Life in the professional graphics card market has just shifted into overdrive - V8800 reviewed

3D Professor got his hands on a FirePro V8800 ahead of most others and ran the hardware through it’s paces.  A quote from the review:

“we have successfully demonstrated the scalability of the card over its predecessor the ATI FirePro V8750.  In some areas we see a 40% increase.  Now much of this performance improvement is down to the architecture of the new product, some down to the driver team, the unsung heroes that so many forget about.  The results shown within have been extra-ordinary to say the least. This card most certainly has overtaken its predecessor in many ways, faster memory, the aid of 1600 unified shaders - this will help many in complex drawings.  Life in the professional graphics card market has just shifted up directly to overdrive.”

Two other reviews out today:
HotHardware
PC Perspective