Overall, I think AMD did a good job with this chip. If you've got a 24 inch monitor, the HD 5870 offers great performance in practically every title; even Crysis and Stalker CS.

However, I'm disappointed with the 2560x1600 results, but I cannot say this was unexpected. As powerful as this card may be, it has less bandwidth than my overclocked GTX 285, so my dream of playing Crysis at 30 FPS @ 2560x1600 maxed out settings will have to wait until either the 5870x2 or the GT300..