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AGP Graphics Cards

AGP stands for Accelerated Graphics Port, so if you're looking for gaming hardware, you're here. AGP was designed to replace the older PCI protocol, it provided a dedicated pathway for graphics, opening up a whole new world of 3D acceleration. The truth is, though, that in 2004 came the newer PCI Express (PCIe) bus protocol and it's as much better than AGP as AGP was than PCI. If you are capable, you should go for a games that much better, although PCIe cards tend to be more expensive. Since about 2004 AGP cards have been dwindling away, almost all new motherboards come PCIe capable. Anyway, there's still a big market for AGP cards. You shouldn't have too much trouble shopping for one. The trouble may come with obtaining drivers. While older drivers are still available, since the discontinuation of AGP technology, the two main graphics architecture companies have mostly stopped putting out updates to their drivers. There are two architectures available today: the first is the GeForce architecture originally developed by the NVidia corporation; and the second is the Radeon architecture originally developed by ATI Technologies. Both provide excellent graphics. All video cards are equipped with an motherboards produced in the last few years have opted away from AGP and include only PCIe slots. Before buying a graphics card consult your motherboard's specifications literature to make sure you have a compatible and open slot.

GeForce AGP Cards

With AGP you won't be able to install the latest graphics cards on the market, but you'll still have access to a lot of really powerful cards. The truth is most of the highpowered. You can still run almost every game really well with an AGP card. GeForce has been through a few iterations over the years: * GeForce Quadro cards are for graphics and video development, a bit of overkill for gaming. They tend to be very expensive. * GeForce AGP gaming cards

ATI Radeon

Like Geforce, Radeon has seen some upgrades over the years. The nice thing here is that ATI Technologies seems to have held out with AGP technology a little longer than NVidia did, the last few AGP cards they made are more recent technology than NVidia's. Look for the HD 3000 series, which is the second to last generation of Radeon cards, a few AGP cards were produced in that series ! * ATI HD 3000 AGP gaming cards * ATI Radeon AGP gaming cards

Top Sellers

Here are some top selling AGP cards still on the market today:

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