CHAPTER 1:
Introduction
The RADEON® X1900 G5 MAC EDITION represents the next generation
in 3D and video acceleration for your Power Macintosh® computer. It
includes flexible dual-display support for multiple combinations of CRT
and Digital Flat Panel monitors. Your new graphics accelerator provides:
• Flexible dual-display support enabling many combinations
utilizing 2 DVI connectors and 1 TV-Out connector, with or
without VGA adapters, for analog and digital displays.
• OpenGL® accelerator providing superior 3D rendering
performance and advanced imaging and filtering techniques.
• Industry leading DVD acceleration for High Bitrate, low CPU
usage, playback of the latest movies at any resolution.
• QuickTime® playback accelerator for full screen, full motion,
DVD quality video.
System Requirements
Hardware
Operating
System
Monitor
External Connections
• Two Dual Link DVI-I outputs.
• One TV output.
Note: Future references to Mac OS® X in this manual are intended
to be generic and inclusive of their respective versions of the
Macintosh® operating systems.
• A Power Macintosh® G5 computer with an PCIe 4X,
8X, or 16X expansion slot.
• QuickTime® 7.1 or higher.
• Minimum 512MB of system memory.
• Mac OS® X version 10.4.7 or higher.
• Compatible display devices: DVI or ADC style digital
flat panel using a DVI-to-ADC adapter. A VGA display
using the supplied DVI-to-VGA adapter. A TV by using
an optional DVI-to-TV adapter.
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