Compatible graphics cards for old G5s

I have one of the original G5 Dual Core Macs, introduced durring the summer of 2003. Does anyone know what graphics cards are compatible with this machine that are 128mb and above? Preferrably still available somehow...

I also have one of the original Dual G5s from october 2003 and my Radeon 9600 is dying a horrible death and I am utterly disappointed that I cannot find a replacement anywhere. Especially from Apple, of all companies.
ATI's backlog on the 9600 and 9800 are 40+ days and of course the x800 is discontinued totally.
I can't wait possibly 6 weeks for a video card rom anywhere? ROHS ***** but!!!!!!

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I need an "Open CL compatible graphics card for an early 2008 Mac Pro with 1 gig of V-Ram", any recommendations?
Thanks.

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Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, Compressor 4: Graphics card compatibility
WhiteList:
Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, Compressor 4: Using OpenCL-enabled graphics cards
OpenCL graphics cards available now, for any Mac Pro model, for a reasonable cost:
Apple 5770 US$250 Avail: in stock
Apple 5870 US$450 Avail: 2-3 weeks

I need a great compatible graphics card for my computer. (Specs Inside)

I have a Gateway GT5670
# Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit, SP1)
# AMD Phenom 8400 Triple-Core Processor 2.1GHz (3MB L3 Cache, 3600Mhz Bus)
# NVIDIA 6150SE Integrated Graphics with up to 128MB shared memory
# 3GB DDR2 Memory (2 x 1GB, 2 x 512MB, up to 4GB)
# 320GB 7200rpm Western Digital Hard Drive
# 8-Channel (7.1) Integrated High Definition Audio
# DVD Burner 18X Max with LabelFlash
# 15-1 Media Card Reader
# 56k PCI Data/Fax Modem
# USB Powered Stereo Speakers
# Dimensions (WxDxH): 15.6" x 7.2" x 16.10"
# Weight: 23.4lbs
# 300W Power Supply
And
* One 5.25” external drive bay (DVD-Burner, Blu-Ray Drive, etc)
* One 3.5” internal drive bay (additional hard drive)
* One 16x PCI-e expansion slot (Video Card)
* Two 1x PCI-e expansion slots (Sound card, TV-Tuner, etc)
Thanks and can Best Buy install graphic cards for me?

It also depends on the voltage rails (12v and 5v I believe) If you have a weaker number, some of these cards can make toast of the computer in no time!
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Compatible graphics cards for my motherboad?

Hi guys
I would really appreciate it if someone would tell me what graphics cards I can upgrade to on my PC.
Right now I have intergrated graphics, and would like to remove that one and put in a dedicated graphics card instead.
Also I would like to do this because my x32 version of Windows isn't showing the full 4GB of RAM I just installed and is instead showing 3.49GB of RAM. (Before I added the two extra RAM cards I had 1.99GB of RAM). And yes all 4 RAM cards are installed in Dual Channel mode. The Bios shows that I currently have 4096MB of RAM, but Windows shows 3.49GB. Anyway, I'm certain the left over RAM is being allocated to the integrated graphics. I know x32 OS won't make use of the entire RAM installed, but I'm just wondering if this can be fixed if I just remove the on board graphics and replace it with a dedicated one that uses it's own memory?
If that won't get my x32 Windows to show that I have 4.00GB of RAM like it says in my bios screen, then I understand, since it is a x32 OS anyway, but I would still like to know if a dedicated graphics card would fix this.
If it can't fix the RAM issue, then I will just like to change my onboard graphics card to a dedicated one either way. But I would like to know what graphics cards are compatible with my motherboard. I will leave my PC specs and motherboard specs below.
PS: My intergrated graphics card is a PCI card. I would prefer a 'much better' dedicated PCI graphics card. The reason for this is because I only have just 1 PCI-e x16 slot and that is being used by my Asus Wifi card. So PCI graphics cards only guys.
Thanks
My PC specs: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00705316&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&cc=us&dlc=en...
My motherboard specs: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00864946&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en

The motherboard RAM issue is moot. It is a given, all 32bit computers have about 3.3 - 3.6 GB of RAM available when you install 4GB's. There's no spiriting away of RAM to the video, in most cases. What you see is really what's there. OK???
Your request of a PCI graphics card leaves little choice for a maximum situation/remedy.  This card does have a slight hurdle. It's going to need an adapter to get the video to your VGA monitor (guessing). The DMS output cable provided is a dual DVI-I output. You still need a DVI-I to VGA adapter on one of the two output lends.
Although you've got a 300W PSU (likely rated at 235W sustained), the card adds 19W.   You might get away with it, but the manufacturer implies a 400W PSU per their website.
Someone might offer a rebuttal to the PCIEx16 slot for a wi-fi card, let me remark it's good choice:
The 82945G/82945GC/82945P/82945PL (G)MCH processor contains one 16-lane (x16) PCI Express port intended for an external PCI Express graphics card. The PCI Express port is compliant to the PCI Express* Base Specification, Revision 1.0a.   This is what your computer has, 1.0a        http://www.intel.com/Assets/PDF/datasheet/307502.pdf
Overall motherboards designed for v2.0 will work with the other being v1.1 or v1.0a.
PCI Express 2.1 supports a large proportion of the management, support, and troubleshooting systems planned for full implementation in PCI Express 3.0. However, the speed is the same as PCI Express 2.0. Unfortunately, the increase in power from the slot breaks backward compatibility between PCI Express 2.1 cards and some older motherboards with 1.0/1.0a, but most motherboards with PCI Express 1.1 connectors are provided with a BIOS update by their manufacturers through utilities to support backward compatibility of cards with PCIe 2.1.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express#PCI_Express_1.0a
Now the real issue is your system. You do know that WIN XP is now in non-support mode. It has ended its lifecycle. There will be no MS updates.
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Compatible graphics cards for AE 6.5

I currently am running AE 6.5 and need to change Graphics cards but I don't know what is compatible with it. Does anyone happen to know? Thanks for any input.

I teach and have 25 pcs in my lab and with the NJ money problems new pcs
or software are no longer a possibility. I just remember when we first
bought 6.5 there was an issue with some effects and at that time Adobe
furnished a list of compatible cards. They no longer have that info and
the documentation appears to be long gone from here.
Thanks for your response.

Compatible Graphics Card for M9400F???

I have an HP M9400F Running Windows 7 Pro 64bit. The computer came with a ATI Radeon HD 3650
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I want to run Sony Movie Studio Platinum 12 these are the graphics card requirements
Supported NVIDIA or AMD GPU:
NVIDIA
Requires a CUDA-enabled GPU and driver 270.xx or later.
GeForce GPUs: GeForce GTX 4xx Series or higher (or GeForce GT 2xx Series or higher with driver 285.62 or later).
Quadro GPUs: Quadro 600 or higher (or Quadro FX 1700 or higher with driver 285.62 or later).
NVIDIA recommends NVIDIA Quadro for professional applications and recommends use of the latest boards based on the Fermi architecture.
AMD/ATI
Requires an OpenCL-enabled GPU and Catalyst driver 11.7 or later with a Radeon HD 57xx or higher GPU. If using a FirePro GPU, FirePro unified driver 8.85 or later is required.
What would be my best upgrade option? Im leaning Quadro 600 or higher but Im at my wits end trying to find what is compatible, whether I need to upgrade the 350w power supply.
I would like to run dual monitors and have a little more than what I need. I don't want to have to upgrade again for awhile I guess.
Would the Quadro 600 be compatible? That would take me from 512mb gpu to 1gb but a guy at Best Buy said it doesn't pay unless I go up to 2gb which takes me up to Quadro 2000D which is $250 more. I would do that if it doesn't really pay to even get the 600.
Sorry Im lost when it comes to this. Any advice is greatly appreciated

Quadros and FirePros are business cards, so quite expensive.
A Geforce GT640 would have 2 Gb too and work with a 350W psu.
Compare it with a Quadro FX 3700 or 3800 - it's one step before Q2000.
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Graphics card for old box

Hello All-
My playback in PE9 is very choppy, with a lot of frames being dropped, especially after effects (green screen). Even after rendering it has a stutter.
I know that I need a computer with more processing power to get the most out of PE9, but my pocketbook doesn't allow me to spring for that right now. I am wondering what power supply/graphics card combo I could get for right around $100-$120 total that would improve my playback somewhat - at least so I can try to do a reasonable editing job for the next several months. I'm pretty sure it has PCIe slots. Here is my current setup:
HP Pavillion a1430n
AMD Athlon 64x2 Dual Core Processor 3800+
350 Gig HD
2 GHz 3 Gig RAM
Windows XP SP3
Graphics (integrated): Nvdia Gforce 6150LE
Power Supply: 300 Watt
Any opinions or suggestions welcome!
Owl Boy

Friends-
To answer the questions you had regarding my current system and recording options:
SYSTEM:
CPU upgradable? I am pretty sure that it cannot be upgraded. Tough to find this
info on the web. Also, it only has one CPU slot.
RAM: I am maxed out at 4 gig.
Hard Drive: Only one (250 GB SATA 7200 RPM)
RECORDING:
I am recording using a CANON HF R10 camcorder, which offers the following
recording options:
MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
MODE:
FXP (17 Mbps) Highest Quality
XP+ (12 Mbps) High Quality
SP ( 7 Mbps) Standard
LP ( 5 Mbps) Long Play
FRAME RATE:
60i (60 Hz interlaced)
PF30 (30 Hz progressive)
PF24 (24 Hz progressive)
OUTPUT FILE/FORMAT:
.mts / AVCHD
I am mainly interested in producing music videos for both burning to disc and posting to youtube. So these will be quite short -generally less than 5 minutes after the final edit - and could have quite a bit of movement, cuts and effects. I am new to recording. I am thinking that maybe I should record using either the FXP or XP+ mode and either the 60i or PF30 frame rate.
As far as souping up my computer, by the replies I have gotten, I'm thinking that adding a second HD would be my best bet.
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What size/speed HD would be recommended? Ted has mentioned access time and
internal buffering.
Is the size of my current power supply (300w) an issue when adding a HD?
Any suggestion regarding my recording mode, frame rate etc.?
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There are some good ideas, comments and tests just how much difference and in what applications.
The differences between 2.5GT and others are less than you might think.
There is no-compromise performance for some areas of CS6 and CUDA with ML and GTX 570 or above. The new EVGA GTX 660-Ti FTW w/ 3GB $330 looks to be very popular and that is the "mid-range" today, compared to $400-500 where GTX 680 sits or ATI 79xx series.
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The 5x70 were average cards when they came out. There is no reason to have a system where early boot is totally dependent upon firmware and couldn't do basic video. Anyway some people are willing to swap out the 5770 and keep it just for debugging.
As to the original question: can't tell if you were interested in asking if a MacBook Pro Retina or something else... kind of hard to argue. A 12-core 3.33GHz with 48GB and 5 internal hard drives - it is hard not to do whateer you throw at it esp. if cost is not the primary concern but work is and it is suppose to pay for itself.

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Sims 4 is coming on September 2nd cant run demo or play actual game when it comes out because of my video card lacks requirments:
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Budget: 0-$200
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Hi:
Please see these related threads...
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware/Compatible-Graphic-Cards-for-HP-DC7800-SSF-Core-2-Duo-...
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware/Graphics-card-for-HP-Compaq-dc7800/m-p/2626147#M64231
The Radeon HD 6450 has pixel shader version 5.0.
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Recommend compatible PSU and graphics card for P35D3?
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Because I’ve RMA’d all the components (see signature) several members of different forums, and the tech support of the various components, seem to think that my boot problem is because of a compatibility issue with either my Ultra X3 600W PSU or my XFX 8600 GT and my P35D3.
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I selected the XFX 8600 GT card because it is dual-link (2 DVI outs -- Dell 30” & Viewsonic 19”) and it has no fan, and is DX10 ready. I’m not attached to the idea of no fan. I’m a speed freak but not a gamer or an over clocker--I like the option of trying out games.
Both the Ultra and the XFX are somewhat medium priced.
If the repair tech discovers that other PSUs or graphic cards work then I might be able to get Ultra or XFX to accept a return. Neither company accepted my offer to pay extra to exchange mine for another better model.
Suggestions please.
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Thanks Boss,
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Look here for good PSU suggestions:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=112039.msg836246#msg836246
About VGA any should work, you can see MSI Test Report for your board here:
http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=prodtestreport&prod_no=1230&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=&cat3_no=#menu
lots of good info.
Wish me luck today (Thu), that the tech finds out my XFX or Ultra is not compatible.
Kerry

Search for a compatible Graphic card

Hi,
I had purchased a Desktop (Compaq Presario SR1921IL) in the year 2006.
Configuration : PD-820(2.8GHz), 160GB SATA HDD, 256MB RAM, DVD Combo Drive, MODEM, FREE DOS.
It has Ati Radeaon xpress 200 integrated graphic card.
Later on I upgraded RAM from 256 to 1GB, and OS to Windoxs XP
I was able 2 play games released before 2005-06 flawlessly but my graphic card (Ati Radeaon xpress 200) didnt support games relaesed after that.
So now, I want to upgrade the graphic card for gaming purpose. I understandd that even after updrading there will b limitations and I wont b able 2 play the latest games, still I would like 2 upgrade & push my CPU to the limitations.
Plsss help me...
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Here are the specs for your Compaq Presario SR1921IL Desktop Computer. Based on the specs, this model should support the use of most v1.0, v1.1, and v2.0 PCIe x16 graphics cards. Examples of these cards can be found HERE. You may wish to stay away from any Radeon HD 5xxx model, as there are reports that these are incompatible with some older HP/Compaq models. You may also need to upgrade the power supply to meet the needs of your new video card depending on what you select.
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Hi,
Following on from my recent post with regards screen rotation, could anyone recommend compatible AGP cards for a _Dual 1.8 G5_ ? My mac is used for colour critical work, but not sure where to turn!
Thanks in anticipation.
*Hardware Overview:*
Model Name: Power Mac G5
Model Identifier: PowerMac7,2
Processor Name: PowerPC 970 (2.2)
Processor Speed: 1.8 GHz
Number Of CPUs: 2
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 3 GB
Bus Speed: 900 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 5.1.4f0
Serial Number: CK3472EQQF6
*GeForce FX 5200:*
Chipset Model: GeForce FX 5200
Type: Display
Bus: AGP
Slot: SLOT-1
VRAM (Total): 64 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0321
Revision ID: 0x00a2
ROM Revision: 2060
Displays:
CG241W:
Resolution: 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz
Depth: 32-bit Color
Core Image: Hardware Accelerated
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Mirror: Off
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Hi Kool,
I have to agree with the upgrade to a 9800XT. I too have a G5 dual 1.8, with the GeForce 5200FX/64 as stock. I upgraded to the 9800XT/256 last year, as I wanted to improve performance in Aperture. However, running benchmarks and the real world did not seem to compare well. For sure, running various benchmark tests showed that the 9800XT should indeed have been much faster.
However, in real use, it didn't. Certainly some things are - a few games run better - Redline is one I use a fair bit, and that can be driven harder, but not enough to make it better to play. But, almost everything else is pretty much the same, Finder feels pretty much identical either way. Perhaps one exception to this is the overall look of the display, it just feels much better with the 5200FX in, in Finder the text in the menus is much smoother, where with the 9800XT it is jagged.
One thing that did surprise me most is that Aperture performs much worse with the Radeon card. The adjuster controls are terrible to use, where with the GeForce they are almost completely smooth. Like the Finder display, photos seem to have much better colour range too.
I'm currently considering selling the Radeon on eBay, and trying to find a 5200FX with a bit more VRAM onboard. There are a lot of flashed PC cards on eBay at the moment, but I'm not sure if this would be a step backwards in losing the 'Ultra' badge.

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HP Pavilion HPE h8-1230
Windows 7
Service Pack 1
model: h8 1234
Processor: AMD FX 6120-six core Processor 350 GHz
Memory: 10 GB (7.73 Usable)
System type: 64bit
Current Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce GT 610
MotherBoard Description:
Manufacturer's name: Gigabyte
Motherboard name: M3970AM-HP
HP/Compaq name: Angelica2
Power supply: EVGA 500W 80PLUS Certified ATX12V/EPS12V Power Supply 100-W1-0500-KR
Bios version: AMI v8.10 12/3/2012 (the most recent bios version available through HP support)
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I am trying to upgrade my graphics card. I recently purchased a Zotac GeForce GTX 760 AMP Edition 2GB GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 DVI HDMI DisplayPort SLI Ready Graphics ... . I also installed the above mentioned power supply. I installed both and when I went to start the computer, I got the HP logo blue screen with a message saying to press ESC key for start up menu, however the keyboard was unresponsive. I updated the bios to this using this link http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=cp-114777-1&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en...
The hp logo screen changed but that was about it. Using the new card, I could get to the first boot screen, and to the hp logo, but then it would stay stuck on the hp logo. Also if I tried to press f10, ctrl + f or any key, I would just get a black screen and nothing would happen. I've read that this seems to be a common problem with the HPE models and the 700 series cards and have seen no solution. I have already arranged to return the card figuring it's either defective or not compatible with my system.
So after all that, I've tried for the last hour to get a list of compatible graphics cards to upgrade my system, and have not found such a list. I've found lists in the forums for other similar models, but I want to be absolutly sure before I make another purchase and have to go through all this trouble.
Any help would be appreciated and if more info is needed don't hesitate to let me know.

Hi,
There are graphics card solutions posted on this forum. They may be hard ro find but they are psoted. It's good that you checked the BIOS settings in the posted HP links as sometimes they get changed thinking that this will work better. However, in the case for Windows 7 it's just the opposite.
You issue is not a driver problem. Check with the graphics card manufacturer for a remedy. If that particular card is video BIOS enabled for UEFI then you are stuck. You can either return the card or install Windows 8 in UEFI mode.
Another choice would be to try one of the below video cards that run in legacy or UEFI mode.
MSI NVIDIA GTX N750 TI and the MSI GTX N750 TF
HP DV9700, t9300, Nvidia 8600, 4GB, Crucial C300 128GB SSD
HP Photosmart Premium C309G, HP Photosmart 6520
HP Touchpad, HP Chromebook 11
Custom i7-4770k,Z-87, 8GB, Vertex 3 SSD, Samsung EVO SSD, Corsair HX650,GTX 760
Custom i7-4790k,Z-97, 16GB, Vertex 3 SSD, Plextor M.2 SSD, Samsung EVO SSD, Corsair HX650, GTX 660TI
Windows 7/8 UEFI/Legacy mode, MBR/GPT

Will 3rd party graphics card for MacPro1.1?

Hello, all! ^^
I'm looking for a replacement graphics card for my MacPro 1.1 and now narrowing down to:
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT or 8800 GT now.
I'm looking at used ones now and wondering if 3rd party cards with those chipset above will work or,
if it has to be exactly Nvidia Geforce cards.
Can anyone help, please?
Thanks! ^^

Upgrade OS X to Snow Leopard and replace the GPU with Apple's ATI 5770.
Upgrading to Snow Leopard
You can purchase Snow Leopard through the Apple Store: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple Store (U.S.). The price is $19.99 plus tax. You will be sent physical media by mail after placing your order.
After you install Snow Leopard you will have to download and install the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 to update Snow Leopard to 10.6.8 and give you access to the App Store. Access to the App Store enables you to download Mountain Lion if your computer meets the requirements.
     Snow Leopard General Requirements
       1. Mac computer with an Intel processor
       2. 1GB of memory
       3. 5GB of available disk space
       4. DVD drive for installation
       5. Some features require a compatible Internet service provider;
           fees may apply.
       6. Some features require Apple’s iCloud services; fees and
           terms apply.
Upgrading to Lion
If your computer does not meet the requirements to install Mountain Lion, it may still meet the requirements to install Lion.
You can purchase Lion by contacting Customer Service: Contacting Apple for support and service - this includes international calling numbers. The cost is $19.99 (as it was before) plus tax. It's a download. You will get an email containing a redemption code that you then use at the Mac App Store to download Lion. Save a copy of that installer to your Downloads folder because the installer deletes itself at the end of the installation.
     Lion System Requirements
       1. Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7,
           or Xeon processor
       2. 2GB of memory
       3. OS X v10.6.6 or later (v10.6.8 recommended)
       4. 7GB of available space
       5. Some features require an Apple ID; terms apply.

Which New Graphic Card For 2008 Mac Pro?

I'm going to buy Final Cut X, so I'll need a new graphic card for my 2008 MacPro. My current card is an ATI Radeon HD 2600.
I asked AppleCare and they sent me a link to a lot of compatible cards (copied below).
But it turns out that most of these cards need Windows - at least according to specs - and the rest don't have the (2) DVI-D connections I need - so which card should I buy?
The card has to work with my 2 Acer P243W 24" screens at 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz.
Here's Apple's list:
•    NVIDIA
o    GeForce 320M
o    GeForce GT 330M
o    GeForce 9400M
o    GeForce 9600M GT
o    GeForce 8600M GT Note: OpenCL compatible, but does not meet system requirements for Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5 and Compressor.
o    GeForce GT 120
o    GeForce GT 130
o    GeForce GTX 285
o    GeForce 8800 GT
o    GeForce 8800 GS
o    Quadro FX 4800
o    Quadro FX5600
•    ATI
o    Radeon HD 4670
o    Radeon HD 4850
o    Radeon HD 4870
o    Radeon HD 5670
o    Radeon HD 5750
o    Radeon HD 5770

Once you look at what is sold, limits the list. None of those listed require Windows though. What specs? I don't see any specs. And of course nothing listed are Windows, that would be strange. Why you pasted notebook and iMac graphic adapters... unless Apple is selling FCPX for Windows.
Forget the GT120 though some use it with FCPX and are okay with it, save a little though I think 5770 has more processing, bandwidth and of course 1GB DDR5.
support for 6870 PC card is looking like a possible option now, too.
It is more mainly just 5770 vs 5870. Or Quadro 4000.
Amazon has PNY Mac Pro edition $790 vs Apple's $1195 for same card
PNY Quadro 4000 2 GB DDR5 Mac Pro
When FCX came out we had a couple threads on same topic.
Apple Graphics Cards
OSX and Graphics Cards
Radeon 6870 3DMark 30% gain on 5870
Flashed PC Radeon HD5870 Mac Pro 2008
Flashed PC Radeon HD5870 Mac Pro 2008 - dual DVI works
I include the above for same reason why when the 4870 came out, PC card was 1/2 price and $450 for 5870? really? when XFX and Saffire are under $199.
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