A powerful card at a competitive price – a deserved victory to cap ATI’s remarkable turnaround

Both graphics card giants have unleashed powerful new additions to their ranks recently, and their battle for supremacy is hotter than ever. We put the new arrivals through their paces

Both the fastest and the priciest card on test.

The ATI HD 4800s hit a sweet-spot of performance and price. If you're after high-end performance at a few hundred dollars less than the 4870, then this is your card

All the data on AMD's new Radeon lineup, including the 4870 X2 which clocks in at 2.4 teraflops.

A step behind ATI’s HD 4870 on price and performance.

A capable card – decent performance without a high price.

Radeon 4800-series cards are now available for the masses. Radeon 4830 cards are expected to cost less than US$150 at retail, which is roughly the cost of an Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT GPU (a chip that it matches up with very closely, at least on paper).

ATI’s 40nm GPU is an exciting development and takes over from the 4850 as the best mid-range card.

ATI does it again with its latest GPU, combining superb performance with a reasonable price

A stunningly powerful card that tops the last generation’s best dual-GPU monsters.

Powerful, well price and a worthy addition to the A-List. The PacStar Core i7 is a PC we wouldn't be unhappy to take home and spend the weekend gaming on

Nvidia’s card is fast, but ATI’s is still faster.

An immensely powerful card, tempered by flaky drivers.

Yes, it’s fast, but is that enough anymore? Poor drivers and a high price tag are enough to put us off.

The fastest single-GPU card we've seen, but it can't shake ATI in the price war.

A minor performance boost isn’t enough to fend off its rivals.