ATI Radeon 9000 Pro Mac Edition
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 Mirrored Drive Doors Power Mac G4, the FireWire 800 Power Mac G4, and 1.25 GHz Mirrored Drive Doors 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.