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Best AGP Card For Under £90 / €100:

Geforce 6600 GT
Codename: NV43, 100 nanometer technology
8 pipeline
128-bit memory bus
500 MHz core, 275 MHz DDR (550 MHz effective) Memory

The eight-pipeline 6600 architecture has proven itself in the Geforce 6600 GT. This card has finally fallen under the £90 / €100 mark, making it a great option for AGP.

Be wary of the 6600 and 6600LE, which are not nearly as fast as the GT version of the card.

Best AGP Card For ~£100 / €130: Tie

Radeon X1650 PRO
Codename: R530, 80 and 90 nanometer technology
12 Pixel Shaders, 5 Vertex Shaders, 4 Texture Units, 4 RasterOperatorUnits
128-bit memory bus (256-bit ring bus)
600 MHz core, 700 MHz DDR (1400 MHz effective) Memory

The new X1650 PRO is a re-dressed X1600 XT with slightly higher clockspeeds. The efficient shaders and very high memory speed for this class help the X1650 PRO compare well to with the 12-pipeline 7600 GS, beating it by a small margin in most benchmarks.

Geforce 7600 GS
Codename: G73, 90 nanometer technology
12 PixelShaders, 5 VertexShaders, 12 TextureUnits, 8 RasterOperatorUnits
128-bit memory bus
400 MHz core, 400 MHz DDR (800 MHz Effective) Memory

With features identical to those of its faster 7600 GT brethren, the 7600 GS lacks only the core and memory clockspeeds; however, the GT's clockspeeds are so much higher that the GS pales in comparison. Nevertheless, the 7600 GS is a good performer in this AGP segment.


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