We all know ATI (world leading Graphic Card company) is on a roll on all net reviews (on almost all r300+ products) after they launched their pioneering Graphic card Radeon 9700. And so, if they announce their profit margins, nobody will be surprised to see the profit graph going upwards . But as reported here , ATI's first quarter profit have rosen to ... 500% , ATI easily beat equity analysts' forecasts of "revenue of $457-million" by posting revenue of $469.7-million. This is amazing. After putting Nvidia to second spot for the last year or so, the effects are finally showing in profit shares, and by good margins. This means future technologies (PCI Express and others) will reach to the end user much faster and the Graphic-Card industry will continue to (technologically) accelerate the Computer Industry for some more time. For in-depth report on ATI's revenue figures , warp2.. Globetechnology.com