For maximum performance, it requires three tiers of support, also. At the least, the aforementioned increase in data transfer rate can mean potential performance improvements. However, if you are only running 2D desktop applications, you will not get significant improvements from AGP itself. The only performance increases will come from getting newer video technology. In the future, there won t be PCI video cards.
Some manufacturers already don t offer PCI versions of some of their products.
Summary By mid-1999 there will be a number of new video graphics accelerators on the market. They will be somewhat minor improvements to what exists now. The next significant generation will not come until the latter part of the year. It is not a replacement for that setup, however, it is a good deal for a new system. The nVidia Riva TNT has been the speed champion.