Currently the ATI Radeon 9800XT is the video card hardcore gamers should have. Without a doubt this card is the best of the best right now. There were some spots where the 5950 may have benchmarked higher, however when it came to real game play the ATI Radeon 9800XT was always smoother and the frame rates didn't show the drops the 5950 did. In the near future things will get shaken up, the release of the next generation ATI and NVIDIA cards will most likely leave the 9800XT behind, however this may make the 9800XT more affordable. Long gone are the software and driver issues that have plagued ATI in the past. Throughout our testing and everyday usage we haven't had any crashes or unexplained video issues to report. ATI has delivered a card that is second to none; we are happily satisfied ATI users and wish them the best of luck with the next generation of their product.