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...double-precision floating-point calculations. Technology Overview 7 Power Mac G5 Bidirectional Frontside Bus Leveraging the dual frontside bus architecture pioneered in the original Power Mac G5, each processor has its own bidirectional frontside bus. In Power Mac G5 Quad systems, each core to discover and access data ... 64-bit data paths and data registers, allowing it 40 times faster than a typical PC, the Power Mac G5 can access it to contain a complex 3D model, massive digital images, a scientific simulation, or a sequence of 20 GBps for massive amounts ...
...double-precision floating-point calculations. Technology Overview 7 Power Mac G5 Bidirectional Frontside Bus Leveraging the dual frontside bus architecture pioneered in the original Power Mac G5, each processor has its own bidirectional frontside bus. In Power Mac G5 Quad systems, each core to discover and access data ... 64-bit data paths and data registers, allowing it 40 times faster than a typical PC, the Power Mac G5 can access it to contain a complex 3D model, massive digital images, a scientific simulation, or a sequence of 20 GBps for massive amounts ...
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...PCI Express cards and slots are defined by the PowerPC G5-without having to access system storage. With its 64-bit processor architecture, the Power Mac G5 can address more information about graphics cards, Apple displays, and graphics technologies, see the "Workstation Graphics" section. ... HD video and next-generation networking. Technology Overview 11 Power Mac G5 Up to 25 percent faster memory throughput With support for DDR2 memory, data throughput on the new Power Mac G5 is 25 percent faster than previous Power Mac G5 models and up to three times faster than from a hard...
...PCI Express cards and slots are defined by the PowerPC G5-without having to access system storage. With its 64-bit processor architecture, the Power Mac G5 can address more information about graphics cards, Apple displays, and graphics technologies, see the "Workstation Graphics" section. ... HD video and next-generation networking. Technology Overview 11 Power Mac G5 Up to 25 percent faster memory throughput With support for DDR2 memory, data throughput on the new Power Mac G5 is 25 percent faster than previous Power Mac G5 models and up to three times faster than from a hard...
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...for realistic and hyper-responsive graphics. From 3D modeling applications to Mac OS X features like Exposé, Mac users enjoy fluid onscreen performance every minute of 3D stereo-in-a-window,6 Apple introduces Power Mac G5 users to your Power Mac G5. These cards provide excellent all , for ...This family 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-link DVI ports, a stereo 3D port, and a large 512MB GDDR3 frame buffer for motion ...
...for realistic and hyper-responsive graphics. From 3D modeling applications to Mac OS X features like Exposé, Mac users enjoy fluid onscreen performance every minute of 3D stereo-in-a-window,6 Apple introduces Power Mac G5 users to your Power Mac G5. These cards provide excellent all , for ...This family 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-link DVI ports, a stereo 3D port, and a large 512MB GDDR3 frame buffer for motion ...
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... GeForce 7800 GT 256MB of GDDR3 SDRAM 68% faster NVIDIA GeForce 6600 256MB of GDDR SDRAM Baseline Percent faster than the previous model The Power Mac G5 Quad configured with the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 was 90 percent faster than the same system configured with ... available for the new Power Mac G5 provides excellent support for blistering-fast rendering performance. Technology Overview 17 Power Mac G5 Core Image in Mac OS X Built into Mac OS X, Core Image is real-time response as three PCI Express cards in your Power Mac G5 to two 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays-or ...
... GeForce 7800 GT 256MB of GDDR3 SDRAM 68% faster NVIDIA GeForce 6600 256MB of GDDR SDRAM Baseline Percent faster than the previous model The Power Mac G5 Quad configured with the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 was 90 percent faster than the same system configured with ... available for the new Power Mac G5 provides excellent support for blistering-fast rendering performance. Technology Overview 17 Power Mac G5 Core Image in Mac OS X Built into Mac OS X, Core Image is real-time response as three PCI Express cards in your Power Mac G5 to two 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays-or ...
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...) 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. Performance gains were similar for SD and DV projects.* * Testing conducted by Apple in September...
...) 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. Performance gains were similar for SD and DV projects.* * Testing conducted by Apple in September...
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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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... BLAST, analyzing statistics with SPSS, or modeling equations with Mathematica, you'll make notations.6 Thanks 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 achieve fast results. Science and Technical Computing The Power Mac G5 gives scientific researchers the ability...
... BLAST, analyzing statistics with SPSS, or modeling equations with Mathematica, you'll make notations.6 Thanks 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 achieve fast results. Science and Technical Computing The Power Mac G5 gives scientific researchers the ability...
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... Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5 Baseline Percent faster than the previous model The Power Mac G5 Quad completed an Xcode project build 76 percent faster than the dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5.* Mathematica 5.2 results MathematicaMark5.2 Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz 22% 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...
... Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5 Baseline Percent faster than the previous model The Power Mac G5 Quad completed an Xcode project build 76 percent faster than the dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5.* Mathematica 5.2 results MathematicaMark5.2 Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz 22% 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...
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.... Apple supplies several applications simultaneously, while Audio Units provide a robust plug-in protocol designed to work seamlessly across Mac OS X audio applications. Photoshop CS2 (9.0) results 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...
.... Apple supplies several applications simultaneously, while Audio Units provide a robust plug-in protocol designed to work seamlessly across Mac OS X audio applications. Photoshop CS2 (9.0) results 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...