The first Mac Pro has turned 20: Apple unveiled it on August 7, 2006, according to the company’s announcement.
The model completed the transition of Apple’s professional desktop computers from PowerPC to Intel processors. Its top configuration used two dual-core 3GHz Intel Xeon 5160 processors.
Apple said at launch that the new computer could run nearly twice as fast as the Power Mac G5 Quad, depending on the application and task.
The base model included an NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT graphics card. Buyers could choose an ATI Radeon X1900 XT or NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500, while memory was configurable from 1GB to 16GB.
The Mac Pro retained the Power Mac G5’s aluminium enclosure. Sales began immediately after the announcement, with the base configuration priced at $2,499 in the United States.
