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AGP or Accelerated Graphics Port succeeded PCI or Peripheral Component Interconnect as a technology to connect graphics cards to a computer's motherboard. PCI is still used to connect other devices like ethernet and sound cards.
AGP slots provide a dedicated link between the card and the CPU and thus providing faster communication between them. There are other enhancements as well. See the source for more. But the bottom line is that AGP cards perform much better.
But now AGP is getting phased in favor of PCIe or PCI Express which is even faster and can be used as the bus for all the devices in a machine.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agoAGP is an older and different socket and there aren't many good cards for it these days. PCI-E is the newest, fastest socket and all the new cards support it.
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What are the examples of expansion slot?
PCI, PCI-e, AGP
What are the different between AGP and PCI E graphic card?
AGP is very old and crappy. PCI e is the newest graphics adapter interface.
Which is better between AGP and PCI express slot?
PCI-e, Most deffinatly. PCI-e 2.0 is the current technology and should be the one you are looking for.
What are three differences between PCI-e and AGP video?
pci is whte in color, it has high speed to transmit data
Will a agp video card work on a pci express motherboard?
No. There's a reason there's AGP and then there's PCI-E..
What bus is expected to replace AGP?
PCI-E
Which part connects to the PCI express or AGP buses?
AGP was designed for video controllers only. PCI-E can work with any compatible device.
Is there any physical difference between PCI and PCI-E slots.?
Yes, PCI and PCI-E components are incompatible.
What three types of expansion slots are used by video cards?
PCI AGP PCI-E
Are AGP and PCI the same?
No, they are completely different. PCI is a general purpose card interface, AGP is specifically for video cards. Most often you will see an older machine that has one AGP slot and several PCI slots. Both PCI and AGP are out of date, you won't see any new motherboards or computers with AGP, and PCI is in 'legacy' status, that is, PCI slots are only included on motherboards to support older cards that the owner might have. The modern slot is PCI-e (which is incompatible with the older PCI)
What does the E in PCI-E stand for?
Express. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express to be complete. PCI-E (or PCIe) is the replacement of the old PCI, PCI-X (often confused with PCI-E and AGP bus interface on computer mainboards.
Is it possible to increase no of pci slots on your computer?
Yes, by using converters to PCI from other slots like PCI-E or AGP.
