
ATi has recently rolled out the ATI Radeon HD 5870 and the ATI Radeon HD 5850, which are the first video cards in the industry to fully support DirectX 11. They are capable of producing 2.72 TeraFLOPS of computing power and are equipped with 1GB GDDR5 memory. Each cards also adopts the “Eyefinity” technology that is capable of driving six 30-inch monitors at once. Unfortunately, there is no info on pricing or availability at this time. [Press Release]

nVidia has told Apple Insider that they will release the GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition in June 2009. nVidia has not yet disclosed complete details, but the component will be manufactured by EVGA and offer two dual-link DVI ports instead of a Mini DisplayPort. It looks like the Mac version will feature 240 processor cores and 1GB of GDDR3 memory as the standard configuration. nVidia also announced the Quadro FX 4800 for the Apple Mac Pro, with 1.5GB of onboard memory but only 192 graphics cores. Both graphic cards support nVidia’s CUDA technology and the upcoming OpenCL standard that will be utilized in Mac OS X Snow Leopard. [Apple Insider]

AMD today introduced the ATI FirePro V7750 graphics accelerator for the high-end market. This high-end graphics card features multiple DisplayPort outputs and a Dual Link enabled DVI output, that generate a multi-monitor desktop of more than 5000 pixels wide in a single-slot form factor. It comes with a 1GB of frame buffer memory and a 30-bit display pipeline that enables rendering of more accurate color reproduction and visual quality of complex and large data sets. You can purchase the ATI FirePro V7750 graphics accelerator for $899. [Digitimes]

MSI offers a new graphic card for hardcore gamers. Known as the N260GTX Lightning 216, it features a superior life span and higher durability compared to regular graphic cards. This graphic card also adopts MSI’s very own exclusive technologies including Digital Sensor, Flying OC Panel, 8-way Heatpipes, Exclusive 2-slot+ and a 10 Phase Power Supply. [Digitimes]

GeCube’s HD 4870 X2 merges two ATI Radeon HD 4870 GPUs to provide an excellent operation performance and video visual effects. This new graphic card supports HDCP, HDMI, 7.1 surround sound and AMD’s latest Unified Video Decoder 2 (UVD 2) to offer best video decoding performance and speed with support for Blu-ray and HD DVD. [Digitimes]

The NVIDIA FX 5800 is the first 4GB graphics card in the world that is perfect for those who expect visual supercomputing from their desktop PCs. The new graphic card supports 240 CUDA Parallel Processor Cores, 4GB Memory Size, 102GB/s Memory Bandwidth, 1 DisplayPort and 189W Maximum Power Consumption. The NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800 graphics card retails for a hefty $3,499 and will be available via NVIDIA’s channel partners, including PNY Technologies, Elsa and Leadtek. [PCLaunches]

NVIDIA’s newest graphic card, the GeForce 9800 GT and 9800 GTX+, is now finally official. These graphic cards features 112 / 128 stream processors and support for HybridPower and PhysX. Both cards come with 512MB of VRAM. The GeForce 9800 GT and 9800 GTX+ are priced at $149.99 and $199.99, respectively. [Hardware Revolution]