AGPväylässä

AGPväylässä is a Finnish term that translates to "in the AGP slot" or "on the AGP bus." AGP, or Accelerated Graphics Port, was a hardware bus interface standard designed for attaching a graphics card to a motherboard. It was introduced by Intel in 1997 and was a significant improvement over the older PCI bus for graphics processing due to its higher bandwidth and dedicated bus master capabilities.

The AGP slot provided a direct connection between the graphics processor and the system's main memory, allowing for faster data transfer and improved 3D graphics performance. This was particularly important for gaming and other graphics-intensive applications of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Graphics cards utilizing the AGP interface were common in personal computers during this era.

Over time, the AGP standard was superseded by PCI Express (PCIe), which offered even greater bandwidth, scalability, and flexibility. While AGP was once a crucial component for PC graphics, it is now considered an obsolete technology and is no longer found in modern motherboards. References to AGPväylässä would typically appear in discussions of older computer hardware, troubleshooting legacy systems, or historical reviews of PC graphics technology.