 3 port is the latest (6.1, late 2013)

From the specifications for your particular Mac Pro:

Connections and audio

  • Four FireWire 800 ports (two on front panel, two on back panel)
  • Five USB 2.0 ports (two on front panel, three on back panel)
  • Two USB 2.0 ports on included keyboard
  • Front-panel headphone minijack and internal speaker
  • Optical digital audio input and output TOSLINK ports
  • Analog stereo line-level input and output minijacks
  • Multichannel audio through Mini DisplayPort

A quick Google search shows several PCI Express USB 3.0 cards, e.g.,

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