VLB
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VLB is a now-obsolete high-speed local computer bus standard developed by VESA in the early 1990s to improve graphics and system performance on 486-based PCs.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer bus standard
ⓘ
local bus ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | VESA Local Bus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecture | closely tied to 486 CPU bus ⓘ |
| busType | local computer bus ⓘ |
| category |
PC expansion bus
ⓘ
computer hardware standard ⓘ |
| comparedTo | ISA bus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compatibility | primarily 486 motherboards ⓘ |
| dataPathWidth | 32-bit ⓘ |
| designedForCPU | Intel 80486 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designLimitation | tight coupling to CPU clock ⓘ |
| developer |
VESA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Video Electronics Standards Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 1990s PC architecture ⓘ |
| fullName | VESA Local Bus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Video Electronics Standards Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfUse | early to mid-1990s ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | transitional bus between ISA and PCI ⓘ |
| improvementOver | ISA bus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | early 1990s ⓘ |
| interfaceLevel | hardware ⓘ |
| introducedFor | 486-based PCs ⓘ |
| market |
consumer PCs
ⓘ
enthusiast and high-performance 486 systems ⓘ |
| notCompatibleWith | Pentium-era standard chipsets ⓘ |
| performanceGoal | higher bandwidth than ISA ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
graphics acceleration
ⓘ
system performance improvement ⓘ |
| reasonForObsolescence |
poor scalability to newer CPUs
ⓘ
replacement by PCI standard ⓘ |
| replacedBy | PCI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| slotLocation | motherboard expansion slot ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | VESA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| successor |
PCI
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peripheral Component Interconnect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports | high-throughput graphics operations ⓘ |
| targetPlatform | IBM PC compatible computers ⓘ |
| typicalUseCase |
disk controller cards
ⓘ
high-performance I/O cards ⓘ video cards ⓘ |
| usedIn | desktop personal computers ⓘ |
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