Mac Pro support?

So, I have a Mac Pro, 2x dual Core Xeon 5100 series running at 2.66Ghz, 16GB of RAM, and an ATI Radeon 4870 512MB Graphics card driving a 27" Cinema display. But apparently it can't run Mountain Lion, whereas my MacBook Pro 13" with a 2.4GHz  Core 2 Duo, 256MB built-in graphics chipset, and 8GB RAM can.
I do not see the logic.
What is my Mac Pro missing, that my MacBook pro has?

The logic is that your model as well as other older models simply cannot boot a 64-bit kernel because they lack a 64-bit EFI boot ROM.
If you want to force the issue then see
How I installed Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on my 2006 MacPro 1,1

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