I bought a 1GB Radeon 5570 card-it should be adequate for PP 2012, which needs 256 shaders for full OpenGL viewport features.  This is the one I got, but since I don't yet have the MB or processor, I can't yet comment on its performance...  

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131342

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"Oh - the manual says that? I have never read the manual - this must be why."
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