AGP Graphics Card

The AGP in AGP graphics card stands for Accelerated Graphics Port.

This is how your computer communicates with the graphics card so the graphics can be displayed on your monitor. The AGP was preceded by Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus. As information from the graphics card comes down the bus with other information it is sent to the CPU where it waits in line to get processed. Eventually as software become more graphics latent the PCI graphics card could not handle it. But when the AGP graphics card was introduced in 1996 by Intel the process got more efficient.  

With the AGP graphics card there is a dedicated bus that goes directly to the CPU so the only information traveling along that bus is graphic intense information and nothing else unlike PCI graphics cards. As a result these graphics card provide a more efficient means for computers to get the information they need to render complex graphics. 

Here are just two examples of AGP graphics cards that have performed on a better than average basis. 

EVGA e-GeForce 6200 256MB DDR2 AGP Graphics Card 

For a cheap video card that can handle Auto Cad, flight simulator programs and full screen DVD playback you can’t beat the e-GeForce 6200. Save the use of your computer’s memory for other programs and let the 256 MB DDR2 memory on this AGP graphics card do all the work. 

Sometimes graphics cards that have fans can really make a lot of noise but this model comes with a heat sync which makes it much quieter. You can also expect to be able to play many of the newer Electronic Arts games with this card. No drivers are needed. You install it in a free AGP slot and you’re ready to go. It also supports DirectX 9, has a clock speed of 350Mhz, is AGP 8x compatible, AGP 2.0 and 3.0 compliant. It has superior bandwidth coming in at 3.2GB per second. It has full-hardware MPEG support for direct show enabled decoder software. It comes with a host of other advanced technologies to numerous to mention and a one year warranty with an additional year upon registration of your card within 30 days of purchase. 

Nvidia Geforce 6200, Low Profile Support / 256MB Ddr / Agp 8X /support Dvi, Tv

True gamers appreciate core technology that comes from the Nvidia GeForce 6200. With its UltraShadow II technology those show intensive scenes look even more realistic. The CineFX3.0 engine allow for programmers to go wild with visuals and effects. 3D characters and object can now be manipulated on an individual vertex basis. Now 3D models can interact with unique lighting within an environment. The Shader Model 3.0 feature allows for complex life like effects such as skin, hair and shadows making expert eyes do a double take. 

There is an on-chip video processor that does most of the video processing as not to eat up your CPU’s precious power. This is the first of its kind in the industry. As a result you get the best analog and digital video processing, video scaling and filtering at any window size. Amazing playback if video is what you will get and nothing less. 

If you want to watch a video from your PC on your TV there is an integrated TV encoder that will do that for you. And if you have a progressive LCP then there high quality de-interlacing technology that will give you smooth playback on you flat screen set. This AGP graphics card provides the gamers and developers with an ultimate “install and play” experience.