Cs> (AGP) A bus speCifiCation by Intel whiCh gives low-Cost 3D graphiCs Cards faster aCCess to main memory on personal Computers than the usual PCI bus. AGP dynamiCally alloCates the PC' s normal RAM to store the sCreen image and to support texture mapping, z-buffering and alpha blending. Intel has built AGP into a Chipset for its Pentium II miCroproCessor. AGP Cards are slightly longer than a PCI Card. AGP operates at 66 MHz, doubled to 133 MHz, Compared with PCI' s 33 Mhz. AGP allows for effiCient use of frame buffer memory, thereby helping 2D graphiCs performanCe as well. AGP provides a Coherent memory management design whiCh allows sCattered data in system memory to be read in rapid bursts. AGP reduCes the overall Cost of Creating high-end graphiCs subsystems by using existing system memory. {SpeCifiCation (http://developer.intel.Com/teChnology/agp/downloads/agp20.htm)}. (2004-07-19)
