What is the best graphics card compatible with the original Mac Pro?

I have an original Mac Pro with dual 2.0GHz DC Xeons. It currently has a GeForce 7300. I would like to know the best Apple graphics card it can support, and the best "flashed" PC graphics card it can support. I would like to be able to play games, but it doesn't have to be on BEST settings. What are the best GPUs that are compatible with Mac Pro 1,1?
Thanks!!

You may have to work at getting the ATI HD5870 to work with a Rev 1.1 MacPro, but the 5770 should be fine. It's not as good a card as the 5870, but much faster than your original, and also a lot cheaper than the 5870! That said, neither is particularly cheap.
If you're techno savvy, you can have a much bigger choice, and can use a generic PC card and 'flash' it to work with the Mac. If you use Snow Leopard or Lion, you may get it to work straight off, as they have drivers that work on many of the PC cards.

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Best graphics card compatible with Mac Pro?

I still have the stock ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series from 2010 that shipped with it. Everything else is holding up but I'm noticing the graphics card is starting to get a bit dated. I've never upgraded a graphics card on a mac so I'm wandering what kind of cards I can and cant buy.

Windows and games then you can use whatever you can power.
That could be GTX 570 or ATI 7xxx
Only issue is you only have 2 x 6-pin auxillary cables.
you might buy a flashed GTX from MacVidCards
http://www.ebay.com/sch/macvidcards/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25&_trksid =p3686
You'll find more about 3rd party cards and how to install and support...
http://forums.macrumors.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1
http://forum.netkas.org/
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1360927
http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=03G-P3-1588-AR
The Mac Pro limitations for serious gaming make it much more of a challenge.

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

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

BlackList:
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

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Does anyone here run PSE 13 smoothly on the late 2013 Mac Pro? My copy runs very sluggish on my Mac Pro even though it has a 3.7GHz quad-core Xeon processor with 16GB of RAM. For example, if I drag a slider, it does not move smoothly. The slider will jump after a second or two. Then a few seconds later, its effects are shown. If I move the mouse to a button, it will take awhile before it displays its name.
I use a 2nd copy of PSE 13 on my MacBook Pro with no problem at all.
I contacted Adobe support and they asked me to re-launch the PSE and reset the preference. It did not work. I then un-installed the PSE and re-installed it. The same problem still exists. What is worse is now my Mac Pro does not enter sleep mode.
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There is no option to have only one Dxxx, and yes some apps do and no the number of displays does not affect video output.
Whether it is right for you vs say a maxed out iMac or something else is something you should continue to research and consider.
www.barefeats.com and www.macperformanceguide.com as well as other forums and sites.

Looking for graphic cards compatible with the basic G5

Help!!
Went to the Apple Store to see if my G5 (M9020LL/A) which is the 1.6GHz PowerPC to see if it was compatible/could drive the 30" cinema display. They assured me my G5 could handle the large display. I have OS 10.5.8, iLife 09, 1 TB HD, 4GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra with 64MB DDR SDRAM for the 8x AGP Pro slot.
The display arrived, I get picture but not resolution. Searched for a video/graphics card that was compatible. The ATI Radeon 9600 Pro PC/Mac with 256MB was recommended. I purchased one but can only get it to work with a safe boot. Get resolution but iPhoto cannot do the photos in full screen mode. But I can get full screen photos in screen saver mode?!
Apple support states they only recommend/support two cards for my model, the Radeon 9600 @ 64 MB, 2480X1326 res or the Radeon Pro, 128 MB, 2480X1326 res.
Has anyone had a similar problem with the Radeon card 9600 Pro PC/Mac with 256MB? Does anyone have a solution as to which card would be compatible with my G5 and get 2560X1600 res?
Any suggestions? Thanks you for your help!

Hi-
Welcome to Discussions!
Apple support states they only recommend/support two cards for my model,
Those were the only two cards offered at the time, so that is their "official position". You may safely ignore them..... even though they lied to you regarding the 30" ACD and your machine.
Has anyone had a similar problem with the Radeon card 9600 Pro PC/Mac with 256MB?
Often reported here on the forum.
Not a good card. If it works, fine, but many report as you do....Safe mode only.
The G5 can use any 8x AGP graphics card that was available in any AGP model G5.
OEM Mac cards with dual link DVI for the 30" ACD are:
Radeon 9650
Radeon X800XT
Geforce 6800 GT DDL
Geforce 6800 Ultra DDL
A flashed (converted WinPC card) Geforce 7800 GS may also be used.
Any of the above cards can be found on eBay/Apple Components.

Is this video graphic card compatible with the motherboard?

Hello,
I only have one question, is nVidia GeForce GT430, 1024MB, GDDR3, 128bit, DVI-I, HDMI, PCI-E compatible with MSI K9N neo v2 ?
The slot for the graphic card : PCI Express 2.0 x16
For the motherdoard: • 1 PCI Express x16 slot
• 2 PCI Express x1 slots
• 3 PCI slots, support 3.3V/ 5V PCI bus Interface
Will it work? Does it lose performance?
Thank you very much

Yes, should works
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Does it lose performance?
no

What graphics cards does the original Mac Pro support?

I am thinking about buying a used original 2007 Mac Pro. This Mac Pro would not come with a graphics card, so I am obviously responsible for finding one for it. I found a Radeon HD 5770 that I like on Newegg, and want to know if it would work with the Mac Pro. I really can't imagine it not, but don't want to toss a piece of hardware in my new machine that won't work.
Here's the graphics card in question: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127490
So, will it work? If not, is my only option for a 5770 the one that is available on the Apple Online Store? What other cards does this Mac Pro support?
Thanks, guys (and gals)!

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http://myworld.ebay.com/macvidcards/
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Is my graphics card compatible with Compressor 4?

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What is the model identifier of your MBP?
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Graphics Cards compatible with 30" Cinema Display

I need to replace my graphics card in my MacPro. Display still works from other computers but it won't work from the MacPro any more.
There seem to be so many graphics cards around yet I am struggling to find a list of cards that ARE compatible with a MacPro/Cinema set up. Does anyone knoe where I can find this information?
Thanks
Alan

If you want it to work with OSX, it has to be a card make for the Mac Pro. PC graphics cards won't work with OSX.
<http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shopmac/macaccessories/displays?mco=MTM3NTA0ODQ>
Despite what Apple says, the ATI Radeon HD 4870 will work with any Mac Pro, the other cards only with the 2008 or 2009 Mac Pro.

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I have an early mac pro with a solid state drive. I use Adobe CC 2014. The old video card is not working. I loaded Yosemite and have bad problems using Prem Pro CC.
Any suggestions on the most suitable video card?

We love it when people want us to guess what video card and other items you have .... price is no object of course right.... and you want CUDA? so that means a GTX this time instead of what you have (5770 upgrade? no, the original 2600XT that really should have been ditched long ago).
Yosemite also makes more demands on the GPU.
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Is this graphics card compatible with my pc?

i want to upgrade my graphics card for gaming purposes and the one i have in now is poor quality. its an hp h8-1230 tower and i want to get a EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti Superclocked Graphics card - 2 GB - GDDR5 SDRAM. MY motherboard is a M3970AM-HP (Angelica2). will it work? my power supply is stong enough, i just dont want to buy it and have to return it.

Richard, welcome to the forum.
No, the EVGA 750Ti requires UEFI in the motherboard instead of a standard BIOS. HP didn't begin using UEFI until mid-October, 2012. Your computer was released in May, 2012.
Also, there have been reports that the 300W requirement for the power supply unit (PSU) may not always be correct. Some members have reported the need for 400W.
MSI does make a 750Ti with a switch that allows it to run with either UEFI of standard BIOS (Legacy). Before buying it, however, I would contact their Tech Support to assure that it will work with your computer.
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Where can I find video cards compatible with my old macs?

I have 4 mac G4s I am using for an installation at a gallery. Two are Sawtooth and the other two I believe are yelp. I need to put additional video cards in them.
I am looking for video cards that can run dual monitors. I have been looking for
mac compatible PCI video cards that run at 2x.
Locally no stores I visited carry mac-compatible graphics cards. I haven't been to the Apple store yet because I have never found a product there that was useful for these machines, they're just too old.
Online I have found at macsales.com
RADEON™ PCI Mac Edition by ATI
for $100
and at yourmacstore.com
ATI RADEON™ 7000 PCI Mac Edition
for $50
Does anyone know if either of these will run dual monitors? If they will run on my G4s?
Any suggestions of what kind of card I can use and where I might find them at the best price?
g4 sawtooth and yelp Mac OS X (10.3.9)

The 7000 supports only a single VGA monitor; the Radeon PCI Mac Edition supports one VGA and one DVI monitor connection - you could use a DVI-to-VGA adapter to drive dual VGA monitors.
Both are PCI cards and the performance will be slightly lower than using an AGP card, but you benefit from the savings in cost. Getting four AGP-compatible cards would be much more expensive.
-Douggo

About the graphic card geforce 8800 in my mac pro 2006

Hardware Overview:
Model Name: Mac Pro
Model Identifier: MacPro1,1
Processor Name: Dual-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 3 GHz
Number Of Processors: 2
Total Number Of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per processor): 4 MB
Memory: 16 GB
Bus Speed: 1.33 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MP11.005D.B00
SMC Version (system): 1.7f10
Serial Number (system): XXXXXXXXXXX
Hardware UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-0017F207BB72
about the graphic card geforce 8800
1. is the graphic card geforce 8800 faster or is slower then old ATI Radeon X1900 XT:?
2. is the graphic card geforce 8800 harder to clean with a anti staic vacuum metro vac? data vac 2 pro
3. is the graphic card geforce 8800 hotter than the ATI Radeon X1900 XT:
4. which apps do take of the graphic card geforce 8800 makes it work hard?
ATI Radeon X1900 XT:
Chipset Model: ATY,RadeonX1900
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
Slot: Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 512 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x7249
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-A52027-202
EFI Driver Version: 01.00.202
Displays:
Cinema:
Resolution: 1680 x 1050
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported
Display Connector:
Status: No Display Connected
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Why?
The 5770 is a better replacement. The 8800 you are stuck with ebay for about same price.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC742ZM/A
There is an Apple program on some X1900s too.

Graphics card and windows 7 on Mac Pro 2009

Hi all,
I have a mac pro 2009 with a Nvidia GT 120 and have windows 7 bootcamped. I am a keen game player and I have to say playing the likes of Aion are not that good.
I was wondering if a ATI Radeon HD 5870 would be any better? It has a display port which would allow me connect my 24" Apple cinema screen. I was wondering if anybody has any opinion on the matter?

Hi!
Welcome to the forums! When Apple finally brings out the 5870 for sale, it will be the best card for the mac pro. I am also a heavy gamer in windows 7 and can tell you that the 5870 is a much better card compared to the GT120 which is not such a good gaming card..
Even the 4870 is better than the GT120 and like the 5870, you will be able to use the 24 inch LED Cinema display.
I hope I answered your question for you..
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