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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1611538" data-attributes="member: 56379">With the different Mac Pro models it gets a little confusing.&nbsp; See there are official &quot;Mac versions&quot; of video cards...and &quot;Windows versions&quot; of the same video card.&nbsp; The Mac versions are expensive...the Windows versions are less.&nbsp; But you can't just use any Windows video card (just certain models...I think).If I was to purchase one...I would go with the Mac version of the Radeon 5770 (5870 if you have a bigger budget).&nbsp; The 5870 is basically 2x as fast as the 5770.Hopefully member &quot;harryb&quot; will jump in...he knows a bunch about earlier Mac Pro's and some video card options.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />- Nick</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1611538, member: 56379"] With the different Mac Pro models it gets a little confusing. See there are official "Mac versions" of video cards...and "Windows versions" of the same video card. The Mac versions are expensive...the Windows versions are less. But you can't just use any Windows video card (just certain models...I think). If I was to purchase one...I would go with the Mac version of the Radeon 5770 (5870 if you have a bigger budget). The 5870 is basically 2x as fast as the 5770. Hopefully member "harryb" will jump in...he knows a bunch about earlier Mac Pro's and some video card options.:) - Nick [/QUOTE]

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