295 was fastest for 10 months..before that ati was fastest for 5 months..and going to be fastest for atleast 5 months after..and the 4890 isnt a generation..its a refresh....3 series is a generation..4 series..then 5 series..so it took ONE generation to beat the 295..because the 4 series isnt getting beat by ANYTHING other then the 295...however ati had the better price/performance by far not that it matters..