Apple Power Mac G5 (Late 2005) - Manual (Page 3)

3 Technology Overview
Power Mac G5
The Power of Four
Power. It gives your creativity room to play. It takes the edge o∂ supersized projects
and looming deadlines. It challenges you to seek more demanding work and gives
you the confi dence to execute with brilliance.
Introducing the Power Mac G5 Quad. Now you can blaze through your work, deliver
ahead of schedule, wow your clients, even transform your business—because this
quad-core system really moves. It runs creative applications up to 69 percent faster
than the fastest previous Power Mac, the 2.7GHz dual-processor Power Mac G5.
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Quad-core processing
With two dual-core processors, the Power Mac G5 Quad doubles the computational
power of its dual-processor predecessor. Do the math: Quad-core processing means
four 64-bit PowerPC G5 processor cores, four Velocity Engine units, and eight double-
precision fl oating-point units for blistering performance of up to 76.6 gigafl ops. That
means you can manipulate mountains of images or miles of footage. Crunch enormous
data sets. Encode HD video or audiophile-quality music. All at speeds you never
imagined possible.
PCI Express architecture
An all-new PCI Express architecture opens up a world of high-performance peripherals
to the Mac platform. This modern industry standard allows you to customize your
Power Mac G5 to the special needs of your workfl ow—providing tremendous power
and productivity in a single system. As your needs change, you’ll have the fl exibility to
add emerging solutions for networked storage, digital signal processing (DSP), video
management, data acquisition, and more.
Workstation graphics
Graphics assume a new level of realism with the latest PCI Express graphics cards. The
optional NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500—the fi rst workstation graphics processing unit (GPU)
for the Mac—accelerates 3D content creation, special e∂ ects, animation, and scientifi c
visualizations. How much reality can you handle? Try adding up to eight all-digital
Apple Cinema HD Displays to your Power Mac G5 and enjoy a veritable dreamscape.
You can even experience full-screen stereo 3D for immersive game play or stereo-in-a-
window for scientifi c workfl ows.
Quad-core processing, PCI Express architecture, and workstation graphics are only the
beginning. Find out how the new Power Mac G5 can streamline your work, unlock
opportunities, and deliver results that exceed your grandest expectations.
Creative application performance
60% faster
After Effects
Rendering 69% faster
Final Cut Pro
SD encoding
59% faster
LightWave 3D
Rendering
43% faster Photoshop
45-action test
40% faster Final Cut Pro
SD rendering
Baseline
Dual 2.7GHz
Power Mac G5
Technical computing performance
39% faster
Xcode
Project build
BBSv3
Genomics analysis
Mathematica
MathematicaMark
Dual 2.7GHz
Power Mac G5
76% faster
22% faster
40% faster Baseline
The new Power Mac G5 Quad delivers
groundbreaking performance compared
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