AMD has launched the world’s first DirectX 11 graphics card, the Radeon HD 5700. The card is an evolution of the previous 4700 series, and packs twice as many stream processors — 1600 — as the previous generation. Clock speeds and memory bandwidth has also been improved.The GPU is based on the new 40nm manufacturing process, which means the card consumes less power, especially in idle state.

The first batch of reviews all confirm that this is the fastest single-gpu graphics card on the market (and in history, for that matter). Check out the reviews on AnandTech and HotHardware for more in-depth coverage of the new monster from AMD.