What graphics cards are available for the Mac Pro? Which models have which ports?

Information on the default graphics cards -- and options available via custom configuration -- for each Mac Pro model are provided on the applicable specs pages. However, these also are provided below for your convenience:

Mac Pro	Default Video Card	Ports
Quad 2.66 (Original)	256 MB GeForce 7300 GT*	1 SL DVI 1 DL DVI
"Eight Core" 2.8 (2008)	256 MB Radeon HD 2600 XT†	2 DL DVI
"Quad Core" 2.66 (2009)	512 MB GeForce GT 120††	1 Mini DP 1 DL DVI
"Eight Core" 2.26 (2009)	512 MB GeForce GT 120††	1 Mini DP 1 DL DVI

* By default, the original Mac Pro Quad 2.66 was configured with a NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT with 256 MB of GDDR2 memory. It has one single-link DVI port, and one dual-link DVI port. At the time of purchase, it also could be configured with an ATI Radeon X1900 XT with 512 MB of GDDR3 SDRAM and two dual-link DVI ports or a NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 with 512 MB of GDDR3 SDRAM, two dual-link DVI ports, and one stereo 3D port.

† The Mac Pro "Eight Core" 2.8 (Early 2008) was configured with an ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT with 256 MB of GDDR3 memory. At the time of purchase, it also could be configured with a NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT with 512 MB of GDDR3 memory or a NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 with 1.5 GB of GDDR3 memory. All of these video cards have two dual-link DVI ports, and the Quadro FX 5600 has a stereo 3D port as well.

†† The "Early 2009" Mac Pro models -- the Mac Pro "Quad Core" 2.66 (2009/Nehalem) and Mac Pro "Eight Core" 2.26 (2009/Nehalem) -- are configured by default with a NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 with 512 MB of GDDR3 memory. It has both a Mini DisplayPort and a dual-link DVI port. By custom configuration, these models also are available with as many as four NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 graphics cards (for US$150/each after the first one) or an ATI Radeon HD 4870 with 512 MB of GDDR5 memory, for an additional US$200.

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