PRESS RELEASE October 19, 2005

New Line Features Quad-Core Processing, PCI Express & Workstation Graphics

  • Final Cut Pro® 5 encodes SD video content up to 60 percent faster on the new Power Mac G5 Quad when compared with the Dual Processor 2.7 GHz Power Mac G5;
  • Adobe Photoshop runs a series of 45 commonly used filters and actions 43 percent faster on the new Power Mac G5 Quad when compared with the Dual Processor 2.7 GHz Power Mac G5;
  • Adobe After Effects renders video effects up to 69 percent faster on the new Power Mac G5 Quad when compared with the Dual Processor 2.7 GHz Power Mac G5;
  • LightWave 3D renders animation up to 59 percent faster on the Power Mac G5 Quad when compared with the Dual Processor 2.7 GHz Power Mac G5; and
  • The scientific benchmark Bioinformatics Benchmark System (BBS version 3) completes a comparison of genomic sequences up to 39 percent faster on the Power Mac G5 Quad when compared with the Dual Processor 2.7 GHz Power Mac G5.

The Power Mac G5 line offers leading-edge expansion with industry standard PCI Express architecture, providing four expansion slots to support high-performance video and audio devices and multiple standard graphics cards to drive an array of up to eight displays. The Power Mac G5 delivers up to 16GB of 533 MHz DDR2 SDRAM and now features two Gigabit Ethernet ports—ideal for customers working in an Xsan® environment. Providing industry-leading connectivity and high-performance I/O, every Power Mac G5 also includes one FireWire® 800 port, two FireWire 400 ports, four USB 2.0 ports, two USB 1.1 ports, optical and digital audio input and output, and built-in support for AirPort® Extreme and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. The new Power Mac G5 line also includes Apple’s next generation mouse, Mighty Mouse, featuring up to four programmable buttons and an ingenious Scroll Ball that lets users scroll in any direction—vertically, horizontally and even diagonally.
  • dual-core 2.0GHz PowerPC G5 processor;
  • 512MB of 533 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable up to 16GB;
  • 160GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
  • NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE with 128MB of GDDR SDRAM
  • three open PCI Express expansion slots: two 4-lane slots and one 8-lane slot;
  • dual Gigabit Ethernet ports;
  • 16x SuperDrive™ with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW); and
  • ships with Mighty Mouse and Apple Keyboard.

  • dual-core 2.3 GHz PowerPC G5 processor;
  • 512MB of 533 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable up to 16GB;
  • 250GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
  • NVIDIA GeForce 6600 with 256MB of GDDR SDRAM
  • three open PCI Express expansion slots: two 4-lane slots and one 8-lane slot;
  • dual Gigabit Ethernet ports;
  • 16x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW); and
  • ships with Mighty Mouse and Apple Keyboard.

  • two dual-core 2.5GHz PowerPC G5 processors;
  • 512MB of 533 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable up to 16GB;
  • 250GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
  • NVIDIA GeForce 6600 with 256MB of GDDR SDRAM
  • three open PCI Express expansion slots: two 4-lane slots and one 8-lane slot;
  • dual Gigabit Ethernet ports;
  • 16x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW); and
  • ships with Mighty Mouse and Apple Keyboard.

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