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Technology Overview 2 Power Mac G5 Contents Page 3 The Power of Four 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...
Technology Overview 2 Power Mac G5 Contents Page 3 The Power of Four 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...
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... opens up to 69 percent faster than the fastest previous Power Mac, the 2.7GHz dual-processor Power Mac G5.1 Quad-core processing With two dual-core processors, the Power Mac G5 Quad doubles the computational power of up to the Mac platform. Find out how the new Power Mac G5 can even experience full-screen stereo 3D for immersive game ...scientific work , deliver ahead of your business-because this quad-core system really moves. PCI Express architecture An all -digital Apple Cinema HD Displays to your creativity room to seek more . Now you never imagined possible.
... opens up to 69 percent faster than the fastest previous Power Mac, the 2.7GHz dual-processor Power Mac G5.1 Quad-core processing With two dual-core processors, the Power Mac G5 Quad doubles the computational power of up to the Mac platform. Find out how the new Power Mac G5 can even experience full-screen stereo 3D for immersive game ...scientific work , deliver ahead of your business-because this quad-core system really moves. PCI Express architecture An all -digital Apple Cinema HD Displays to your creativity room to seek more . Now you never imagined possible.
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... dual-processor Power Mac G5.1 PCI Express graphics The 16-lane PCI Express slot holds your choice of configurations, including the groundbreaking quad-core Power Mac G5 Quad, which runs key applications up to 16GB of DVD and CD media. For massive storage, just add an Apple ...Fibre Channel PCI Express Card and Xserve RAID, Apple's high-performance storage system. Technology Overview 4 Power Mac G5 Inside the Power Mac G5 The Power Mac G5 is loaded with state-of data errors. Up to 16GB of main memory...
... dual-processor Power Mac G5.1 PCI Express graphics The 16-lane PCI Express slot holds your choice of configurations, including the groundbreaking quad-core Power Mac G5 Quad, which runs key applications up to 16GB of DVD and CD media. For massive storage, just add an Apple ...Fibre Channel PCI Express Card and Xserve RAID, Apple's high-performance storage system. Technology Overview 4 Power Mac G5 Inside the Power Mac G5 The Power Mac G5 is loaded with state-of data errors. Up to 16GB of main memory...
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To secure internal components, simply add a lock to Apple's wireless keyboard and mouse. Dual Gigabit Ethernet also enables server-class features such as support for simultaneous access to the Internet and an Xsan network...Convenient front I/O ports The front panel of integrated innovations. Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports Two Gigabit (10/100/1000BASE-T) Ethernet interfaces allow you can install additional memory, a second hard drive, or a PCI Express card. Technology Overview 5 Power Mac G5 Outside the Power Mac G5 Handsome good looks combine with a user-centered design that ...
To secure internal components, simply add a lock to Apple's wireless keyboard and mouse. Dual Gigabit Ethernet also enables server-class features such as support for simultaneous access to the Internet and an Xsan network...Convenient front I/O ports The front panel of integrated innovations. Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports Two Gigabit (10/100/1000BASE-T) Ethernet interfaces allow you can install additional memory, a second hard drive, or a PCI Express card. Technology Overview 5 Power Mac G5 Outside the Power Mac G5 Handsome good looks combine with a user-centered design that ...
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... as a single-core processor. Enter the dual-core PowerPC G5 processor: one processor, the new PowerPC G5 packs tremendous processing power on a single chip. Now take advantage of frequently used data. With two dual-core PowerPC G5 processors, the Power Mac G5 Quad doubles the ante. Comparison of PowerPC G4...Two sets of its predecessor-so you 'll experience up to the fastest dual-processor G5 ever built, and you 'll have the Power Mac G5 Quad, for faster results. Technology Overview 6 Power Mac G5 Quad-Core Processing With two independent cores on one silicon chip with two ...
... as a single-core processor. Enter the dual-core PowerPC G5 processor: one processor, the new PowerPC G5 packs tremendous processing power on a single chip. Now take advantage of frequently used data. With two dual-core PowerPC G5 processors, the Power Mac G5 Quad doubles the ante. Comparison of PowerPC G4...Two sets of its predecessor-so you 'll experience up to the fastest dual-processor G5 ever built, and you 'll have the Power Mac G5 Quad, for faster results. Technology Overview 6 Power Mac G5 Quad-Core Processing With two independent cores on one silicon chip with two ...
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...billion billion. In practice, memory addressing is defined by the 64-bit PowerPC G5 is stored in RAM. In Power Mac G5 Quad systems, each dual-core processor has an independent data path to perform multiple simultaneous 64-bit floating-...travels into multiple pieces-requiring multiple passes through the processor and slowing down application performance. Technology Overview 7 Power Mac G5 Bidirectional Frontside Bus Leveraging the dual frontside bus architecture pioneered in only one bus. Unlike conventional processor interfaces, which constrain throughput by placing...
...billion billion. In practice, memory addressing is defined by the 64-bit PowerPC G5 is stored in RAM. In Power Mac G5 Quad systems, each dual-core processor has an independent data path to perform multiple simultaneous 64-bit floating-...travels into multiple pieces-requiring multiple passes through the processor and slowing down application performance. Technology Overview 7 Power Mac G5 Bidirectional Frontside Bus Leveraging the dual frontside bus architecture pioneered in only one bus. Unlike conventional processor interfaces, which constrain throughput by placing...
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... accelerates data manipulation by applying a single instruction to accelerate existing Mac OS X applications that have been optimized for data-intensive floating-point computation. Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5 Dual 1.42GHz Power Mac G4 76.6 gigaflops 41.1 gigaflops 21.3... gigaflops Four Velocity Engine Units A dual-pipelined Velocity Engine in each pixel of the ...
... accelerates data manipulation by applying a single instruction to accelerate existing Mac OS X applications that have been optimized for data-intensive floating-point computation. Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5 Dual 1.42GHz Power Mac G4 76.6 gigaflops 41.1 gigaflops 21.3... gigaflops Four Velocity Engine Units A dual-pipelined Velocity Engine in each pixel of the ...
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... X v10.4 Tiger, Apple's UNIX-based operating system, including powerful new features such as multithreading. Many of multiple cores when they are multithreaded, achieving up to execute simultaneously, and automatically balances the load between processors. Applications can run a processor-intensive task in Mac OS X, a Power Mac G5 Quad delivers groundbreaking performance. Multiple Cores and Mac OS X Mac OS X is...
... X v10.4 Tiger, Apple's UNIX-based operating system, including powerful new features such as multithreading. Many of multiple cores when they are multithreaded, achieving up to execute simultaneously, and automatically balances the load between processors. Applications can run a processor-intensive task in Mac OS X, a Power Mac G5 Quad delivers groundbreaking performance. Multiple Cores and Mac OS X Mac OS X is...
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...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. This fast application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) integrates a new lower-latency memory subsystem with double-layer support Dual-core PowerPC G5 processors 533MHz DDR2 memory Dual... PCI Express graphics and the dual-channel, bidirectional frontside bus that made its debut in the original Power Mac G5. Built into the Power Mac G5 architecture is an all-new system controller.
...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. This fast application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) integrates a new lower-latency memory subsystem with double-layer support Dual-core PowerPC G5 processors 533MHz DDR2 memory Dual... PCI Express graphics and the dual-channel, bidirectional frontside bus that made its debut in the original Power Mac G5. Built into the Power Mac G5 architecture is an all-new system controller.
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...technologies on previous Power Mac G5 systems (PCI-X and PCI) and Power Mac G4 systems (PCI). With its 64-bit processor architecture, the Power Mac G5 can transfer data ...Express graphics interface that of AGP 8X in previous Power Mac G5 models. 16-lane PCI Express AGP 8X 2.1 GBps 4 GBps Up...-bit errors. That represents a 25 percent increase over the latest Power Mac G5 and triple the throughput of the entire bus. Data can be ... throughput on the new Power Mac G5 is 25 percent faster than previous Power Mac G5 models and up to three times faster than the Power Mac G4. 128-bit DDR2...
...technologies on previous Power Mac G5 systems (PCI-X and PCI) and Power Mac G4 systems (PCI). With its 64-bit processor architecture, the Power Mac G5 can transfer data ...Express graphics interface that of AGP 8X in previous Power Mac G5 models. 16-lane PCI Express AGP 8X 2.1 GBps 4 GBps Up...-bit errors. That represents a 25 percent increase over the latest Power Mac G5 and triple the throughput of the entire bus. Data can be ... throughput on the new Power Mac G5 is 25 percent faster than previous Power Mac G5 models and up to three times faster than the Power Mac G4. 128-bit DDR2...
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...;gurable 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit) Ethernet interfaces deliver tremendous networking bandwidth. Dual Gigabit Ethernet delivers the massive throughput required for all network activities. High-Performance I/O The Power Mac G5 architecture uses the HyperTransport protocol to integrate I/O subsystems and connect them to...of a client services network, work in a SAN environment that data rate. Designed to the 16-lane graphics slot, the Power Mac G5 features three PCI Express expansion slots: two four-lane slots and one . Performance is the industry-standard storage interface, replacing...
...;gurable 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit) Ethernet interfaces deliver tremendous networking bandwidth. Dual Gigabit Ethernet delivers the massive throughput required for all network activities. High-Performance I/O The Power Mac G5 architecture uses the HyperTransport protocol to integrate I/O subsystems and connect them to...of a client services network, work in a SAN environment that data rate. Designed to the 16-lane graphics slot, the Power Mac G5 features three PCI Express expansion slots: two four-lane slots and one . Performance is the industry-standard storage interface, replacing...
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... more, FireWire 800 works over 3.5 hours of video encoded in use. SuperDrive with more information, see www.apple.com/airport and www.apple.com/bluetooth. This added capacity is built into every Power Mac G5 reads and writes to a wide variety of DVD and CD media, including double-layer (DVD+R DL) discs... 400 port on the back, a FireWire 800 port on the back, and four USB 2.0 ports-one of them semitransparent. Technology Overview 13 Power Mac G5 Versatile CD and DVD burning The industry-standard SuperDrive writes to and reads dozens of CD and DVD formats. • Writes DVD-R discs at...
... more, FireWire 800 works over 3.5 hours of video encoded in use. SuperDrive with more information, see www.apple.com/airport and www.apple.com/bluetooth. This added capacity is built into every Power Mac G5 reads and writes to a wide variety of DVD and CD media, including double-layer (DVD+R DL) discs... 400 port on the back, a FireWire 800 port on the back, and four USB 2.0 ports-one of them semitransparent. Technology Overview 13 Power Mac G5 Versatile CD and DVD burning The industry-standard SuperDrive writes to and reads dozens of CD and DVD formats. • Writes DVD-R discs at...
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...to devices such as decks, receivers, digital instruments, and even home theater systems. The optical digital audio ports on the Power Mac G5 support stereo and 5.1 surround sound speaker systems. Because optical digital audio transmits data as impulses of -the-art optical digital ... features of audio capabilities not commonly found in headphones for individual listening. Technology Overview 14 Power Mac G5 Analog and digital audio The Power Mac G5 features a comprehensive set of the Power Mac G5 are high-quality analog stereo audio line-level input and output ports for connecting self...
...to devices such as decks, receivers, digital instruments, and even home theater systems. The optical digital audio ports on the Power Mac G5 support stereo and 5.1 surround sound speaker systems. Because optical digital audio transmits data as impulses of -the-art optical digital ... features of audio capabilities not commonly found in headphones for individual listening. Technology Overview 14 Power Mac G5 Analog and digital audio The Power Mac G5 features a comprehensive set of the Power Mac G5 are high-quality analog stereo audio line-level input and output ports for connecting self...
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...Apple Cinema Displays to eight displays.5 Best of up to your Power Mac G5. Designed to Mac OS X features like Exposé, Mac users enjoy fluid onscreen performance every minute of widescreen LCD displays delivers impressive image quality, enabling an all levels. Technology Overview 15 Power Mac G5 Workstation Graphics The NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 features two dual... Choose a standard configuration equipped with state-of 3D stereo-in-a-window,6 Apple introduces Power Mac G5 users to a high-performance card for ultraresponsive graphics and true onscreen stereo 3D, ...
...Apple Cinema Displays to eight displays.5 Best of up to your Power Mac G5. Designed to Mac OS X features like Exposé, Mac users enjoy fluid onscreen performance every minute of widescreen LCD displays delivers impressive image quality, enabling an all levels. Technology Overview 15 Power Mac G5 Workstation Graphics The NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 features two dual... Choose a standard configuration equipped with state-of 3D stereo-in-a-window,6 Apple introduces Power Mac G5 users to a high-performance card for ultraresponsive graphics and true onscreen stereo 3D, ...
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... billion 10.8 billion One single-link DVI and one dual-link DVI One Two dual-link DVI and one stereo port Two Choosing a graphics card Which card is of power to the primary graphics processing unit, the new Power Mac G5 provides the headroom for high-performance, next-generation graphics...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 an ideal choice for advanced design and visualization. More powerful graphics processors and faster, larger ...
... billion 10.8 billion One single-link DVI and one dual-link DVI One Two dual-link DVI and one stereo port Two Choosing a graphics card Which card is of power to the primary graphics processing unit, the new Power Mac G5 provides the headroom for high-performance, next-generation graphics...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 an ideal choice for advanced design and visualization. More powerful graphics processors and faster, larger ...
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...3D operations in applications such as Motion and in games such as three PCI Express cards in your Power Mac G5, you'll want to connect your Power Mac G5 to two 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays-or use stereo 3D goggles-choose the workstation-class NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500. •...and filter e∂ects. Technology Overview 17 Power Mac G5 Core Image in Mac OS X Built into Mac OS X, Core Image is real-time response as you select and apply filters. • All Power Mac G5 cards support two displays: one 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display. The test protocol measured the ...
...3D operations in applications such as Motion and in games such as three PCI Express cards in your Power Mac G5, you'll want to connect your Power Mac G5 to two 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays-or use stereo 3D goggles-choose the workstation-class NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500. •...and filter e∂ects. Technology Overview 17 Power Mac G5 Core Image in Mac OS X Built into Mac OS X, Core Image is real-time response as you select and apply filters. • All Power Mac G5 cards support two displays: one 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display. The test protocol measured the ...
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...gamut, high display brightness, and uniform color across a 170-degree viewing spectrum. Choosing an Apple display Apple o∂ers a choice of text readability and image crispness. Technology Overview 18 Power Mac G5 Certified by SWOP SWOP, the organization that sets Specifications for Web O...8706;set Printing, has certified the Apple Cinema Display for connecting devices. The DVI interface transfers...
...gamut, high display brightness, and uniform color across a 170-degree viewing spectrum. Choosing an Apple display Apple o∂ers a choice of text readability and image crispness. Technology Overview 18 Power Mac G5 Certified by SWOP SWOP, the organization that sets Specifications for Web O...8706;set Printing, has certified the Apple Cinema Display for connecting devices. The DVI interface transfers...
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Technology Overview 19 Power Mac G5 Connecting to other . Or you can order the Apple DVI to Video Adapter to connect to VGA displays, such as CRTs or projectors. Extended desktop mode lets you connect more room for ...video or RCA (composite) connectors.8 Support for connecting to S-video and composite devices, such as TVs, VCRs, or overhead projectors with every Power Mac G5 for Multiple Displays Every Power Mac G5 graphics card supports two displays in extended desktop and video mirroring modes. For maximum productivity, extend your desktop across two displays, allowing more...
Technology Overview 19 Power Mac G5 Connecting to other . Or you can order the Apple DVI to Video Adapter to connect to VGA displays, such as CRTs or projectors. Extended desktop mode lets you connect more room for ...video or RCA (composite) connectors.8 Support for connecting to S-video and composite devices, such as TVs, VCRs, or overhead projectors with every Power Mac G5 for Multiple Displays Every Power Mac G5 graphics card supports two displays in extended desktop and video mirroring modes. For maximum productivity, extend your desktop across two displays, allowing more...
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...work flow, visit www.apple.com/xsan. Built-in a four-lane or eight-lane PCI Express slot. This card runs at full bandwidth in dual Gigabit Ethernet interfaces on the Power Mac connect to create studio-quality projects. • Dual-core and quad-core Power Mac G5 systems speed up a wealth of...preview of footage, or even an audio DSP or I/O card for highperformance, high-availability storage. Use the new Apple Fibre Channel PCI Express Card to connect the Power Mac G5 to Xserve RAID for sound editing. Xsan provides concurrent access to terabytes of -the-art studio: fast DDR2 ...
...work flow, visit www.apple.com/xsan. Built-in a four-lane or eight-lane PCI Express slot. This card runs at full bandwidth in dual Gigabit Ethernet interfaces on the Power Mac connect to create studio-quality projects. • Dual-core and quad-core Power Mac G5 systems speed up a wealth of...preview of footage, or even an audio DSP or I/O card for highperformance, high-availability storage. Use the new Apple Fibre Channel PCI Express Card to connect the Power Mac G5 to Xserve RAID for sound editing. Xsan provides concurrent access to terabytes of -the-art studio: fast DDR2 ...
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... by Apple in September 2005 using preproduction 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad units; Final Cut Pro 5.0.2 rendering results High definition video (HDV-1080i60) video rendering Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz 44% faster Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5 Baseline Standard definition (SD) video rendering Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5 40% faster Baseline Digital video (DV) video rendering Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5...
... by Apple in September 2005 using preproduction 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad units; Final Cut Pro 5.0.2 rendering results High definition video (HDV-1080i60) video rendering Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz 44% faster Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5 Baseline Standard definition (SD) video rendering Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5 40% faster Baseline Digital video (DV) video rendering Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5...