AGP

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AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) is a high-speed point-to-point channel designed specifically for attaching a graphics card to a computer’s motherboard to improve 3D graphics performance.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
AGP canonical 2
Accelerated Graphics Port 2
AGP 3.0 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf computer bus
expansion interface
graphics interface standard
abbreviationFor AGP self-linksurface differs
surface form: Accelerated Graphics Port
allows direct access to system memory for textures
backwardCompatibility later AGP slots often support earlier AGP cards within voltage limits
busWidth 32-bit
category computer hardware interface
clockFrequency 66 MHz base clock
commonUseEra late 1990s to mid-2000s
connects graphics card
motherboard
dataTransferType high-speed point-to-point channel
defines multiple transfer rates
designedFor attaching a graphics card to a computer motherboard
developedBy Intel Corporation
surface form: Intel
fullName AGP self-linksurface differs
surface form: Accelerated Graphics Port
introducedInYear 1997
keying different slot notches for different voltages
maxTheoreticalBandwidth 1.07 GB/s at 4x
2.1 GB/s at 8x
266 MB/s at 1x
533 MB/s at 2x
notUsedFor general-purpose I/O devices
operatingMode double data rate signaling for 2x and above
primaryPurpose improve 3D graphics performance
relatedStandard Peripheral Component Interconnect
surface form: PCI

PCI Express
replacedInterface PCI for graphics acceleration
signalVoltage 0.8 V for AGP 3.0/8x
1.5 V for later implementations
3.3 V for early implementations
slotLocation near the CPU socket on the motherboard
standardizedBy Intel AGP specification
status largely obsolete in modern consumer PCs
succeededBy PCI Express
supports fast writes
pipelined memory read and write operations
sideband addressing
transferRateMode 1x
2x
4x
8x
typicalFormFactor desktop PCs
usedWith discrete graphics cards
uses dedicated point-to-point bus to the chipset
version AGP 1.0
AGP 2.0
AGP self-linksurface differs
surface form: AGP 3.0

AGP self-linksurface differs
surface form: AGP 3.5

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

PCI Express replaces AGP
AGP fullName AGP self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Accelerated Graphics Port
AGP abbreviationFor AGP self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Accelerated Graphics Port
AGP version AGP self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: AGP 3.0
AGP version AGP self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: AGP 3.5