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==Technical specifications== ===Graphite models=== {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="font-size:small; text-align:center" ! rowspan=2 | Graphite variation ! ! colspan=2 style="background:#FF9999" | Late 1999 PCI<ref name="PowerMacPCI"/> ! colspan=5 style="background:#FF9999" | Late 1999 AGP<ref>{{Cite mac |model=Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics) |appleNumber=SP123 |everyURL=powermac_g4/index-powermac-g4.html |accessdate=March 9, 2023}}</ref> ! colspan="3" style="background:#FF9999" | Mid 2000 Gigabit |- ! Codename | colspan=2 | "Yikes!" | colspan=5 | "Sawtooth, P5, Project E" | colspan=3 | "Mystic, Medusa2, SnakeBite" |- ! rowspan=2 | Timeline ! Introduced | August 31, 1999 | October 13, 1999 | colspan=2 | August 31, 1999 | colspan=2 | October 13, 1999 | December 2, 1999 | colspan=3 | July 19, 2000 |- ! Discontinued | October 13, 1999 | December 2, 1999 | colspan=2 | July 19, 2000 | colspan=3 | February 16, 2000 | colspan=3 | January 9, 2001 |- ! rowspan=3 | Model ! Model identifier | colspan=2 | PowerMac1,2 | colspan=5 | PowerMac3,1 | colspan=3 | PowerMac3,3 |- ! Model/EMC | M5183 (EMC 1832) | M5183 (EMC 1810/1843) | M5183 (EMC 1843) | colspan=2 | M5183 (EMC 1810/1843) | colspan=2 | M5183 (EMC 1843) | colspan=3 | M5183 (EMC 1864) |- ! Order number | M7631 | M7826 | M7232 | M7629 | M7824 | M7825 | M7827 | M7891 | M7892 | M7893 |- ! colspan=2 | Color | colspan=10 | {{Color box|#535e62|border=darkgray}} Graphite |- ! rowspan=7 | Performance ! [[Central processing unit|Processor]] ! colspan=8 | [[PowerPC 7400|PowerPC G4 (7400)]] ! colspan=2 | Dual [[PowerPC 7400|PowerPC G4 (7400)]] |- ! [[Clock speed]] | 400 MHz | 350 MHz | 450 MHz | 500 MHz | 400 MHz | 450 MHz | 350 MHz | 400 MHz | 450 MHz | 500 MHz |- ! [[CPU cache]] | colspan=10 | 64 KB L1, 1 MB backside L2 Cache per CPU (1:2) |- ! [[Front side bus]] | colspan=10 | 100 MHz |- ! [[Random-access memory|Memory]] Standard | colspan=2 | 64 MB PC100 [[SDRAM]] | 128 or 256 MB PC100 [[SDRAM]] | 256 MB PC100 [[SDRAM]] | 64 or 128 MB PC100 [[SDRAM]] | 256 MB PC100 [[SDRAM]] | 64 MB PC100 [[SDRAM]] | 64 MB PC100 [[SDRAM]] | 128 MB PC100 [[SDRAM]] | 256 MB PC100 [[SDRAM]] |- ! [[Random-access memory|Memory]] Expandable | colspan=4 | {{Gray|Up to 1 GB}} | colspan=6 | {{Gray|Up to 2 GB; only 1.5 GB is seen in Mac OS 9}} |- ! [[Graphics card]] | colspan=2 | ATI Rage 128<br/>16 MB of VRAM<br/>{{Gray|66 MHz PCI Slot}} | colspan=4 | ATI Rage 128 or ATI Rage 128 Pro<br/>16 MB of VRAM<br/>{{Gray|AGP 2x}} | ATI Rage 128 Pro<br/>16 MB of VRAM<br/>{{Gray|AGP 2x}} | colspan=3 | ATI Rage 128 Pro<br/>16 MB of VRAM<br/>{{Gray|AGP 2x}} |- ! rowspan=3 | Storage ! rowspan=2 | [[Hard disk drive|Hard drive]] | colspan=2 | 10 GB<br/>5400 rpm | 20 or 27 GB<br/>7200 rpm | 27 GB<br/>7200 rpm | 10 or 20 GB<br/>7200 rpm | 27 GB<br/>7200 rpm | 10 GB<br/>7200 rpm | 20 GB<br/>5400 rpm | 30 GB<br/>7200 rpm | 40 GB<br/>7200 rpm |- | colspan=2 | Ultra ATA/33 ''{{Gray|(Optional Ultra2 LVD SCSI)}}'' | colspan=8 | Ultra ATA/66 ''{{Gray|(Optional Ultra2 LVD SCSI)}}'' |- ! [[Optical drive]] | colspan=2 | 32Γ CD-ROM | 5Γ DVD-ROM | 5Γ DVD-RAM | 5Γ DVD-ROM | 5Γ DVD-RAM | colspan=4 | 5Γ DVD-ROM |- ! rowspan=3 | Connectivity ! Networking | colspan=2 | [[10BASE-T|10]]/100 BASE-T [[Ethernet]]<br/>56k modem | colspan=5 | [[10BASE-T|10]]/100 BASE-T [[Ethernet]]<br/>56k modem<br/>''{{Gray|Optional [[AirPort]] 802.11b}}'' | colspan=3 | [[Gigabit Ethernet]]<br/>56k V.90 modem<br/>''{{Gray|Optional [[AirPort]] 802.11b}}'' |- ! Expansion | colspan=2 | ''{{Gray|Optional Zip drive}}''<br/>3x 64bit 33 MHz PCI slots<br/>1Γ 66 MHz PCI slot (dedicated to video) | colspan=8 | ''{{Gray|Optional Zip drive}}''<br/>3x 64-bit 33 MHz PCI slots<br/>1Γ 2Γ AGP slot (dedicated to video) |- ! Peripherals | colspan=2 | 2Γ [[USB 1.1]]<br/>2Γ [[FireWire 400]]<br/>Built-in mono speaker<br/>Audio input mini-jack<br/>Audio output mini-jack | colspan=5 | 2Γ [[USB 1.1]]<br/>2Γ [[FireWire 400]]<br/>1Γ Internal [[FireWire 400]]<br/>Built-in mono speaker<br/>Audio input mini-jack<br/>Audio output mini-jack | colspan=3 | 2Γ [[USB 1.1]]<br/>2Γ [[FireWire 400]]<br/>Built-in mono speaker<br/>Audio input mini-jack<br/>Audio output mini-jack |- ! rowspan="2" |Operating System !Minimum | colspan="7" |[[Mac OS 8|Mac OS 8.6]] | colspan="3" |[[Mac OS 9|Mac OS 9.0.4]] |- !Maximum | colspan="10" | All: [[Mac OS X Tiger|Mac OS X 10.4.11]] "Tiger" and [[Mac OS 9]].2.2<br />''{{Gray|Unofficially can support 10.5.8 Leopard via 3rd party software}}'' |- ! colspan=2 | Dimensions | colspan=10 | {{convert|17|in|cm|1|abbr=on}} height x {{convert|8.9|in|cm|1|abbr=on}} width x {{convert|18.4|in|cm|1|abbr=on}} depth |- ! colspan=2 | Weight | colspan=2 | {{convert|28.7|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} | colspan=8 | {{convert|30|lb|kg|1|abbr=on}} |} ===Digital Audio/QuickSilver models=== {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="font-size:small; text-align:center" ! colspan=2 | ! colspan=4 style="background:#FF9999" | Early 2001 (Digital Audio) ! colspan=3 style="background:#FF9999" | Mid 2001 (QuickSilver) ! colspan=3 style="background:#FF9999" | Early 2002 (QuickSilver 2002) ! style="background:#FF9999" | Mid 2002 (QuickSilver 2002 ED)<ref name=2002Ed>{{Citation |title=Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver 2002ED) |date=2020-06-08 |url=https://kmug.com/entry/Power-Mac-G4-QuickSilver-2002ED |language=ko |access-date=2022-04-27 |archive-date=April 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411191519/https://kmug.com/entry/Power-Mac-G4-QuickSilver-2002ED |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- ! rowspan=2 | Timeline ! Introduced | colspan=4 | January 9, 2001 | colspan=3 | July 18, 2001 | colspan=3 | January 28, 2002 | August 13, 2002<ref name=2002Ed /> |- ! Discontinued | colspan=2 | July 18, 2001 | March 8, 2001 | July 18, 2001 | colspan=3 | January 28, 2002 | colspan=3 | August 13, 2002 | January 2003<ref name=2002Ed /> |- ! rowspan=4 | Model ! Codename | colspan=4 | "Tangent, Clockwork" | colspan=3 | "Titan, Nichrome" | colspan=3 {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} |- ! Order number | M7627 | M7688 | M7945 | M7681 | M8359 | M8360 | M8361 | M8705 | M8666 | M8667 | {{Data missing|date=April 2022}} |- ! Model identifier | colspan=4 | PowerMac3,4 | colspan=7 | PowerMac3,5 |- ! EMC | colspan=4 | 1862 | colspan=7 | 1896 |- ! rowspan=6 | Performance ! [[Central processing unit|Processor]] ! [[PowerPC 7410|PowerPC G4 (7410)]] ! Single or Dual [[PowerPC 7410|PowerPC G4 (7410)]] ! colspan=4 | [[PowerPC 7450|PowerPC G4 (7450)]] ! Dual [[PowerPC 7450|PowerPC G4 (7450)]] ! colspan=2 | [[PowerPC 7455|PowerPC G4 (7451/7455)]] ! Dual [[PowerPC 7455|PowerPC G4 (7455)]] ! [[PowerPC 7455|PowerPC G4 (7455)]] |- ! [[Clock speed]] | 466 MHz | 533 MHz | 667 MHz | colspan=2 | 733 MHz | 867 MHz | 800 MHz | 800 MHz | 933 MHz | 1.0 GHz | 867 MHz |- ! [[CPU cache]] | colspan=4 | 64 KB L1<br />256 KB (1:1) or 1 MB (1:2) L2<br />1 MB L3 (733 MHz) | 64 KB L1<br />256 KB (1:1) L2 | colspan=2 | 64 KB L1<br />256 KB (1:1) L2<br />2 MB L3 | 64 KB L1<br />256 KB (1:1) L2 | colspan=2 | 64 KB L1<br />256 KB (1:1) L2<br />2 MB DDR L3 | 64 KB L1<br />256 KB (1:1) L2 |- ! [[Front side bus]] | colspan="11" | 133 MHz |- ! [[Random access memory|Memory]] | colspan=2 | 128 MB PC133 [[SDRAM]]<br />''{{Gray|Expandable to 1.5 GB}}'' | colspan=2 | 256 MB PC133 [[SDRAM]]<br />''{{Gray|Expandable to 1.5 GB}}'' | colspan=2 | 128 MB PC133 [[SDRAM]]<br />''{{Gray|Expandable to 1.5 GB}}'' | 256 MB PC133 [[SDRAM]]<br />''{{Gray|Expandable to 1.5 GB}}'' | colspan=4 | 256, or 512 MB PC133 [[SDRAM]]<br />''{{Gray|Expandable to 1.5 GB}}'' |- ! [[Computer graphics|Graphics]] | colspan=4 | ATI Rage 128 Pro with 16 MB VRAM<br />ATI Radeon or Nvidia GeForce2 MX with 32 MB VRAM<br />Nvidia GeForce3 with 64 MB VRAM | colspan=3 | Nvidia GeForce2 MX with 32 MB VRAM<br />Nvidia Geforce2 MX with TwinView or Geforce3 with 64 MB VRAM | colspan=3 | ATI Radeon 7500 with 32 MB VRAM<br />Nvidia GeForce4 MX with 64 MB VRAM or GeForce4 Ti with 128 MB VRAM | Nvidia GeForce4 MX with 32 MB VRAM |- ! rowspan=3 | Storage ! rowspan=2 | [[Hard drive]] | colspan=4 | 30 GB 5400-rpm, 40 or 60 GB 7200-rpm ATA<br />36 or 72 GB SCSI<br />{{Gray|Up to 128 GB}} | colspan=3 | 40 GB 5400-rpm, 60 or 80 GB 7200-rpm ATA<br />36 or 72 GB SCSI<br />{{Gray|Up to 128 GB}} | colspan=3 | 40, 60, or 80 GB 7200-rpm ATA<br />36 or 72 GB SCSI<br />{{Gray|Supports Hard Drives larger than 128 GB}} | 40 GB 7200-rpm<br />{{Gray|Supports Hard Drives larger than 128 GB}} |- | colspan=11 | Ultra ATA/66 ''{{Gray|(Optional Ultra SCSI or Ultra 160 SCSI)}}'' |- ! [[Optical drive]] | colspan=4 | CD-RW or DVD-ROM or DVD-R/CD-RW [[SuperDrive]] (on 733 MHz model only) | colspan=6 | CD-RW or CD-RW/DVD-ROM [[Combo Drive]] or DVD-R/CD-RW [[SuperDrive]] (867 and dual-800 models only) | CD-RW |- ! rowspan=3 | Connectivity ! Networking | colspan=11 | Optional [[AirPort]] 802.11b<br />[[Gigabit]] [[Ethernet]]<br />56k V.90 modem |- ! Expansion | colspan=11 | 1x [[Zip Drive]] bay ''{{Gray|(Optional 250 MB Zip Drive)}}''<br />4x 64-bit 33 MHz PCI slots<br />1x 4x AGP slot (dedicated to video) |- ! Peripherals | colspan=11 | 2x [[USB]] 1.1<br />2x FireWire 400<br />Built-in mono speaker<br />Audio output mini-jack<br />Apple Pro Speakers mini-jack |- ! rowspan="2" |Operating System !Minimum | colspan="4" |[[Mac OS 9|Mac OS 9.1]] | colspan="3" |[[Mac OS 9|Mac OS 9.2]] and [[Mac OS X 10.0]] | colspan="3" |[[Mac OS X 10.1]] and [[Mac OS 9|Mac OS 9.2.2]] |[[Mac OS X 10.1|Mac OS X 10.2]] "Jaguar" and [[Mac OS 9|Mac OS 9.2.2]] |- !Maximum | colspan="5" | [[Mac OS X 10.4|Mac OS X 10.4.11]] "Tiger" and Mac OS 9.2.2<br />''{{Gray|Unofficially can support 10.5.8 Leopard via 3rd party software}}'' | [[Mac OS X 10.5|Mac OS X 10.5.8]] "Leopard" and Mac OS 9.2.2 | colspan="2" | [[Mac OS X 10.4|Mac OS X 10.4.11]] "Tiger" and Mac OS 9.2.2<br />''{{Gray|Unofficially can support 10.5.8 Leopard via 3rd party software}}'' | colspan="3" | [[Mac OS X Leopard|Mac OS X 10.5.8]] "Leopard" and Mac OS 9.2.2 |- ! colspan=2 | Dimensions and weight | colspan=11 | {{convert|17|in|cm|1|abbr=on}} height x {{convert|8.9|in|cm|1|abbr=on}} width x {{convert|18.4|in|cm|1|abbr=on}} depth <br />{{convert|30|lb|kg|1|abbr=on}} |} ===Mirrored Drive Doors models=== {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="font-size:small; text-align:center" |- ! colspan=2 | ! colspan=3 style="background:#FF9999 | Mid 2002 (Mirrored Drive Doors)<ref>[https://support.apple.com/kb/SP63?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) - Technical Specifications ]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Apple Computer |date=2002 |title=Apple PowerMac G4 Brochure |url=http://archive.org/details/ApplePowerMacG4Brochure2002 |access-date=2023-03-09}}</ref> ! colspan=3 style="background:#FF9999 | Early 2003 (FW 800)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Apple Computer |date=2003 |title=Apple PowerMac G4 Brochure |url=http://archive.org/details/ApplePowerMacG4Brochure2003 |access-date=2023-03-09}}</ref><ref>[https://support.apple.com/kb/SP54?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US Power Mac G4 (FW800) - Technical Specifications]</ref> ! colspan=2 style="background:#FF9999 | Mid 2003 |- ! rowspan=2 | Timeline ! Introduced | colspan=3 | August 13, 2002 | colspan=3 | January 28, 2003 | colspan=2 | June 23, 2003 |- ! Discontinued | colspan=3 | January 28, 2003 | colspan=3 | June 23, 2003 | colspan=2 | June 9, 2004 |- ! rowspan=4 | Model ! Codename | colspan=3 | "P57" | colspan=3 | "P58" | colspan=2 | "P59" |- ! Model identifier | colspan=8 | PowerMac3,6 |- ! Model/EMC number | colspan=7 | M8570 (EMC 1914) | M8570 (EMC 1914C) |- ! Order Number | M8787 | M8689 | M8573 | M8839 | M8840 | M8841 | M9309 | M9145 {{Gray|''(a re-released version of M8573)''}} |- ! rowspan=8 | Performance ! [[Central processing unit|Processor]] ! colspan=3 | Dual [[PowerPC 7455|PowerPC G4 (7455)]] ! [[PowerPC 7455|PowerPC G4 (7455)]] ! colspan=2 | Dual [[PowerPC 7455|PowerPC G4 (7455)]] ! [[PowerPC 7455|PowerPC G4 (7455)]] ! Dual [[PowerPC 7455|PowerPC G4 (7455)]] |- ! [[Clock speed]] | 867 MHz | 1 GHz | 1.25 GHz | 1 GHz | 1.25 GHz | 1.42 GHz | 1.25 GHz | 1.25 GHz |- ! [[CPU cache]] | colspan=8 | 64 KB L1, 256 KB L2, 1 MB or 2 MB DDR L3 |- ! [[Front side bus]] | 133 MHz | colspan=2 | 167 MHz | 133 MHz | colspan=4 | 167 MHz |- ! rowspan=2 | [[Random access memory|Memory]] | 256 MB PC-2100 (266 MHz) DDR SDRAM | 256 MB PC-2700 (333 MHz) DDR SDRAM | 512 MB PC-2700 (333 MHz) DDR SDRAM | 256 MB PC-2100 (266 MHz) DDR SDRAM | 256 MB PC-2700 (333 MHz) DDR SDRAM | 512 MB PC-2700 (333 MHz) DDR SDRAM | colspan="2" | 256 or 512 MB PC-2700 DDR SDRAM |- | colspan=8 | {{Gray|''Expandable to 2 GB (4 x 512 MB PC-3200 DDR SDRAM)''}} |- ! rowspan=2 | [[Computer graphics|Graphics Card]] | colspan=3 | Nvidia GeForce4 MX with 32 MB VRAM, ATI Radeon 9000 Pro with 64 MB VRAM, or GeForce4 Ti with 128 MB VRAM | Nvidia GeForce4 MX with 64 MB VRAM | colspan=2 | ATI Radeon 9000 Pro with 128 MB VRAM | colspan=2 | ATI Radeon 9000 Pro with 64 MB VRAM or Nvidia GeForce4 Ti 128 MB |- | colspan=8 | {{Gray|''Upgradeable to Nvidia GeForce 7800 GS with 256 MB VRAM (last GPU supported)''}} |- ! rowspan=2 | Storage ! [[Hard drive]] | 60 GB 7200 rpm ATA/100<br/>{{Gray|''(Optional Ultra SCSI or Ultra 160 SCSI)''}} | 80 GB 7200 rpm ATA/100<br/>{{Gray|''(Optional Ultra SCSI or Ultra 160 SCSI)''}} | 120 GB 7200 rpm ATA/100<br/>{{Gray|''(Optional Ultra SCSI or Ultra 160 SCSI)''}} | 60 GB 7200 rpm ATA/100<br/>{{Gray|''(Optional Ultra SCSI or Ultra 160 SCSI)''}} | 80 GB 7200 rpm ATA/100<br/>{{Gray|''(Optional Ultra SCSI or Ultra 160 SCSI)''}} | 120 GB 7200 rpm ATA/100<br/>{{Gray|''(Optional Ultra SCSI or Ultra 160 SCSI)''}} | colspan=2 | 80 or 160 GB 7200 rpm ATA<br />Ultra ATA/133 (2) and Ultra ATA/66 (2) |- ! [[Optical drive]] | CD-RW/DVD-ROM [[Combo Drive]] | colspan=2 | DVD-R/CD-RW [[SuperDrive]] | colspan=2 | CD-RW/DVD-ROM [[Combo Drive]] | DVD-R/CD-RW [[SuperDrive]] | colspan=2 | CD-RW/DVD-ROM [[Combo Drive]] or DVD-R/CD-RW [[SuperDrive]]<br />{{Gray|''(Optional additional Combo Drive)''}} |- ! rowspan=3 | Connectivity ! Networking | colspan=3 | {{Gray|''Optional [[AirPort]] 802.11b''}}<br />[[Gigabit Ethernet]]<br />56k V.92 modem | colspan=3 | {{Gray|''Optional [[AirPort Extreme]] 802.11b/g''}}<br />[[Gigabit Ethernet]]<br />56k V.92 modem<br />{{Gray|Optional [[Bluetooth]] 1.1}} | colspan=2 | {{Gray|''Optional [[AirPort]] 802.11b''}}<br />[[Gigabit Ethernet]]<br />56k V.92 modem |- ! Peripherals | colspan=3 | 2x [[USB 1.1]]<br />2x [[FireWire 400]]<br />Built-in mono speaker<br />Audio input mini-jack<br />Audio output mini-jack<br />Apple Pro Speakers mini-jack | colspan=3 | 2x [[USB 1.1]]<br />2x [[FireWire 400]]<br />1x [[FireWire 800]]<br />Built-in mono speaker<br />Audio input mini-jack<br />Audio output mini-jack<br />Apple Pro Speakers mini-jack | colspan=2 | 2x [[USB 1.1]]<br />2x [[FireWire 400]]<br />Built-in mono speaker<br />Audio input mini-jack<br />Audio output mini-jack<br />Apple Pro Speakers mini-jack |- ! Expansion | colspan=8 | Four 64-bit 66 MHz PCI slots (5V only)<br />One 4x 133 MHz AGP slot (dedicated to video) |- ! rowspan="3" |Operating System !Minimum | colspan="8" |[[Mac OS X 10.1|Mac OS X 10.2]] "Jaguar" |- ! Maximum | colspan="3" | [[Mac OS X v10.5|Mac OS X 10.5.8]] "Leopard" if at least 512 MB RAM installed, otherwise [[Mac OS X v10.4|Mac OS X 10.4.11]] "Tiger" | colspan="5" | [[Mac OS X v10.5|Mac OS X 10.5.8]] "Leopard" |- ! [[Classic Mac OS|Classic]] support | colspan=3 | Mac OS 9.2.2 supported natively and Mac OS 9.1 or higher in the [[Classic Environment]] | colspan=3 | Mac OS 9.1 or higher supported solely in the [[Classic Environment]] | colspan=2 | Mac OS 9.2.2 supported natively and Mac OS 9.1 or higher in the [[Classic Environment]] ''(final model to support Classic Mac OS natively)'' |- ! rowspan=2 colspan=2 | Dimensions and weight | colspan=8 | {{convert|17|in|cm|1|abbr=on}} height x {{convert|8.9|in|cm|1|abbr=on}} width x {{convert|18.4|in|cm|1|abbr=on}} depth<br />{{convert|42|lb|kg|1|abbr=on}} |}
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