Description: The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) interface is a bus specification that enables high performance 3D graphics capabilities for workstations and PCS. Supported by industry-leading workstation OEMs and graphic vendors, the AGP specification from Intel is used by Compaq, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and Siemens-Nixdorf, as well as high-performance graphics component manufacturers such as Evans & Sutherland, Dynamic Pictures and 3DLabs.

The AGP technology improves system performance by providing a high-speed pathway between the PC's graphics controller and system memory. This pathway enables the graphics controller to execute graphics directly from memory rather than storing them in its limited local video memory. It also helps speed the flow of video from the CPU graphics controller. The AGP interface is an important development in meeting the market-driven demands for high performance graphics.

AGP System Architecture, Second Edition provides a comprehensive and detailed description of the Accelerated Graphics Port and the video-related issues associated with it. Fully up-to-date with the latest version of AGP, this Second Edition is fortified by the insights and real-world experience of thousands of Intel engineers who have attended MindShare's AGP courses.

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