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New Graphic Cards Tested in Previous Generations of Mac Pro

By linathael. Original by Lionel - 16/03/2009 13:29:18 CET - Category: Video
OWC tried to install the two new graphic cards released with the new Mac Pro in previous models of Mac Pro (2007 and 2008):
- When installed on the Mac Pro 2008 (featuring a memory bus of 800 MHz)
* The GeForce GT 120 works perfectly fine, including its DVI and DisplayPort outputs.
* The Radeon HD 4870 is also working, however the DisplayPort output does not.
- When installed on the Mac Pro 2007 (featuring a memory bus of 667 MHz)
None of the two graphic cards worked. This is most likely a problem with drivers, as one user reported to have made the Radeon HD 4870 working on a Mac Pro 2007 by using the OS X version shipped with the Mac Pro 2009.
We will follow those thread and let you know how things will evolve, we expect the Radeon HD 4870 for PC to be "flashable" without too many problems with the Mac ROM version.

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