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	Desktop Engineering December 2005 “…this card soon made a believer of me. It pushes pixels like nobody’s business.” Read the Review
	CATIA Community June 2005 The 2005 CATIA Version 5 Annual Workstation Benchmark Read the review
	Desktop Engineering May 2005 Covering all the Bases, 5 ATI Graphic Cards Reviewed “ATI Technologies was the first of the graphics card manufacturers to announce PCI Express-based boards, with the introduction of its new ATI FireGL™ Visualization series.” Read the Review
	Computer Graphics World May 2005 "When it comes to mobile workstations, graphics is the name of the game.” “ATI has been particularly aggressive in the mobile market, and its ATI FireGL cards have been used in a number of mobile workstations from Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Fujitsu. ATI’s new Mobility ATI FireGL card is identical to its ATI FireGL V5000 PCI Express-based desktop workstation card. Because it’s also used in desktop workstations, the chipset offers excellent mid-range performance, but it also consumes very little power to extend battery life.” More
	Computer Graphics World May 2005 " Overall, the ATI FireGL cards from ATI represent a strong lineup for those who need professional features and performance at modest prices. The cards are well-built with stable drivers, take full advantage of the speed offered by PCI Express, and are a good choice for anyone involved in 3D animation, compositing, or design work." More
	Computer Arts April 2005 ATI FireGL V5000 PCIe “ Even without the extras the v5100 is a better deal than the Quadro FX 3400….In terms of value for money it’s head and shoulders above the competition.”
	Cadalyst Magazine April 2005 ATI FireGL V5000 PCIe “If you're looking for a moderately priced, midrange workstation-level graphics card, the ATI FireGL V5000 is certainly worth investigating.”
	Post Magazine March 2005 “In my opinion, it could well prove to become a standard of the mid-range graphic market as it seems positioned exactly at the sweet spot in the price/performance curve.”
	DIGIT March 2005 “The system’s PCI Express ATI FireGL 7100 graphics card was the group winner, exceeding the far more expensive Quadro FX4000 in every test. The fact that it also produced a superlative DirectX rating makes this a great all-round development platform for games – build models in OpenGL, and test them under DirectX. 4 ½ out of 5”
	Digit March 2005 " This is the first computer we’ve seen to feature ATI’s top-of-the-line ATI FireGL 7100 graphics card. It’s a superbly powerful machine. ...From the specs you’d expect this IntelliStation to be powerful – and this unit will surpass your expectations.” More
	DIGIT Februaury 2005 “Ubiquitous-but-powerful ATI FireGL v7100 graphics cards. These deliver as you expect you’d expect in our Cinebench and Photoshop tests…There’s nothing wrong with the ATI FireGL V7100 – it proves a definite winner in our Cinebench placing the Gravistar ahead of the pack.”
	CADCAMNet February 17, 2005 ” The ATI FireGL™ V5000 uses a single-chip design that delivers full bandwidth in both upstream and downstream directions, doubling the performance capabilities of previous generation products” More
	Desktop Engineering March 2005 " In terms of price for performance, ATI Technologies appears to have the edge, delivering somewhat better benchmark results for slightly less money across its entire product line." David Cohn
	Anandtech February 2005 "…the ATI FireGL V5000 is a pretty nifty little card. In a few cases, this mid-range card ends up performing as well or better than an AGP part with more power, RAM, and a memory bus." Read the Review
	MCAD Magazine January 2005 “ ATI was first to fill this void with the ATI FireGL v3200 by introducing a good performance card with a ‘value’ price tag”
	DIGIT November 2004 “ATI’s highest spec AGP graphics accelerator has a massive 7cm fan gives massive cooling power. 4 out of 5”
	Computer Graphics World “The nw8000 is a fast and solid performer. Having the ability to take professional-level graphics and power on the road is a huge benefit, and I'm sure this machine will find a solid niche in the world of digital content creation, CAD, and scientific visualization.” November 2004 HP nw8000 Read the Review
	MCAD Magazine October 2004 UK-based MCAD magazine review the new generation of professional PCI Express graphics cards and concluded that "ATI's FireGL V5100 is an impressive all around performer..." squarely beating the competition.
	Tom's Hardware August 2004 "ATI scores points with its pricing policy. All the Canadian company's test candidates deliver a considerably better price/performance ratio than NVIDIA…We were pleasantly surprised this time about the stability of the drivers… ATI has made strides in its driver development. So ATI's global centralization of driver development has indeed paid off."
	Digital Media Net August 2004 Our new ATI FireGL Visualization series of workstation graphics accelerators has been engineered to have complete, true PCI Express for increased bandwidth in both simultaneous upstream and downstream directions.
	Tom's Hardware August 2004 "...ATI is following very quickly with its ATI FireGL V5100...All test candidates of the Canadian company offer a much better price/performance than Nvidia. Who can do without slight performance decrease, will find with ATI an attractive partner…"