MacDat's Macintosh Processor Upgrade Index

Here, you can find a list of processor upgrades for vintage macintosh computers. In the future, I'm going to create dedicated pages for each system with a list of specific accelerators that were made available, but that is a big task and yet to come.

This page is unfinished and likely has missing information

Compact Mac

Macintosh 128k - Faster 68000, 020 and 030 Accelerators released

Macintosh 512k - Faster 68000, 020 and 030 Accelerators released

Macintosh XL - Faster 68000 Accelerators released

Macintosh Plus - Faster 68000, 68020 and 68030 Accelerators released

Macintosh SE - 68020 and 68030 Accelerators released

Macintosh SE/30 - Faster 68030 and 68040 Accelerators released

Macintosh Classic - 68030 Accelerators release

Macintosh Classic II - NO UPGRADES RELEASED

Macintosh Color Classic - CPU and Logic Board upgrades available to provide faster CPUs

Macintosh Color Classic II - CPU and Logic Board upgrades available to provide faster CPUs



Macintosh II Series

Macintosh II - 68030 Accelerators released

Macintosh IIx - Faster 030, 040 Accelerators released

Macintosh IIcx - 68040 Accelerators released

Macintosh IIci - 68040 Accelerators and logic board upgrades released

Macintosh IIfx - 68040 Accelerators released

Macintosh IIsi - 68040 Accelerators released

Macintosh IIvi - 68040 Accelerators and logic board upgrades released

Macintosh IIvx - 68040 Accelerators and logic board upgrades released



Macintosh LC Series

Macintosh LC - 68030 and 68040 Accelerators released

Macintosh LC II - Faster 68030 and 68040 Accelerators released

Macintosh LC III/III+ - 68040 Accelerators released

Macintosh LC 475 - Full 68040 and PowerPC 601 upgrades released (Socketed Processor)

Macintosh LC 520 - 68040 Accelerators released

Macintosh LC 550 - 68040 Accelerators released

Macintosh LC 575 - Full 68040 and PowerPC 601 upgrades released (Socketed Processor)

Macintosh LC 580 - PowerPC 601 Accelerators released

Macintosh LC 630 - PowerPC 601 Accelerators released



Macintosh Centris Series

Centris 610 - Faster/Full 68040, PowerPC 601, and logic board upgrades released

Centris 650 - Faster/Full 68040 and PowerPC 601 accelerators released

Centris 660AV - Faster 68040 accelerators released



Macintosh Quadra Series

Quadra 605 - Faster/Full 68040 and PowerPC accelerators released. (Processor is socketed)

Quadra 610 - Faster/Full 68040 and PowerPC accelerators released.

Quadra 630 - PowerPC 601 Accelerators Released

Quadra 650 - Faster 68040 and PowerPC accelerators released.

Quadra 660AV - Faster 68040 accelerators released.

Quadra 700 - Faster 68040 and PowerPC accelerators released.

Quadra 800 - PowerPC and logic board upgrades released.

Quadra 840av - NO ACCELERATORS RELEASED

Quadra 900 - Faster 68040 and PowerPC accelerators released.

Quadra 950 - PowerPC accelerators released.



Power Macintosh (Pre-G3) Series

Power Macintosh 4400 - PowerPC G3 Accelerators released.

Power Macintosh 5200 - NO ACCELERATORS RELEASED

Power Macintosh 5260 - NO ACCELERATORS RELEASED

Power Macintosh 5300 - NO ACCELERATORS RELEASED

Power Macintosh 5400 - PowerPC G3 Accelerators (up to 500MHz) released.

Power Macintosh 5500 - PowerPC G3 Accelerators (up to 500MHz) released.

Power Macintosh 6100 - PowerPC G3 (up to 500MHz) and G4 (up to 360MHz) accelerators released.

Power Macintosh 6200 - NO ACCELERATORS RELEASED

Power Macintosh 6300 - NO ACCELERATORS RELEASED

Power Macintosh 6400 - PowerPC G3 Accelerators (up to 500MHz) released.

Power Macintosh 6500 - PowerPC G3 Accelerators (up to 500MHz) released.

Power Macintosh 7100 - PowerPC G3 (up to 500MHz) and G4 (up to 360MHz) accelerators released.

Power Macintosh 7200 - PowerPC G3 (up to 500MHz) and G4 (up to 400MHz) accelerators released.

Power Macintosh 7300 - PowerPC 604e, G3, and G4 Accelerators released. (Up to 300, 500, and 500MHz respectively).

Power Macintosh 7500 - PowerPC 604e, G3, and G4 Accelerators released. (Up to 300, 500, and 500MHz respectively).

Power Macintosh 7600 - PowerPC 604e, G3, and G4 Accelerators released. (Up to 300, 500, and 500MHz respectively).

Power Macintosh 8100 - PowerPC G3 (up to 500MHz) and G4 (up to 360MHz) accelerators released.

Power Macintosh 8115 - PowerPC G3 (up to 500MHz) and G4 (up to 360MHz) accelerators released.

Power Macintosh 8200 - PowerPC G3 (up to 500MHz) and G4 (up to 400MHz) accelerators released.

Power Macintosh 8500 - PowerPC 604e, G3, and G4 Accelerators released. (Up to 300, 500, and 500MHz respectively).

Power Macintosh 8515 - PowerPC 604e, G3, and G4 Accelerators released. (Up to 300, 500, and 500MHz respectively).

Power Macintosh 8600 - PowerPC 604e, G3, and G4 Accelerators released. (Up to 300, 500, and 500MHz respectively).

Power Macintosh 9500 - PowerPC 604e, G3, and G4 Accelerators released. (Up to 300, 500, and 500MHz respectively).

Power Macintosh 9515 - PowerPC 604e, G3, and G4 Accelerators released. (Up to 300, 500, and 500MHz respectively).

Power Macintosh 9600 - PowerPC 604e, G3, and G4 Accelerators released. (Up to 300, 500, and 500MHz respectively).

TAM - PowerPC G3 Accelerators (up to 500MHz) released.



Page last updated (MM/DD/YYYY): 07/22/2023
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