Today ATi launched its next generation of graphics card, the Radeon X1900 series.  The Radeon X1900 XT clocks in with a 625mhz core and 725mhz memory, while the Radeon X1900 XTX clocks in at 650 and 775mhz respectively.  The biggest change over the X1800 series is the addition of more pixel shaders to bring the X1900's total to 48, up from the X1800's 16 pixel shaders.

Here are few of the reviews around the web:
Tech Report
ExtremeTech
FiringSquad
AnandTech
HardOCP
Tom's Hardware


"Well, it looks like the Radeon X1900 XTX has earned the title of the fastest single video card known to man. Oddly, though, two Radeon X1900 cards in a CrossFire config can't claim the title of the fastest two video cards known to man. The CrossFire card's marginally slower clock speeds, along with a tendency not to scale quite as well as SLI overall, leave that title with NVIDIA's GeForce 7800 GTX cards in SLI. Still, the Radeon X1900 series is quite an accomplishment. If they are indeed widely available for sale as planned, they should be very solid choices for those looking to spend an insane amount of money on a graphics card, especially since GeForce 7800 GTX 512 cards have become scarce and expensive since their launch." - Tech Report

"The numbers really do speak for themselves: the X1900XTX is an incredible part. In the end, the difference in performance between the X1900XT and XTX versions was so small that it's hard for us to see how anyone could justify spending another hundred dollars to have someone at a factory eke out that extra little bit of performance. ATI's justification for the X1900 XTX is that it is a pre-overclocked X1900 XT with a $100 manufacturers stamp of approval." - AnandTech

"If you want the fastest performing video cards right now that provide the highest level of image quality in games, it doesn’t get any better than the Radeon X1900 XT and XTX. You get High Quality AF, Adaptive AA, HDR with AA, and very fast shader performance. If you have been waiting to play F.E.A.R. at very high quality settings, your wait is over; the Radeon X1900 XT/XTX is the card for you." - HardOCP


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