ATI is about to introduce new entry-level graphics accelerator dubbed X1050 later this month. The new chip is set to replace the X300 and X550 cards from the market. It will be clocked at 400MHz core and 666MHz memory. It will support both 64- and 128- bit memory interfaces.

It was only a matter of time before ATI starts losing market share after the AMD acquisition. According to Jon Peddie Research, ATI's share of the computer-oriented graphics market dropped from 28 per cent in Q2 to 23 per cent in Q3. Market leader Intel's share remained at 40 per cent, but NVIDIA, VIA and SiS all recorded rises, reaching 22 per cent, ten per cent and five per cent, respectively. NVIDIA's market share rose two percentage points. NVIDIA also grew its share of the desktop graphics market, to 25 per cent, JPR said. ATI still holds leader position in the mobile market. Its share fell to 24 per cent, while NVIDIA reached 19 per cent in the quarter.

NVIDIA Corporation, today announced the NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500M, a high-performing mobile workstation graphics solution for CAD, Digital Content Creation, and Scientific Visualization.Engineered to deliver unprecedented performance for accelerated workflow and shortened design cycles, the Quadro FX 3500M with support for OpenGL and DirectX, offers up to 512MB G-DDR3 memory, a 256-bit memory interface, up to 38.4GB/s memory bandwidth, and up to 2GB/s pixel read back. The Quadro FX 3500M includes adaptive power management tools designed to provide performance scalability and visualization of extensive datasets with extremely high image quality.

Ebuyer.com is offering, for £468.00 (£549.90 including VAT), a very lovely pair of X1950XTXs. Shipped in a James Bond style briefcase, the two cards come with a certificate of authenticity signed by Dave Orton, the last CEO of ATI. Each card (CrossFire edition and normal edition) comes factory overclocked to 670 MHz core / 1050 MHz memory. There is also a free gamers mouse pad included. If you have £549.90 and want to own a piece of ATI history, you can order the "Uber Edition" here.

Right after GECUBE announced their 1950PRO AGP, HDCP Edition Video Card, Sapphire is ready to roll another HDCP capable AGP card. Additional informations about the SAPPHIRE X1950PRO AGP can be found here. The card is scheduled to ship from retailers worldwide in the second week of December with an MSRP of $249.99.