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

A surprise return to form for Nvidia, as this card matches ATI’s latest for both performance and value.

The fastest card we’ve seen, but the performance boost doesn’t justify the price.

Hard to find, and not worth the typical price at all.

Decent power, but bigger, dearer and noisier than the HD 4850.

An exciting glimpse at future performance, but by the time games appear to make them worth buying, the price will have plummeted.

A popular and fast top-end option, but it’s losing its grip to new competition from both sides.

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.

The new graphics dragon slayer has arrived.

A little over a year has passed since releasing the GeForce 6800, and right on cue, NVIDIA’s new chip is hitting town in the form of the GeForce 7800 GTX.

Great performance at an appealing price, although the 9600 GT encroaches on its turf

Fast but disappointing card that delivers only small benefits over its predecessors for a significant price premium.

It’s NVIDIA’s flagship, but still trails behind the top ATI cards.

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

Not bad value for an older card, but it’s too noisy.

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

There is only one card in this picture. No, really. Okay, let’s discuss this.