The Parhelia-512 is the world's first 512-bit Graphics Processing Unit packed with 256 MB DDR on board. A 256-bit memory interface shoveling out a hefty 20 GB/s memory bandwidth. Was it worth the wait and will the Parhelia live up to expectations? Many an ATIst or nVidianaut may be breathing easy at this moment in time letting a loud I told you so burst forth. Those people are welcome to their moment of satisfaction as they have been holding their breath for quite some time but while they revel in their fantastic frame rates Matrox has gone and done it again.