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Mac Pro owners, if you still have your machine with you and you are still using it heavily, maybe it’s time to give it a well-deserved upgrade. While we’re not sure when Apple will be introducing the next revision of the Mac Pro, one of the perks of owning a Mac Pro is that it can be customized to your liking (at least to a certain degree), unlike the iMac which is pretty limited in terms of customizability. If you were planning on upgrading your graphics, GPU manufacturer Sapphire has officially launched the Radeon HD 7950 video card designed specifically for Mac computers in mind.

The Mac Edition Radeon HD 7950 will come with 3GB of GDDR5 memory and is said to be able to boost the framerates of games by as much as 200%. Other features of the video card include a 3D-capable HDMI port, two Mini DisplayPort connections, and a dual-link DVI port. It also comes with a switchable BIOS that allows the user to switch between Mac and PC, although it should be noted that it has been designed specifically for the Mac Pro in mind. While the video card has yet to make an appearance on Sapphire’s website, it is currently listed on Newegg for $480 before tax and shipping.

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Sapphire is proud to announce their latest nettop PC, the EDGE HD4. This space-saving system is equipped with a 1.10GHz Intel Celeron 847 processor, an Intel HD graphics, a 4GB DDR3 RAM, a 320GB hard drive, WiFi, three USB 2.0 ports, one USB 3.0 port, an HDMI port, Gigabit Ethernet and runs on Free DOS operating system. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing and release date yet. [Sapphire]

Sapphire has introduced a new graphics card to its range. Called the Radeon HD 7870 Dual-X Edition, the card features a 256-bit memory interface, a core clock of 1000MHz and a 2GB of GDDR5 memory set @ 4.80GHz. The card also employs Sapphire’s Dual-X cooling solution and has 2x DVI, 1x HDMI and 1x DisplayPort outputs. The Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 Dual-X Edition will retail for $230. [Sapphire]

ASK Inc. Japan will launch a new graphics card from Sapphire called the VAPOR-X HD7970 GHZ EDITION 6G GDDR5. Powered by a 28nm GPU, the card is equipped with 2048 Stream Processors, a 384-bit memory interface, a core clock of 1000MHz (1050MHz/1100MHz EZ Boost Clock) and a 6GB of GDDR5 memory set @ 6000MHz. Not only that, the card also features Sapphire’s Vapor-X dual-fan cooling solution and has 1x dual-link DVI-I, 1x single-link DVI-D, 1x HDMI and 2x mini DisplayPort outputs. The Sapphire VAPOR-X HD7970 GHZ EDITION 6G GDDR5 will become available from mid-September for 70,000 Yen (about $895). [Product Page]

Sapphire has recently introduced a new graphics card to its range called the Radeon HD 7950 OC Vapor-X Edition. Powered by a 28nm GPU, the card is packed with 1024 Stream Processors, a 384-bit memory interface, a core clock of 850MHz (950MHz Boost Clock) and a 3GB of GDDR5 memory set @ 5000MHz. Not to mention, the card also features Sapphire’s Vapor-X dual-fan cooling solution and has 1x single-link DVI-D, 1x dual-link DVI-I, 1x HDMI and 1x DisplayPort outputs. Pricing info is still unknown at the moment. [Sapphire]