AGP

  1.AGP

 The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) is a dedicated high performance interface between the PC's chipset and the graphics controller.

 It was developed specifically for 3D graphics to overcome the bandwidth limitation of the older PCI interface.

 The AGP slot gives high speed access to the system's RAM, which speeds up the processing of games and other 3D applications such as animation.

 AGP has allowed graphics to advance and deliver a richer and far more realistic experience. AGP speeds have increased over time.

 The original specification (AGP 1X), runs at 66 MHz and has a data transfer rate of 256 MBPS. Since then, the standard has moved to 2X, 4X and now 8X,

 AGP 8X is compatible with all previous AGP standards.