Which PowerMac G4 Model Do I Have?

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PowerMac G4 Models

Apple has made many models of PowerMac G4. It can be confusing as many of them look the same, even though they have different motherboards and features, Apple calls them all PowerMac G4s.

	If your PowerMac looks like this, it could be one of four models : PCI Graphics, AGP, Gigabit Ethernet, or Digital Audio.
Use this link from Apple to help determine which model you have.

If your PowerMac looks like this, it is a QuickSilver or QuickSilver 2002.

The listing below shows all the models Apple produced of PowerMac G4.

The appropriate compatible PowerForce G4 upgrade is listed for each model.

Enclosure Style	Orig.Clock Speed	Bus Speed	Orig. # of CPUs	PowerMac Model	Compatible PowerForce Models	Dual Capable?
	350, 400	100	Single	PCI Graphics	ZIF	No
	350, 400, 450, 500	100	Single	AGP Graphics	Single or Dual*	Check uni-n
	400	100	Single	Gigabit Ethernet	Single or Dual	Yes
	450	100	Dual	Gigabit Ethernet	Single or Dual	Yes
	450, 500	100	Single	Cube	Single	Yes (note 1)
	466, 533, 667, 733	133	Single	Digital Audio	Single or Dual	Yes
	500	100	Dual	Gigabit Ethernet	Single or Dual	Yes
	533	133	Dual	Digital Audio	Single or Dual	Yes
	733, 867	133	Single	QuickSilver	Single or Dual	Yes
	800, 933	133	Single	QuickSilver 2002	Single or Dual	Yes
	800	133	Dual	QuickSilver	Single or Dual	Yes
	1GHz	133	Dual	QuickSilver 2002	Single or Dual	Yes
	867	133	Dual	Mirrored Drive Doors	Not yet supported	Yes
	1 GHz 1.25 GHz	167	Dual	Mirrored Drive Doors	Not yet supported	Yes
	1GHz	133	Single	Firewire 800	Not yet supported	Yes
	1.25 GHz, 1.42 GHz	167	Dual	Firewire 800	Not yet supported	Yes
	1.25 GHz	167	Single	Mirrored Drive Doors 2003	Not yet supported	Yes
	1.25 GHz	167	Dual	Mirrored Drive Doors 2003	Not yet supported	Yes

*Assuming uni-n compatibility.

Note 1: While the Cube is capable of running a Dual Processor upgrade, PowerLogix does not offer one at this time for the Cube models.