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Do the Thunderbolt 3 ports of Mac Pro 2019 output 15 watts of power to power external SSD drive?

Want to use one of the new external SSD drives (either 8tb Oyen Digital or 8 TB Prograde) as a media drive to replace aging G-Tech RAID. They both require 15w power. I cannot seem to find the power output spec. Is anyone using Thunderbolt 3-powered external SSD drives with the 2019 Mac Pro?

Mac Pro, macOS 13.6

Posted on Oct 14, 2024 2:13 PM

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Oct 14, 2024 4:49 PM in response to Ned Soltz

Standard USB-3 ports (that are NOT shared with other devices) can provide up to 900 milliAmps at 5 volts, or 4.5 Watts.


you may be able to obtain more through USB power delivery protocol, but that is intended for charging connected devices.


[in my opinion] you should count on using an external power supply if you need 15 watts each.

Do the Thunderbolt 3 ports of Mac Pro 2019 output 15 watts of power to power external SSD drive?

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