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Drawn to perfection.

Motion. Aperture. Maya. Final Cut Pro. PyMOL. Demanding graphics deserve serious attention. The type they get from the new Mac Pro. Delivering high-end workstation graphics and built-in support for the 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display, Mac Pro systems help your dreams come true. Right before your eyes.

Like options? You have three powerful graphics cards from which to choose, including the NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT (256MB), ATI Radeon X1900 XT (512MB), and NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 (512MB) graphics cards. And you can fill your Mac Pro with as many as four GeForce 7300 GT graphics cards.

A Pair of 30s — or More?

The GeForce 7300 GT comes with one dual-link DVI and one single-link DVI port, allowing you to connect one 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display to the dual-link DVI port and one 20-inch or 23-inch Cinema Display to the single-link DVI port. Or connect two 30-inch displays to either the ATI Radeon X1900 XT or the workstation-class NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500. Both feature two dual-link DVI ports.

Like even more screen real estate? Thanks to the new double-wide PCI Express graphics slot, no matter which card you have installed as your primary graphics card, your Mac Pro still provides room for three additional PCI Express expansion cards. In all, Mac Pro lets you install up to four PCI Express graphics cards. Providing support for up to eight displays simultaneously, Mac Pro offers an ideal solution for advanced visualization projects and large display walls. You don’t need a clear day to see forever. You just need a new Mac Pro.

Set Your Sights High

The NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT, which comes in our standard configuration, provides excellent all-around performance for creative applications. If you’re working in motion graphics, animation, digital photography, or 3D design and visualization, the faster ATI Radeon X1900 XT may suit your needs perfectly.

Or choose the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 graphics card. One of the most advanced graphics cards available, the Quadro FX 4500 provides a 3D stereo graphics port for stereo-in-a-window applications, making it an excellent choice for high-end scientific visualization.

Doom 3 Results

Doom 3 Results Up to 2.5x faster than standard graphics card

NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 (512MB of GDDR3 SDRAM)

110 fps

ATI Radeon X1900 XT (512MB of GDDR3 SDRAM)

106 fps

NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT(256MB of GDDR2 SDRAM)

44 fps

• Testing conducted by Apple in July 2006 using preproduction 3GHz Mac Pro units and graphics cards. Tested using Doom 3 v1.3.1303 TimeDemo 1, high video quality, at 1280 by 1024.

Quake 4 Results

Quake 4 Results Up to 2.5x faster than standard graphics card

NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 (512MB of GDDR3 SDRAM)

87 fps

ATI Radeon X1900 XT (512MB of GDDR3 SDRAM)

75 fps

NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT(256MB of GDDR2 SDRAM)

35 fps

• Testing conducted by Apple in July 2006 using preproduction 3GHz Mac Pro units and graphics cards. Tested using Quake 4 v1.2.0.2386, netTimeDemo: demo001, high video quality, at 1280 by 1024.

Graphics Card Specifications

	NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT	ATI Radeon X1900 XT	Quadro FX 4500
Memory interface	128-bit	256-bit	256-bit
Frame buffer memory	256MB GDDR2 SDRAM	512MB GDDR3 SDRAM	512MB GDDR3 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth	10.7 GB/s	41.6 GB/s	33.6 GB/s
Vertices per second	350 million	1.2 billion	940 million
Fill rate (billion pixels per second)	2.8 billion	9.6 billion	10.8 billion
Ports	One single-link and one dual-link DVI	Two dual-link DVI	Two dual-link DVI, one stereo 3D
Slots occupied	One standard slot	One double-wide slot	One double-wide slot