Old Apple Mac mini G4 vs. new Mac mini’s graphics and video specs

Apple’s old Mac mini G4 versus the new Intel-based Mac mini video specs:

Mac mini G4:
• ATI Radeon 9200 graphics processor with AGP 4X support, 32MB of dedicated Double Data Rate (DDR) video memory
• DVI video output for digital resolutions up to 1920 x 1200 pixels; supports 20-inch Apple Cinema display and 23-inch Apple Cinema HD display; supports coherent digital displays up to 154MHz; supports non-coherent digital displays up to 135MHz
• VGA video output (using included adapter) to support analog resolutions up to 1920 x 1080 pixels
• S-video and composite video output to connect directly to a TV or projector (requires Apple DVI to Video Adapter, sold separately)

Mac mini Intel-based:
• Intel GMA950 graphics processor with 64MB of DDR2 SDRAM shared with main memory
• DVI video output for digital resolutions up to 1920 by 1200 pixels; supports 20-inch Apple Cinema Display and 23-inch Apple Cinema HD Display; supports coherent digital displays up to 154MHz; supports noncoherent digital displays up to 135MHz
• VGA video output (using included adapter) to support analog resolutions up to 1920 by 1080 pixels
• S-video and composite video output to connect directly to a TV or projector (using Apple DVI to Video Adapter, sold separately)

More information about Apple’s new Intel-based Mac mini’s specs here.

More details about Intel’s Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA 950 graphics core) here.

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Related MacDailyNews article:
Apple introduces new Intel-based Mac mini – February 28, 2006

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