Tag archive: AGP

NVIDIA today announced they were bringing their GeForce 7800 GS graphic processing unit to AGP-based systems. The first AGP graphics cards based on this GPU, from manufacturers such as Asus, Gainward and PNY Technologies, will be available in retail outlets beginning Feb. 5. The new GeForce 7800 GS AGP GPU, said NVIDIA, will offer a host of features including support for Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 and high dynamic rendering in… Read More

The RADEON X800, X800 XL and X850 Series visual processors originally debuted in December for PCI Express based systems. PCI Express is rapidly replacing AGP in new PC's as the primary interconnecttechnology between the main processor and the graphics subsystem. These new AGP variants will allow users who have not yet upgraded to PCI Express to experience the same great performance and imagequality. “The RADEON X800 XL and RADEON… Read More

Quote from the guide at Adrians Rojak Pot: ” As far as DirectX 9 is concerned, the NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 does not have the oomph to deliver the goods. To be fair, it could all be due to the fact it was under-clocked and its AGP sideband support was disabled. That's why we will take another look at the Go5200 today. This time, reclocked and with AGP sideband support! Let's see if it finally lives up to expectations!… Read More