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PowerColor has recently announced the availability of the latest ATI branded video card namely the PowerColor LCS Radeon HD 5870. This video card is highly overclocked thanks to its liquid cooling solution with a core clock of 950MHz and a memory clock of 1200MHz. The new graphics card also comes with a coupon for free download of the game DiRT2. Too bad, there is no info on pricing so far. [PowerColor]

Newegg has started selling the new nVidia GeForce GTX 460. In case you didn’t know, the GeForce GTX 460 is nVidia’s latest mid-range card, which is aimed squarely at those gamers and PC builders looking for the most bang for their buck, with the latest cards to be priced squarely in midrange. The graphics card features a 768MB of GDDR5 memory and 336 CUDA cores. It is expected to rival ATI Radeon HD 5850 in the sub-$300 market segment. [Newegg]

Word has it that the upcoming nVidia Geforce GTX 460 will be priced as low as $199 for the 768MB model, and the 1024MB model will retail for $229. The nVidia Geforce GTX 460 provides 336 CUDA cores, 675MHz core clock speed, 768MB memory with clock speed of 3600MHz and shader clock speed of 1350MHz. The 768MB nVidia Geforce GTX 460 should perform better than its closest competitor, the $230 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5830. The 1GB nVidia Geforce GTX 460 may cost the same but could be much more capable than the ATI offering based on its specs. Both graphics cards will be launched on July 12, 2010 though this isn’t official. [Electronista]