Radeon 7000 PCI Card

I am trying to help my Father with a new monitor and possibly a graphics card. Will an ATI Radeon 7000 PCI graphics card work in a G4 400mhz sawtooth? Thanks for the help.

While a Mac-compatible (programmed with a Mac ROM) Radeon 7000 PCI graphics card will function in a G4 Sawtooth, I'd really suggest that you get an AGP graphics card. The AGP bus is designed strictly for the graphics card, so that it doesn't have to share the PCI bus with other cards. A 2x AGP bus effectively runs at 133 MHz (2 x 66 MHz), so you really don't want to take a big step backward and use a 33 MHz PCI slot for the graphics card. In terms of choice for a suitable AGP card, be sure that the new display's optimal resolution is supported by the graphics card. The product info/specs for ATI's recent Mac cards can be found here. Specs for their discontinued Mac AGP cards (Radeon 7500, 8500, and 9000 Pro) can be found here.

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