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I'm looking for a new graphics card and I was wondering what type is better PCI or AGP?
Thanks for any help.
Thanks for any help.
Also something about PCI-X being fully Bi-directional and allowing the GPU to pass information to the CPU... apparently this would enable "more life like and mind blowing effects"
In a word PCI-X will be good :-)
In a word PCI-X will be good :-)
Yeah. PCI-X will beat both AGP and PCI IN THE FUTURE. However, with a current motherboard, AGP is better, as it can not only transfer data far faster than PCI (1x is PCI, and AGP commonly does 8x today, n modern motherboards), it also allows the graphics card to utilise a set amount of system memory (RAM) for use as texture memory, in addition to the onboard memory if the textures provided are too large.
Thus, even if you only had a 16MB AGP card, if you had a game which required 24MB of Graphics Memory, by setting the AGP memory allowance value to 8MB of system ram, you would just about be able to run the new program, although the motherboard default is often the capability to share 32 or 64MB of system RAM.
Hope some of that helps.
Thus, even if you only had a 16MB AGP card, if you had a game which required 24MB of Graphics Memory, by setting the AGP memory allowance value to 8MB of system ram, you would just about be able to run the new program, although the motherboard default is often the capability to share 32 or 64MB of system RAM.
Hope some of that helps.
Good stab, almost killed someone there.
Adding to that, it opens up the possibilty of Dual GPUs (there's already a prototype of 2 6800s running together), much like dual CPUs are used now for servers and even at home. Essentially, it's spreading the workload as the CPC can deal with two threads simultaneously (at the moment with single processors, tasks are queued before another continues, though you don't realise this as frequent software interrupts mean time is allocated to several tasks, each processing a bit before passing it on.
Also, the PCIX slot can take more power than AGP, so it might eliminate the need for using the extra power cables required in current high end GPUs.
Adding to that, it opens up the possibilty of Dual GPUs (there's already a prototype of 2 6800s running together), much like dual CPUs are used now for servers and even at home. Essentially, it's spreading the workload as the CPC can deal with two threads simultaneously (at the moment with single processors, tasks are queued before another continues, though you don't realise this as frequent software interrupts mean time is allocated to several tasks, each processing a bit before passing it on.
Also, the PCIX slot can take more power than AGP, so it might eliminate the need for using the extra power cables required in current high end GPUs.
Coin wrote:
> What's the difference?
Stab in the dark.
AGP only goes as far as x8
PCI-X goes upto x16 using a new style of PCI Slot.
> What's the difference?
Stab in the dark.
AGP only goes as far as x8
PCI-X goes upto x16 using a new style of PCI Slot.
What's the difference?
AGP is better at the minute, however in a few months time (I think) PCI express will be available and therefore will be the best.
Just do some research and see when PCI express is out and what graphics cards will use it etc etc.
Just do some research and see when PCI express is out and what graphics cards will use it etc etc.
I'm looking for a new graphics card and I was wondering what type is better PCI or AGP?
Thanks for any help.
Thanks for any help.