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• NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX440 64 MB DDR AGP Video Card General Features:
• Powered by NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX440-8x GPU 64 MB DDR RAM 128-bit memory interface
• AGP 8x/4x interface Fill Rate: 1.1 Billion texels/sec. Triangles/sec: 34 Million
• Memory bandwidth: 8.0GB/sec. NVIDIA LightSpeed Memory Architecture II NVIDIA AccuView Antialiasing
• NVIDIA Video Processing Engine (VPE)

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2. GATEWAY – Gateway Nvidia AGP GeForce2 MX200 AGP Video Card 6002262 8839

• Warranty Included

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3. Dell U0842 nVidia Quadro FX500 128MB AGP 8x Video Card

• Interface: AGP 8x
• Graphics Processor: nVidia Quadro FX 500
• Memory: 128MB
• Compatible Slots: 1 x AGP
• Connectivity Interfaces: 1 x DVI-I-29 pin / 1 x VGA-15 pin

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Genuine Dell Nvidia G0773 P118 F1811 GeForce FX 5200 FX5200 128MB 8x AGP DMS

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5. NVIDIA – Nvidia GeForce2 Rev:1.0A 64MB MX400 AGP Card MS

• Bulk Packaging
• Nvidia GeForce2 Rev:1.0A
• 64MB MX400 AGP Card MS-8837
• VGA-DVI-TV Out Video Card
• 30 day warranty

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6. EVGA 256-A8-N341-LX e-GeForce 6200 256MB DDR2 AGP Graphics Card

• AGP 8X
• 256-bit GeForce 6200 with 350MHz clock
• 256MB 64-bit 5 ns DDR2 memory
• 200 MHz clock/400 MHz effective memory rate
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7. NVIDIA – Nvidia Geforce 32MB NV15 AGP Card GEFORCE

• Bulk Packaging
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• Original Compaq equipment.
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• 64MB
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• NVidia P117
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• 4x, 8x AGP Compatible
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• Dell Part Number: G0169 / G0770

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• 16MB Video Memory
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• AGP
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• Compatible Part Numbers: 180-P0026-0000-B, 239920-001, 238955-001, MS-8830

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EVGA GeForce 6200 512 MB DDR2 AGP 8X VGA

• AGP slot Memory Qty: 512 MB
• Graphic Memory DDR2 with video output DVI, VGA
• Memory Bit: 64 Bit
• EVGA’s 24/7 Technical Support
• Base Clock: 300 MHz
• Memory Clock: 532 MHz Effective
• Memory Detail: 512MB DDR2
• Memory Bit Width 64 Bit / Memory Speed: 2.5ns / Memory Bandwidth: 4.4 GB/s
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• NVIDIA Unified Architecture
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• Nvidia GeForce 7800GS 256MB AGP Video card

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• Powered by NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 GPU
• Integrated with 2048MB DDR3 memory and 64-bit memory interface
• Core Clock: 902MHz
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VisionTek Radeon 5450 2GB DDR3 (DVI-I, HDMI

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AGP compatibility for sticklers: The Short Version

If an
AGP
card fits in an AGP
expansion slot
then they are compatible. But read the rest of this anyway. There are some
rare exceptions where motherboard and video card manufacturers don’t obey the
rules.

AGP compatibility for sticklers: The Long Version

AGP Basics

In 1996, Intel introduced AGP 1.0. AGP was a modified version of
PCI
designed to speed up transfers to
video cards.
It was followed by AGP 2.0 in 1998 and AGP 3.0 in 2002. Each new version
added new speeds and signaling voltages.

AGP Version	Signaling Voltage	Peak Speeds
AGP 1.0	3.3 volts	1x at 267MB/s, 2x at 533MB/s
AGP 2.0	1.5 volts	1x at 267MB/s, 2x at 533MB/s, 4x at 1067MB/s
AGP 3. 0	0.8 volts	4x at 1067MB/s, 8x at 2133MB/s

The signaling voltage is the voltage used to send data between the AGP card
and the AGP
motherboard.
«1x» means «1 times». 1x is the base AGP speed. 2x is twice as fast as the
base speed, 4x is four times as fast, and 8x is eight times as fast.
You can download the final AGP 3.0 specification from
here. You may also want to look at the
AGP 1.0 specification, the

AGP 2.0 specification, and the
AGP Pro 1.1a
specification.

AGP Multipliers

AGP Version	Signaling Voltage	Possible Multipliers
AGP 1.0	3.3 volts	1x, 2x
AGP 2.0	1.5 volts	1x, 2x, 4x
AGP 3. 0	0.8 volts	4x, 8x

AGP supports four different speed multipliers: 1x, 2x, 4x, and 8x. Looking
at the various possible signaling voltages and speed multipliers, you might
think that there are a large number of different kinds of video cards and
motherboards supporting various combinations of voltages and multipliers. But
it’s actually much simpler than that. The AGP 1.0 specification requires that
all implementations support the 1x speed multiplier at 3.3 volts. The 2x
multiplier is optional. There’s no such thing as a 3.3 volt video card or
motherboard which only supports 2x. By default, when the AGP 1.0 machine
powers up it selects the fastest speed multiplier supported by both the video
card and the motherboard. If they both support 2x then they will run at 2x.
Otherwise they run at 1x which is always implemented by all AGP 1.0 video
cards and motherboards. There is often an option in the BIOS which allows you
to limit the speed to 1x if 2x is not reliable. The AGP 2.0 specification has
a similar requirement. 2x and 1x support at 1.5 volts are required and 4x
support is optional. The AGP 3.0 specification requires support for 8x. The
3.0 specification isn’t as clear as the 1.0 and 2.0 specifications on the
subject of requiring the lower multiplier but all AGP 3.0 implementations
that I’ve seen support both 8x and 4x. As a result, you can
completely ignore speed multipliers when you’re checking for compatibility
between an AGP video card and an AGP motherboard. If the video card and
motherboard both support the same signaling voltage then there is always at
least one common speed multiplier supported by both at that voltage. You only
need to make sure that the video card and motherboard have at least one
signaling voltage in common.

AGP Connectors And Slots

Each AGP card has one or two slots in its card edge. If a video card has the
3.3 volt slot, then it can use 3.3 volt signaling. AGP 2.0 added the 1.5 volt
slot on cards which could use 1.5 volt signaling. If the card has both
slots then it can use both signaling voltages. AGP 3.0 added support for 0.8
volt signaling but it did not add a new kind of slot. If a video card
supports either 1.5 volt or 0.8 volt signaling then it has the 1.5 volt slot.

The AGP connectors on the motherboard are keyed to prevent insertion of AGP
cards which would be damaged if plugged in. An AGP 3.3V motherboard connector
can only accept AGP cards which have the 3.3V slot. If you try to insert a
card without a 3.3V slot into an AGP 3.3V motherboard connector, the
card will bump into the connector key and cannot be inserted. Likewise an AGP
1.5V motherboard connector can only accept AGP cards with the 1.5V slot. An
AGP universal motherboard connector has no keys and therefore can accept any
kind of AGP card. An AGP card with both voltage slots can be plugged into any
kind of AGP motherboard connector. If you can plug an AGP card into an AGP
motherboard connector, then neither the card nor the motherboard will be
damaged (assuming they obey the AGP specifications).

AGP Pro motherboard connectors were created to support video cards which
use more power than a plain AGP connector can supply. There are extra
connectors on both ends of an AGP Pro motherboard connector which allow an
AGP Pro video card to draw more power. Plain AGP cards are fully compatible
with AGP Pro motherboards, but it doesn’t work the other way around. AGP
motherboards are not compatible with AGP Pro video cards. High-end
motherboards are often actually AGP Pro motherboards because they can accept
both AGP cards and AGP Pro cards. But AGP Pro video cards are rarely seen
outside the workstation market because they aren’t compatible with AGP
motherboards. Consumer-oriented video cards which need to draw lots of power
usually require you to plug in a disk drive power supply cable. That way they
can be compatible with all motherboards and still use lots of power.

Official AGP Compatibility

Graphics Card Types (table 16 from the AGP 3.0 specification)
Graphics Card Types	Connector Type	Description
AGP 3.3V Card	3.3V slot	Supports only 3.3V signaling. Available speeds 1x, 2x.
AGP 1.5V Card	1.5V slot	Supports only 1.5V signaling. Available speeds 1x, 2x, 4x.
Universal AGP Card	Double slotted	Supports 3.3V and 1.5V signaling. Available speeds 1x, 2x at 3.3V and 1x, 2x, 4x at 1.5V.
AGP 3.0 Card	1. 5V slot	Supports only 0.8V signaling. Available speeds 4x, 8x.
Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Card	1.5V slot	Supports 1.5V and 0.8V signaling. Available speeds 1x, 2x, 4x at 1.5V and 4x, 8x at 0.8V.
Universal AGP 3.0 Card	Double slotted	Supports AGP 3.3v, 1.5V, and 0.8V signaling. Available speeds 1x, 2x at 3.3V and 1x, 2x, 4x at 1.5V and 4x, 8x at 0.8V.

The table above gives Intel’s official names for the various kinds of AGP
cards allowed by the AGP specifications. Unfortunately, the technical
specifications for a video card rarely use these terms properly (if at all)
to describe the video card. They usually just list the fastest AGP
multipliers it supports: «8X, 4X», or «4X». From that information and the
voltage slots on a picture of the video card, you can often figure out
exactly what it is. I’ve seen plenty of video cards listed as
«AGP 3.0 cards»
when in fact they are actually universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 cards. I’ve also
seen cards listed as «AGP 8X,4X 1.5 volt only» when there is really no such
thing. What they are trying to tell you is that it’s a universal 1.5V AGP 3.0
card and doesn’t support 3.3 volts. It is required to support 0.8 volts if it
supports 8X.

Motherboard Types (table 15 from the AGP 3.0 specification)
Motherboard Types	Connector Type	Description
AGP 3.3V Motherboard	3.3V keyed	Supports only 3.3V signaling. Available speeds 1x, 2x.
AGP 1.5V Motherboard	1. 5V keyed	Supports only 1.5V signaling. Available speeds 1x, 2x, 4x.
Universal AGP Motherboard	Universal	Supports both 3.3V and 1.5V signaling. Available speeds 1x, 2x at 3.3V and 1x, 2x, 4x at 1.5V.
AGP 3.0 Motherboard	1.5V keyed	Supports only 0.8V signaling. Additional electrical ID to prevent 1.5V operation. Available speeds 4x, 8x.
Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard	1.5V keyed	Supports 1.5V and 0.8V signaling. Available speeds 1x, 2x, 4x at 1.5V and 4x, 8x at 0.8V.
Universal AGP 3.0 Motherboard	Universal	Supports 3.3V, 1.5V, and 0.8V signaling. Available speeds 1x, 2x at 3.3V and 1x, 2x, 4x at 1.5V and 4x, 8x at 0.8V.

The table above gives Intel’s official names for the various kinds of AGP
motherboards allowed by the AGP specifications. The technical specifications
for motherboards tend to be just as sloppy as they are for video cards.
Sometimes they use the official motherboard type names properly and sometimes
they do not.

Motherboard And Card Compatibility (table 35 from the AGP 3.0 specification)
	AGP 3.3V Card	AGP 1.5V Card	Universal AGP Card	AGP 3.0 Card	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Card	Universal AGP 3.0 Card
AGP 3.3V Motherboard	Works at 3.3V	Won’t fit in slot	Works at 3.3V	Won’t fit in slot	Won’t fit in slot	Works at 3. 3V
AGP 1.5V Motherboard	Won’t fit in slot	Works at 1.5V	Works at 1.5V	Fits in slot but won’t work.	Works at 1.5V	Works at 1.5V
Universal AGP Motherboard	Works at 3.3V	Works at 1.5V	Works at 1.5V	Fits in slot but won’t work	Works at 1.5V	Works at 1.5V
AGP 3.0 Motherboard	Won’t fit in slot	Fits in slot but won’t work	Fits in slot but won’t work	Works at 0.8V	Works at 0.8V	Works at 0.8V
Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard	Won’t fit in slot	Works at 1. 5V	Works at 1.5V	Works at 0.8V	Works at 0.8V	Works at 0.8V
Universal AGP 3.0 Motherboard	Works at 3.3V	Works at 1.5V	Works at 1.5V	Works at 0.8V	Works at 0.8V	Works at 0.8V

The table above shows the results of all possible combinations of AGP cards
and AGP motherboards.

Practical AGP Compatibility

The previous table shows that there are combinations of motherboards and
video cards which can be plugged together but do not work. According to the
AGP specifications there should be no damage, but the combination would not
be compatible. You see people posting in forums worrying about this
possibility all the time. There are also stories that you can get some 0.8
volt only cards which are willing to tolerate 1.5 volts but that you really
shouldn’t plug them into an AGP 4X motherboard even if they work. Given the
previous table, the confusion is understandable. But there are two pieces of
information which they’re missing: nobody makes AGP 3.0 cards, and nobody
makes AGP 3.0 motherboards. At least not any manufacturers I can find. Every
single video card I could find which claimed to be an AGP 3.0 card was
actually a universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 card. And every motherboard which claimed
to be an AGP 3.0 motherboard turned out to be a universal 1.5V AGP 3.0
motherboard. It makes sense, if you think about it, because if anyone
actually shipped a consumer-oriented product which supported only 0.8 volts,
they would end up with lots of confused customers and a support nightmare. In
the consumer market, you’d have to be crazy to ship a 0.8 volt only product.
And as far as I can tell, there aren’t any in the workstation market either.
There may be some obscure product somewhere, but I sure can’t find any. It’s
easy to find ones which are mislabeled as AGP 3.0 cards or motherboards but I
haven’t been able to find the actual item. If you remove the 0.8 volt only
entries from the compatibility table, then you end up with the following
table.

Practical Motherboard And Card Compatibility
	AGP 3.3V Card	AGP 1.5V Card	Universal AGP Card	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Card	Universal AGP 3.0 Card
AGP 3.3V Motherboard	Works at 3.3V	Won’t fit in slot	Works at 3.3V	Won’t fit in slot	Works at 3.3V
AGP 1.5V Motherboard	Won’t fit in slot	Works at 1. 5V	Works at 1.5V	Works at 1.5V	Works at 1.5V
Universal AGP Motherboard	Works at 3.3V	Works at 1.5V	Works at 1.5V	Works at 1.5V	Works at 1.5V
Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard	Won’t fit in slot	Works at 1.5V	Works at 1.5V	Works at 0.8V	Works at 0.8V
Universal AGP 3.0 Motherboard	Works at 3.3V	Works at 1.5V	Works at 1.5V	Works at 0.8V	Works at 0.8V

That’s why «If an AGP card fits in an AGP slot then they are compatible» is
actually correct if you only consider stuff you can really buy.

One practical matter which must be considered is the fact that some of
the original AGP 1. 0 motherboards do not provide enough power to operate some
newer AGP video cards reliably. For example, some of the original
motherboards using the first chipsets which supported AGP (like the Intel
440LX and 440BX) can become unstable if you install video cards which draw
lots of power through the AGP slot. The motherboards can’t always supply the
necessary current for the newer video cards. So if you’re adding a video card
to an AGP 1.0 motherboard then it’s a good idea to install a video card which
doesn’t consume very much power.

You can also occasionally get memory resource conflicts by installing a new
AGP video card into an old AGP 1.0 motherboard. The video card will work
properly until you install the display driver. Once you try to install the
driver, a memory conflict shows up. The range of conflicting addresses varies
from case to case. This problem is very unusual and when it happens it is
rarely possible to fix it. I’m not sure exactly what causes the problem but
apparently the motherboard and the video card are incompatible in some way
which prevents Windows from properly assigning memory addresses to the video
card. In the cases I’ve seen, there doesn’t seem to be any way to predict
from the video card chipset and motherboard chipset whether there will be a
problem. Sometimes a particular video card chipset and motherboard chipset
get along well and other times they don’t. I’d guess that it’s some
kind of incompatibility caused by an outdated motherboard
BIOS
and possibly the video card BIOS. The one thing you can try is to flash your
motherboard with the most recent BIOS. But since it’s an old motherboard, the
manufacturer will most likely not have anything but old BIOSes available.
If you’re running Windows 95, 98, or ME, it may be possible to manually assign
addresses and get it to work but I’ve seen people try this and the process is
about as enjoyable as a root canal and usually fails to fully solve the
problem anyway. If you’re running Windows 2000 or XP then it’s probably
impossible to fix because the newer versions of Windows almost always prevent
you from manually assigning addresses, IRQs, etc. That’s almost always true
even if you select the standard PC HAL
while installing Windows with the hope that it will allow you to assign
resources manually. If you run into one of these memory resource conflicts
then you should probably give up and try a different video card. It’s rarely
fixable.

AGP Cards

The table below lists the AGP graphics card type for just about all of the
consumer-oriented AGP graphics cards. Note the complete lack of «AGP 3.0
Card» entries. The graphics chipset determines what kind of AGP card it is;
not the brand of the video card. If you would like to know what kind of video
card is in your computer, open the «Control Panel» and double-click «Display»
to bring up the «Display Properties» window. Then select the «Settings» tab,
click «Advanced», and select the «Adapter» tab.
Sandra Lite
can also give you very detailed information about your display adapter.

Sometimes manufacturers don’t obey the rules. I found a video card which had
incorrect voltage slots. It had only a 3.3 volt slot when in fact the video
card could also have accepted 1.5 volts. That card would work correctly in an
AGP 3.3V motherboard but it also would have worked in a 1.5 volt motherboard
had it been given the 1.5 volt slot. There also was a SiS video card
manufactured years ago which had the wrong voltage slots. If you plugged it
into the wrong motherboard, it would be destroyed. The «wrong slots» case
used to be extremely rare and any manufacturer which made that mistake
quickly acquired a very bad reputation. Unfortunately building AGP video
cards with the wrong voltage slots is becoming more common. It’s not
difficult to find no-name, low-budget, Chinese video cards on EBAY which have
the 3.3 volt slot despite the fact that the graphics chipset does not support
3.3 volts. It pays to stick with competent manufacturers. As long as they
obey the AGP spec, you cannot damage anything by plugging a video card into a
motherboard.

Graphics Card	Graphics Card Type
ATI FireGL 1	AGP 3. 3V Card
ATI FireGL 2	Universal AGP Card
ATI FireGL 3	Universal AGP Card
ATI FireGL 4	Universal AGP Card
ATI FireGL 8700	Universal AGP Card
ATI FireGL 8800	Universal AGP Card
ATI FireGL T2	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Card
ATI FireGL X1	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Card
ATI FireGL X1-256p	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Card
ATI FireGL X2-256t	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Card
ATI FireGL Z1	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Card
ATI Radeon Mac Edition	Universal AGP Card
ATI Radeon (Radeon 32, Radeon 64, All In Wonder Radeon)	Universal AGP Card
ATI Radeon VE	Universal AGP Card
ATI Radeon 7000	Universal AGP Card
ATI Radeon 7200	Universal AGP Card
ATI Radeon 7500	Universal AGP Card
ATI Radeon 8500	Universal AGP Card
ATI Radeon 9000	Universal AGP Card
ATI Radeon 9200	Universal AGP 3. 0 Card
ATI Radeon 9250	Universal AGP 3.0 Card
ATI Radeon 9500	Universal AGP 3.0 Card
ATI Radeon 9550	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Card
ATI Radeon 9600	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Card
ATI Radeon 9700	Universal AGP 3.0 Card
ATI Radeon 9800	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Card or Universal AGP 3.0 Card
ATI Radeon X800	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Card
ATI Radeon X850	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Card
ATI Radeon X1950 Pro	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Card
ATI Rage 128 (Xpert 99, Xpert 128, Xpert 2000, All In Wonder 128, Rage Fury, Rage Magnum)	AGP 3.3V Card
ATI Rage 128 Pro (Xpert 2000 Pro, Rage Fury Pro, All In Wonder 128 Pro)	Universal AGP Card
ATI Rage Fury Max	AGP 3. 3V Card
ATI Rage LT Pro (Xpert LCD)	AGP 3.3V Card
ATI Rage Pro (Xpert 98, Xpert XL, All In Wonder Pro, Turbo)	AGP 3.3V Card
Matrox G200	AGP 3.3V Card
Matrox G400	Universal AGP Card or AGP 3.3V Card
Matrox G450	Universal AGP Card
Matrox G550	Universal AGP Card
Matrox P650	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Card
Matrox P750	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Card
Matrox Parhelia	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Card or Universal AGP 3.0 Card
NVIDIA GeForce 256	Universal AGP Card
NVIDIA GeForce 6200	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Card or Universal AGP 3.0 Card
NVIDIA GeForce 6600	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Card
NVIDIA GeForce 6800	Universal 1. 5V AGP 3.0 Card
NVIDIA GeForce 7600	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Card
NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GS	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Card
NVIDIA GeForce FX5200	Universal AGP 3.0 Card
NVIDIA GeForce FX5500	Universal AGP 3.0 Card
NVIDIA GeForce FX5600	Universal AGP 3.0 Card
NVIDIA GeForce FX5700	Universal AGP 3.0 Card
NVIDIA GeForce FX5800	Universal AGP 3.0 Card
NVIDIA GeForce FX5900	Universal AGP 3.0 Card
NVIDIA GeForce FX5950	Universal AGP 3.0 Card
NVIDIA GeForce2	Universal AGP Card
NVIDIA GeForce2 MX400	Universal AGP Card
NVIDIA GeForce3	Universal AGP Card
NVIDIA GeForce4 MX4000	Universal AGP 3. 0 Card
NVIDIA GeForce4 MX420	Universal AGP Card
NVIDIA GeForce4 MX440	Universal AGP Card
NVIDIA GeForce4 MX440-8	Universal AGP 3.0 Card
NVIDIA GeForce4 MX460	Universal AGP Card
NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4200	Universal AGP Card
NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4200-8	Universal AGP 3.0 Card
NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4400	Universal AGP Card
NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4600	Universal AGP Card
NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4600-8	Universal AGP 3.0 Card
NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4800	Universal AGP 3.0 Card
NVIDIA Riva 128ZX	AGP 3.3V Card
NVIDIA Riva TNT	AGP 3.3V Card
NVIDIA Riva TNT 2	Universal AGP Card or AGP 3.3V Card

AGP Motherboards

There are a few motherboards which do not use the correct AGP connector.
This AOpen AK79G
Max is a universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 motherboard and yet it has an AGP
universal connector which accepts 3.3 volt cards. Fortunately, it also has
circuitry which prevents damage when a 3.3 volt AGP card is inserted and
lights up an
LED
to warn you that the video card is a 3.3 volt card. I think they built the
motherboard this way as a defense against video cards with incorrect voltage
slots. You can’t damage the motherboard or video card even if the video card
has the wrong voltage slots with this kind of design.

You may also come across the occasional motherboard which has an AGP
universal connector covered by a sticker which says «do not insert 3.3 volt
cards». According to the specification, they shouldn’t do that. Perhaps they
didn’t want to go to the trouble of keeping 1.5 volt keyed connectors in
stock. It’s a shame users have to be careful about this because if
manufacturers obeyed the specification, it wouldn’t be possible to make a
mistake.

I also found a picture of a motherboard from one obscure manufacturer which
had a universal AGP connector rather than the 1.5 volt keyed connector that
it should have had. I doubt it had any circuitry to prevent damage if you
inserted a 3.3 volt card and there was no hint that you shouldn’t insert one.
It’s a good idea to stick with established manufacturers. But that was only
one motherboard out of hundreds I’ve looked at. If you’re buying a
motherboard from someone you’ve never heard of, it might be a good idea to
check that they’ve used the right AGP connector.

The table below lists the AGP motherboard type for just about all the
consumer-oriented motherboard chipsets. There isn’t a single «AGP 3.0
Motherboard» chipset in the list. If you’re not sure what kind of chipset is
in your motherboard, then you can use
CPU-Z or
Sandra Lite
to find out. Also remember that even if a chipset supports AGP, it doesn’t
mean that a motherboard using that chipset will always have an AGP slot. Some
low-end motherboards using AGP chipsets leave out the AGP connector to cut
costs.

Motherboard Chipset	Motherboard Kind
ALi TXPro (Aladdin IV)	no AGP slot
ALi Aladdin V	AGP 3.3V Motherboard
ALi MAGiK 1 (M1647)	Universal AGP Motherboard
ALi M1649	Universal AGP Motherboard
AMD 750 (751)	AGP 3.3V Motherboard
AMD 760 (761)	Universal AGP Motherboard
Intel 440BX	AGP 3.3V Motherboard
Intel 440EX	AGP 3.3V Motherboard
Intel 440FX	no AGP slot
Intel 440GX	AGP 3.3V Motherboard
Intel 440LX	AGP 3. 3V Motherboard
Intel 440ZX	AGP 3.3V Motherboard
Intel 440ZX-66	AGP 3.3V Motherboard
Intel 450GX	no AGP slot
Intel 450KX	no AGP slot
Intel 450NX	no AGP slot
Intel 810	no AGP slot
Intel 815	Universal AGP Motherboard
Intel 820	Universal AGP Motherboard
Intel 840	Universal AGP Motherboard
Intel 845	AGP 1.5V Motherboard
Intel 848	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard
Intel 850	AGP 1.5V Motherboard
Intel 860	AGP 1.5V Motherboard
Intel 865	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard
Intel 875	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard
Intel 910	no AGP slot
Intel 915	no AGP slot: PCI-Express
Intel 925	no AGP slot: PCI-Express
Intel E7210	no AGP slot
Intel E7221	no AGP slot
Intel E7320	no AGP slot
Intel E7500	no AGP slot
Intel E7501	no AGP slot
Intel E7505	Universal 1. 5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard
Intel E7520	no AGP slot
Intel E7525	no AGP slot: PCI-Express
NVIDIA NForce	AGP 1.5V Motherboard
NVIDIA NForce 2	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard
NVIDIA NForce 3	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard
NVIDIA NForce 4	no AGP slot: PCI-Express
SiS630	Universal AGP Motherboard
SiS645	Universal AGP Motherboard
SiS648	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard
SiS649	no AGP slot: PCI-Express
SiS650	Universal AGP Motherboard
SiS651	Universal AGP Motherboard
SiS655	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard
SiS656	no AGP slot: PCI-Express
SiS661	Universal 1. 5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard
SiS730	Universal AGP Motherboard
SiS733	Universal AGP Motherboard
SiS735	Universal AGP Motherboard
SiS740	no AGP slot
SiS741	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard
SiS745	Universal AGP Motherboard
SiS746	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard
SiS748	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard
SiS755	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard
SiS756	no AGP slot: PCI-Express
SiS760	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard
VIA CLE266	no AGP slot
VIA CN400	no AGP slot
VIA K8M800	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard
VIA K8T800 (VT8385)	Universal 1. 5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard
VIA K8T800 Pro	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard
VIA K8T890	no AGP slot: PCI-Express
VIA KLE133 (VT8361)	no AGP slot
VIA KM133 (VT8365)	Universal AGP Motherboard
VIA KM266 (VT8375)	Universal AGP Motherboard
VIA KM400 (VT8378)	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard
VIA KT133 (VT8363)	Universal AGP Motherboard
VIA KT266 (VT8366)	Universal AGP Motherboard
VIA KT333 (VT8367)	Universal AGP Motherboard (but some implementations are AGP 1.5V Motherboard)
VIA KT400 (VT8377)	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard
VIA KT600	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard
VIA KT880	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard
VIA KX133 (VT8371)	Universal AGP Motherboard
VIA MVP3 (VT82C598AT)	AGP 3. 3V Motherboard
VIA P4M266 (VT8751)	Universal AGP Motherboard (but most implementations are AGP 1.5V Motherboard)
VIA P4X266 (VT8753)	Universal AGP Motherboard
VIA P4X266A (VT8752)	Universal AGP Motherboard
VIA P4X333 (VT8754)	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard
VIA P4X400 (VT8754)	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard
VIA P4X533	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard
VIA PLE133 (VT8601A)	no AGP slot
VIA PLE133T (VT8602)	no AGP slot
VIA PM133 (VT8605)	Universal AGP Motherboard
VIA PM800	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard
VIA PM880	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard
VIA Pro (VT82C691)	AGP 3.3V Motherboard
VIA Pro 133 (VT82C693A)	AGP 3. 3V Motherboard
VIA Pro 133A (VT82C694X)	Universal AGP Motherboard
VIA Pro 266 (VT8633)	Universal AGP Motherboard
VIA PT800	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard
VIA PT880	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard
VIA PT880 Pro	Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Motherboard
VIA PT894	no AGP slot: PCI-Express
VIA PT894 Pro	no AGP slot: PCI-Express

Final Words

Keep in mind that there are plenty of things which can go wrong when you plug
an AGP card into an AGP motherboard. The information given above just tells
you about their signaling voltage and speed multiplier compatibility. If
they’re not compatible as described above then they definitely will not work
together. But even if the signaling voltages are compatible, there are other
things which can occasionally go wrong when you plug the card into the
motherboard. The most common is a motherboard BIOS incompatibility which
prevents the motherboard from fully recognizing the video card. The only way
to solve that problem is by installing an updated motherboard BIOS. There are
other more obscure problems like AGP signal strength and AGP timing issues
which can make communications between the motherboard and video card
unreliable. Those are very rare but they happen. There’s no way to know ahead
of time whether you’ll have that kind of problem unless you can find other
people who have tried the exact same video and motherboard hardware with
the exact same BIOS versions.

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10 Best Top 10 Nvidia Agp Graphic Cards On The Market Today of 2022

September 25, 2022 by Patric

10 Best nvidia agp graphic cards: Top Rated

#	Preview	Product	Score
1		Genuine Dell Nvidia G0773 P118 F1811 GeForce FX. ..	9.7	Buy on Amazon
2		NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX440 64MB DDR AGP Video Card…	9.8	Buy on Amazon
3		Nvidia — nVidia 32MB 4X AGP Video Card NEW. ..	9.6	Buy on Amazon
4		NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX440 64MB DDR AGP Low Profile…	9.3	Buy on Amazon
5		Genuine Compaq NVidia Vanta-16 TNT2 16MB AGP VGA. ..	9.8	Buy on Amazon
6		NVIDIA Vanta-16 16MB AGP VGA Video Card	9.3	Buy on Amazon
7		HP nVidia GF2 MX200 DVI-AGP 64MB Video Card. ..	9.2	Buy on Amazon
8		Dell U0842 nVidia Quadro FX500 128MB AGP 8x Video…	9.5	Buy on Amazon
9		NVidia — NVidia AGP Video Card 180-P0009-0000-C03,. ..	9.2	Buy on Amazon
10		Nvidia — GFORCE2MX 200 AGP VIDEO CARD -…	9.7	Buy on Amazon

Top 10 Best nvidia agp graphic cards Reviews -2022

Many nvidia agp graphic cards look alike. As such, we bought and tested all the products in our review. To structure our review, we separate our investigation into categories or metrics that cover all aspects of a quality nvidia agp graphic cards. The following is a detailed delve into each metric, including the products that did well in each and why.

• Size
• Brand value
• Features
• Style
• Design
• Longevity
• Price
• Warranties
• Types
• Specifications
• Durability
• Quality
• Materials
• Consumer ratings, reviews & many more.

1

Genuine Dell Nvidia G0773 P118 F1811 GeForce FX…

2

NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX440 64MB DDR AGP Video Card…

• AGP 8x/4x interface Fill Rate: 1.1 Billion texels/sec. Triangles/sec: 34 Million
• Powered by NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX440-8x GPU 64 MB DDR RAM 128-bit memory interface
• Memory bandwidth: 8. 0GB/sec. NVIDIA LightSpeed Memory Architecture II NVIDIA AccuView Antialiasing
• NVIDIA Video Processing Engine (VPE)
• NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX440 64 MB DDR AGP Video Card General Features:

3

Nvidia — nVidia 32MB 4X AGP Video Card NEW…

• Warranty Included

4

NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX440 64MB DDR AGP Low Profile…

• Powered by NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX440-8x GPU 64 MB DDR RAM 128-bit memory interface
• Memory bandwidth: 8.0GB/sec. NVIDIA LightSpeed Memory Architecture II NVIDIA AccuView Antialiasing
• NVIDIA Video Processing Engine (VPE)
• AGP 8x/4x interface Fill Rate: 1.1 Billion texels/sec. Triangles/sec: 34 Million
• NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX440 64 MB DDR AGP Low Profile Video Card General Features:

5

Genuine Compaq NVidia Vanta-16 TNT2 16MB AGP VGA.

..

• 16MB Video Memory
• AGP
• nVidia TNT2 Vanta-16 MB AGP VGA Video Card
• Compatible Part Numbers: 180-P0026-0000-B, 239920-001, 238955-001, MS-8830
• VGA Out/ For Most Systems with a Standard AGP Video Slot

6

NVIDIA Vanta-16 16MB AGP VGA Video Card

• 16 AGP Vanta Low Profile Video Board
• Original Compaq equipment.

7

HP nVidia GF2 MX200 DVI-AGP 64MB Video Card…

• 64MB Video Card 279777-001
• 4X 8859 Geforce2 Graphics
• 30 day warranty
• HP nVidia GF2 MX200 DVI-AGP
• Bulk Packaging

8

Dell U0842 nVidia Quadro FX500 128MB AGP 8x Video…

• Memory: 128MB
• Interface: AGP 8x
• Compatible Slots: 1 x AGP
• Connectivity Interfaces: 1 x DVI-I-29 pin / 1 x VGA-15 pin
• Graphics Processor: nVidia Quadro FX 500

9

NVidia — NVidia AGP Video Card 180-P0009-0000-C03,.

..

10

Nvidia — GFORCE2MX 200 AGP VIDEO CARD -…

• Picture may not match actual product. Please contact Seller for more detailed pictures in the event of an unclear image.
• GFORCE2MX 200 AGP VIDEO CARD
• Many of these parts and models are old; please contact the individual sellers if more details are needed.

Things to Consider When Choosing nvidia agp graphic cards

Here are some tips for finding the best nvidia agp graphic cards:

• Look at reviews – Reviews can be a great way to determine if a product is worth your money. If people have bought and liked it, it’s probably worth buying too.
• Read through descriptions – Sometimes, when companies make things sound better, it can be hard to figure out what something does. Look for descriptions that give you enough information about how things work and why you might want them in your life before you buy anything!
• Don’t buy cheap – There are many online stores selling cheap stuff that looks like it should cost more than it does (especially when you see how much other retailers sell similar items).

What is your budget?

This is an important question to ask yourself before you go shopping. How much money do you want to spend? If you are looking for something cheap, then you should be able to find it easily. But if you want something of higher quality or more features, it will cost more. If you’re unsure how much money you want, just start with a lower budget and see what nvidia agp graphic cards is available. As you research different models and brands, keep track of the prices to make an informed decision at the end of your search.

Do you need it now or later?

If you need it now, it is better to get nvidia agp graphic cards that will last longer and be of higher quality. But if you need it later, it does not matter as much as long as it works and does not break down too quickly.

Do you want a classic or modern style?

If you want nvidia agp graphic cards that will look good in your home, then choosing a model with an attractive design and colour scheme is best. But if you are more interested in functionality than aesthetics, consider getting something simple and basic.

Do you need something that can be used for many different purposes?

If you’re looking for something that does many things, it will cost more money since it has more features and benefits. But if you just want one thing, it doesn’t matter how much it costs as long as it does what you need.

How many people need this nvidia agp graphic cards?

If there is only one person who needs this nvidia agp graphic cards, then it does not matter as much what type of nvidia agp graphic cards they get because they do not have anyone else using it at all times; however, if multiple people are using the same product at once or throughout the day, then what type of quality should be expected from this nvidia agp graphic cards?

Nine cards from InnoVision — a complete range of budget solutions for AGP and PCI-E / Video cards

Today is not quite ordinary stuff. Firstly, because we will consider not just some separate graphics card or a number of boards on the same chip (the so-called Roundup), but a whole series of various solutions with both AGP and PCI-E interfaces produced by one company — InnoVision Multimedia.

First, let’s say a few words about this company itself, which is one of the manufacturers producing cards based only on NVIDIA chips. Quite recently, many users boldly attributed InnoVision products, released under the Inno3D brand, to the unenviable community of «noname» solutions. Yes, to be honest, even now some citizens have this erroneous and unfair opinion. Unfortunately, this cup has not passed many even very large and now well-known companies.

As for InnoVision products, today we’ll be looking at nine cards in the Retail bundle, which represent a complete assortment based on NVIDIA chips belonging to the low-end and mainstream segments.

Since in recent months some things in the public sector have been replayed and a lot has happened in general (after all, life is in full swing not only in the high-end), let’s refresh our memory and analyze the products that are offered to our attention by both companies in these segments.

So:

1. The cheapest PCI-E segment.

   Here are various modifications of solutions with support for TurboCache (NVIDIA) and HyperMemory (ATI). The cheapest solutions (about $50) use at least 16Mb of on-board memory (128Mb including system memory). A motherboard supporting technologies of this type, equipped with the maximum amount of on-board video memory — RX300 (SE) HM 128Mb (256Mb including system memory) — is on sale for $57 +/-.

   NVIDIA has the board with the most memory on board in this segment — GeForce 6200TC 64Mb (256Mb including system memory) — the price is about $60 +/- depending on sales points.

   In the AGP segment, the youngest modern solution is the 6200A (a NV44A-based board with native AGP support and a 64Bit data bus). We don’t even talk about morally obsolete and generally not recommended for purchase boards based on GeForce 5200 ($40 +/- depending on specifications) and 5500 (about $50). Although, as statistics show, assemblers still sell a lot of cheap computers with graphics of this type.

   As for ATI, in this price category there are products of the previous generation — R9550 ($55 +/-) and R9250 (about $40).

2. In the PCI-E segment, slightly higher prices, there are solutions based on RV370 (RX300(SE), RV380 (various modifications of RX600). NVIDIA presents a lot of NV43-based boards. the same 6200 based on NV43-V, renamed and supporting SLI using drivers version 77.72 and later).You can read more about this solution here. full functionality of NV43 (8 activated pixel pipelines) The amount of memory varies for different models: there are 128Mb and 256Mb modifications.

   It should be noted separately that apart from marketing considerations (it is necessary to stir up consumer interest in NV43-based boards in anticipation of the announcements of junior solutions of the GeForce 7 line), the renaming of the GeForce 6200 was due to logical considerations, so to speak — greater ease of navigation. Now all boards named GeForce 6200 are NV44, and all modifications bearing the 6600 index in their name are different variants of NV43. Indeed, it will be easier for the user to navigate. Although many inexperienced buyers may come to the conclusion that the 6600LE is not a well-renamed old card, but a fundamentally new card. Well, read the reviews and get enlightened.

   As for the AGP segment, the NV43-V-based GeForce 6200s equipped with the HSI adapter bridge have almost completely left the shelves as unprofitable solutions. The point is that almost all NV43s (with the exception of revision A4) can unlock all eight pixel pipelines. Thus, the board turns into a full-fledged analog of the more highly positioned GeForce 6600. For overclockers, this was a great advantage, but, alas, not for manufacturers, because the price difference between the 6600 and 6200 based on the NV43 is so small that it was more profitable for most people to pay this difference instead of to bother with unlocking pipelines, or just to get a significantly higher performance solution for a minimal price difference. Therefore, cheaper 6200s were needed. And now GeForce 6200A boards based on NV44 went on sale, where the memory exchange bus was severely reduced to 64Bit, and the chip initially had only four pixel pipelines. Accordingly, the board has significantly lost in price, which was required.

   In the segment we are considering now, the GeForce 6600 (NV43+ HSI bridge) remains the sovereign owner.

   ATI can oppose this in the AGP sector, firstly, with R9600XT, as well as R9800 PRO, which has dropped in price — at the moment its price is about $130.

3. And finally, let’s look at the next level of mainstream solutions, which can already provide an acceptable level of performance at their fairly affordable price.

   This is GeForce 6600GT (both AGP and PCI-E) from NVIDIA and RX700 (PRO) from ATI (also for both interfaces). As for the cost, it is about $160 for GeForce 6600GT PCI-E and about the same for the AGP version equipped with the HSI bridge.

   RX700 PRO is now available for $150 +/- (128Mb version, which is much less productive than 256Mb, not to mention GeForce 6600GT) .

   There is also a board based on the RX700 without suffixes, which is sometimes labeled as RX700 LE by manufacturers. In fact, the chip is an ordinary X700, and the frequencies are 400/700MHz. There are also versions of the RX700 with video memory clocked down to 500MHz DDR. The amount of installed video memory is 128Mb or 256Mb, and the price is approximately $120 (for 400/700MHz modification).

   Since InnoVision only sells video cards based on chips from the Californian company, we will consider ATI boards today only as alternative solutions. But I do not think that this is a significant disadvantage, since all the products participating in today’s testing have already been reviewed by us more than once.

   And the list of nine boards from InnoVision will include GeForce 6600GT, GeForce 6600 equipped with different video memory sizes, GeForce 6200 based on both NV43 and NV44(A), and several modifications of GeForce 6200TC.

   We’ll start with the latter.

Inno3D GeForce 6200TC 128Mb and 256Mb

Package Inno3D GeForce 6200TC 16Mb (128Mb):

• Video card Inno3D GeForce 6200TC 128Mb;
• DVI/D-Sub 15-pin adapter;
• S-Video/RCA adapter;
• CD with drivers and utilities;
• User manual;
• CD with 3DMark05.

Package Inno3D GeForce 6200TC 64Mb (256Mb):

• Video card Inno3D GeForce 6200TC 256Mb;
• DVI/D-Sub 15-pin adapter;
• S-Video/RCA adapter;
• CD with drivers and utilities;
• User manual;
• CD with 3DMark05.

So, we have two 6200 boards with TurboCache technology, which allows installing a small amount of video memory on the card. The basis for connecting the system memory and the graphics processor in this case is the PCI-Express bus, due to its good bandwidth. Thus, much of what was previously stored in the graphics card’s local memory (textures, framebuffer, etc. ) now «fits» in system memory.

First of all, all this was done in order to reduce the cost of the board. From this point of view, the decision of many manufacturers to put memory chips made in the BGA form factor on such cards is not entirely clear, because this adds an extra price to the solution, and it would be much more economical to equip the board with TSOP chips.

You should also understand that these boards are mainly designed for the OEM segment of the market, hence the pursuit of maximum cheapness. Gamers will not be interested in them, since for the most part they do not provide the minimum acceptable level of performance in modern games. And OEMs get modern cheap external (!) graphics for PCI-Express.

Consider boards.

Inno3D GeForce 6200TC 16Mb (128Mb)

Inno3D GeForce 6200TC 64Mb (256Mb)

The differences are not only in the amount of installed video memory, but also in the bus width, which in the younger model is 32Bit.

The cooling system on both boards is a conventional aluminum radiator for cooling the GPU. Installing a more serious cooling system is not justified, since the heat dissipation of the chip is rather small. The NV44 chip is made according to the 0.11 process technology, and the clock frequency is also low. To prevent damage to the board when it comes into contact with the heatsink, protective washers are placed on its sole.

The GPU frequency for both boards is 350MHz. The chip has four pixel pipelines, three vertex units. Note that this formula is initial and final. Thus, just as the memory exchange bus cannot exceed 64Bit here, the number of pipelines cannot be changed upwards (unlike NV43 with 4 pipelines enabled, where it is often possible to unlock up to 8).

Inno3D GeForce 6200TC 16Mb is equipped with 16Mb local GDDR video memory with 32Bit data transfer bus, in the form of one Hynix chip, made in BGA form factor, with 2.5 ns access time, which corresponds to 800MHz DDR operation frequency. The nominal frequency of the video memory is 700MHz DDR. The memory chip is located on the front side of the board.

And the Inno3D GeForce 6200TC 64Mb is equipped with 64Mb of GDDR local video memory with a 64Bit data transfer bus, in the form of four Samsung chips, made in a TSOP package, with an access time of 4 ns, which corresponds to an operating frequency of 250MHz (500MHz DDR). The nominal frequency of the video memory is 550MHz DDR, which is 50MHz higher than the nominal.

Location of video memory chips — two on each side of the board.

As a thermal interface, the manufacturer used a “thermo-gum”.

Both boards are equipped with analog and digital outputs, as well as TV-OUT.

Inno3D GeForce 6200 and 6600 PCI-E based on NV43

Inno3D GeForce 6200 bundle:

• Video card Inno3D GeForce 6200;
• DVI/D-Sub 15-pin adapter;
• S-Video/RCA adapter;
• CD with drivers and utilities;
• User manual;
• CD with 3DMark05.

Inno3D GeForce 6600 bundle:

• Video card Inno3D GeForce 6600;
• DVI/D-Sub 15-pin adapter;
• S-Video/RCA adapter;
• CD with drivers and utilities;
• User manual;
• CD with 3DMark05.

Why did we decide to combine the descriptions of these two boards? Yes, everything is very simple, because, in fact, they differ only in the number of pixel pipelines, which is reduced to four in the GeForce 6200. And later, in the part devoted to testing, we will make an attempt to correct this unfortunate circumstance.

Of course, now that all NV43-based 6200s have been officially replaced by GeForce 6600LE, it would not be quite logical to consider the GeForce 6200. However, taking into account the fact that GeForce 6200 boards won’t disappear overnight and will decorate store shelves for some time, we can afford to explore this board even now.

Besides, as we found out, the GeForce 6600LE differs from the GeForce 6200 quite a bit, so the performance data can be easily interpreted.

So let’s look at the cards. We invite you to play the game «find 10 differences».

Inno3D GeForce 6200 PCI-E

Inno3D GeForce 6600 PCI-E

However, it’s really useless to play this game, because the only difference is hidden under the cooling system in the form of an aluminum heatsink with a fan that covers the GPU, and is generally not visible even to the naked eye.

The chip for both boards operates at a frequency of 300MHz. Eight pixel pipelines for the GeForce 6600 and four for the GeForce 6200.

The boards are equipped with 128Mb of GDDR standard video memory, with a 128Bit data transfer bus, in the form of eight Samsung microcircuits made in the TSOP form factor and located on the front side of the printed circuit board. The access time is 4 ns, which corresponds to the operating frequency of 250MHz (500MHz DDR), which is the standard frequency for these two cards.
As a thermal interface, the manufacturer used a «thermogum».

The boards do not have an SLI connector, but SLI mode can be activated using ForceWare drivers version 77.72 and higher. A set of standard outputs — analog, digital and TV-OUT

Inno3D GeForce 6600GT PCI-E

Inno3D GeForce 6600GT PCI-E bundle:

• Video card Inno3D GeForce 6600GT;
• DVI/D-Sub 15-pin adapter;
• S-Video/RCA adapter;
• CD with drivers and utilities;
• User manual;
• CD with 3DMark05;
• Game Colin Mcrae Rally04.

First of all, the cooling system attracts attention. It is a set of a heatsink with a fan on the GPU (from CoolerMaster) and separate heatsinks for video memory chips. The CoolerMaster cooling system is also used on some high-end InnoVision products.
Note that the sole and heat-distributing fins of the heatsink on the GPU are made of copper, and the cover, like the heatsinks on the memory chips, is made of aluminum stylized as copper. The noise from the cooling system is very low, which, combined with the cooling efficiency, gives this board a significant advantage over many competitive solutions.

Several months ago we reviewed five boards based on GeForce 6600GT with PCI-E interface from different manufacturers. Moreover, not only solutions with “classic” characteristics were presented, but also alternative options, with increased frequencies and equipped with a faster memory than the standard (2 ns), with an access time of 1.6 ns.

And this version of the board is just a set of standard characteristics, starting with the frequencies of the GPU and memory, which are set by the specifications of 5000/1000MHz.

The GeForce 6600GT (NV43) GPU has eight pixel pipelines and three vertex units. The frequency of operation in 2D is 300MHz, in 3D — 500MHz.

The boards are equipped with 128Mb video memory of the GDDR3 standard, with a 128Bit data transfer bus, in the form of eight Infineon microcircuits made in the BGA form factor and located on the front side of the printed circuit board. The sampling time is 2 ns, which corresponds to an operating frequency of 500MHz (1000MHz DDR).

Inno3D GeForce 6600GT supports the SLI mode both via an adapter (there is a corresponding connector on the board) and with the help of a driver. Note that the implementation of SLI using an SLI adapter is more efficient in the end, because otherwise the work of synchronizing the two boards falls on the PCI-Express x16 bus, which, of course, affects the overall performance. Therefore, the most efficient way to implement SLI is still the good old SLI bridge. Moreover, unlike the 6600 (LE), which do not provide for a connector and any other option for supporting SLI, except through the driver, no, in this case we have an alternative.

Let’s move on to Inno3D boards with AGP 8x interface.

Inno3D GeForce 6600 AGP 256Mb and 128Mb

Inno3D GeForce 6600 AGP bundle:

Information about the amount of installed memory is located on the orange sticker on the front of the box.

• Video card Inno3D GeForce 6600;
• DVI/D-Sub 15-pin adapter;
• S-Video/RCA adapter;
• CD with drivers and utilities;
• User manual;
• CD with 3DMark05.

The package bundle of these two boards is absolutely identical, so we see no reason to repeat ourselves once again.

Let’s look at the boards. As you can see, there are also very few differences between them. The cooling system on both cards is a common aluminum radiator for the GPU and the HSI bridge. By the way, many users found the cooling system option, when both the GPU and the HSI are cooled by the same heatsink, to be insufficiently effective. The reason was supposedly insufficient pressure of the radiator to the bridge, and, as a result, overheating of the latter. But now, when there are a lot of alternative means for cooling video cards on the market, it is not a problem for especially fastidious users to choose what is right for their board.

Inno3D GeForce 6600 AGP 128Mb

Inno3D GeForce 6600 AGP 256Mb

Both boards are based on the NV43 GPU. The standard frequency is 300MHz. Eight pixel pipelines, three vertex units. The AGP 8x interface is supported by the HSI transition bridge.

The boards are equipped with different sizes of GDDR video memory — 128 and 256Mb. Data transfer bus with a capacity of 128Bit. Memory chips on a 256Mb board manufactured by Hynix, on a 128Mb modification — by Samsung. The access time is 4 ns, which corresponds to the frequency of 500MHz DDR. The standard memory frequency on both boards is also 500MHz DDR.

A set of outputs, as usual — analog, digital and TV-OUT.

Inno3D GeForce 6200A 128Mb and 256Mb

Complete set:

Information about the amount of installed memory is located on the orange sticker on the front of the box.

• Video card Inno3D GeForce 6200;
• DVI/D-Sub 15-pin adapter;
• S-Video/RCA adapter;
• CD with drivers and utilities;
• User manual;
• CD with 3DMark05.

The delivery set for the 256Mb and 128Mb versions of the Inno3D GeForce 6200A board is exactly the same. Also, however, as well as the cooling system, which is an aluminum radiator for cooling the GPU.

Inno3D GeForce 6200 AGP 128Mb

Inno3D GeForce 6200 AGP 256Mb

GeForce 6200A is a solution fundamentally different from its predecessor with the same name (except for the letter A), based on the NV43-V chip. First of all, NV44A is a chip with native support for the AGP interface. Thus, the HSI bridge on the board is not needed. Therefore, the board does not require additional power, as it was on the 6200 (NV43-V) and is not equipped with the appropriate connector. Secondly, all boards based on NV44 have an exchange bus with no more than 64Bit memory.

Based on this, I don’t understand the point of installing large amounts of video memory on such weak products, which only make the card more expensive. There are also precedents of installing 512 (!) Mb video memory on the GeForce 6200A.

Perhaps all these frauds are done with the expectation of a not very literate user who, having come to the store, will be fascinated by the possibility of purchasing a cheap card with «as much as 512Mb!!!»

Well, we can only hope for the test results, which will clearly show how much gain we will get from the extra 128Mb on this card, and whether the game is worth the candle.

The cards in question are equipped with different amounts of DDR video memory. Data transfer bus with a capacity of 64Bit. Chips made by Samsung with 4 ns access time, which corresponds to 500MHz DDR. But, attention! The standard memory frequency on this(!)256Mb board is 400MHz DDR. This is 100MHz lower than the usual video memory frequency for such cards (500MHz DDR). The 128Mb version with the memory frequency is all right — 500MHz DDR.

Location of memory chips — two on each side of the PCB.

The frequency of the NV44A (4 PP/3 VP) GPU on both boards is 350MHz. A set of outputs, as in previous cases — analog, digital and TV-OUT.

Let’s move on to overclocking and comparative testing.

Test bench

Stand	PCI-E
CPU	AMD Athlon64 4000+
MB	ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe
Memory	Kingston HyperX PC3200 2×512 Mb
OS	WinXP + SP2 + DirectX 9. 0c
PSU	Hiper 525W

The latest WHQL drivers — Catalyst 5.7 were used for testing ATI cards, the beta version of ForceWare 77.77 drivers was used for NVIDIA cards.

Acceleration from Innovision with the PCI-E

interface, since we were already engaged in overclocking boards based on 6200TC/6600/6600GT, it will be easy because everything is known in comparison.

Let’s start with the «smallest» — two GeForce 6200TC boards. On the chip, they showed us amazing solidarity — both reached the bar at 425MHz. As for overclocking the video memory, the 16Mb modification failed to overclock the memory at all — any attempt to increase the frequency caused image artifacts. On Inno3D GeForce 6200TC 64Mb (256Mb) the memory was overclocked to 670MHz DDR.

Note that this GPU overclocking index cannot be called fantastic, because almost all other 6200TC motherboards we tested earlier had slightly better GPU overclocking — 440-450MHz on average. The absolute champion in this category is the very first GeForce 6200TC card, a reference sample from NVIDIA. She managed to disperse to 493 (!) MHz on the core.

As for the memory, it all depends on how fast (or rather, how slow) the memory is installed on the card. In particular, boards with 3.6ns video memory were most often overclocked to 650-670MHz DDR. And the overclocking of the GeForce 6200TC memory equipped with 5ns memory (we had such memory) was only 460MHz DDR (the nominal frequency is 400MHz DDR).

That is, we can safely say that both Inno3D cards definitely succeeded in overclocking the memory. At the same time, we note separately that the 256Mb version is equipped with memory with an access time of 4 ns (500MHz DDR nominal frequency). Thus, we managed to overclock the memory by 170MHz above the nominal value!

Next on the list is GeForce 6200 based on NV43. Here, of course, we could not resist, and made an attempt to unlock pixel pipelines. Since we got the chip revision A2, there were no special problems with this. You can judge the performance gain from the graphs above. Note that we overclocked on an unlocked map (!). The result is 450/650MHz. Is it a lot or a little? Let’s see.

According to the chip — quite normal. Of course, we also met monsters capable of operating at 500MHz and higher without cooling upgrades, but in general, the limit for standard cooling is about 450MHz. Incidentally, the «full-fledged» GeForce 6600 did not even reach this threshold — the chip was only overclocked to 425MHz. The weakest overclocking result for 6600/6200 (NV43) on a chip from our extensive «collection» is 370MHz. Now this is a real «accident».

Video memory overclocking in Inno3D GeForce 6200 was 650MHz DDR, which is quite good for 4 ns memory. Inno3D GeForce 6600 equipped with the same memory was overclocked to 625MHz DDR.

Let’s move on to the latest PCI-E card from InnoVision — GeForce 6600GT. Here, in terms of overclocking, there are absolutely no surprises — 560/1070MHz. GPU overclocking is almost identical to all the other boards we tested. And the overclocking of video memory, as usual, depends on what kind of memory is installed on the board, because there are both solutions with the usual GeForce 6600GT memory with 2 ns access time, and faster modifications with 1.6 ns.

And finally, a couple of tests of overclocked cards compared to the nominal mode.

Test stand

Stand	AGP
CPU	AMD Athlon64 4000+
MB	ASUS A8V Deluxe
Memory	Kingston HyperX PC3200 2×512 Mb
OS	WinXP + SP2 + DirectX 9. 0c
PSU	ThermalTake PurePower 480W

The latest WHQL drivers — Catalyst 5.7 were used for testing ATI cards, the beta version of ForceWare 77.77 drivers was used for NVIDIA cards.

Overclocking of InnoVision boards with AGP 8x interface

Overclocking of Inno3D AGP cards was also considered through the prism of our experience in overclocking similar boards based on NV43 and NV4A.

As for the latter, we’ve come across boards capable of reaching the 475MHz bar on a chip, as well as not very well overclocked specimens. Judging by this scale, overclocking of the board from Inno3D, equipped with 128Mb of video memory, can be attributed to rather successful options — 470MHz. 256Mb modification, on the contrary, managed to reach only 420MHz.

However, the memory result is also not brilliant — only 500MHz DDR (the default memory frequency on this board is 400MHz DDR). Memory overclocking in 6200A 128Mb also turned out to be very modest — the same +100MHz, but since the standard frequency is 500MHz, we ended up with 600MHz DDR. Although if you look at other 6200A boards with a standard memory frequency of 500MHz and an access time of 4 ns, no special overclocking miracles were revealed either. The record for standard cooling is 650MHz (of boards tested by us personally).

The last thing we will focus on is the overclocking of two modifications of the GeForce 6600 AGP. Both boards showed approximately the same GPU overclocking results — 430MHz for the Inno3D GeForce 6600 128Mb and 440 for the 256Mb modification.

This is an average result, because, judging by our own experience, and numerous reviews of the owners of such boards, quite a few examples are capable of operating at frequencies above 500MHz. Of course, installing a more serious cooling system and various modifications can raise this bar higher.

As for the video memory overclocking, here the 128Mb modification turned out to be noticeably faster — 670MHz DDR. Overclocking of video memory on Inno3D GeForce 6600 256Mb was 610MHz DDR. However, for a memory with an access time of 4 ns (nominal frequency — 500MHz DDR) this is a very good result.

At the end of our conversation about the overclocking potential, let’s remind you once again that any overclocking is an advantage (or a disadvantage) of a particular card instance. Of course, some general conclusions can (and should!) be drawn, since a lot of cards have been tested, and there are quite enough materials for analysis.

However, we are not responsible for the overclocking potential of your cards, which may (and will most likely) differ from our results in one direction or another.

It only remains to wish you good luck, successful overclocking of your acquisitions, because according to our observations, most users are interested in overclocking in the mainstream and low-end segments, where it is possible to get real and tangible benefits from it.

Of course, we are not talking about enthusiasts who spend a lot of money on good hardware and an appropriate cooling system, and then break performance records. This is already extreme, and now we are talking about easy methods available to everyone for the most part.

And finally, a couple of tests of overclocked AGP video cards from Inno3D.

Performance analysis and conclusions

Inno3 D GeForce 6200 TC 16 Mb (128 Mb) and 64Mb (256Mb) are products definitely not for gamers. However, for those whose sphere of interest lies in a different plane, purchasing a solution of this type may turn out to be a very good option, given the price, which is currently about $60 for the smallest version and $66 for a 64 (256)Mb modification.

As an alternative, there are motherboards based on RV370 (SE) — RX300 (SE) HyperMemory, also equipped with different sizes of onboard memory. Judging by the test results, their performance is approximately the same (i.e., very low). Therefore, if you decide to take a video card of this class, then the main criterion for your choice is the price. Thus, what we see cheaper is what we grab. However, the GeForce 6200TC has a functional advantage — in particular, support for DX9.0c and HDTV.

Inno3 D GeForce 6200 PCI — E «rare view». The main advantage is the ability to unlock 4-pixel pipelines. Thus, the board turns into a full-fledged analog of the GeForce 6600, which is exactly what happened with the card reviewed today. However, this also has its pitfalls, because not all NV43 revisions are so easily unlocked, and, unfortunately, it is not customary to indicate the chip revision on the boxes.

So, if you don’t want to play the lottery, a full-fledged GeForce 6600 is your best bet, especially since the price difference is only $20.

Accordingly, the price of Inno3D GeForce 6200 PCI-E is currently $97, and the price of Inno3D GeForce 6600 PCI-E 128Mb is $118.

As for the competitors, we would like to note, firstly, the RX600XT, which has considerably fallen in price and is in the same price sector as the GeForce 6600. However, in terms of performance, the GeForce 6600 looks, in most cases, more preferable, and even has more technological advancement, while the RX600XT is the direct successor of the RV350/360 in terms of architecture.
A more acceptable alternative is the RX700 LE, which is currently priced at $100+. As for all RX600 cards, as we have already noted, they will soon leave the shelves completely, giving way to all sorts of RX700 (LE/SE) modifications.

GeForce 6600 GT PCI- E is a pretty remarkable product. Firstly, the high-quality and quite efficient CoolerMaster cooling system is a plus — in the form of a copper heatsink for the GPU and separate aluminum heatsinks for the memory chips.

The board’s specifications are absolutely standard, and overclocking was 560/1070MHz. The board is currently available for sale for $172.

Note that the GeForce 6600GT-based solution is still the best purchase in its price segment. The direct rival RX700 PRO shows lower results practically everywhere, and boards based on RX800 (both 128Mb and 256Mb versions) are already somewhat more expensive.

However, the situation may change radically soon, because the announcement of ATI’s new mainstream solution — RX800GT, which is positioned as a direct rival of GeForce 6600GT in terms of price, is coming. At the same time, it has quite impressive characteristics for its cost and potential value for overclockers. However, bearing in mind that we still have not tested CrossFire, we will refrain from any announcements and assumptions.

Inno3 D GeForce 6200 A 128 Mb and 256 Mb are also products not entirely for gamers. However, compared to the low-end of the previous generation — GeForce 5200, 5500 and Radeon 9250 — definitely look better. As for the Radeon 9550, in terms of performance, it is approximately in the middle between the 256Mb and 128Mb modifications of the 6200A.

In general, the 256Mb version is a rather controversial product, since the performance gain is almost imperceptible, especially in this version, when the 256Mb card is equipped with memory that initially operates at 400MHz DDR, which is 100MHz lower than the usual video memory frequency for these cards (500 or 550MHz DDR). As a result, we even observe a lag of the 256Mb card from the 128Mb version, while the price for Inno3D GeForce 6200A 256Mb is $100, and for 128Mb — $77.

But note that the situation with the video memory frequency on the Inno3D GeForce 6200A is quite controversial, since the price lists indicate the memory frequency equal to 550MHz DDR.

So when buying, try to find out this question separately, if possible.

Inno3 D GeForce 6600 AGP 128 Mb and 256 Mb — at equal frequencies, the increase in memory size played its role, but not so much However, the price difference is also very small — 128Mb version will cost you $123, and 256Mb — $135. In this case, everything is quite adequate.

The alternative here is not even the Radeon 9600XT, which is worse in performance (but somewhat cheaper), but the Radeon 9800 PRO 128Mb, the price of which has recently dropped significantly and is about $130. Thanks to the 256Bit bus, the 9800 PRO looks better when the resolution is increased, and the quality modes are better tolerated. However, the majority of GeForce 6600s have now fallen in price to $100-110, which automatically puts them in a slightly cheaper segment. Let’s hope that solutions from other manufacturers, including InnoVision, will move there in the very near future.

Summary

All boards from InnoVision discussed in this article are worthy budget solutions, most of which have an adequate price-performance ratio and are of good quality. You may well consider the products of this company as an option for upgrading your computer’s video system.

We thank ASBIS for providing video cards for testing.

NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT Roundup. Round II: AGP / Video cards

Part I. GeForce 6600GT by Gigabyte, Galaxy and Leadtek

Continuation of our material — NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT Roundup. Round I: PCI-E

Today we will review three cards based on GeForce 6600GT with AGP interface.
Let’s not go into lengthy arguments and marketing research, but get straight to the point, since the topic of comparing the performance of solutions in the mainstream AGP «>200$» at the moment is more than relevant.

And indeed, while all publications are teeming with reviews of various PCI-E cards «for every taste, color and budget» — the real percentage of owners of PCI-E systems at the moment is not very large. It is worth looking at least at our vote — «Your video card» (meaning the video card installed in the system at the moment) — where PCI-Express was preferred by only 5.8% of the voted readers (!).

Well, yes, this is normal and logical. This is just the beginning of a triumphant (hopefully) PCI-E journey. He still has time to win / win a place in the hearts and systems of the consumer.
In the meantime, we will try to answer the «question of the day», which has been constantly discussed at all conferences lately — «what is preferable to choose — 6600GT, 9800 PRO or 6800LE?!».

By the way, regarding the latter. In the process of testing, we tried to do what this video card is bought for — to unlock the pipelines that are initially present there in the amount of 8×1/4 VP. The operation was crowned with «almost success» — the card worked without problems and glitches with activated 12×1/6 VP, which gave just a great increase in performance.

Of course, we will present you today the results of the 6800LE both before unlocking the pipelines and after, for the most revealing comparison.

But these are — so to speak — battles of video cards from «one sandbox». The well-known Radeon 9800 PRO will act as a representative of the Canadian competitor.

One more highlight that should be mentioned — all three cards based on 6600GT have different nominal core and memory frequencies — from the standard 500/900 in Leadtek’s product to the more attractive 500/1000 in the 6600GT from Gigabyte, and quite pleasant 525/1050 — non-standard Galaxy solution.

But, of course, we weren’t satisfied with testing only at standard frequencies and studied the overclocking potential of each of the cards.
On this cheerful note, we finish with the prefaces and proceed directly to the inspection of all today’s «test subjects».

Gigabyte GeForce 6600GT

Package

• Video card Gigabyte GeForce 6600GT;
• DVI/15-pin D-Sub adapter;
• VIVO splitter;
• CD with drivers and utilities;
• User manual;
• Spell Force: The Order of Dawn

board design and layout

The board is made, like its PCI-E counterpart, on a blue textolite.
First of all, the non-standard location of the GPU and video memory chips attracts attention — at an angle of 45 degrees. This is due to a production need — because of the HSI bridge, through which the AGP interface is supported.
As for the cooling system, Gigabyte approached this issue quite competently.

GPU heatsink base and fins are made of copper, cover and heatsink covering the bridge are made of aluminium.

The card is equipped with 128Mb of GDDR3 memory, with a 128 bit data transfer bus, presented on the board in the form of 4 Samsung memory chips, with an access time of 2 ns, which corresponds to an operating frequency of 500MHz (1000 MHz DDR), at which it operates memory on this card.

GPU GeForce 6600GT (NV43) runs at 500MHz, made on week 41, 2004, revision A2.

Noteworthy is the additional power connector, which, unlike its PCI-E counterpart, is provided in all 6600GT AGP boards.
Well, as usual — a completely standard set of outputs — analog, digital, and TV-OUT.

Galaxy GeForce 6600GT card

Package contents

• Video card Galaxy GeForce 6600GT;
• DVI/15-pin D-Sub and S-Video/RCA adapters;
• CD with drivers and utilities;
• User manual;
• PowerDVD 5

board design and layout

Galaxy, as usual, introduced to the market a faster solution than the reference.
The core and memory frequencies are higher than the standard and are 525/1050MHz.

In addition, the card has a faster memory — with an access time of 1.6 ns.
This corresponds to an operating frequency of 625 MHz (1250 MHz DDR). Given that the nominal memory frequency is 1050MHz DDR, we can assume a decent memory overclocking potential. However, today we will definitely check it out.

Chip manufacturer — Samsung, location — all 4 memory chips are on the front side of the PCB.

GPU GeForce 6600GT (NV43) has an operating frequency of 525MHz, made on week 41, 2004, revision A2.

Location of GPU and HSI bridge — same as previous map.

But the cooling system deserves special attention. Galaxy took good care of the future owners of the card, providing the solution with a high-quality cooling system in the form of a heatsink with a copper sole and heat-distributing fins covering the GPU, all video memory chips located on the front side of the board, and the HSI bridge.
All this is fastened with screws passing through the board. A very convenient design allows you to adjust the pressure of the heatsink to the GPU, and easily strengthen / weaken it, if the need arises.

The board is equipped with a connector for additional power supply and two digital outputs.

Leadtek A6600 GT TDH card (GeForce 6600GT)

Package contents

• Video card Leadtek GeForce 6600GT;
• DVI/15-pin D-Sub adapter and VIVO splitter;
• CD with drivers and utilities;
• user manual;
• Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time;
• Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow

board design and layout

The board is made on a standard green textolite for Leadtek products. The PCB design is exactly the same as the previous boards.

As a cooling system, Leadtek uses an aluminum radiator with a cooler of a standard design (we have already seen similar solutions on 6600GT and 6600 PCI-E from Leadtek).

The HSI bridge is cooled by a separate aluminum radiator.
As for the clock frequencies of the card, everything is absolutely standard here — 500/900MHz.
GPU GeForce 6600GT — released on week 36, 2004, revision A2.

Memory — also 128Mb, with 128 Bit data transfer bus, in the form of 4 Samsung chips with 2 ns access time (this corresponds to 1000 MHz DDR operating frequency). On this card, the standard memory frequency is, as we have already noted, 900MHz DDR.

Concluding the visual inspection of the card, we note the connector for additional power supply and a set of outputs — analog, digital and TV-OUT. Let’s move on to testing.

Test bench

ForceWare 71. 24 drivers were used for NVIDIA cards, Catalyst 4.12 WHQL drivers for ATI cards.

Synthetic

Gaming

OpenGL tests

Overclocking

During overclocking, as usual, we used the Riva Tuner. By additionally blowing the card with a case fan and replacing the standard thermal interface with Alsil-3, we managed to achieve the following results for each of the cards under consideration:

Conclusions

And the conclusions here will be ambiguous. Of the trinity tested today — 6600GT, 6800LE and 9800 PRO — we can clearly single out two favorites. Each of them has its undeniable advantages, but also, of course, disadvantages.

6800LE plus «number one» (most important) — the ability to activate conveyors. True, having tested just one card on the 6800LE, it’s hard to talk about any statistics, but if you get at least what we did today — and the card works like 12×1/6 VP — you can dance mamba with happiness and enjoy excellent performance for the $250+ you paid for this card.

And if not, well, bad luck. Overclocking/turning on pipelines/etc is always a lottery and you have to be aware of what you are getting into when buying a solution like the 6800LE. So in this case, the pros and cons of this card are two sides of the same coin.
They turn on — great, they don’t turn on — well, what can you do …

Also a plus is the 256-bit memory exchange bus, something that the 6600GT lacks, but without unlocking pipelines in terms of performance, this only affects when the resolution is increased and when AA is turned on — and then, far from everywhere.
By the way, let’s present to your attention an entertaining, in our opinion, table of changes in the final result in 3DMark05 as pipelines are turned on:

That’s all well and good, but if you don’t want to bother with pipelines and want to play for sure, then 6600GT is the best option in this price segment.
A significant difference in frequencies also plays a role — 500/1000 versus 300/700.
But as always, it’s up to you.

As for the 9800 PRO ($220 +/-), on the contrary, everything is obvious here. Both 6600GT and 6800LE look clearly preferable to this card — a representative of the previous generation, anyway — both in terms of supported technologies and in terms of pure performance. We hope that ATI will soon please those whose plans do not yet include the transition to PCI-E with its new products supporting the AGP interface. But it is worth noting that those who already own Radeon 9 cards800 PRO, it’s unreasonable to sell it as soon as possible — to run and buy 6600GT. As we think, it would be more useful to save money for a more productive (and therefore more expensive) card. Well, and those who are just going to make a video upgrade and are aiming specifically at solutions from the mainstream AGP sector, it makes no sense to buy _now_ 9800PRO.

In conclusion, let’s summarize briefly for each of the tested cards.

Gigabyte GeForce 6600GT

The card’s pluses are a high-quality cooling system in the form of a heatsink with a copper sole on the GPU (the GPU temperature during testing in overclocked form did not exceed 63 degrees, and when working at default frequencies — 57 degrees maximum). The card also showed an excellent overclocking potential of the core — 570MHz. The cooling system has a fairly low noise level. It is also a plus that the standard frequency of the video memory on the card is 1000 MHz DDR, in contrast to products based on GeForce 6600GT AGP from some other manufacturers (with a memory frequency of 900MHz DDR).
The delivery set is decent enough.

Galaxy GeForce 6600GT

The «overclocker» variant of 6600GT AGP not only showed excellent performance at its stock frequencies (which are not bad raised compared to the reference ones — 525/1050MHz), but also showed an excellent overclocking potential of the video memory — 1170MHz. This is a record among cards tested today. However, this fact is not particularly surprising, because the card is equipped with memory with an access time of 1.6ns.

We also note a high-quality and not very noisy cooling system (which also provides cooling for video memory chips!), which immediately affected the temperature — even in an overclocked state, it did not rise above 58 degrees on the GPU.

The scope of delivery is rather ascetic, but let us note that the scope of delivery is not
is a determining factor when choosing a particular product (at least for us), and it can only be an additional bonus to the card itself.

Leadtek A6600GT (GeForce 6600GT)

The most «standard» version of the card based on the GeForce 6600GT chip in the AGP version is unremarkable either in terms of the cooling system or in terms of overclocking. Despite this, the card does not have any serious shortcomings, and the main advantage is that at the moment Leadtek’s 6600GT is a much more frequent visitor to our price lists than the same Galaxy. The price of the solution today is approximately $250 (+/- depending on points of sale). I was also pleased with the delivery set — which includes two popular toys — Prince of Persia and Splinter Cell.

As for the temperature characteristics, everything is within reason. 60 degrees maximum when testing an overclocked card, and 55 — at default operating frequencies (don’t forget that we used additional airflow on the card during overclocking).
The cooling system does not differ in particular «vociferousness» either, although against the background of copper radiators, which Gigabyte and Galaxy put on their solutions (however, in the latter this is justified by increased frequencies), the cooling system of Leadtek looks rather modest. But still — the main thing for us is that the cooling-delights of the above-mentioned manufacturers do not strongly affect the final retail price)

In the near future we will present you several solutions based on 6600GT with AGP interface, including very interesting products from ASUS and Prolink PixelView. Stay tuned for an update on this article soon.

The most powerful AGP video cards

AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) is a slot for a video card in old desktop computers, more precisely [AGP — Wikipedia]. It was 20-15 years ago: AGP 2X (AGP 1.0 specification) — 1996, AGP 4X (AGP 2.0) — 1998th, AGP 8X (AGP 3.0) — 2002. The last mass motherboards with AGP were produced in 2005 for Pentium 4 Prescott, Athlon 64, Sempron processors, based on i865, i875, ULi M1695, SiS655, VIA KT600, nForce2 chipsets. But video cards for this slot were developed right up to 2008 and they are very powerful (in terms of speed, performance), and can also play HD1080 video with their GPU, almost regardless of the power of the CPU on the motherboard.

The meaning of finding out which video cards are the most powerful for old motherboards with AGP slots (for graphics cards) is, for example, to know which video cards should not be thrown away, because they can upgrade old computers to some for something needed on today’s level.

CONTENTS

• AGP 1.0
• AGP 2.0/3.0
• What is the minimum video card + processor required to play 1080p 30fps video?
• Useful links

AGP 1.0

Let’s say we have a motherboard with an AGP 2X slot. A typical video card for it looks like this:

S3 Trio 3D/2X 16MB, 1999

«3.3 V key» — a slot between the video card contacts (and the corresponding jumper in the slot) — is located closer to the output. But this is an old video, but in 2003 AGP ports became already 8X and video cards began to make 8X, but backwards compatible with 4X (the slot is located further from the video card outputs, see photo below) and sometimes 2X (two slots).

Here is a list of the latest and greatest graphics cards that manufacturers made with two slots for 1.5 and 3.3 volts, so that they can be installed in any AGP slot: 8X, 4X and, miraculously, 2X (generally depends on the manufacturer of this particular models: it happens that there is no corresponding slot and the possibility of installation in AGP 2X).

ATI Rageon 9800 Pro top
Release Date: 01 Mar 2003
Architecture: R360
Memory Speed: 700 MHz
Memory Type: DDR2
Memory Bus: 256 Bit
Memory Bandwidth: 44.8 GB/sec
Core Speed: 380 MHz
GPU Technology: 150nm
Shader Processing Units: 8
Texture Mapping Units: 8
Render Output Units: 8
Texture Rate: 3 GTexel/ s
Pixel Rate: 3 GPixel/s
Max Digital Resolution (WxH): 2048×1536
Max Power: 47 Watts
More… (select 2 video cards from above for comparison)

Slightly less powerful, manufactured with AGP 8X/4X interface /2X (not just PCI-e or AGP 8X/4X):

ATI Radeon 9800 XT — Sep. 2003, 60 W — this GPU is more powerful than the Pro , but it has DDR memory, twice as slow.
ATI Radeon 9600 Pro — Oct. 2003, 18W — half as low as 9800 XT , but 18W…
Other, weaker Radeon 9000 series…

GeForce FX 5950 Ultra — March 2003, 74W (much worse than Rageon 9800 Pro;0 slightly faster than Radeon 9600 Pro, but the latter has only 18W)
GeForce FX 5900 Ultra — May 2003 Tue 59
GeForce FX 5900 XT — Dec. 2003, 35 W
Other, weaker GeForce FX series…

Now, let’s say we got [found in the trash] a motherboard with an AGP 4X or 8X slot (they are physically and supply voltage identical). One of the latest video cards for such slots looks like this:

Sapphire Radeon HD 3450 512 MB AGP 8X. Release: Jan. 2008

«Key 1.5 V» — a slot among the contacts of the video card (and the corresponding jumper in the slot) — is located further from the outputs. It’s an 8X video card, but it won’t work at 4x, it’ll just halve the bandwidth. Motherboards with AGP 8x only were not produced.

This video card was made in general for PCE-e, so the manufacturer installed a PCE-e-AGP adapter on the back of the board (inside the pink square):

Pink patch :

PCI-e to AGP adapter

The hole in the pink patch is made at the factory and is the same with all latest AGP cards. This pink band-aid probably protects the protruding chip from being hit from the side.

Here is a list of the latest and greatest graphics cards to install in an AGP 8X or 4X slot:

Radeon HD 4670 AGP
Release Date: 17 Jul 2007
Architecture: R700 RV730 XT
Memory Speed: 800 MHz
Memory Type: GDDR3
Memory Bus: 128 Bit 750 MHz
GPU Technology: 55nm
Shader Processing Units: 320
Texture Mapping Units: 32
Render Output Units: 8
Texture Rate: 24 GTexel/s
Pixel Rate: 6 GPixel/s
Max Digital Resolution (WxH): 2560 ×1600
Max Power: 59Watts
More… (choose 2 video cards from above for comparison)

Slightly less powerful, produced with AGP 8X/4X interface (not just PCI-e):
Radeon HD 4650 AGP — Sept. 2008 48W
Radeon HD 4350 AGP — Sep. 2008, 20W
Radeon HD 3850 AGP — Jan. 2008 75W
Radeon HD 3650 AGP — Jan. 2008, 65W
More… (choose 2 video cards from above for comparison)

What is the minimum video card + processor required to play 1080p 30fps video?0888

WMV/VC-1/H.264 decoding has appeared in video cards since the GeForce 7200 GS and Radeon HD 2000. be quite old. More precisely, this law: when using video cards with a built-in H.264 decoder, you need a processor with a clock frequency of at least 1.5 GHz. For example, the 1080p video bundle Radeon HD 2400 AGP + AMD Sempron 3000+ (1.8 GHz) plays well.

If the video card does not support H.264 decoding, then you need a sufficiently powerful central processor: 2.0-2.5 GHz (single-core) to play at least 720p. For 1080p, the CPU frequency should be at least 3.2-3.8 GHz (depending on whether it is P4 or Celeron + on the power of the video card).

nVIDIA cards that support third generation hardware video decoding and full acceleration for MPEG-1, MPEG-2, VC-1/WMV9 and H.