On Thu, 10 Feb 2000, Armando wrote:
>But really I don't understand why John emphasizes the use of AGP. The
>difference from PCI is not really big enough, I think - including the
>publicity campaign made from intel, of course.
A major performance advantage of AGP, apart from its higher bandwidth, is that
it removes graphics traffic from the PCI bus. The AGP interface is on the
chipset north bridge, with a direct link to the processor and memory buses. PCI
bus loading is a key factor in real time performance.
John
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