ATI Radeon 9000 Pro Mac Edition

Physical Specs and Compatibility

The ATI 9000 is an AGP 4x card compatible with AGP 2x and 4x slots. It was the standard video card on the dual 1.0 and 1.25 GHz Mirror Drive Door Power Mac G4, the FireWire 800 Power Mac G4, and 1.25 GHz Mirror Drive Door Power Mac G4 (June 2005).

Details

GPU speed: 275 MHz
Video memory: 64/128 MB
Memory speed: 550 MHz
Memory bus: 128 bits
Resolutions: 640 x 480 to 2048 x 1536
Ports: DVI-I and ADC, supports VGA with included DVI-I to VGA adapter
Dual monitor support: yes
Cooling fan: yes
Minimum OS: Mac OS 9.2.1, OS X 10.1.3
Also compatible with: Sawtooth, Gigabit Ethernet, Digital Audio, Quicksilver, Quicksilver 2002

Online Resources

ATI Radeon 9000 Pro Mac Edition, ATI
ATI's Radeon 9000 offers power at mainstream price, Macworld, 2002.07.18
Radeon 9000bfg, The Mac Elite. Information on flashing the PC version of the Radeon 9000 Pro for use in various Power Macs. The PC version of the card has DVI-I, VGA, and S-video output.

Benchmarks

Mad Science: GeForce 7800 GS for G4 Power Macs (AGP), Bare Feats, 2006.05.05. Radeon 9000, 9600, 9800 vs. GeForce 4600, 7800.
Mad Science: GeForce 6600 GT for G4 Power Macs, Bare Feats, 2006.03.24. Huge comparison of Radeon 9000, 9600, 9800, x800 and GeForce Titanium, 6600.
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro: Killer Graphics for the Rest of Us?, Bare Feats, 2003.07.17. Radeon 9000, 9700, 9800 vs. GeForce Titanium.
New 867MP versus 1000MP - Games, Graphics, Bare Feats, 2002.08.26. Radeon 9000 vs. GeForce MX4 and GeForce Titanium.
Power Mac 1.25GHz MP versus Others - 3D Games, Bare Feats, 2002.09.21. Radeon 9000 vs. GeForce Titanium.
How About Giving Your Old Sawtooth a Faster Graphics Card?, Bare Feats, 2002.08.28. Radeon 9000 much faster than original Rage 128 Pro for 3D gaming, especially at higher resolutions.
How Does the Radeon 7000 PCI Graphics Card Compare to the Others?, Bare Feats, 2002.10.18. Radeon 9000 handily outperforms 7000 in all tests.

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