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Thunderbolt 3 Option/Expansion Card for Apollo Rackmount Audio Interfaces - Mac/PC
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Thunderbolt 3 for Your Apollo!

The Universal Audio Thunderbolt 3 Option Card allows you to connect your Apollo rackmount audio interface directly to a Thunderbolt 3-equipped Mac or PC. This user-installable card features two Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports that make daisy-chaining additional Apollos or peripherals a breeze. Your UAD-2 Satellite DSP Accelerators, hard drives, dual 4K monitors, and other peripherals will benefit from blazing-fast speeds of up to 40Gbps. This card also delivers 15 watts of bus power to downstream Thunderbolt devices. If you've got a compatible computer, Sweetwater recommends upgrading your Apollo with the Thunderbolt 3 Option Card.

Thunderbolt 3: ultra-low latency and unrivaled bandwidth

Thunderbolt 3 is one of the most important technologies to impact audio production in years, and UA was one of the first to adopt it. Thanks to its blazing-fast connectivity, Thunderbolt 3 offers speeds twice as fast as Thunderbolt 2 and four times faster than USB 3.1. You get the speed and ultra-fast performance of a PCI Express system — but with the convenience of a single USB Type-C cable. With the Thunderbolt 3 Option Card installed in your Apollo, you'll be able to run projects with high track counts at incredibly low latency.

Universal Audio Thunderbolt 3 Option Card Features:

  • Connect your Apollo rackmount audio interface directly to a Thunderbolt 3-equipped Mac or PC
  • 2 Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports make daisy-chaining additional Apollos or peripherals a breeze
  • Blazing-fast speeds up to 40Gbps for UAD-2 Satellite DSP Accelerators, hard drives, dual 4K monitors, and other peripherals
  • Delivers 15 watts of bus power to downstream Thunderbolt devices
  • User installable

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Tech Specs

  • Type: Apollo Rackmount Expansion Card
  • Compatibility: Thunderbolt 3
  • Inputs: 2 x USB-C (Thunderbolt 3)
  • Manufacturer Part Number: TBOC-3

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Rated 5/5

great

great, just what I needed
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Universal Audio Thunderbolt card for Apollo firewire

Running a full studio "In The Box" with a stack of 3 Apollo firewire equipped with 3 cards UA Thunderbolt 3 has been and still is nothing short of perfect. It allows me to run tons of UA plugins without overcharging the apple computer cpu's. I have them daisy chain and the workflow has been impeccable. Allows me to run complex mixes without any issues.... Bravo UA....
Music background: Producer/Composer/Arranger/ Keyboard player/Studio owner
Rated 5/5

Works better now in windows 11

now it works with my TB4 motherboard. Cheaper than getting a whole new interface.
Music background: Tracking & Mixing Engineer
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Universal Audio Apollo Thunderbolt 3 Option Card

No Problems, work as expected!
Thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt 3 adapters do not work with PC's with Thunderbolt 4 hardware.
Bought this one and sold my Thunderbolt 2 card, cables, and adapters from my UAD Apollo 8.
And made some of my money back on this purchase! No brainer!
Music background: Studio Owner, mostly Guitar, Keys, and Drums!
Rated 5/5

Perfect

Easy to install and saved my older Apollo quad. .
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