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AMD has seen fit to bring out their latest generation of chipset with new integrated graphics, the 890GX. A first model in the 800-series, the 890GX brings a number of improvements to the AMD stable: native SATA3.0, a new SB850 southbridge (finally!), more powerful graphics, USB3.0, dual- and hybrid-GPU options and perhaps most interesting of all, compatibility with the six-core Phenom II X6 processor.

Never satisfied to just sit on their haunches, ATI, and by extension AMD, has pursued an aggressive graphics card launch schedule these past few months. Starting with the high-end HD 5870 and 5850 and trickling down to the lower-priced value-oriented segments of the market, the graphics maker has finally started to fill in the gaps.