Apple Power Mac G5 (Late 2005) User Manual
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Technology Overview
Power Mac G5
Video editing performance
One of the fi nal stages of any fi lm or video project is the processor-intensive task of
rendering. Apple measured the time to render a complex video project containing
multiple e∂ ects and fi lters, including color corrections, transitions, compositing, and
basic text treatments.
Final Cut Pro 5.0.2 rendering results
Baseline
Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz
44% faster
Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5
High definition video (HDV—1080i60) video rendering
Baseline
Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz
40% faster
Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5
Standard definition (SD) video rendering
Baseline
Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz
34% faster
Dual 2.7GHz Power Mac G5
Digital video (DV) video rendering
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 2005 using preproduction 2.5GHz Power Mac G5 Quad units; all other systems were
shipping units.