The Power Mac G5 is a series of personal computers designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. from 2003 to 2006 as part of the Power Mac series. When introduced, it was the most powerful computer in Apple's Macintosh lineup, and was marketed by the company as the world's first 64-bit desktop computer. [1] .

The PowerPC 970, PowerPC 970FX, and PowerPC 970MP are 64-bit PowerPC CPUs from IBM introduced in 2002. Apple branded the 970 as PowerPC G5 for its Power Mac G5.

1.6GHz, 1.8GHz, or dual 2GHz PowerPC G5 microprocessors. PowerPC processor architecture with 64-bit data paths and registers. Native support for 32-bit application code. 512K on-chip L2 cache running at processor speed. Parallel data structure supporting up to 215 simultaneous in-flight instructions. Simultaneous issue of up to 10 out-of-order ...

Technical specifications for the Apple Power Macintosh G5 series. Dates sold, processor type, memory info, hard drive details, estimated retail prices, and more.

The Apple Power Macintosh G5/1.8 (PCI-X), along with the Power Macintosh G5/1.6 and Power Macintosh G5 2.0 DP, is a member of the first Mac series to use the 64-bit PowerPC 970 (G5) processor, and consequently are arguably the first "desktop" computers to use 64-bit chips.

The Power Macintosh G5 "Quad Core" (2.5) is powered by two "dual core" 2.5 GHz PowerPC 970MP (G5) processors with four optimized AltiVec "Velocity Engine" vector processing units (one per core), eight double-precision FPUs (two per core), 1 MB of on-chip level 2 cache on each core, and dual bidirectional 1.25 GHz frontside system buses (one for ...

Dec 23, 2024 · Apple today unveiled a new iMac G5 line with faster 2.0 GHz PowerPC G5 processors, built-in AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth wireless connectivity and Mac OS X version 10.4 “Tiger,” the latest version of the world’s most advanced operating system.

Jun 23, 2003 · Powered by the revolutionary PowerPC G5 processor designed by IBM and Apple, the Power Mac G5 is the first personal computer to utilize 64-bit processing technology for unprecedented memory expansion (up to 8GB) and advanced 64-bit computation, while running existing 32-bit applications natively.

The PowerPC G5 (970) is a brand name that was used by Apple Computer for the 5th and final generation of microprocessors from the PowerPC line. Unlike previous generation PowerPC processors from the AIM alliance, Motorola (later Freescale) did not make any G5 processors; these were produced...

Jun 23, 2003 · The PowerPC G5 represents a breakthrough in microprocessor performance. Made possible by IBM’s industry-leading, state-of-the-art process technology, the PowerPC G5 provides creative professionals with unrivaled 64-bit compute power, while also running 32-bit applications natively.