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| [* black] With the Mac Pro's structure dominated by the central heat sink, we'd best start by peeling parts off. | |
| - | [* black] A clamp and four screws hold each graphics |
| + | [* black] A clamp and four screws hold each of the dual AMD FirePro D300 graphics cards in place. |
| [* black] Amidst the usual processing power and cost comparison with a similar home-built desktop PC, these graphics cards [http://techgage.com/article/apples-newest-mac-pro-costs-less-than-diy-pc-build-thanks-to-amd/|may be the key|new_window=true] to Apple finally undercutting homebrew systems on a pure power basis. | |
| [* icon_note] While this stacks up fairly well for current Apple GPU offerings, the proprietary nature, and lack of an elegant [http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/162652-diy-external-thunderbolt-gpu-turbo-charges-macbook-air-graphics-performance-by-7x|external GPU option|new_window=true], may age this device before its time. |