Sapphire has officially launched the Mac Edition of its Radeon HD 7950 video card. The add-on includes 3GB of GDDR5 memory, and is said to boost game framerates by as much as 200 percent or more, and general benchmark performance by about 30 percent. Graphics-heavy benchmarks are claimed to run up to 300 percent faster than possible with the NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT.
Some other features of the card include a 3D-capable HDMI port, two Mini DisplayPort connections, and a dual-link DVI port. A switchable BIOS allows the card to run on either a Mac or a PC, although it’s designed primarily for the Mac Pro.
The card is not yet listed at Sapphire’s website, but Newegg is selling it for $480 before tax and shipping.
