The microprocessor PowerPC G5 used as CPUs in personal computers

PowerPC G5

PowerPC G5 microprocessor technical specifications

Developed by: IBM
Launched: 2002
ALU bits: 64
Family: PowerPC
Transistors: 58 000 000

PowerPC 970 (and the 7500 and 8500 families).

They are based on the development of IBM's Power4, and include two of IBM's VMX vector engines, instead of the AltiVec unit used in the PowerPC 7400.

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Other microprocessors in the family of PowerPC G5

PowerPC 601

Manufacturer: IBM
Launched: 1992
Bits: 32
Transistors: 2 600 000

The RISC processor from IBM, Apple, and Motorola, which was intended to overthrow the dominance of Microsoft Windows and Intel.

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PowerPC G2

Manufacturer: IBM
Launched: 1995
Bits: 32
Clock: 66 MHz
Transistors: 1 600 000
Technology: 0.5 nanometers
Voltage: 3.3 V

The family of processors 602, 603, 604, 620, 8200 and 5000.

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