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A Guide to Building a PC with an AMD Athlon™ Processor
AGP and PCI Video
Both of the cards shown in Photo 54 will also work in your AMD Athlon processor-
powered system. However, the performance and technology in the new AGP (advanced
graphics port) graphics card better complements the performance of the AMD Athlon
processor.
Because the AGP port is 64-bits wide and runs at 66 MHz (2X AGP), you have the
potential for four times the bandwidth—four times the performance—compared to a
32-bit 33 MHz PCI board. You will also notice that there is a fan on the AGP card. That
is because the graphics processor on the AGP card runs at a much faster speed (and
therefore develops more heat) than the graphics processor on the PCI graphics card.
Bottom line—only install an AGP graphics card in your new AMD Athlon processor-
powered system to get the enhanced performance benefits from the technology
designed into your new processor and motherboard.
Photo 54. AGP and PCI Video