Editing PowerPC 970 (section)

{{Short description|64-bit processor}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox CPU
| name           = PowerPC 970
| image          = PowerPC-970.jpg
| caption        = Artist's rendering of a PowerPC 970 CPU
| produced-start = 2002
| produced-end   =
| slowest        = 1.0&nbsp;GHz
| slow-unit      =
| fastest        = 2.7&nbsp;GHz
| fast-unit      =
| size-from      = [[130 nanometer|130 nm]]
| size-to        = [[90 nanometer|90 nm]]
| soldby         =
| designfirm     = [[IBM]]
| manuf1         = [[IBM]]
| arch           = 32/64-bit [[PowerPC|PowerPC 2.01]]
| microarch      = ppc970, [[POWER4]]
| transistors    =
| numcores       = 1-2
| l1cache        = 64&nbsp;KB instruction<br/>32&nbsp;KB data
| l2cache        = 512–1024&nbsp;KB
| l3cache        =
| application    = Desktop
| gpu            =
| variant        = 970, 970FX, 970MP
| predecessor    = [[POWER4]]
| successor      =
}}
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The '''PowerPC 970''', '''PowerPC 970FX''', and '''PowerPC 970MP''' are [[64-bit]] [[PowerPC]] [[central processing unit|CPUs]] from [[IBM]] introduced in 2002. [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] branded the 970 as '''PowerPC G5''' for its [[Power Mac G5]].

Having created the PowerPC architecture in the early 1990s via the [[AIM alliance]], the 970 family was created through a further collaboration between IBM and [[Apple Inc.|Apple]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2003/06/23Apple-Unleashes-the-Worlds-Fastest-Personal-Computer-the-Power-Mac-G5/ |title=Apple Unleashes the World's Fastest Personal Computer—the Power Mac G5 |date=June 23, 2003 |publisher=Apple |access-date=December 4, 2017 |archive-date=December 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216111135/https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2003/06/23Apple-Unleashes-the-Worlds-Fastest-Personal-Computer-the-Power-Mac-G5/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2003/06/23Apple-and-IBM-Introduce-the-PowerPC-G5-Processor/ |title=Apple and IBM Introduce the PowerPC G5 Processor |publisher=Apple |date=June 23, 2003 |access-date=December 4, 2017 |archive-date=April 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421214222/https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2003/06/23Apple-and-IBM-Introduce-the-PowerPC-G5-Processor/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The project was [[codename]]d GP-UL or Giga Processor Ultra Light, where Giga Processor is the codename for the [[POWER4]] from which the core was derived. When Apple introduced the [[Power Mac G5]], it stated that this was a five-year collaborative effort, with multi-generation roadmap. This forecast however was short-lived when Apple later had to retract its promise to deliver a 3&nbsp;GHz processor only one year after its introduction. IBM was also unable to reduce power consumption to levels necessary for laptop computers. Ultimately, Apple only used three variants of the processor.

IBM's JS20/JS21 [[blade server|blade modules]] and some low-end [[workstation]]s and [[System p]] servers are based on the PowerPC 970. It is also used in some high end embedded systems like [[Mercury Systems|Mercury]]'s Momentum XSA-200. IBM is also licensing the PowerPC 970 core for use in custom applications.