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== Technical specifications == {{All are obsolete}} {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="font-size:small; text-align:center" ! colspan=2 | Model ! colspan=4 style="background:#FF9999" | Mid 2003<ref>{{Cite mac |model=Power Mac G5 |appleNumber=SP96 |everyURL=powermac_g5/index-powermac-g5.html |accessdate=March 10, 2023}}</ref> ! colspan=5 style="background:#FF9999" | Late 2004<ref name="Mid and Late 2004">{{Cite web |title=Power Mac G5 (Late 2004) - Technical Specifications |url=https://support.apple.com/kb/SP67?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=support.apple.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Apple Power Macintosh G5 1.8 DP (PCI) Specs |url=https://everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g5/specs/powermac_g5_1.8_dp_2.html |website=EveryMac.com}}</ref> ! colspan=3 style="background:#FF9999" | Early 2005<ref>{{Cite web |title=Power Mac G5 (Early 2005) - Technical Specifications |url=https://support.apple.com/kb/SP46?locale=en_US |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=support.apple.com}}</ref> ! colspan=3 style="background:#FF9999" | Late 2005<ref>{{Cite web |title=Power Mac G5 (Late 2005) - Technical Specifications |url=https://support.apple.com/kb/SP37?locale=en_US |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=support.apple.com}}</ref> |- ! colspan=2 | Codename | colspan=4 | "Omega, Q37" | colspan=5 | "Niagara, Q77, Q78" | colspan=3 {{N/a}} | colspan=3 | "Cypher" |- ! rowspan=2 | Timetable ! Released<ref name="EveryMacG5">{{Citation |title=Apple Power Mac G5 Specs (All Power Macintosh G5 Technical Specs): EveryMac.com |url=https://everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g5/index-powermac-g5.html |access-date=2022-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401114713/https://everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g5/index-powermac-g5.html |url-status=live |archive-date=April 1, 2022}}</ref> | colspan=3 | June 23, 2003 | November 18, 2003 | colspan=4 | June 9, 2004 | October 19, 2004 | colspan=3 | April 27, 2005 | colspan=3 | October 19, 2005 |- ! Discontinued<ref name=EveryMacG5/> | June 9, 2004 | November 18, 2003 | colspan=2 | June 9, 2004 | colspan=4 | April 27, 2005 | June 13, 2005 | colspan=3 | October 19, 2005 | colspan=3 | August 7, 2006 |- ! rowspan=3 | Model ! Model number | colspan=8 | A1047 | A1093 | colspan=3 | A1047 | colspan=3 | A1117 |- ! Model identifier | colspan=4 | PowerMac7,2 | colspan=4 | PowerMac7,3 | PowerMac9,1 | colspan=3 | PowerMac7,3 | colspan=3 | PowerMac11,2 |- ! Order number | M9020 | M9031 | M9032 | M9393 | M9494 | M9454 | M9455 | M9457 | M9555 | M9747 | M9748 | M9749 | M9590 | M9591 | M9592 |- ! rowspan=4 | Performance ! [[Central processing unit|Processor]] ! colspan=2 | Single [[PowerPC 970]] (G5) ! colspan=2 | Dual [[PowerPC 970]] (G5) ! colspan=4 | Dual [[PowerPC 970FX]] (G5) ! Single [[PowerPC 970FX]] (G5) ! colspan=3 | Dual [[PowerPC 970FX]] (G5) ! colspan=2 | Single Dual-core [[PowerPC 970MP]] (G5) ! Two Dual-core ("Quad-core") [[PowerPC 970MP]] (G5) |- ! [[Clock speed]] | 1.6 GHz | 1.8 GHz | 2.0 GHz | colspan=3 | 1.8 GHz | 2.0 GHz | 2.5 GHz | 1.8 GHz | 2.0 GHz | 2.3 GHz | 2.7 GHz | 2.0 GHz | 2.3 GHz | 2.5 GHz |- ! [[CPU cache|Cache]] | colspan=12 | 64 KB (instruction), 32 KB (data) L1, 512 KB L2 | colspan=3 | 64 KB (instruction), 32 KB (data) L1, 1.0 MB L2 per core |- ! [[HyperTransport]] | colspan=4 | 800, 900, Dual 900 MHz, or Dual 1 GHz (2:1) | colspan=4 | Dual 900 MHz, Dual 1, or Dual 1.25 GHz (2:1) | 600 MHz (3:1) | Dual 1 GHz (2:1) | Dual 1.15 GHz (2:1) | Dual 1.35 GHz (2:1) | Dual 1 GHz (2:1) | Dual 1.15 GHz (2:1) | Dual 1.25 GHz (2:1) |- ! rowspan=3 | [[Random access memory|Memory]] ! Amount | 256 MB | colspan=3 | 512 MB | colspan=2 | 256 MB | colspan=2 | 512 MB | 256 MB | colspan=6 | 512 MB |- ! Type | PC-2700 DDR SDRAM | colspan=3 | PC-3200 DDR SDRAM | PC-2700 DDR SDRAM | colspan=7 | PC-3200 DDR SDRAM | colspan=3 | PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM |- ! Maximum | ''{{Gray|Expandable to 4 GB}}'' | colspan=3 | ''{{Gray|Expandable to 8 GB}}'' | colspan=2 | ''{{Gray|Expandable to 4 GB}}'' | colspan=2 | ''{{Gray|Expandable to 8 GB}}'' | colspan=2 | ''{{Gray|Expandable to 4 GB}}'' | colspan=2 | ''{{Gray|Expandable to 8 GB}}'' | colspan=3 | ''{{Gray|Expandable to 16 GB}}'' |- ! rowspan=2 | [[Computer graphics|Graphics]] ! Type | colspan=4 | [[NVIDIA GeForceFX 5200 Ultra]], GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL, ATI Radeon 9600 Pro, or Radeon 9800 Pro | colspan=3 | [[NVIDIA GeForceFX 5200 Ultra]] | [[ATI Radeon 9600 XT]] | [[NVIDIA GeForceFX 5200 Ultra]] | colspan=2 | [[ATI Radeon 9600]] | [[ATI Radeon 9650]] | [[NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE]] | colspan=2 | [[NVIDIA GeForce 6600]] |- ! VRAM | colspan=4 | 64, 128, or 256 MB DDR RAM | colspan=3 | 64 MB DDR RAM | 128 MB DDR RAM | 64 MB DDR RAM | colspan=2 | 128 MB DDR RAM | 256 MB DDR RAM | 128 MB GDDR RAM | colspan=2 | 256 MB GDDR RAM |- ! rowspan=2 | Storage ! [[Hard drive]] | 80 GB [[Serial ATA]] 7200-rpm | colspan=3 | 160 GB [[Serial ATA]] 7200-rpm | colspan=2 | 80 GB [[Serial ATA]] 7200-rpm | colspan=2 | 160 GB [[Serial ATA]] 7200-rpm | 80 GB [[Serial ATA]] 7200-rpm | 160 GB [[Serial ATA]] 7200-rpm | colspan=2 | 250 GB [[Serial ATA]] 7200-rpm | 160 GB [[Serial ATA]] 7200-rpm | colspan=2 | 250 GB [[Serial ATA]] 7200-rpm |- ! [[Optical drive]] | colspan=4 | 4x [[SuperDrive]] 4x/8x/16x/8x/32x DVD-R/CD-RW | colspan=5 | 8x [[SuperDrive]] 8x/10x/24x/10x/32x DVD-R/CD-RW | colspan=6 | 16x [[SuperDrive]] DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW |- ! rowspan=4 | Peripherals ! Connectivity | colspan=9 | {{Gray|Optional [[AirPort]] Extreme 802.11b/g (external antenna)}}<br/>[[Gigabit Ethernet]]<br/>56k V.92 modem<br/>{{Gray|Optional on Late 2004 model}}<br/>{{Gray|Optional [[Bluetooth]] 1.1}} | colspan=3 | {{Gray|Optional [[AirPort]] Extreme 802.11b/g (external antenna)}}<br/>[[Gigabit Ethernet]]<br/>{{Gray|Optional 56k V.92 modem<br/>Optional [[Bluetooth]] 2.0+EDR}} | colspan=3 | {{Gray|Optional [[AirPort]] Extreme 802.11b/g (internal antenna) with [[Bluetooth]] 2.0+EDR card}}<br/>2x [[Gigabit Ethernet]]<br/>{{Gray|Optional 56k V.92 USB modem}} |- ! rowspan=2 | Expansion slots | colspan=4 | 3x 33 MHz 64-bit [[Peripheral Component Interconnect|PCI]]<br/>1x 8x [[Accelerated Graphics Port|AGP]] Pro (1.6 GHz) | colspan=4 | 3x 33 MHz 64-bit PCI <br/>1x 8x AGP Pro (1.8 GHz) | rowspan=2 | 3x 33 MHz 64-bit PCI <br/>1x 8x AGP Pro | colspan=3 | 3x 33 MHz 64-bit PCI <br/>1x 8x AGP Pro (2.0 GHz) | colspan=3 rowspan=2 | 2x [[PCI Express]] x4<br/>1x PCI Express x8<br/>1x PCI Express x16 |- | colspan=4 | 2x 100 MHz 64-bit [[PCI-X]]<br/>1x 133 MHz 64-bit PCI-X<br/>1x 8x AGP Pro (1.8 GHz single+) | colspan=4 | 2x 100 MHz 64-bit PCI-X<br/>1x 133 MHz 64-bit PCI-X<br/>1x 8x AGP Pro (2.0 GHz+) | colspan=3 | 2x 100 MHz 64-bit PCI-X<br/>1x 133 MHz 64-bit PCI-X<br/>1x 8x AGP Pro (2.3 GHz) |- ! Peripherals | colspan=12 | 3x [[USB]] 2.0<br/>2x [[FireWire]] 400<br/>1x FireWire 800<br/>Built-in mono speaker<br/>1x Audio-in mini-jack<br/>2x Audio-out mini-jack<br/>1x Optical S/PDIF (Toslink) input<br/>1x Optical S/PDIF (Toslink) output | colspan=3 | 4x USB 2.0<br/>2x FireWire 400<br/>1x FireWire 800<br/>Built-in mono speaker<br/>1x Audio-in mini-jack<br/>2x Audio-out mini-jack<br/>1x Optical S/PDIF (Toslink) input<br/>1x Optical S/PDIF (Toslink) output |- ! rowspan="2" |Operating System !Original | colspan="4" |[[Mac OS X Jaguar|Mac OS X 10.2.7]] "Jaguar" | colspan="4" |[[Mac OS X Panther|Mac OS X 10.3.4]] "Panther" |[[Mac OS X Panther|Mac OS X 10.3.5]] "Panther" | colspan="3" |[[Mac OS X Tiger|Mac OS X 10.4]] "Tiger" | colspan="3" |[[Mac OS X Tiger|Mac OS X 10.4.2]] "Tiger" |- !Maximum | colspan="15" | [[Mac OS X Leopard|Mac OS X 10.5.8]] "Leopard" |- ! colspan=2 | Weight | colspan=4 | {{Convert|39.2|lb|abbr=on}} | colspan=4 | {{Convert|44.4|lb|abbr=on}} | {{Convert|36|lb|abbr=on}} | colspan=3 | {{Convert|44.4|lb|abbr=on}} | colspan=3 | {{Convert|44.5|-|48.8|lb|abbr=on}} |}
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