AGP vs. IGP

[CUkills]

im still looking for a new gpu and was about to go buy one but the question that arose was a agp video card. so what is the difference between agp and igp video cards?

 

[Rick]

im still looking for a new gpu and was about to go buy one but the question that arose was a agp video card. so what is the difference between agp and igp video cards?

Does your system board *only* support AGP? PCI express is the gold standard now.. It has been for a few years. AGP will limit your options, since they are difficult to find these days and often more expensive than their PCI-e counterparts.

IGP is integrated into the system board itself. It is non-upgradeable and *always* slower than an AGP or PCI-e card. If you're using an IGP card now, just about any AGP card would be a solid upgrade for you.