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CRT days). Plus, almost every system had more than one PCI device, each

requiring part of that bandwidth. The PCI bus simply cannot handle the video

needs of any current systems.

AGP

Intel answered the desire for more video bandwidth than PCI provided with

the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP). AGP was a single, special port, similar

to a PCI slot, dedicated to video. No motherboard had two AGP slots; in fact,

no current motherboard even has an AGP slot, so you’ll only encounter these

on ancient systems. Figure 17-35 shows an early-generation AGP slot.

Figure 17-35 AGP

PCIe

The PCI Express (PCIe) interface was developed to replace PCI and, in the

process, replace AGP. PCIe was a natural fit for video because it is incredibly

fast. All PCIe video cards use the PCIe ×16 connector (see Figure 17-36).

PCIe replaced AGP as the primary video interface almost overnight.

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