What ever happened to the ATI "bridge" chip for PCI-e to AGP?

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Just wondering what ever happened to the PCI-E to AGP bridge chip that was
supposed to make PCI-E video cards compatible with AGP??? It sounded like it
was a winner, that would give AGP owners options beyond an X850XT.
 
HockeyTownUSA said:
Just wondering what ever happened to the PCI-E to AGP bridge chip that was
supposed to make PCI-E video cards compatible with AGP??? It sounded like
it was a winner, that would give AGP owners options beyond an X850XT.
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Both ATI and nvidia have bridge chips, whether home-grown or third-party.
Where and when they use them is a different story.

In any case Newegg lists x1600 and x1300 AGP boards from ATI.
 
J. Clarke said:
Both ATI and nvidia have bridge chips, whether home-grown or third-party.
Where and when they use them is a different story.

In any case Newegg lists x1600 and x1300 AGP boards from ATI.
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Thanks. In any case, those two cards aren't any more powerful than my X800
XT Platinum. I want to see an X1800XT or X1900XT in AGP. Or even a GeForce
7900GT.
 
If buyers are snapping up PCIe 7800 or X1900 boards as fast as the companies
can produce them, there's little incentive to bother with AGP boards.
Unless, of course, the margins are significantly higher, then everyone
bitches about paying $150 more for an identical AGP card.
 
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