Mac Pro (Early 2008) vs Power Mac G5 (Late 2004)

Mac Pro (Early 2008) $2,799
Power Mac G5 (Late 2004)
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,799
Base Price (MSRP)
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CPU
Xeon E5462
CPU
PowerPC 970FX+ 1.8GHz
GPU
Radeon HD 2600 XT Mac
GPU
GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Mac
Memory
2GB
Memory
256MB
Storage
320GB
Storage
80GB
CPU Image
Xeon E5462
4 Cores
4 Threads
2.8GHz Clock
CPU Image
PowerPC 970FX+ 1.8GHz
1 Core
1 Thread
1.8GHz Clock
Xeon E5462 vs PowerPC 970FX+ 1.8GHz Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Radeon HD 2600 XT Mac
120 Shaders
700MHz
256MB GDDR3
25.6GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Mac
4 Shaders
325MHz
128MB DDR
10.4GB/s Bandwidth
168 GFLOPS FP32
0%
N/A
0%
Radeon HD 2600 XT Mac vs GeForce FX 5200 Ultra Mac Full Specs Comparison
2GB
DDR2-800
256MB
DDR-333
320GB
3.5"
SATA 2
80GB
3.5"
SATA 1
570 min 4K Video
14%
90 min 4K Video
2%
16x SuperDrive DL
Tray Loading
8x SuperDrive
Tray Loading
Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
Apple Keyboard
Mighty Mouse
Apple Mouse
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
1
1
No Microphones
No Microphones
No Cellular
No Cellular
No Wi-Fi
No Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 2.0
Bluetooth 1.1
56K Modem
5400
Integrated Chipset
Data
5x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
2x FireWire 400
2x FireWire 800
Data
3x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
2x FireWire 400
1x FireWire 800
Network
2x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Network
1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
Audio
3x Audio Jack
2x Optical Audio
Audio
3x Audio Jack
2x Optical Audio
GPU Ports
2x DVI-I Dual-Link
GPU Ports
1x DVI-I
1x ADC
980W
552W
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Windows
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
OS X 10.11 El Capitan (Latest)
Windows 7 (Latest)
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
Build Material
Aluminum
Height
511 mm (20.1 in)
Width
206 mm (8.1 in)
Depth
475 mm (18.7 in)
Volume
49.89 L
Height
511 mm (20.1 in)
Width
206 mm (8.1 in)
Depth
475 mm (18.7 in)
Volume
49.89 L
Weight
19.232 kg (42.4 lb)
Weight
16.329 kg (36 lb)
CPU
Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Storage Slots
2x 5.25" Bay
4x 3.5" Bay
Storage Slots
1x 5.25" Bay
2x 3.5" Bay
Memory Slots
8x DIMM
Memory Slots
4x DIMM
Expansion Slots
-
-
2x PCIe 1.0 x4
2x PCIe 2.0 x16
Expansion Slots
3x PCI 33MHz 64Bit
1x AGP x8 Pro
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-
A1186
EMC 2180
MacPro3,1
A1093
EMC 2020
PowerMac9,1
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