ISP Glossary Find an ISP Term

Search ISP Sites

Search: Search internet.com

ISP Resources ISP-Lists ISP Glossary ISP News CLEC-Planet The List ISPCON Free Newsletter IT Developer Internet News Small Business Personal Technology International Search internet.com Advertise Corporate Info Newsletters Tech Jobs E-mail Offers internet.commerce Be a Commerce Partner

Search for an ISP term
by a keyword...	...or by category. choose one... Communications Computer Industry Companies Computer Science Data Graphics Hardware Internet and Online Services Mobile Computing Multimedia Networks Operating Systems Programming Software Standards Types of Computers World Wide Web

PCI Express x16 Last modified: Tuesday, October 24, 2006
The PCI Express x16 graphics interface (also called PCIe x16) offers increased bandwidth and scalability over the previous AGP8X generation. PCI Express x16 allows up to 4 GB/s of peak bandwidth per direction, and up to 8 GB/s concurrent bandwidth. PCI-Express x16 is used by the Intel 915 and 925 and other chipsets which support PCI-Express. See also PCI Express.
PCIe Ramps Up : Seven PCI Express Graphics Cards Compared PCI Express X16 slots have peak bandwidth levels of 4.0 GB/s (up to 8.0 GB/s bi-directional), compared to 2.1 GB/s of AGP 8x. While the extra bandwidth is always nice to have, even today's high-end graphics cards don't make use of the 2.0 GB/s which AGP 8x offers, so the extra bandwidth PCIe x16 offers is generally regarded as a feature which "future-proofs" the graphics card standard for the next few years.	Related Categories Buses Standards Related Terms AGP bus I/O interface PCI PCI bus PCI Express PCIe PCI-X