Presenting the fastest IGP to date. The upcoming AMD 790GX chipset, unlike preliminary reports suggesting it was going to be an extreme performance competitor to the GeForce 8200 IGP incorporated NForce 780a, is a high-end chipset armed to compete with the likes of NForce 750a, Intel G35. It supports ATI Crossfire multi-GPU technology.

In two new company slides published by the Chilean website CHW.net, early performance evaluations of the 790GX IGP were conducted, where the AMD chip beat the GeForce 8200 IGP by a very significant margin. It outperformed the Intel G35 by nearly 300 per cent margins in some tests. Apart from this ferocious little IGP, the 790GX supports ATI Crossfire with the energy-saving Hybrid-Crossfire feature. When not gaming, the display is handled by the IGP, depending on the load, the graphics card(s) are powered and speeds are adjusted. So when playing a game that the graphics card(s) can churn out 300 fps from, the GPU parameters can be lowered so you still get say, 100 fps while the GPU power is reduced significantly.

With increase in load, the parameters are stepped up accordingly. Boards based on this chipset will also include the brand new SB750 southbridge, which supports six SATA II ports with RAID 5 support and enhanced overclocking.

With AMD claiming the IGP of 790GX to be up to 33% faster than the already fast 780G, you have abundant power for smooth playback of 1080p HD video and casual gaming. You can add a Crossfire X supportive Radeon card and step-up performance or take it to extreme levels with another of the same card in the second slot. AMD already has a formidable line-up of graphics cards to choose from, with more in the pipeline.With inputs from CHW.net