New AGP Video Cards?

aduros · 02-08-2008, 09:21 PM

Any new AGP cards out, or coming out that are faster than a X1950 pro? Aside from WoW and a ps2 emulator I don't use the computer for much gaming, so I'm not looking to spend $900+ on a new pci-e comp.

Johnathon · 02-08-2008, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by aduros

Any new AGP cards out, or coming out that are faster than a X1950 pro? Aside from WoW and a ps2 emulator I don't use the computer for much gaming, so I'm not looking to spend $900+ on a new pci-e comp.

http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/12/...ard/page5.html

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AGP Interface

Best AGP Card For Under $100

Radeon X1650 PRO Codename: G73 Process: 90nm Pixel Shaders: 12 Vertex Shaders: 5 Texture Units: 12 ROPs: 8 Memory Bus: 128-bit Core Speed MHz: 400 Memory Speed MHz: 400 (800 effective) DirectX / Shader Model DX 9.0c / SM 3.0 We're dropping our sights a little in the AGP segment. With the 7600 GS at $100, it's a little too close to the much better performing 2600 XT, so we're dropping that card in favor of the extremely cheap Radeon X1650 PRO. Yes, it's a DDR2 card, but it's only $65, and would make a decent upgrade for an AGP system with an older card like a Radeon 9500 PRO.
Best AGP Card For ~$115

Radeon HD 2600 XT Codename: RV630 Process: 65nm Universal Shaders: 128 Texture Units: 8 ROPs: 4 Memory Bus: 128-bit Core Speed MHz: 800 Memory Speed MHz: 700 (1400 effective) DirectX / Shader Model DX 10 / SM 4.0 The 2600 XT is relatively new to the AGP scene, but almost as cheap as its PCIe cousin. This is the fastest DirectX 10 card available for AGP at this time, and surprisingly offers a great deal of performance at the $110 price point. In addition, this card has the power to accelerate the entire HD video pipeline - we haven't tested it, but in theory, this card should enable demanding HD-DVD and Blu-Ray disks to be played on older CPUs.
Best AGP Card For ~$175

Radeon X1950 PRO Codename: RV570 Process: 90nm Pixel Shaders: 36 Vertex Shaders: 8 Texture Units: 12 ROPs: 12 Memory Bus: 256-bit Core Speed MHz: 500 Memory Speed MHz: 600 (1380 effective) DirectX / Shader Model DX 9.0c / SM 3.0 With the cheaper Radeon X1950 GT becoming scarce, the X1950 PRO is once again a recommended buy for a high-performance AGP card.

So, no there isn't one.

aduros · 02-08-2008, 11:07 PM

Thanks for the link, did a search and I guess an AGP version of the 3850 will be coming out soon. I'll go with that when it arrives.

Niber · 02-09-2008, 12:25 AM

Poor aduros, I was in your shoes not long ago. Paying 5x as much for half the performance of a PCIe.

aduros · 02-09-2008, 03:34 AM

Yea it sucks, bought the comp right before the big shift to PCI-e. Upgraded a few parts here and there, but I think its stupid they don't make more AGP cards. Even the 8800GTX wouldn't use up all of AGPs bandwith.