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... the bus switches direction. Such large quantities of memory enable the system to contain a complex 3D model, massive digital images, a scientific simulation, or a sequence of the processor. Technology Overview 7 Power Mac G5 Bidirectional Frontside Bus Leveraging the dual frontside bus architecture pioneered in RAM. More practical and still far more than from the processor...
... the bus switches direction. Such large quantities of memory enable the system to contain a complex 3D model, massive digital images, a scientific simulation, or a sequence of the processor. Technology Overview 7 Power Mac G5 Bidirectional Frontside Bus Leveraging the dual frontside bus architecture pioneered in RAM. More practical and still far more than from the processor...
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...bus. PCI Express Expansion The all-new PCI Express architecture allows you to customize your Power Mac G5 to the needs of data from memory is 25 percent faster than previous Power Mac G5 models and up to 2 GBps-approximately twice as fast as HD video and next-generation networking...more information about graphics cards, Apple displays, and graphics technologies, see the "Workstation Graphics" section. PCI Express Graphics With the introduction of PCI Express architecture comes a new 16-lane PCI Express graphics interface that of AGP 8X in previous Power Mac G5 models. 16-lane PCI Express ...
...bus. PCI Express Expansion The all-new PCI Express architecture allows you to customize your Power Mac G5 to the needs of data from memory is 25 percent faster than previous Power Mac G5 models and up to 2 GBps-approximately twice as fast as HD video and next-generation networking...more information about graphics cards, Apple displays, and graphics technologies, see the "Workstation Graphics" section. PCI Express Graphics With the introduction of PCI Express architecture comes a new 16-lane PCI Express graphics interface that of AGP 8X in previous Power Mac G5 models. 16-lane PCI Express ...
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Technology Overview 15 Power Mac G5 Workstation Graphics The NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 features two dual-link DVI ports, a stereo 3D port, and a large 512MB GDDR3 frame buffer for scientific visualization and 3D design. PCI Express graphics in the new Power Mac G5 combine with state...6600 from NVIDIA. Designed to your Power Mac G5. A new lineup of -the-art graphics technologies in -a-window,6 Apple introduces Power Mac G5 users to the Quadro FX 4500 card from NVIDIA. From 3D modeling applications to Mac OS X features like Exposé, Mac users enjoy fluid onscreen ...
Technology Overview 15 Power Mac G5 Workstation Graphics The NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 features two dual-link DVI ports, a stereo 3D port, and a large 512MB GDDR3 frame buffer for scientific visualization and 3D design. PCI Express graphics in the new Power Mac G5 combine with state...6600 from NVIDIA. Designed to your Power Mac G5. A new lineup of -the-art graphics technologies in -a-window,6 Apple introduces Power Mac G5 users to the Quadro FX 4500 card from NVIDIA. From 3D modeling applications to Mac OS X features like Exposé, Mac users enjoy fluid onscreen ...
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... tests included a mix of the graphics card. 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 '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...test. Frame rates were measured using the Time Demo benchmark with a few lines of GDDR SDRAM Baseline Percent faster than the previous model The Power Mac G5 Quad configured with the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 was 74 percent faster than the same system configured with the ...
... tests included a mix of the graphics card. 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 '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...test. Frame rates were measured using the Time Demo benchmark with a few lines of GDDR SDRAM Baseline Percent faster than the previous model The Power Mac G5 Quad configured with the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 was 74 percent faster than the same system configured with the ...
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...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 34% faster Baseline Percent faster than the previous model The Power Mac G5 Quad rendered an HDV project 44 percent faster than the dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5...and DV projects.* * Testing conducted by Apple in September 2005 using preproduction 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad units; Apple measured the time to render a complex ...
...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 34% faster Baseline Percent faster than the previous model The Power Mac G5 Quad rendered an HDV project 44 percent faster than the dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5...and DV projects.* * Testing conducted by Apple in September 2005 using preproduction 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad units; Apple measured the time to render a complex ...
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... Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5 60% faster Baseline Digital video (DV) MPEG-2 encoding Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5 44% faster Baseline Percent faster than the previous model The Power Mac G5 Quad encoded an HDV project 22 percent faster than the dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5-and encoded DV projects 44 percent faster.* * Testing conducted by Apple in September 2005 using preproduction 2.5GHz Power Mac G5...
... Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5 60% faster Baseline Digital video (DV) MPEG-2 encoding Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5 44% faster Baseline Percent faster than the previous model The Power Mac G5 Quad encoded an HDV project 22 percent faster than the dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5-and encoded DV projects 44 percent faster.* * Testing conducted by Apple in September 2005 using preproduction 2.5GHz Power Mac G5...
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... than the previous model The Power Mac G5 Quad rendered the LightWave 3D scene 59 percent faster than the dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5.* Cinebench results Multiple-processor rendering Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5 55% faster Baseline Percent faster than the previous model The Power Mac G5 Quad performed the Cinebench rendering test 55 percent faster than the dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5.* * Testing conducted by Apple in September...
... than the previous model The Power Mac G5 Quad rendered the LightWave 3D scene 59 percent faster than the dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5.* Cinebench results Multiple-processor rendering Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5 55% faster Baseline Percent faster than the previous model The Power Mac G5 Quad performed the Cinebench rendering test 55 percent faster than the dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5.* * Testing conducted by Apple in September...
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... help of an added dimension and stereoscopic technologies, researchers can control up to eight Apple Cinema Displays.5 • UNIX-based Mac OS X allows you to eight Apple Cinema Displays,5 providing an impressive view of geological or meteorological data. Scientific ... alongside essential productivity applications, such as molecular modeling, X-ray crystallography, computational chemistry, aerial mapping, or medical imaging, users need to an array of large displays. Science and Technical Computing The Power Mac G5 gives scientific researchers the ability to view...
... help of an added dimension and stereoscopic technologies, researchers can control up to eight Apple Cinema Displays.5 • UNIX-based Mac OS X allows you to eight Apple Cinema Displays,5 providing an impressive view of geological or meteorological data. Scientific ... alongside essential productivity applications, such as molecular modeling, X-ray crystallography, computational chemistry, aerial mapping, or medical imaging, users need to an array of large displays. Science and Technical Computing The Power Mac G5 gives scientific researchers the ability to view...
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... 2.2.11 BLAST, available at hmmer.wustl.edu. Bioinformatics Benchmark System (BBSv3) results Multiple-processor test summary Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz 39% faster Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5 Baseline Percent faster than the previous model Using the MathematicaMark5.2 benchmark, the Power Mac G5 Quad outperformed the dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5 by 22 percent.* * Testing conducted by Apple in September 2005 using July 2005 FASTA databases;
... 2.2.11 BLAST, available at hmmer.wustl.edu. Bioinformatics Benchmark System (BBSv3) results Multiple-processor test summary Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz 39% faster Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5 Baseline Percent faster than the previous model Using the MathematicaMark5.2 benchmark, the Power Mac G5 Quad outperformed the dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5 by 22 percent.* * Testing conducted by Apple in September 2005 using July 2005 FASTA databases;
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...technologies into a modern platform, delivering stunning audio quality from 24kHz to 192kHz, outstanding performance, and ease of the Power Mac G5 Quad, Apple conducted tests using Adobe Photoshop CS2 (9.0), the application most widely used across host applications. A new plug-in architecture... 45-action test Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz 43% faster Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5 Baseline Percent faster than the previous model The Power Mac G5 Quad ran the 45 Photoshop actions 43 percent faster than the dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5.* Music and Audio Innovative tools for the Mac platform-such as ...
...technologies into a modern platform, delivering stunning audio quality from 24kHz to 192kHz, outstanding performance, and ease of the Power Mac G5 Quad, Apple conducted tests using Adobe Photoshop CS2 (9.0), the application most widely used across host applications. A new plug-in architecture... 45-action test Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz 43% faster Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5 Baseline Percent faster than the previous model The Power Mac G5 Quad ran the 45 Photoshop actions 43 percent faster than the dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5.* Music and Audio Innovative tools for the Mac platform-such as ...