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AGP 8x V AGP 4x

dub45 · 2004-04-15 12:30:44

How big an impact will a 4x slot have on the performance of the graphics card?

15-04-2004 12:30pm

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How big an impact will a 4x slot have on the performance of the graphics card?

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#2 15-04-2004 12:43pm

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very little afaik.

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#3 15-04-2004 12:52pm

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Yeah, I've heard the same thing. Don't know if it's a case of the bus itself not offering signifigantly better performance, or if it's a case of graphics cards not being able to fill the capacity.

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#4 15-04-2004 2:03pm

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8x Graphics Cards arent powerful enough to use all the bandwidth offered by 8x AGP Ports. That wont be the case with the new nVidia's and Ati which are on their way.

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#5 15-04-2004 8:16pm

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unless you're running extreme;y high resolutions, with graphics quality up full etc etc, you won't come near maxing out the bandwidth... and your card is more likley to max out than the bus bandwdith.

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#6 15-04-2004 11:02pm

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Thanks for all the prompt replies.

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