The Accelerated Graphics Port really isn't dead yet. Its 8x variant can still provide enough bandwidth to make an upgrade to a latest-generation card worthwhile. As a result, a few manufacturers have come forth with AGP variants of recent ATI and NVIDIA products. Today it's the turn of GeCube, announcing two Radeon X1000 series AGP cards.
The cards, which will be popping up early next year, are X1300 and X1600 variants. Both have 256MiB of DDR2 memory along with HDTV support. Larry Yeo, General Manager of the Multimedia Business Unit at Info-Tek - the company behind the GeCube brand, said the following:
Because the AGP interface is still widely used, Info-Tek will continue to support the standard by developing cutting edge graphics cards. For gamers seeking the perfect gaming environment, the GECUBE RADEON X1000 AGP series is an extremely cost-effective upgrade that delivers stunning performance to their systems without a major overhaul.
In true HEXUS style, we got hold of a picture of one of the cards:
HEXUS.links
GeCube :: X1600 AGP and X1300 AGP product pages.
HEXUS.pr :: GeCube's press release.
