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AGP: Accelerated Graphics Port

Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) developed by Intel based on PCI, is an interface specification for the throughput demands of 3-D graphics. Rather than using the PCI bus for graphics data, AGP introduces a dedicated point-to-point channel so that the graphics controller can directly access main memory. The AGP channel is 32 bits wide and runs at 66 MHz with a total bandwidth of 266 MBps. AGP also supports two optional faster modes, with throughputs of 533 MBps and 1.07 GBps. In addition, AGP allows 3-D textures to be stored in main memory rather than video memory.

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AGP: Accelerated Graphics Port