ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO --is there another option?

I want a new iMac (I love iMacs)-- but with a better graphics card than the ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO.
Can it be switched out or upgraded?
The ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO is a low end 3D graphics card with a street value of $60 and a very horrible review from CNET when compared to other graphics cards for 3D. Though it may shine for HD video DVD's -it's apparently extrememly subpar for 3D work.....
I'd like a top-notch graphics card in a new 24" iMac....
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I have an 20 inch Imac 2,4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo and I want to introduce Final Cut Pro X into the machine, can I change the Vieodcard ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 MB, into a more suitable videocard? Or is that not possible?

I have an 20 inch Imac 2,4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo and I want to introduce Final Cut Pro X into the machine. Can I change the present Videocard ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 MB, into a more suitable videocard? Or is that not possible? I have upgraded the memory to 4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM.

The GPU in a iMac is NOT upgradeable.
You should check to see if your model of iMac meets the minimum specs to run FCPX.
I believe that your GPU is NOT OpenCL capable, and hence not supported.
Even if it works, you would probably get marginal performance.
What you can do is download the trial version and see how (and if) it works.

I have installed FCPX on my iMac (mid 2007) with a video ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 MB. Tis does not meet the minimum requirements. It seems to be ok but what kind of problems can I expect ?

I have installed FCPX on my iMac (mid 2007) with a video ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 MB. This does not meet the minimum requirements. It seems to be ok but what kind of problems can I expect ?

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I have run things that are unsupported too (like 10.3 Panther on a Wallstreet Powerbook, anyone remember those? )
Hey Luis. I not only remember…I still have mine (OS 9)! Works perfectly well…for some things; just need to be selective about what I ask it to do. (Also have its big brother Pismo running Tiger, which is still an extremely competent machine.) When I take them out of their cases, I'm still amazed at the G3's build quality.
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Will iMovie 10 ever be installable on an iMac 24-inch Mid 2007 with ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256MB?

They updated iMovie to 10.0.1 so it will work with these Mavericks machines:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6023
"Installing iMovie (2013) previously required a computer with an OpenCL-capable video card. This requirement was removed, and you can install iMovie version 10.0.1 on any Mac with OS X Mavericks."

I am getting the photoshop has detected graphics hardware not supported for 3d...without 512 vRam. I have enough and yet it still gives me the error. I have ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 MB installed and can't find any updates on adobe? What gives?

Where do I find the update?

Well, which school did you attend to justify your crooked math? When I was at school 256 was less than 512 or exactly half of 512... This simply won't work and nobody can fix it for you. Your graphics hardware is simply completely inadequate, considering that it is like 7 years or so old to begin with.
Mylenium

IMovie 10.0 Oct 22, 2013 won't install on my Mac Pro 2008 with OS X 10.9. Software Updater says "Your computer's video card does not meet the minimum system requirements". I have ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 256 MB. What card SHOULD I have?

After installing Mavericks on my 2008 Mac Pro (10GBRAM, several HDs, 2 x 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon) Software updater says there is an update available. iMovie Apple Version 10.0 Released Oct 22, 2013.
So I click the UPDATE button
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It is a easy fix to this problem.
I have this video card
iMac 24 inch, early 2008.
Graphics card: ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 MB .
This is what you do.
1. open app store.
2.go to the update tab.
Yuo will see the imovie icon waiting to install.
3.clic the sub menu tab and select "try apdate in an hour" option from the sub menu.
4.leave the app store window open and came back in an 1hr .
Like magic you will see the imovie app being upgrade it in the lunch pad .
enjoy it.

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Running Leopard 10.5.8 and MS Office 2004
Two iMac (8.1) 2.66 GHz with ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro video won't display some Excel files in PowerPoint decks, but iMac 1.83 GHz Core Duo will display o.k. as will MacBook Pro, MacBook, etc. Installing a trial version of Office 2008, both iMac 2.66 GHz display the PowerPoint files o.k.
I could downgrade the users to Intel iMac 1.83 GHz, or buy two copies of Office 2008 and support them, neither of which is a great solution.
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Well, Office 2008 is only $110 USD at http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Office-2008-Home-Student/dp/B000X86ZAS/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1251560959&sr=8-1
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It works on a PC but then I have to use PowerPoint (ugh). Any help or suggestions with this? Thanks in advance.

Multiple graphics cards will make the displays act as one large desktop, but when an application is set to full screen mode, it usually will just use one display. If the application is run in window mode, you should be able to move and enlarge (by dragging the lower-right corner) the window to use all displays, but there will be a window border (and menu bar on one display). You could zoom the display slightly to move the border off-screen. There is a setting in Zoom Options of "Universal Access" system preference to stop the zoomed image from moving unless the pointer reaches an edge.

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http://www.amd.com/us/products/notebook/graphics/Pages/notebook-graphics.aspx is a starting point.

ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT and early Mac Pro

I have been following the debate regarding the ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT and old Mac Pro with interest, however my problem is not quite the same. As all the correspondents are located in the USA. I would guess they are referring to Apple part no MB198Z/A. But ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT is sold in the UK by Apple as part no MB198, and I cannot be sure that it has an identical spec. Does one Know the Answer? Please respond if you know
Thank You
For info Below is the response given by ATI
(The specifications are the same. The HD 2000 series cards runs on PCIE 1.1. You will need to confirm this with www.apple.com since the cards are specifically flashed by Apple. These cards may contain different video bios versions.)

M.O.K.,
Based on the ATI information regarding PCIE 1.1, the card is the same and should work. I would call Apple when ordering to confirm.
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Keith

Resetting a video card? (ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT)

So here's my issue. I am trying to connect a secondary monitor to my mac pro (10.5.8). The card in the machine is a ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT. The only port that seems to work on the card is "#2" (or the left port while looking at the card from the back of the machine).
Both monitors work when plugged into #2 so I know the problem is not with the monitors/cables. This leads me to believe the card has some issues. I used a secondary screen on this machine about a month ago and had no problems. Not to say the card isn't bad, but is there any way to reset this card or flush out some sort of cash/preference to see if that works?
I have done the obvious "Detect Displays", and have flushed the PRAM of the machine, I've tried booting it up with no screens, just one screen, etc. I've tried booting with one screen hooked up to port #1 and it never get any signal so I'm thinking it's a dead port unless I can somehow "refresh" this. System Profiler just shows whichever screen is connected to port #2 and "No display connected" for whatever is in port #1
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*+ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT:+*
+Chipset Model: ATI Radeon HD 2600+
+Type: Display+
+Bus: PCIe+
+Slot: Slot-1+
+PCIe Lane Width: x16+
+VRAM (Total): 256 MB+
+Vendor: ATI (0x1002)+
+Device ID: 0x9588+
+Revision ID: 0x0000+
+ROM Revision: 113-B1480A-252+
+EFI Driver Version: 01.00.252+
Displays:
*+DELL U2410:+*
+Resolution: 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz+
+Depth: 32-Bit Color+
+Core Image: Hardware Accelerated+
+Main Display: Yes+
+Mirror: Off+
+Online: Yes+
+Quartz Extreme: Supported+
+Rotation: Supported+
*+Display Connector:+*
+Status: No Display Connected+
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ok walter, we gonna help you no problem. maybe try shutting down your mac pro and
using some compressed air and clean that out, especially the ATI Radeon 2600. Dust bunnies love the video cards. then restart, open up disk utility and repair permissions
if you can. If not, then yes, your video card is probably dying. Go to the Apple at the corner of your screen and click on "About this Mac" and it should tell you what kind of Mac Pro you have. As far as I know the ATI 5770 would be a good replacement for your ATI 2600. Apparently they were known to collect dust pretty easily, or so I was told. do you have Applecare? otherwise, I think it's gonna be around $300. Luckily installation isn't too hard. Oh, and you're probably going to need to have 10.6 already installed on your Mac Pro, I think
well, enough
John B

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Thanks for suggestion.
So it must be a real problem, if a company decided to build a device to sell that could take care of it.
What a joke, I am pretty sure this problem is due to the junk ATI card in the machine. There isn't even a support listing on ATI for the card (with mac). However when you search for the problem it was prevalent in a lot of the cards going back to 2005. All of the support responses were the next round of drivers will fix it.

Is FCPX compatible ATI Radeon HD 2600

Is FCPX compatible ATI Radeon HD 2600 ?
Thanks

There is a work around - which of course Apple won't tell you about.
If you have another Mac which will allow the download - you can back that up, then simply drop the app into your Mac Pro or iMac with the ATI Radeon HD 2600.
I and a few others have done this and it all works fine!!!
Of course Apple will not support this, but frankly I've never needed their support, just these communities pages for these products.
So far FCPX is working just fine.

Updating ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT with 256MB

Hello All,
I have a early 2008 Mac Pro Quad-Core 2.66 with ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT with 256MB dual DVI. I would like to update to a newer card and was wondering what is compatable with my machine. I have 12GB of ram and I do video editing and gaming on the off time. I've seen whats out there and I read that there is only a couple of modles that is compatable with my 32bit system. I am running dual monitors so I need a dual DVI setup.
Can someone suggest a decent card that's not going to bust the bank too much. Something that will run what I need to without having to fork over $1,000 for the latest and greatest. or maybe the lowest to the highest price point.
Thanks in advance.
Johnny 5

you would be much happier with Apple's ATI 5770 $250. You do not have a 32-bit system. You don't even have 32-bit EFI (firmware).
You can spend more for higher end cards.
12GB RAM - FBDIMMs have gotten cheaper and better if you are in the market 2x2GB $30
ATI Radeon 5770
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC742ZM/A
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-ATI-Radeon-5770-MC742ZM/dp/B003Z6QH6M
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/726537-REG/Apple_MC742ZM_A_ATI_Radeon_HD_5 770.html

Replacement Program - ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT video issue

Mac Pro (Early 2008):
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT video card with distorted video or no video
Last Modified: March 15, 2011
Article: TS3630
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3630
Symptoms
Apple has determined that certain ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT cards sold for use in Mac Pro computers between approximately January 2008 and May 2010 may experience distorted video or no video.
Products Affected
Mac Pro (Early 2008)
Resolution
If your Mac Pro experiences distorted video or no video issues and has an ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT card in it, you will need to bring your computer's serial number and the graphics card into an Apple Authorized Service Provider or an Apple Retail Store location for verification and to exchange the affected graphics card for a replacement.

The replacement process as stated here
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3630
is not correct.
Here is my first hand experience:
Have had the intermittent problems as described almost since the computer was new. After many calls to applecare and ROM upgrades, software upgrades and reinstalls, new boot drive - problem persisted until last week -now monitor stays on black screen on startup.
Called local Apple store as described in support page - they know nothing about it and you cannot talk to a tech on the phone - have to make appt. Asked the receptionist to please describe problem to tech and see if they might be able to help before I take the time to make appt. I was told that they don't handle that here - go to an outside service center. Of course its Friday and the outside service is closed until Monday. Call another apple store and make an appointment - they seam more willing to help.
Follow the instructions and remove board and take it with Mac serial number to store.
I am told that they will not release the replacement board unless they install it themselves in my computer. I politely point out that the service doc states otherwise - no dice. Tech orders the board - won't know until Monday what delivery schedule is - he guesses 2-3 days and they can install when it comes in.
Lesson learned.
You can't trust what apple says in a tech document - maybe you can't believe anything they say. Frustrating part is that you can't talk to anyone to get a straight answer until you nail someone down in person - and how do I know that the tech told me the right thing. After all, doesn't corporate dictate policy? I got the policy from the corp site. So which is right?
Do you think they would reimburse me if I went out and purchased a new board and did the replacement myself?
"If you believe you have paid for repair or replacement because of this issue, contact Apple regarding a refund."
I highly doubt it based on what the tech said - but who should I believe?

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