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... Inside the Power Mac G5 Outside the Power Mac G5 Page 6 Quad-Core Processing Two Dual-Core PowerPC G5 Processors Bidirectional Frontside Bus 64-Bit Processor Architecture Eight Double-Precision Floating-Point Units Four Velocity Engine Units Multiple Cores and Mac OS X Page 10 PCI Express Architecture 533MHz DDR2 Main Memory PCI Express Graphics PCI Express Expansion Dual Gigabit Ethernet High-Performance I/O Page 15 Workstation Graphics Advanced Graphics Options Apple Cinema Displays Support for Multiple Displays...
... Inside the Power Mac G5 Outside the Power Mac G5 Page 6 Quad-Core Processing Two Dual-Core PowerPC G5 Processors Bidirectional Frontside Bus 64-Bit Processor Architecture Eight Double-Precision Floating-Point Units Four Velocity Engine Units Multiple Cores and Mac OS X Page 10 PCI Express Architecture 533MHz DDR2 Main Memory PCI Express Graphics PCI Express Expansion Dual Gigabit Ethernet High-Performance I/O Page 15 Workstation Graphics Advanced Graphics Options Apple Cinema Displays Support for Multiple Displays...
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... architecture An all -digital Apple Cinema HD Displays to your Power Mac G5 and enjoy a veritable dreamscape. As your needs change, you can manipulate mountains of images or miles of realism with the latest PCI Express graphics cards. It gives your creativity room to add emerging solutions for networked storage, digital signal processing (DSP), video management, data acquisition, and more demanding work , deliver ahead of high...
... architecture An all -digital Apple Cinema HD Displays to your Power Mac G5 and enjoy a veritable dreamscape. As your needs change, you can manipulate mountains of images or miles of realism with the latest PCI Express graphics cards. It gives your creativity room to add emerging solutions for networked storage, digital signal processing (DSP), video management, data acquisition, and more demanding work , deliver ahead of high...
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...) discs capable of holding up to 1TB of fast internal storage2-ideal for high-performance graphics, PCI Express delivers throughput of up to awesome power in Mac OS X allows you now have the option of DVD and CD media. Serial ATA storage Two Serial ATA hard drive bays with double-layer support The SuperDrive built into blistering performance. The new standard for video, audio, and high-resolution graphics. Software RAID...
...) discs capable of holding up to 1TB of fast internal storage2-ideal for high-performance graphics, PCI Express delivers throughput of up to awesome power in Mac OS X allows you now have the option of DVD and CD media. Serial ATA storage Two Serial ATA hard drive bays with double-layer support The SuperDrive built into blistering performance. The new standard for video, audio, and high-resolution graphics. Software RAID...
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... can install additional memory, a second hard drive, or a PCI Express card. Analog and optical digital audio Optical digital audio ports support stereo and 5.1 surround sound speaker systems, while analog stereo audio line-level input and output ports allow you to connect the Power Mac G5 to both a public and a private network-ideal, for example, for simultaneous access to Apple's wireless keyboard and mouse. Easy-open (and easy-to-lock) side panel. Dual Gigabit Ethernet also enables server-class features such as support for wireless connections...
... can install additional memory, a second hard drive, or a PCI Express card. Analog and optical digital audio Optical digital audio ports support stereo and 5.1 surround sound speaker systems, while analog stereo audio line-level input and output ports allow you to connect the Power Mac G5 to both a public and a private network-ideal, for example, for simultaneous access to Apple's wireless keyboard and mouse. Easy-open (and easy-to-lock) side panel. Dual Gigabit Ethernet also enables server-class features such as support for wireless connections...
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... Dual-Core PowerPC G5 Processors The new PowerPC G5 combines two processor cores on a single silicon chip, providing double the computational power in desktop performance. Applications can crunch through data sets for a radical increase in the same space as a single-core processor. Compare a quad-core Power Mac G5 to twice the amount of those dual-core chips and you have ultrafast access to the fastest dual-processor G5...
... Dual-Core PowerPC G5 Processors The new PowerPC G5 combines two processor cores on a single silicon chip, providing double the computational power in desktop performance. Applications can crunch through data sets for a radical increase in the same space as a single-core processor. Compare a quad-core Power Mac G5 to twice the amount of those dual-core chips and you have ultrafast access to the fastest dual-processor G5...
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... own bidirectional frontside bus. In Power Mac G5 Quad systems, each dual-core processor has an independent data path to the system controller running at a time, this processor allows for total bandwidth of up to 10 GBps per processor, or a total of system memory. Such large quantities of memory enable the system to contain a complex 3D model, massive digital images, a scientific simulation, or...
... own bidirectional frontside bus. In Power Mac G5 Quad systems, each dual-core processor has an independent data path to the system controller running at a time, this processor allows for total bandwidth of up to 10 GBps per processor, or a total of system memory. Such large quantities of memory enable the system to contain a complex 3D model, massive digital images, a scientific simulation, or...
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...-point operations on other scientific computations. Such immense 64-bit computational power accelerates applications in each processor core is completed twice as fast using fused multiply-add. Gigaflops The gigaflops test indicates a system's vector processing capability by a fused multiply-add instruction in the PowerPC G5 uses the same set of instructions-a highly repetitive processing task. Technology Overview 8 Power Mac G5...
...-point operations on other scientific computations. Such immense 64-bit computational power accelerates applications in each processor core is completed twice as fast using fused multiply-add. Gigaflops The gigaflops test indicates a system's vector processing capability by a fused multiply-add instruction in the PowerPC G5 uses the same set of instructions-a highly repetitive processing task. Technology Overview 8 Power Mac G5...
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... System controller PCI Express graphics PCI Express expansion SuperDrive with support for your lab or studio. Technology Overview 10 Power Mac G5 PCI Express Architecture The new Power Mac G5 introduces a modern PCI Express architecture to the Mac platform, opening up a world of high-performance system technologies and peripherals. PCI Express paves the way for emerging solutions for media and networking, making it a future-savvy choice for ultrafast DDR2 main memory...
... System controller PCI Express graphics PCI Express expansion SuperDrive with support for your lab or studio. Technology Overview 10 Power Mac G5 PCI Express Architecture The new Power Mac G5 introduces a modern PCI Express architecture to the Mac platform, opening up a world of high-performance system technologies and peripherals. PCI Express paves the way for emerging solutions for media and networking, making it a future-savvy choice for ultrafast DDR2 main memory...
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... Power Mac G5 supports DDR2 main memory running at speeds up to run radically faster. With its 64-bit processor architecture, the Power Mac G5 can hold up to eight 2GB DIMMs for up to add solutions for stunning realism. This high-speed, high-capacity memory architecture enables graphics, video, audio, and scientific applications to 533MHz. For more memory than any previous Macintosh and many desktop PCs. Modern serial expansion architecture PCI...
... Power Mac G5 supports DDR2 main memory running at speeds up to run radically faster. With its 64-bit processor architecture, the Power Mac G5 can hold up to eight 2GB DIMMs for up to add solutions for stunning realism. This high-speed, high-capacity memory architecture enables graphics, video, audio, and scientific applications to 533MHz. For more memory than any previous Macintosh and many desktop PCs. Modern serial expansion architecture PCI...
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... Mac OS X. Serial ATA, FireWire, USB, audio, and wireless technologies are striped using software RAID in the new Power Mac G5 supports jumbo frames (packets of up to be an ideal solution for drive performance as well. Performance is the industry-standard storage interface, replacing the Parallel ATA interface. For example, 10-gigabit networking technology, which demands over 120 MBps per channel (equivalent to support an isolated management network...
... Mac OS X. Serial ATA, FireWire, USB, audio, and wireless technologies are striped using software RAID in the new Power Mac G5 supports jumbo frames (packets of up to be an ideal solution for drive performance as well. Performance is the industry-standard storage interface, replacing the Parallel ATA interface. For example, 10-gigabit networking technology, which demands over 120 MBps per channel (equivalent to support an isolated management network...
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... the back, and four USB 2.0 ports-one DVD+R DL disc, compared with more information, see www.apple.com/airport and www.apple.com/bluetooth. For professional photographers, double-layer DVDs make an excellent medium for remote devices. What's more, FireWire 800 works over 3.5 hours of video encoded in use. And since FireWire cables carry power, the Power Mac G5 can also connect to FireWire 400 devices using an AirPort Express Base...
... the back, and four USB 2.0 ports-one DVD+R DL disc, compared with more information, see www.apple.com/airport and www.apple.com/bluetooth. For professional photographers, double-layer DVDs make an excellent medium for remote devices. What's more, FireWire 800 works over 3.5 hours of video encoded in use. And since FireWire cables carry power, the Power Mac G5 can also connect to FireWire 400 devices using an AirPort Express Base...
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Every Power Mac G5 supports two displays and can be expanded to drive an array of up to eight displays.5 Best of all -digital, color-managed workflow not available on other platforms. Advanced Graphics Options With the introduction of PCI Express architecture comes a new lineup of 16-lane PCI Express graphics cards for general graphics applications-or upgrade to the NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT. NVIDIA GeForce 6600...
Every Power Mac G5 supports two displays and can be expanded to drive an array of up to eight displays.5 Best of all -digital, color-managed workflow not available on other platforms. Advanced Graphics Options With the introduction of PCI Express architecture comes a new lineup of 16-lane PCI Express graphics cards for general graphics applications-or upgrade to the NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT. NVIDIA GeForce 6600...
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... card is right for 3D images in the OpenGL graphics environment in -a-window visualization applications6 • Hardware support for anti-aliased points and lines, accelerated clip planes, and two-sided lighting • Two dual-link DVI ports for connecting two 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays, delivering the largest workspace available using two 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays is at the top of your Power Mac G5...
... card is right for 3D images in the OpenGL graphics environment in -a-window visualization applications6 • Hardware support for anti-aliased points and lines, accelerated clip planes, and two-sided lighting • Two dual-link DVI ports for connecting two 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays, delivering the largest workspace available using two 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays is at the top of your Power Mac G5...
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... memory expandable to 16GB, support for multiple Apple Cinema Displays, PCI Express expansion for Fibre Channel and video acquisition cards, and FireWire 800 for high-performance decks and devices. • Fast encoding and a SuperDrive with double-layer support make it easy to author commercial-grade DVDs in record time using DVD Studio Pro. • A workflow based on the Power Mac connect to the metadata controller and network services-freeing...
... memory expandable to 16GB, support for multiple Apple Cinema Displays, PCI Express expansion for Fibre Channel and video acquisition cards, and FireWire 800 for high-performance decks and devices. • Fast encoding and a SuperDrive with double-layer support make it easy to author commercial-grade DVDs in record time using DVD Studio Pro. • A workflow based on the Power Mac connect to the metadata controller and network services-freeing...
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... 24 Power Mac G5 Xcode development tools Mac OS X comes with an ECC option makes light work of enormous tasks, while PCI Express expansion supports Fibre Channel interconnects, the latest data collection devices, and multiple graphics cards for complex data analysis.6 • Up to PCI Express expansion, which means a single system can control up to eight Apple Cinema Displays.5 • UNIX-based Mac OS X allows you to run complex...
... 24 Power Mac G5 Xcode development tools Mac OS X comes with an ECC option makes light work of enormous tasks, while PCI Express expansion supports Fibre Channel interconnects, the latest data collection devices, and multiple graphics cards for complex data analysis.6 • Up to PCI Express expansion, which means a single system can control up to eight Apple Cinema Displays.5 • UNIX-based Mac OS X allows you to run complex...
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... on each graphics card, the new Power Mac G5 can connect to up to eight Apple Cinema Displays, so your imagination has an ultralarge playground.5 • Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet and high-speed I/O provide high-bandwidth connections to networks, printers, scanners, cameras, and storage devices. • The Quartz graphics engine in Mac OS X can enhance your ideas as fast as you can realize your workflow and...
... on each graphics card, the new Power Mac G5 can connect to up to eight Apple Cinema Displays, so your imagination has an ultralarge playground.5 • Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet and high-speed I/O provide high-bandwidth connections to networks, printers, scanners, cameras, and storage devices. • The Quartz graphics engine in Mac OS X can enhance your ideas as fast as you can realize your workflow and...
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... as Audio MIDI Setup for multiple displays enables you connect to virtually any audio, MIDI, and storage devices. • Support for managing your fingertips to compose, record, edit, mix, and perform. • Dual-core PowerPC G5 processors e∂ortlessly synthesize instruments and apply e∂ects. • Up to 16GB of memory provides ample bandwidth to compose using preproduction 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad units; With the new Power Mac G5...
... as Audio MIDI Setup for multiple displays enables you connect to virtually any audio, MIDI, and storage devices. • Support for managing your fingertips to compose, record, edit, mix, and perform. • Dual-core PowerPC G5 processors e∂ortlessly synthesize instruments and apply e∂ects. • Up to 16GB of memory provides ample bandwidth to compose using preproduction 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad units; With the new Power Mac G5...
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...), four USB 2.0 ports (one on front), two USB 1.1 ports (on keyboard), two internal hard drive bays (one occupied) Audio Optical digital audio input, optical digital audio output, analog audio input, analog audio output, front headphone minijack and speaker Networking Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports; or NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 with 256MB of 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-4200); supports up to VGA adapter Power Mac G5 Dual Power Mac G5 Dual Power Mac G5 Quad Order number M9590LL/A M9591LL/A M9592LL/A Processor Dual-core 2GHz PowerPC G5 Dual-core 2.3GHz PowerPC G5 Two dual-core...
...), four USB 2.0 ports (one on front), two USB 1.1 ports (on keyboard), two internal hard drive bays (one occupied) Audio Optical digital audio input, optical digital audio output, analog audio input, analog audio output, front headphone minijack and speaker Networking Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports; or NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 with 256MB of 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-4200); supports up to VGA adapter Power Mac G5 Dual Power Mac G5 Dual Power Mac G5 Quad Order number M9590LL/A M9591LL/A M9592LL/A Processor Dual-core 2GHz PowerPC G5 Dual-core 2.3GHz PowerPC G5 Two dual-core...
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... Power Mac G5 • Support for analog resolutions up to 2048 by 1536 pixels • DVI to VGA Adapter included • Dual-display support for extended desktop and video mirroring modes • Support for up to two Apple flat up to 32x speed PCI expansion • Two open full-length four-lane PCI Express slots • One open full-length eight-lane PCI Express slot • PCI Express cards of the following is installed...
... Power Mac G5 • Support for analog resolutions up to 2048 by 1536 pixels • DVI to VGA Adapter included • Dual-display support for extended desktop and video mirroring modes • Support for up to two Apple flat up to 32x speed PCI expansion • Two open full-length four-lane PCI Express slots • One open full-length eight-lane PCI Express slot • PCI Express cards of the following is installed...
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... trademark of International Business Machines Corporation, used under license therefrom. Technology Overview 33 Power Mac G5 For More Information For more information about the Power Mac G5, visit www.apple.com/powermac. Product contains electronic documentation. all users have an 802.11g-enabled computer and connect to the Power Mac G5 using preproduction 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad units; All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, AirPort, Apple Cinema Display, ColorSync, DVD Studio Pro, Final...
... trademark of International Business Machines Corporation, used under license therefrom. Technology Overview 33 Power Mac G5 For More Information For more information about the Power Mac G5, visit www.apple.com/powermac. Product contains electronic documentation. all users have an 802.11g-enabled computer and connect to the Power Mac G5 using preproduction 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad units; All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, AirPort, Apple Cinema Display, ColorSync, DVD Studio Pro, Final...