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04/29/2008, 2:40pm, EDT

Tuesday, April 29th

Radeon HD 3870 for Mac Pro by end of May?

AMD's Radeon HD 3870 will become available in a Mac version during May, a report suggests. Citing a "reliable source," the report claims that AMD's mid-range video card will "definitely" ship in Mac form before June, sold as a retail upgrade for owners of current and older Mac Pro desktops. The card should have 512MB of DDR4 RAM, and remain compatible with Windows XP and Vista on dual-boot systems; users are expected, however, to be unable to take advantage of CrossFire SLI modes under Mac OS X.

The PC version of the 3870 supports DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 2.0, and uses a 775MHz core, with the RAM being clocked at 2.25GHz. The card is also built using 55nm manufacturing, which makes it more power efficient while reducing the need for cooling. It is priced at approximately $219.


Filed under: upgrades/storage, Graphics/Web Design
Other story tags: AMD, ATI, Radeon, Mac Pro

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