Previously available exclusively with Nvidia Quadro FX models, HP's EliteBook 8540w has tipped up the upcoming ATI FirePro M5800 graphics card, which might be based on the ATI Mobility Radeon 5800 series.

HP's EliteBook models where always reserved for Nvidia's Quadro FX and NVS cards but it looks like that the EliteBook 8540w will be switching, or to be precise, also available with ATI's FirePro M5800 GPU. The new P55 Mobile Express based EliteBook will also feature Nvidia's Quadro FX 880M or Quadro FX 1800M as a choice.

This 15.6-inch workstation will feature a wide variety of Intel's Core i7 Quad, Dual and Core i5 dual core processors. The rumours around the net suggest that the mentioned FirePro M5800 might be based on ATI Mobility Radeon 5800 series and that it will come with 1GB of memory, which means that it could pack quite a punch.

You can check out the full Elitebook 8540w PDF here.